Portman Arms, 27 Wood Street, St John, Westminster

This house was at 2A Wood Street in 1871; it appears to have been on or near the corner with Millbank Street. There is no sign of it in 1881, but it reappears (named) at 18 Millbank Street in 1891, and is present (unnamed) at the same address in 1901. This address was on the corner of Wood Street from the 1901 census record. *

Westminster St John index

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

23rd Mar 1858/New License granted to Charles Parker/../../../The Era *
The house was a beer-house, called �The White Hart Tap�, and Mr Parker renamed it the �Portman Arms�. The White Hart Brewery was at 26 Wood Street in 1851, but it had disappeared by 1861.

25th Jan 1860/ License transfer from Charles Parker (decd) to Elizabeth Parker/../../../The Era *

1861/Thomas Mackay/Lodger/24/Caithness Scotland/Census *
1861/Elizabeth Parker/Licensed Victualler/38/Kirby Fleetham Yorkshire/Census
1861/Annie Harborn/Niece and Barmaid/17/Kirby Fleetham Yorkshire/Census

28th May 1861/ License transfer from Elizabeth Henley (late Parker) to Charles Henley (her husband)/../../../The Era *

Era 7 February 1864 :
Portman Arms, Wood Street, Charles Henley to John Walker

5th Nov 1867/ License transfer from John Waller to James Mitchell/../../../The Era *

3rd Aug 1869/ License transfer from James Mitchell to Francis Spicer/../../../The Era *

1871/Francis Spicer/Publican/46/London/Census *
1871/Sarah G Spicer/Wife/41/London/Census
1871/Francis Spicer/Son/5/ London/Census
1871/William Spicer/Son/4/ London/Census
1871/Samuel Spicer/Son/2/ London/Census
1871.Susannah Cuchers/Aunt/59/ London/Census
1871/Anna P Wadham/Cook/45/ London/Census
1871/Mary Hilliar/Nursemaid/16/ London/Census
1871/Alftrd Gunn/Potman/23/Norfolk/Census

1891/Jane O Palmer/Publicans Wife/53/Whitechapel London/Census *
1891/Mary I Palmer/Daughter/32/ Whitechapel London/Census
1891/Charles W Palmer/Son/24/ Kentish Town London/Census
1891/Alice E Palmer/Daughter/27/Chatham Kent/Census
1891/Arthur Palmer/Son/12/Pimlico London/Census
1891/Sidney Palmer/Son/11/Pimlico London/Census

1899/ Augustus Jarvis/../../../ London Post Office Directory *

1901/Jacob De Haas/Publican/26/London/Census *
1901/Marie A De Haas/Wife/21/London/Census
1901/Lizzie Alder/Servant - Domestic/Oxford/Census


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