Britannia, 69 King George Street, Greenwich SE10
Greenwich Index
The address is at 12 George Street in 1871 and earlier, prior to street renaming. The pub is named as the Devonshire Arms in 1858 and earlier, although it is listed as "closed beer shop" (and unoccupied) in the 1871 census return. *
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Greenwich, London.
Britannia, 69 King George Street, Greenwich - circa 1901, with Martha Ann Abbott in the doorway
Kindly provided by David Abbott, supplied by S Woods, BC, Canada
Britannia, 69 King George Street, Greenwich SE10 - post 2000
Kindly provided by David Abbott
Residents at this address.
1851/John Waghorn/Beer House Keeper/27/Southend, Kent/Census *
1851/Harriet Waghorn/Wife/30/Hampshire/Census
1851/Bernard L T Waghorn/Son/5 months/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1852/John Waghorn, Devonshire Arms, 12 Lower George street,
Greenwich/../../Archdeacons Directory *
1858/Thomas Fuller Taylor, Devonshire Arms, George street, Croom's hill /../../Melville's Directory *
1861/William Gibbons/Beer Shop Keeper/30/Wasfield, Berkshire/Census *
1861/Esther Gibbons/Wife/26/Berkshire/Census
1861/Stephen Boy/Visitor/4/Kent/Census
1861/William Graham/Lodger, Porter/20/Somerset/Census
1861/Robert Graham/Lodger, Tailor/30/Scotland/Census
1861/Sarah Graham/Lodger/25/Devon/Census
1862/William Gibbons/beer retailer/../../Kelly's Directory *
Kentish Independent 16 November 1872 - licence transfers :
Britannia, George street, Greenwich, from Frederick Barnard to Mary Green
1874/Alfred Thatcher/Beer Retailer, Bennett street, Cold Bath/../../Post Office
Directory
1881/Charles Gordon/Publican/24/Essex/Census
1881/Maria Gordon/Wife/29/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1881/Beatrice Gordon/Daughter/1/Surrey/Census
1882/C Gordon/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1891/E G Darter/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1891/Richard Darter/Bar Assistant, Widow/73/Wanborough, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Edward G Darter/Beer Retailer/39/St Lukes, London/Census
1896/E G Carter/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Thomas Abbott/Submarine Cable Maker/57/East Bergholt, Suffolk/Census
1901/Martha A Abbott/Licensed Victualler/57/Ditton, Kent/Census
1901/Arthur T Abbott/Son/22/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1901/Fredrick N Abbott/Son/13/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1901/Lily Crocht/Visitor, Servant/20/Deptford, Kent/Census
1904/Albert Ernest Hill/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1905/Albert Ernest Hill/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1911/Albert Ernest Hill/Beer Retailer/45/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/Elizabeth Catherine Hill/Wife, Assistant/44/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1911/Ada Emily Hill/Daughter, Dressmaker/18/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1911/Lillian Alice Hill/Daughter/15/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1911/Frederick Charles Hill/Son/1 month/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1914/Ernest Joseph Jex/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1919/Ernest Joseph Jex/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 at 69 King George Street, Greenwich
Ernest Joseph Jex, Beer House Keeper, aged 37 and born in West Ham, Essex
Amelia Jex, Wife, Beer House Keeper Assistant, aged 39 and born in Bolton, Lancashire
Gertrude Margaret Elsie Jex, Daughter, aged 10 and born in Lewisham, Kent
Elsie Amelia Jex, Daughter, aged 7 and born in Greenwich, Kent
1938/Henry James Bennett/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
In 1939 at 69 King George Street, Greenwich
Henry J Bennett, Licensed Victualler, born 005 Jan 1897
Florence E Bennett, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 012 Mar 1895
Rosina M Bennett, later Thompson, born 009 Mar 1920
1944/Mrs Florence E Bennett/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory