East Street
The Shoveller’s Arms
East Street, Old Portsmouth
Starting life as the Three Tuns, the Shoveller’s stood close to the Camber Dock. Owned by the Pike Brewery in the 19th century and latterly Brickwoods, the name change came about in 1905. In 1928 the pub closed and the licence transferred to the Jolly Taxpayer in Copnor.
Hampshire Telegraph : Monday 4 July 1803
A most eligible situation for a mercantile concern, on Portsmouth Point, to be sold by auction, on Thursday, the 22nd of July, 1803, at the Star and Garter Tavern, on the Point, unless before disposed of by private contract, of which timely notice will be given, all that piece or parcel of land, situate in East Street, with the buildings thereon, in the several occupations of Mr Cromwell and others, tenants at will, part of which is used as a shipwright’s yard, and the estate is held under the Corporation of Portsmouth in the term of 1000 years, whereof nearly 850 are yet unexpired. Any eulogium on this very valuable situation would be needless : as it is the only spot now remaining in the whole compass of the Harbour of Portsmouth (since the decision of Government respecting their claim of the entire shore of Gosport) calculated for the erection of a spacious wharf and storehouses, for a coal or timber yard and for the conducting of any business where conguity to the waterside is essential. Ships of large burden may, at a small expense in clearing the channel, be brought alongside of the premises.
Further particulars may be known, and the premises seen, by application to Mr John Shoveller, the Proprietor, East Street or to Mr Richards, Solicitor, Hanover Street, Portsea.
Hampshire Telegraph : Monday 13 February 1804
To be peremptorily sold by auction, by Mr Collins, at the Red Lion Inn, in the High Street, on Thursday, the 16th February 1804, between the hours of six and seven in the evening, all that commodious and strong built freehold carpenter’s shop; together with a saw-house. and stable thereto belonging, situate in East Street. And also all those two messuages or tenements situated at the back thereof, and fronting into Seager’s Court; the whole containing in front 38 feet 6 inches; and in depth 71 feet 5 inches; now untenanted, and ready for the reception of a purchaser. These premises are pecuniarily adapted for persons in the above business, being of extensive dimensions, and capable of carrying on a great concern, and from their locality to the camber, render them truly worthy the notice of merchants and the public in general
Hampshire Telegraph : Monday 18 November 1811
Joseph Knott respectfully informs the inhabitants of Portsmouth and its neighbourhood, that he is determined constantly to supply them with water from his spring in East Street, in any quantity required, on the usual reasonable terms
(1841 Census, Elizabeth Knott, Lamb & Flag, East Street)
Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 19 February 1816
To be sold by auction, on the premises, by Mr Garnett, for the benefit of the creditors, on Friday, the 23d day of February, 1816, the stock in trade, household furniture, oven stocks and other effects, of Mr Carpenter, Baker and Grocer, East Street. Comprising a quantity of earthenware, shop counters, nests of drawers, shelves, flour bins, shop cannisters, weights and scales, groceries, feather beds, bedsteads, chest of drawers, painted chairs, carpeting, linen and many other articles.
Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 2 March 1844
Mr William Beale, of East Street, Point, now in his 76th year, after 55 years’ revenue service as a commissioned boatman, has been superannuated on a pension of £55 per annum. He was attached for many years during the above period to the Custom House watch-house boat and had the enviable satisfaction, through his intrepid spirit, of saving from drowning between fifth and sixty of his fellow creatures.
There is one gallant piece of service performed by this brave veteran which needs warm mention, and is still fresh in the memory of our townsmen. About thirty two years since a detachment of soldiers were embarking from the Point for a foreign station, and had with them a quantity of ammunition, when by some accident, one of the barrels containing the ammunition exploded, and killed eight or ten men on the spot. Beale, who was standing by, perceiving several other barrels of powder in close proximity to the explosion, and foreseeing the additional dreadful sacrifice of human life by their possible ignition, dauntlessly ran the risk of losing his own to save the lives of others, and without an instant’s hesitation, and without assistance, rolled the remainder of the barrels into the sea, while all hearts were beating with apprehension for the lives of themselves and the safety of the adjacent property.
William Beale (73) and his wife Ruth (61) are listed in the 1841 census for East Street
Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 29 March 1845
William Smith was charged by Pc Hoare with begging in East Street, Point on Wednesday. The prisoner pleaded guilty. He said he had never been in a Court before; was a native of Birmingham, and a button maker, and came to Portsmouth to look for his brother.. Ten days imprisonment with hard labour.
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 29 September 1849
To be sold by auction, by Mr J N Robinson, at the Parade Coffee House, High Street, on Thursday the 17th day of October, 1849 at six for seven o’clock in the evening, all these leasehold premises, situate in East East, in the several occupations of Mr E Palmer, Butcher; Mr Knott, Butcher; Mr Knott, Carpenter; Mr Burge, Blacksmith; Mr Crafts, Mr Doherty, Mr Bricknell and others, in the following lots:-
Lot 1 : A butcher’s shop, No 3 East Street, with slaughter house, piggery, and offices in the rear, in the occupation of Mr E Palmer.
Lot 2 : Two tenements, Nos 4 and 5 East Street, with a store in the rear, in the respective occupations of Mr E Palmer and Mr J Bricknell
Lot 3 : An extensive building, formerly used as a smith’s shop, but now as a slaughter house, and fitted with bullock stalls, pens for pigs &c.. And also two tenements adjoining, in the occupation of Messrs Barron and Cooling. This a valuable property for any mercantile purpose, being approached from the sea, where vessels may load or unload their cargoes.
Lot 4 : A Blacksmith’s shop on th outer Camber Quay, approached from East Street, in the occupation of Mr Burge and others.
Lot 5 : A dwelling house approached from east Street, in the occupation of Mr Doherty and others.
Lot 6 : A dwelling house, adjoining the last lot, in the occupation of Mr Crafts and others. Also a Carpenter’s shop, approached from East Street,, situate on the outer Camber Quay, in the occupation of Mr Knott, carpenter.
Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 27 October 1849
George Knott appeared to answer an information under the Nuisances Removal and prevention Act, charging him with having a nuisance on premises in his occupation in East Street, Point, arising from his boiling bones, blood and offal there. The information was laid by Matthews, the Inspector of Nuisances under the Commissioners of the town of Portsmouth. Mr Hellerd conducted the case on behalf of the Commissioners, and Mr Field appeared for the defendant.
Daniel Matthews deposed to visiting the defendant’s premises on the 15th day of October, and found there a copper in which was boiling bullock’s heads, stale meat, and other offal ; the smell from which was very offensive ; he reported the same to the Commissioners, who directed the present complaint to be made. Stephen Hawkins, Inspector of Nuisances appointed by the Board of Guardians corroborated the last witness’s statement, and stated that the smell arising therefrom was very offensive.
James Fry and Joseph White, residents in the same street, and closely adjoining the store of the the defendant, deposed to the boiling being a great nuisance ; both had been obliged to leave their houses on account of it. Mr Field, on behalf of the defendant, urged that though some months back a nuisance might have existed on his client’s premises, yet that had been abated for some time past ; and that in fact no nuisance now existed, in proof of this he called James Burrow, residing near the premises, who deposed that he had experienced no nuisances the last three months. Kennard Knott said that there had been no offal boiled there the last two months. A neighbour named Stokes, also deposed to the premises being kept as clean as it was possible for a slaughter house to be kept.
The bench, after deliberating, made an order for the removal of the nuisances in fourteen days
Portsmouth Times and Navy Gazette : Saturday 6 September 1851
Mr Gauntlett will sell by auction at his auction warehouse in Penny Street, on Thursday Sept 11th, 1851, at 12 o’clock, a cargo of Duchess and Countess Slate, in lots of 1200 each. The Welsh slate is now landing on the Quay, near Knott’s Stores, East Street.
P.S. Approved Bills for 2 months admitted in payment.
Portsmouth Times and Navy Gazette : Saturday 29 September 1860
John Groves, Jun.,
Wholesale Spirit Dealer
East Street, Portsmouth
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette : Saturday 10 October 1863
Ann Morley was charged with stealing a shilling, the property of Eliza Barber, the wife of a Sergeant in the 53rd Regiment. Prosecutrix lodged at the house of Mr McShean in East Street, and between twelve and one o’clock the previous afternoon, she was called upstairs by another lodger, where she found the prisoner, who was a perfect stranger to her, and missed a shilling which she had seen safe shortly before. She then gave the prisoner into custody. Prisoner stated that she went upstairs to look at some empty rooms she had intended to take for lodgings, and the shilling was given to her the previous night by a sentry at the top of High Street. She was sentenced to 14 days’ hard labour.
Portsmouth News and Navy Gazette : Saturday 2 December 1865
Fountain Brewery, East Street
King & King are instructed to sell by auction, as above, on Tuesday December 12th, 1865, at 12 o’clock punctually - all the Rolling Plant, including several store vats, ranging from 45 barrels to 10 barrels; quantity of sound casks, from puncheons to 4.5 gallons; tubing; i horse dray; 2 hand trucks; office fittings & also the stock in trade - enumerating - 15 quarters pale malt (first quality), 3.5 pockets new hops, about 200 barrels of sound ale, sound mild, sound old, and other matters to be hereafter described. The Brewery to be sold or let on very advantageous terms.
Hampshire Chronicle : Saturday 11 May 1867
Sudden Death - A man named Hayden, a hawker residing in East Street, died suddenly yesterday morning in the yard attached to his house. An inquest was to held this evening on his body.
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette : Saturday 13 February 1869
Eliza Durrant, an elderly woman, who has been twelve times convicted, was again charged with being drunk and incapable. Pc Knight saw the prisoner in East Street on Saturday night, lying in the road. As she was too drunk to take care of herself he took her into custody. Formal proof of a previous conviction having been given, the bench fined the defendant 5s., and ordered her to find two sureties of £10 each, and in default to be imprisoned for one month. She went below.
Portsmouth Evening News : 16 April 1886
The Traffic in East Street
Sir, - Will you kindly insert the following in your valuable paper in an early issue? As a ratepayer, I should like to call the attention of the public and Council to the condition of East Street. The traffic through this thoroughfare from Gosport, &c., is very great, and it is continually and unavoidably blocked by wagons &c., the street being so narrow as not to permit of two large carts passing each other abreast. The pavements also are very narrow, and to passers by are positively dangerous at times in consequence of carts being obliged to run partly on the pavement. Two houses at the bend are already condemned, and I should the cost of purchasing the rest would not be very large, and the boon conferred on traffic by the widening of the the street would be great. Hoping I am not trespassing on your space,
I remain,
A Ratepayer
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 20 April 1901
Cockey’s Alley was formerly on the north side of East Street
Cromwell Court was formerly on the north side of East Street
Piper’s Alley was formerly on the north side of east East
Smock Alley - an old name for east Street
Portsmouth Evening News : 28 September 1939
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1 East Street
1871 Census
Racker Hudson : Hotel Waiter : 28 yrs
1861 living at “Star & Garter” Broad St, waiter, 17 yrs
1866 18 July, married Betsy Matilda Willis at St Thomas’s
1891 living at 18 Lawson Rd Portsea, manager fish & poultry business, 48 yrs
1906 died in Portsea
Betsy : 26 yrs
Harry : 5 yrs
Emily : 3 yrs
Florence : 3 yrs
Hubert : 3 months
Mary Cooper : Shepherd’s Wife : 32 yrs
Mary A Willis : Servant, Domestic : 18 yrs
1891 Census
William Lewis : Seaman, Merchant : 27 yrs
Elizabeth : 26 yrs
1911 Census
William Stone : Fish Hawker : 37 yrs
Georgina : 39 yrs
William Edward Grant : 13 yrs
Herbert Percy Grant : 11 yrs
Emily : 4 yrs
Sidney Charles : 6 months
Robert Mitchell : Dock Labourer : 43 yrs
Harry : 41 yrs
2 East Street
1861 Census
William Gardner : Mariner, Yacht Steward : 30 yrs
Emma : 29 yrs
Emma : 6 yrs
William C : 3 yrs
1871 Census
William Spencer : Ship Carpenter ; 45 yrs
Emily : 42 yrs
William : Ship Carpenter’s Apprentice : 15 yrs
Alice : 12 yrs
Frederick : 10 yrs
Henry : 8 yrs
Louisa : 6 yrs
Thomas : 4 yrs
Eleanor : 2 yrs
3 East Street
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 29 September 1849
To be sold by auction, by Mr J N Robinson, at the Parade Coffee House, High Street, on Thursday the 17th day of October, 1849 at six for seven o’clock in the evening, all these leasehold premises, situate in East East, in the several occupations of Mr E Palmer, Butcher; Mr Knott, Butcher; Mr Knott, Carpenter; Mr Burge, Blacksmith; Mr Crafts, Mr Doherty, Mr Bricknell and others, in the following lots:-
Lot 1 : A butcher’s shop, No 3 East Street, with slaughter house, piggery, and offices in the rear, in the occupation of Mr E Palmer.
1861 Census
Richard Voke : Market Gardener : 28 yrs
Maria L : 20 yrs
John Mathews : Brewer : 22 yrs
Harriett : 24 yrs
1871 Census
James Moses : Fisherman : 73 yrs
1798 20 July, baptd at St Thomas’s
1841 living in East St, fisherman, 40 yrs
1861 living at Rockeys Alley, fisherman, 65 yrs
Sarah : 58 yrs
Hannah : Dressmaker : 28 yrs
1891 Census
Jemima Tubb : Greengrocer : 50 yrs
Ellen Bushman : Charwoman : 70 yrs
Louisa McDougall : Dressmaker : 14 yrs
Arthur W Sheldon : Coal Miner : 28 yrs
Mary R : 23 yrs
Charles Humphrey : Errand Boy : 17 yrs
William : Errand Boy : 14 yrs
1911 Census
Henry Cottrell : Naval Pensioner, Boatman : 74 yrs
Ann : 68 yrs
Grace : 30 yrs
Jessica : Assistant : 28 yrs
Lily Harriett : Housemaid : 22 yrs
Frederick : Mariner, Yachtsman : 21 yrs
4 East Street
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 29 September 1849
To be sold by auction, by Mr J N Robinson, at the Parade Coffee House, High Street, on Thursday the 17th day of October, 1849 at six for seven o’clock in the evening, all these leasehold premises, situate in East East, in the several occupations of Mr E Palmer, Butcher; Mr Knott, Butcher; Mr Knott, Carpenter; Mr Burge, Blacksmith; Mr Crafts, Mr Doherty, Mr Bricknell and others, in the following lots:-
Lot 1 : A butcher’s shop, No 3 East Street, with slaughter house, piggery, and offices in the rear, in the occupation of Mr E Palmer.
Lot 2 : Two tenements, Nos 4 and 5 East Street, with a store in the rear, in the respective occupations of Mr E Palmer and Mr J Bricknell
1861 Census
Frederick B Thorn : Wine & Beer Agent : 34 yrs
Harriett : 33 yrs
Alfred F : 9 yrs
George E : 3 yrs
5 East Street
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 29 September 1849
To be sold by auction, by Mr J N Robinson, at the Parade Coffee House, High Street, on Thursday the 17th day of October, 1849 at six for seven o’clock in the evening, all these leasehold premises, situate in East Street, in the several occupations of Mr E Palmer, Butcher; Mr Knott, Butcher; Mr Knott, Carpenter; Mr Burge, Blacksmith; Mr Crafts, Mr Doherty, Mr Bricknell and others, in the following lots:-
Lot 1 : A butcher’s shop, No 3 East Street, with slaughter house, piggery, and offices in the rear, in the occupation of Mr E Palmer.
Lot 2 : Two tenements, Nos 4 and 5 East Street, with a store in the rear, in the respective occupations of Mr E Palmer and Mr J Bricknell
1891 Census
Unoccupied
6 East Street
1861 Census
“Walkers Yard”
Richard Palmer : General Dealer : 72 yrs
Ann : 62 yrs
William Young : Greenwich Pensioner : 60 yrs
Jane : 58 yrs
1871 Census
Edwin Knott : Sail Maker : 38 yrs
Ellen : 40 yrs
George : Sail Maker’s Apprentice : 15 yrs
Edwin : 13 yrs
Edgar : 10 yrs
Edith : 8 yrs
Herbert : 3 yrs
Sidney : 2 yrs
Frank : 1 yr
1891 Census
Charles F Gale : Brewer’s Manager : 36 yrs
Elizabeth : 36 yrs
Elizabeth : 12 yrs
Charles F : 10 yrs
William H : 8 yrs
7 East Street
Monday 3 June 1816 : Hampshire Chronicle
Oranges and Lemons - For sale by private contract, about sixty boxes of St Michael’s oranges, and twenty boxes of lemons, which will be sold in small quantities for dealers and private families, on very reasonable terms. Also for sale, a firm smack-rigged vessel, about 70 tons burthen.
For particulars, apply Mr John Cockey, No 7, East Street.
1861 Census
Edwin Palmer : Butcher : 43 yrs
1851 : Butcher 32 yrs, living in East Street with Martha 23 yrs, Edwin 2 months, Margaret 13 yrs
1871 : Butcher 52 yrs, living at 58 Broad Street with Martha 43 yrs, Sarah K 18 yrs, William 14 yrs, Harry 1 yr
1881 : Master Butcher 62 yrs, living at 35 Broad Street with wife Martha 54 yrs, Martha A 21 yrs, George 16 yrs.
Martha : 35 yrs
Ann Windebank : House Servant : 20 yrs
Saturday 10 October 1863 : Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette
Richard Thompson, a pensioner, was charged with stealing two feather pillows, value 3s, the property of William Deacon. It seems the prisoner had been lodging at prosecutor’s house, at 7 East Street, and on the previous day shortly after prisoner went out, prosecutor’s wife missed the pillows, and immediately gave information to the police, and prisoner was apprehended by Pc Mills, at Mr Whitcombe’s, pawnbroker, St Mary’s Street, with the pillows in his possession. Prosecutrix said prisoner was a very quiet conducted man, but he unfortunately possessed a “wretch of a wife.” Mr Humby said the good character given by prisoner’s landlady had induced them to pass a less severe sentence on prisoner that they would otherwise had done. He sentenced the prisoner to 7 days’ hard labour.
1871 Census
Thomas Roberts : Hairdresser : 36 yrs
Sarah : 39 yrs
Walter ; 12 yrs
Georgina : 10 yrs
Laura : 7 yrs
Rosaline : 5 yrs
Samuel : 3 yrs
1891 Census
Unoccupied : Store, Ice
8 East Street
Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 20 February 1847
Death : On the 13th instant, in East Street, Mr Chas Hardy, master mariner and pilot, much respected, in his 63rd year.
1861 Census
Charles H Hardy : Harbour Master : 49 yrs
1841 : Pilot 29 yrs, living with Laura 27 yrs in East Street
1851 Harbour Master to the Corporation 39 yrs, living in East Street with wife Louisa Ann 38 yrs
1871 : Harbour Master 59 yrs, living at Wharfinger’s House Town Quay with wife Matilda 54 yrs, Charles Henry 11 yrs
Matilda F : 44 yrs
Charles H : 1 yr
Charlotte E : 17 yrs
1871 Census
Mary Meades : Merchant Seaman’s Wife : 36 yrs
Ellen : 10 yrs
1901 Census
William Lewis : Mariner : 38 yrs
Elizabeth : 36 yrs
1911 Census
William Lewis : Mariner : 48 yrs
Elizabeth : 46 yrs
Frank Bairn : Engraver : 22 yrs
Joseph William Flein : Errand Boy, Timothy White : 15 yrs
William Edward Copetson : 13 yrs
9 East Street
1861 Census
Ann Burke : Grocer : 21 yrs
Ann : 10 yrs
Mary A : 6 yrs
Thomas Saunders : Boot Maker : 75 yrs
Thomas Baff : Carman : 45 yrs
Sarah : 64 yrs
1871 Census
James George : Merchant Seaman : 38 yrs
Amelia : 30 yrs
James : 11 yrs
Eliza : 10 yrs
Henry : 8 yrs
Thomas Light : Merchant Seaman : 45 yrs
Henry Burden : Shipwright : 45 yrs
1861 : Shipwright H M Dockyard 35 yrs, living at 51 Broad Street with wife Harriett A 35 yrs, Harriett A 8 yrs, Harry C 7 yrs, Eliza P 4 yrs, William 2 yrs
1881 : Shipwright Dockyard 55 yrs, living at 18 Lombard Street with wife Eliza 42 yrs, Eliza 24 yrs, Reuben 19 yrs, Alfred 15 yrs, Charles 12 yrs, Frank 10 yrs, Helena 4 yrs Walter 4 yrs
1891 : Shipwright, widower, 65 yrs, living at 11 Lombard Street with daughter Eliza 32 yrs, Frank 20 yrs, Matilda 18 yrs, Kate 9 yrs.
1901 : Shipwright, widower, 75 yrs, living at 11 Lombard Street with widowed daughter Eliza Carter 44 yrs, Matilda 29 yrs, Ella 24 yrs, Kate 19 yrs, granddaughter Kate 4 yrs
1910 : Died in Portsmouth aged 84 yrs
Eliza : 33 yrs
Harry : Dockyard, Shipwright’s Apprentice : 17 yrs
William : 12 yrs
Reuben : 9 yrs
Robert : 5 yrs
Charles : 2 yrs
Frank : 9 months
1881 Census
James Tubb : Shipwright : 46 yrs
Jemima : 40 yrs
John Allier : General Servant : 40 yrs
William Newman : Plasterer : 26 yrs
Catherine : 23 yrs
Catherine : 4 yrs
Rose : 2 yrs
1891 Census
Unoccupied
10 East Street
“Sir Charles Napier”
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette : Saturday 3 November 1860
Mr G M Beck begs to announce that he is favoured with instructions from the Executor of the late James Dabbs Esq., deceased, to sell by public auction, at his sale rooms, 176 Queens Street, Portsea, on Thursday, November 22nd, 1860, at seven o’clock in the evening, the following valuable freehold and leasehold estate in 14 lots:-
The brewery and ale houses will first be offered, if not sold, then offered as follows;
Lot 1: All that block of buildings in East Street, contiguous to the “Sir Charles Napier”, containing twelve rooms and store, in the several occupations of Messrs Allen, Harben, Mills, Jenkins, Sleep, Kitchener, and Mr Thompson and his undertenants, producing the gross rental of £11 1s per annum
Lot 2 : The newly erected Ale House situate in East Street, known as “Sir Charles Napier”, with tenements at the rear.
1861 Census
“Sir Charles Napier”
Jacob Miller : Beer Seller : 53 yrs
1856 : 27 July, married Amelia Thomas at St Thomas’s
Amelia : 43 yrs
Harly : Stay Maker : 18 yrs
Sarah : 11 yrs
Henry Burrows : Merchant Sailor : 20 yrs
James Grinder : : Master Mariner : 58 yrs
Jane : 56 yrs
Eliza : 29 yrs
Jane : 18 yrs
Simon Carlyon : Master Mariner : 29 yrs
Frances : 27 yrs
Elizabeth : 5 yrs
1871 Census
Jacob Miller : Beer Shop Keeper : 62 yrs
Amelia : 50 yrs
Sarah : Assists in Bar : 20 yrs
Emma : 9 yrs
1881 Census
Harry Miller : Waterman : 46 yrs
Harry : Waterman’s Apprentice : 15 yrs
Sarah Duckett : Housekeeper : 30 yrs
Annie L : 4 yrs
Samuel Miles : Merchant Mariner : 30 yrs
Bernard Maunder : Merchant Mariner : 30 yrs
Joseph Coppin : Collier, Mariner : 37 yrs
Norah : 10 yrs
Portsmouth Evening News : Tuesday 30 May 1882
For sale - seven pleasure boats, and one sailing ditto, with gear complete. Apply Sir Charles Napier, East Street
1891 Census
Ann Rick : 57 yrs
James Barratt : Metal Planer : 31 yrs
John Burnett : Boatman : 76 yrs
Martha : 66 yrs
Alice : 22 yrs
1901 Census
Elizabeth Halls : Laundress : 58 yrs
Joseph : Boatman : 34 yrs
William Pope : Porter, Draper’s Shop : 25 yrs
Priscilla L : 23 yrs
Iris L : 8 months
1911 Census
Florence Sturmey : 28 yrs
Florence E : 6 yrs
James A : 5 yrs
Hilda J : 4 yrs
Elsie R : 1 yr
George Joseph White : Shipwright, Iron, HM Dockyard : 25 yrs
Ada Nellie : 26 yrs
Harry William Sidney : 3 yrs
Susie Elsie May : 1 yr
11 East Street
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 13 February 1858
William Bray, for stealing one and a half pounds of bacon from the shop of William Page in East Street, yesterday, was sentenced to 21 days’ imprisonment, with hard labour.
1861 Census
William Page : Baker, Grocer & Beer Seller : 44 yrs
Mary Ann : 45 yrs
(Mary Anne Snelling married William Page on 10 August 1845 at St Thomas’s Church)
Mary A : 14 yrs
John : 11 yrs
Thomas : 9 yrs
Ellen : 7 yrs
Emily : 3 yrs
John W Carpenter : Late Broker : 72 yrs
(John Weapon Carpenter born 6 Feb 1789, Portsmouth. Father William, Mother Mary)
Catherine Robter : 75 yrs
Charles Simper : Cap Maker : 27 yrs
Emma C : 19 yrs
Martha Smith : 34 yrs
John : Engine Maker : 47 yrs
Alfra Harcourt : Mariner’s Wife : 52 yrs
Emelia : 27 yrs
James Hudson : Engine Driver : 31 yrs
Mary : 30 yrs
James : 3 yrs
Mary : 2 yrs
1891 Census
John Kingswell : Foreman at Ice Works : 35 yrs
Annie : Tailoress : 20 yrs
Annie M : 8 yrs
1911 Census
John Henry Kingswell : Manager to Ice Business : 56 yrs
Annie Maud : Father’s Housekeeper : 28 yrs
Ivy Ada :14 yrs.
12 East Street
1861 Census
William Lancaster : Bargeman : 64 yrs
Jane : Charwoman : 63 yrs
Sarah : Needlewoman : 29 yrs
Ann Allan : Needlewoman : 31 yrs
1871 Census
Ann Allen : Seaman’s, RN wife : 41 yrs
William Lancaster : Supported by son-in-law : 75 yrs
Sarah : Seamstress : 38 yrs
Sarah Pharoe : 7 yrs
John Gilman : Seaman, RN : 32 yrs
William Shean : Engine Driver : 29 yrs
Annie ; 36 yrs
John Paskey : Boot Maker : 20 yrs
Sarah : 19 yrs
John : 2 yrs
Elizabeth : 1 yr
John Edwards : Labourer : 37 yrs
Eliza : Housekeeper : 35 yrs
13 East Street
1861 Census
Charles Cook : Porter : 31 yrs
1881 Census
Frances Corlyon : Licensed Victualler : 47 yrs
Elizabeth : 25 yrs
Simon : Carpenter’s Apprentice : 15 yrs
Mary : 13 yrs
Jane Grinder : 76 yrs
Matilda Cross : Charwoman : 42 yrs
Frances A : 18 yrs
James Edward : 12 yrs
13 East Street
Back of
1881 Census
Cornelius Shawyer : Mast & Block Maker : 44 yrs
Emily F : 43 yrs
Alice E : 18 yrs
George J : Assistant Waiter : 16 yrs
Charles : 12 yrs
Albert E : 9 yrs
14 East Street
1861 Census
John McSheen : General Dealer : 31 yrs
Mary J Mills : Housekeeper : 29 yrs
William Frost : Excavator : 30 yrs
Jane : 28 yrs
Henry Mills : Errand Boy : 14 yrs
George Hellyer : Quay Labourer : 25 yrs
Sarah : 23 yrs
1881 Census
William Lunley : General Dealer : 56 yrs
Sarah : 46 yrs
Harrick Adams : 27 yrs
Mary A Lunley : Stay Maker : 19 yrs
Thomas Adams : Steward, Ship : 28 yrs
Effy H : 8 months
Thomas Shons : 14 yrs
Frank : 10 yrs
1891 Census
William Brinicome : Mariner, Merchant Service : 47 yrs
Elizabeth : 36 yrs
George : 16 yrs
William : Mariner, Merchant Service : 19 yrs
Charles : 12 yrs
Henry : 10 yrs
Thomas : 8 yrs
Edward Lidbetter : Mariner, Merchant Service : 60 yrs
Alice Brinnicome : 1 yr
Daniel G Day : General Labourer : 41 yrs
Harriet M Hawkins : 36 yrs
Harriet L : 4 yrs
Thomas D : 3 yrs
15 East Street
Background and History
1861 Census
“Camber House”
John Cook : Merchant Mariner : 36 yrs
Emma : Beer Retailer : 43 yrs
Sarah A Oxenham : 19 yrs
Maria L : 13 yrs
1871 Census
John Turner : Wheelwright : 42 yrs
Susan : 44 yrs
John : House Painter Journeyman : 22 yrs
Fanny : Stay Maker : 19 yrs
Thomas : House Painter Journeyman : 16 yrs
Charles : 14 yrs
Rose : Stay Maker : 12 yrs
George ; 10 yrs
Emily Stilwell : Charwoman : 42 yrs
1881 Census
Building Uninhabited
1891 Census
Louisa McDougall : Mangling Woman : 43 yrs
Benjamin : Mariner : 20 yrs
James : Mariner : 16 yrs
Alice : 13 yrs
Jemima : 11 yrs
Henry : 7 yrs
William : 6 yrs
Annie : 4 yrs
16 East Street
1861 Census
Joseph Beale : Potato Merchant : 31 yrs
Julia : 25 yrs
Charlotte : 9 yrs
Joseph : 6 yrs
Julia : 4 yrs
Mabel : 1 yr
Ann Budd : 55 yrs
1871 Census
Joseph Beale : Potato merchant : 42 yrs
Julia : 38 yrs
Charlotte ; 19 yrs
Joseph : 17 yrs
Julia : 14 yrs
Ann : 7 yrs
Edward ; 6 yrs
Henry : 3 yrs
1881 Census
Eliza Humphries : Seaman’s, Yachtsman’s Wife : 31 yrs
Robert C : 8 yrs
James H : 6 yrs
George E : 4 yrs
Marina : 3 yrs
Henry J : 5 months
Robert Burnett : 12 yrs
Charles : Waterman : 60 yrs
1891 Census
James Genge : Licensed Victualler : 58 yrs
Amelia : 50 yrs
Henry : Engineer, Machine Maker : 28 yrs
Ellen Francis : Barmaid : 19 yrs
1901 Census
James Genge : Publican : 68 yrs
Amelia : 60 yrs
Ellen Cunningham : 29 yrs
Amelia : 3 yrs
John : 1 yr
1911
“Shovellers Arms”
James Genge : Publican : 79 yrs
Amelia : Assistant in the Business : 60 yrs
17 East Street
1861 Census
John Peachy : Hotel Waiter : 35 yrs
1825 : 23 January, Baptised at St Thomas’s. Father William Peachy, mother Sarah.
Elizabeth : 37 yrs
John : 8 yrs
William : 5 yrs
Uriah : 2 yrs
1881 Census
Elizabeth Duckell : Beer Retailer : 55 yrs
Jeremiah Rogers : Collier, Mariner : 36 yrs
1891 Census
Harry Miller : Beer Retailer : 52 yrs
Sarah Duckett : 39 yrs
Annie L : 14 yrs
18 East Street
1851 Census
Ann Sherwood : Straw Bonnet Maker : 41 yrs
William : Cordwainer : 26 yrs
1861 Census
John Heaydon : Optician : 33 yrs
Mary : 33 yrs
John : 15 yrs
Francis : 14 yrs
Henry : 12 yrs
Stephen : 9 yrs
Mary A : 6 yrs
Emily M : 4 yrs
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette : Saturday 28 September 1867
By order of the Mortgagee under power of sale. King and King are instructed to sell by auction at their rooms, 130 Queens Street, on Wednesday, October 16th, 1867, at seven o’clock punctually, -
37 High Street
A Business Premises having a commanding frontage in the best portion of the street and tenanted by Mr Abrahams and Mr Moss
18 East Street
A dwelling house let to Mr Duckett, with two tenements in rear. Together with
The office at corner of camber tenanted by Messrs Fraser and White
1871 Census
Mary Brian : Labourer’s Wife : 34 yrs
1881 Census
John Seward : Seaman, Steam Tug : 32 yrs
Jane : 35 yrs
1891 Census
Fanny Border : Grocer : 58 yrs
Alfred : Commission Agent : 35 yrs
Alfred : 10 yrs
Sally Fox : 5 yrs
Portsmouth Evening News : Thursday 21 March 1907
The Yorkshire House Coal Co
Are supplying their coals for cash on delivery at the following reduced prices
Best Nuts : 25/6
Best Silkstone : 27/-
Special House Coal : thoroughly recommended : 26/-
Best Wallsend : 28/-
No White Ash. Thoroughly screened. Delivered Free.
Benjamin Hill : 18, 20 22 East Street
19 East Street
1851 Census
Thomas Howell : Retired Merchant : 76 yrs
Sarah : 60 yrs
John : Merchant : 26 yrs
Amelia : 19 yrs
1861 Census
John A H Howell : Proprietor of Houses : 38 yrs
Elizabeth M McCalliff : Housekeeper : 55 yrs
1871 Census
Sarah Smith : Nurse : 71 yrs
Ellen Collridge : Boot Sewer & Folder : 30 yrs
Charles : Labourer ; 30 yrs
Sarah : 3 yrs
Elizabeth A : 1 yr
Walter Wakeley : Tailor : 22 yrs
Jeanette ; 22 yrs
Edwin Humphries : Merchant Seaman : 28 yrs
Annie : 23 yrs
1881 Census
Sarah Smith : 80 yrs
Ellen Baker : Charwoman : 40 yrs
Bessie Colebridge : 12 yrs
Sarah Baker : 2 yrs
Infant : 1 month
Henry Sherett : General Labourer : 38 yrs
Clara : 35 yrs
Louisa Cross : Tailoress : 28 yrs
William Beak : Retired Spirit Dealer : 74 yrs
Esther : 40 yrs
Willie : 12 yrs
1891 Census
John Gallagher : Gun Wharf Labourer : 52 yrs
Ann : 47 yrs
John F : 10 yrs
Edward M : 8 yrs
Ernest G : 6 yrs
Thomas H White : Living on own means : 65 yrs
John Hayton : Gun Wharf labourer : 40 yrs
1911 Census
George Moore : Fisherman : 45 yrs
Ellen : 43 yrs
John : Boiler Maker, Dockyard : 21 yrs
Alice : 19 yrs
Harriett : 16 yrs
Henry : 14 yrs
William : 10 yrs
Elizabeth : 8 yrs
Florence : 5 yrs
Ellen : 3 yrs
20 East Street
1851 Census
House Uninhabited
1861 Census
Susannah M Lemon : Master Mariner’s Wife : 30 yrs
John B : 6 yrs
Henry G : 3 yrs
Joseph Morgan : Day Labourer : 50 yrs
William : Painter : 20 yrs
Henry : Painter : 19 yrs
Edward : 13 yrs
1871 Census
Susan Lemmon : Merchant Seaman’s Wife : 40 yrs
Henry : 13 yrs
William : 3 yrs
Stephen : 7 yrs
Susanna ; 5 yrs
Alfred : 4 yrs
George : 2 yrs
1881 Census
Susannah Lemmon : Master Mariner’s Wife : 50 yrs
Susannah : Dressmaker : 15 yrs
Alred : Mariner’s Apprentice : 14 yrs
George : 12 yrs
Charles : 9 yrs
Richard Seal : Master Mariner : 36 yrs
Mary Ann : 35 yrs
Caroline Bryant : 9 yrs
Portsmouth Evening News : Thursday 21 March 1907
The Yorkshire House Coal Co
Are supplying their coals for cash on delivery at the following reduced prices
Best Nuts : 25/6
Best Silkstone : 27/-
Special House Coal : thoroughly recommended : 26/-
Best Wallsend : 28/-
No White Ash. Thoroughly screened. Delivered Free.
Benjamin Hill : 18, 20 22 East Street
21 East Street
1851 Census
Ann Sims : School Mistress
1861 Census
Dave Arlis : Foreman to Dock Contractor ; 49 yrs
Mary : 39 yrs
Mary : 14 yrs
James P : 2 yrs
Elizabeth : 1 yr
Martha : Nursemaid : 13 yrs
1871 Census
Sarah Batchelor : Merchant Seaman’s Wife : 34 yrs
Robert : 13 yrs
William : 11 yrs
Thomas ; 7 yrs
George : 5 yrs
Susanna : 4 yrs
Charles : 2 yrs
Frederick : 24 yrs
James Mills : Greenwich Pensioner : 48 yrs
Harriet : 45 yrs
Henry : Labourer ; 14 yrs
John : 11 yrs
Albert : 9 yrs
Harriet : 4 yrs
John Lemmon : Supported by son-in-law : 74 yrs
Susanna : 68 yrs
Samuel : Merchant Seaman : 29 yrs
1881 Census
Robert Batchelor : Master Mariner : 50 yrs
Sarah : 42 yrs
William : Master Mariner : 21 yrs
Thomas : Bargeman : 17 yrs
George : Boy in Yacht : 15 yrs
Susan : 14 yrs
Charles : 12 yrs
Frederick : 10 yrs
Robert : Mariner, Coasting : 22 yrs
James Mills : Naval Pensioner : 60 yrs
Harriet : 54 yrs
Henry : Carman : 24 yrs
John Mills : General Labourer ; 21 yrs
Albert : Coasting mariner : 19 yrs
Harriet : 14 yrs
1891 Census
Augustus Burnett : Publican : 30 yrs
Sophia : 31 yrs
Augustus W : 4 yrs
Frederick W : 2 yrs
Patty L Patterson : 20 yrs
Mark : Seaman : 24 yrs
Edward Bennett : Meter, Coal : 59 yrs
William Crompton : 54 yrs
1861 Census
“Anchor”
William Heath : Beer Retailer : 52 yrs
Eliza S : 47 yrs
Mary J : 9 yrs
James Malser : Mariner : 82 yrs
Emma West : 43 yrs
Emma : 2 yrs
Elizabeth Piper : House Servant : 16 yrs
James Schmoyer : Mast Maker : 55 yrs
Sarah A : 27 yrs
Matilda : Milliner : 17 yrs
Elizabeth : 10 yrs.
1871 Census
Simon Cordyon : Licensed Victualler ; 39 yrs
Frances : 37 yrs
Elizabeth : 15 yrs
Simon : 5 yrs
Mary : 3 yrs
1911 Census
“Anchor”
John Rundle : Stationary Engine Driver & Publican : 44 yrs
Grace : 42 yrs
Percy Charles Burt : 9 yrs
22 East Street
1851 Census
Benjamin Carter : Shipwright : 25 yrs
1861 : Shipwright 35 yrs, living at 47 St Thomas’s Street with Sarah 37 yrs, Elizabeth 13 yrs, Sarah 11 yrs, Emma 9 yrs, Benjamin 7 yrs, James 5 yrs
Sarah : 26 yrs
Elizabeth : 11 yrs
Sarah : 11 yrs
William Beale : Fisherman : 55 yrs
Hannah : 51 yrs
1861 Census
Charles Lewis : Merchant Mariner : 28 yrs
Sarah : 23 yrs
Jessie Heath : Seaman’s Wife : 24 yrs
Ellen : 2 yrs
Thomas : Printer : 19 yrs
Mary A : 17 yrs
Edward : Errand Boy : 15 yrs
Louisa : 13 yrs
William : 11 yrs
Edward Elliott : Fisherman : 57 yrs
Ann : 54 yrs
William Elkins : Barrowman : 69 yrs
Sophia : 69 yrs
Sophia Rogers : Seamstress : 39 yrs
Thomas W : 7 yrs
1871 Census
Anne R Copsey : Merchant Seaman’s Wife : 34 yrs
John W Gatwicke : 10 yrs
Charles Lewis : merchant Seaman : 38 yrs
Sarah : 38 yrs
Sarah A : 9 yrs
William C : 7 yrs
Eliza : 5 yrs
Alfred : 1 yrs
George Camp : Floating Bridge Porter : 33 yrs
Maria : 32 yrs
Henry : 10 yrs
Eliza : 9 yrs
William : 7 yrs
Maria : 5 yrs
Alfred : 3 yrs
David : 1 yr
William : Stone Mason : 63 yrs
Eli Kingswell : Labourer : 18 yrs
1881 Census
Edward Main : Waterman : 64 yrs
Mary : 62 yrs
Joseph Kemp : Cork Cutter : 28 yrs
Mary F : Certified School Mistress : 29 yrs
Elina M : 6 yrs
Flora M : 2 yrs
Henry Underdown : Coasting Mariner : 39 yrs
Caroline : 31 yrs
Henry S : 8 yrs
Thomas William : 6 yrs
Caroline A : 1 yr
1891 Census
Thomas Jenkins : General Labourer : 64 yrs
Amelia : 63 yrs
Charles : Fishmonger : 31 yrs
Annie : Dressmaker : 23 yrs
Daisy : 4 yrs
John Colbert : Sailor : 45 yrs
Sarah : 37 yrs
Alice : Brush Maker : 15 yrs
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 10 December 1892
Augustus Burnett, Master Mariner, of 22 East Street, pleaded guilty to assaulting his brother, Robert Burnett, early this morning, in the presence of Constable Stares. Prosecutor, who lives at 47 Warblington Street, and is foreman to Messrs Fraser & White, coal merchants, stated that he was on the Town Quay this morning, when his brother came up and spoke about money matters. They had words together, and finally his brother struck him on the mouth and knocked him down. Constable Stares stated that he heard the brothers quarrelling. Defendant said that “he didn’t rob the men like his brother did” when prosecutor retorted by saying that defendant’s “old woman robbed the men”, whereupon Augustus knocked Robert down. Bench inflicted a fine 0f 20s., including costs.
Portsmouth Evening News : Thursday 21 March 1907
The Yorkshire House Coal Co
Are supplying their coals for cash on delivery at the following reduced prices
Best Nuts : 25/6
Best Silkstone : 27/-
Special House Coal : thoroughly recommended : 26/-
Best Wallsend : 28/-
No White Ash. Thoroughly screened. Delivered Free.
Benjamin Hill : 18, 20 22 East Street
23 East Street
1851 Census
Paul Artis : General Dealer : 36 yrs
Charlotte : 36 yrs
William : 9 yrs
Mary Ann : 4 yrs
George Green : Master Mariner : 49 yrs
Jane : 58 yrs
James Gain : Mariner : 18 yrs
George Stroud : Mariner : 27 yrs
Elizabeth : 21 yrs
1861 Census
George Bellinger : Labourer : 38 yrs
Mary : Stay Maker : 40 yrs
Jane Lock : Laundress : 67 yrs
John Vick : Policeman : 44 yrs
Elizabeth : Dressmaker : 45 yrs
Henry Underdown : Merchant Seaman : 54 yrs
Ann : 52 yrs
Emma : 15 yrs
1871 Census
Edward Main : Merchant Seaman ; 26 yrs
Ann : 27 yrs
Emma : 3 yrs
John Vick : Labourer : 53 yrs
Elizabeth : Dressmaker : 54 yrs
Ann Underdown : Merchant Seaman’s Wife : 62 yrs
Elizabeth Capel : 7 yrs
1881 Census
Henry Underdown : Merchant Mariner, Retired : 74 yrs
Ann : 72 yrs
Clara A James : 11 yrs
Sophia Rogers : Laundress : 58 yrs
Thomas : General Labourer : 27 yrs
William Flett : Soldier, RA : 29 yrs
Susan : 24 yrs
Margaret : 56 yrs
Portsmouth Evening News : Saturday 12 February 1927
Seaborne
As owners of the largest house coal yard in the country. Fraser & White Ltd., of 23 East Street, Gosport and Fareham, beg to give notice that they are receiving cargoes of Best Yorkshire Coal and advise customers to buy at greatly reduced prices now that this quality is again available
Phone 2128
23a East Street
1851 Census
Elizabeth Rex : Charwoman : 28 yrs
George : 4 yrs
Mary : 2 yrs
Sarah : 2 yrs
Thomas : 9 months
John Vick : Railway Porter : 33 yrs
Elizabeth : 34 yrs
Jane Luck : Laundress : 52 yrs
Henry : Mariner : 31 yrs
James Mills : Camber Bridge Keeper : 57 yrs
Mary : 56 yrs
James : Seaman, Rigger : 29 yrs
Eliza : 24 yrs
Henry Brooker : Mariner : 28 yrs
1891 Census
Unoccupied
24 East Street
1881 Census
Albert Taylor : Licensed Victualler : 29 yrs
Lucy : 39 yrs
Albert : 12 yrs
25 East Street
1851 Census
John Lemmon : Mariner : 49 yrs
1841 : Mariner 40 yrs, living at Seager’s Court with Susan 38 yrs, Harriet 16 yrs, John 13 yrs, Hannah 11 yrs, Elizabeth 8 yrs, Sarah 6 yrs, Richard 4 yrs, Samuel 8 months
1861 : Merchant Mariner 60 yrs living at 1 Beal’s Yard with Susannah 56 yrs, Richard 23 yrs, Samuel 20 yrs.
Susannah : 48 yrs
Harriet : Straw Milliner : 25 yrs
Johanna ; 28 yrs
Elizabeth : 18 yrs
Sarah : 15 yrs
Richard ; 13 yrs
Samuel : 10 yrs
1861 Census
Jessie Proctor : Pilot : 39 yrs
Eliza : 36 yrs
Afhra : 7 yrs
1871 Census
James Hale : Eating House keeper : 60 yrs
Jane : 56 yrs
Henry Young : Servant : 14 yrs
1881 Census
James Hall : Coffee Shop Keeper : 76 yrs
Jane : 62 yrs
25a East Street
1851 Census
John Earle : Victualler : 47 yrs
Elizabeth : 50 yrs
John : Assistant : 19 yrs
Fanny : 16 yrs
Thomas : 18 yrs
Henry Rogers : Servant : 23 yrs
1891 Census
George Sturney : Mariner : 41 yrs
Elizabeth : 36 yrs
James : Errand Boy : 14 yrs
Fred : 10 yrs
Alfred : 6 yrs
Elizabeth : 12 yrs
Jane : 8 yrs
26 East Street
1851 Census
Mary Ann Horan : Charwoman : 43 yrs
John : 3 yrs
Mary Hannah : 5 months
1861 Census
Edward Beale : Potato Merchant : 34 yrs
Martha : Grocer : 30 yrs
Ann : Grocer : 23 yrs
1871 Census
Edward Beale : Potato Merchant : 48 yrs
Martha : Grocer ; 42 yrs
Ann : Grocer : 44 yrs
Charlotte : Grocer : 50 yrs
1881 Census
Matilda Meaney : General Shop Keeper : 33 yrs
John : 15 yrs
Alfred : 12 yrs
Matilda : 9 yrs
Charlotte Beale : Private Property : 66 yrs
1891 Census
Stephen Stockwell Quay Labourer : 74 yrs
Sarah : Laundress : 72 yrs
Thomas W : Quay Labourer : 32 yrs
Mary Bailey : Laundress : 45 yrs
Sarah Pearman : 22 yrs
Henry Bailey : Boiler Maker : 20 yrs
Emily : 15 yrs
Joseph Pearman : Able Seaman : 23 yrs
1901 Census
Louisa McDougal
1911 Census
Herbert Harvey : Coal Porter : 26 yrs
Louisa : 22 yrs
Herbert : 4 months
Louisa : 2 yrs
John Chappell : Fireman, Steam Tug : 37 yrs
Lavinia ; 37 yrs
William : Stoker, RN : 18 yrs
Ernest : Cabin Boy, Tug : 14 yrs
Caroline : 12 yrs
Beatrice : 10 yrs
John J : 9 yrs
Lilian : 7 yrs
Violet : 5 yrs
George : 3 yrs
Frederick : 1 yr
26 East Street : Back of
1881 Census
George Henry White : Collier, Mariner : 33 yrs
1847 : 3 March, Baptised in Portsmouth. Father Joseph White, mother Mary White
1870 : 14 August, married Sarah Mary Grinder at St Mary’s Portsea.
1891 : Pilot 42 yrs, widower, living at Grand Parade with Sarah 20 yrs, Amy 18 yrs, Henrietta 16 yrs, Alice 11 yrs, William 10 yrs, George 8 yrs, Sidney 6 yrs, Daisy 4 yrs, Edward 2 yrs, Bertha 9 months
1901 : Pilot 55 yrs, living at 8 Grand Parade with Sarah 30 yrs, Henrietta 27 yrs,Alice 20 yrs, William 19 yrs, George 17 yrs, Sidney 15 yrs, Daisy 14 yrs, Edwin 12 yrs, Bertha 10 yrs.
1922 : April, died in Portsmouth, aged 76 yrs
Sarah M : 27 yrs
Amy Alice : 8 yrs
Sarah Amy : 10 yrs
Henrietta : 6 yrs
George Henry : 4 yrs
Alice M A : 2 yrs
William : 9 months
27 East Street
1871 Census
Unoccupied
1881 Census
Building Unoccupied
1891 Census
Henry R Mills : Beer House Keeper : 34 yrs
1861 : 3 yrs, living at 3 Blake’s Yard with James 40 yrs, Harriet 34 yrs, James 9 yrs, John 1 yr.
1871 : 14 yrs, living at 21 East Street with Father James Mills 49 yrs, mother Harriet 45 yrs, John 11 yrs, Albert 9 yrs, Harriet 4 yrs.
1881 Carman 24 yrs, living at 21 East Street with James 60 yrs, Harriet 54 yrs, John 21 yrsAlbert 19 yrs, Harriet 14 yrs.
1901 : Publican & Casual Labourer 46 yrs, living at 27 East Street with Elizabeth 44 yrs, Matilda 17 yrs, Henry 12 yrs, Elizabeth 10 yrs, Mabel 7 yrs.
1911 : Beer House Keeper 55 yrs, living with wife Matilda Elizabeth 55 yrs, Henry Rinabols 22 yrs, Elizabeth Ann 21 yrs, Mabel Sarah 17 yrs
1946 : January, died in Portsmouth aged 89 yrs.
Elizabeth : 34 yrs
Harriet : 6 yrs
Henry : 2 yrs
Elizabeth : 1 yr
Alfred Kitchenor : Stoker, RN : 24 yrs
Albert Hill : Mariner : 24 yrs
27 East Street
“William 4th”
1861 Census
“William 4th”
Precilla White : Dressmaker :24 yrs
… Banks : Mariner’s wife : 25 yrs
William Steer : Beer Seller : 30 yrs
Harriett : 29 yrs
James : 8 yrs
John : 4 months
Harriett Bringecom : House Servant : 14 yrs
1911 Census
Henry Richard Mills : Beer House Keeper : 55 yrs
Matilda Elizabeth : 55 yrs
Henry Rinabols : Dockyard labourer : 22 yrs
Elizabeth Ann : 21 yrs
Mabel Sarah : 17 yrs
28 East Street
1871 Census
Henry Chalcraft : Licensed Victualler : 57 yrs
Caroline : 58 yrs
Ruth : Assists in Bar & House : 20 yrs
Frank : Assists in Bar and House : 15 yrs
1881 Census
Richard Minnis : Licensed Victualler : 47 yrs
Elizabeth : 41 yrs
Mary A : 11 yrs
Elizabeth : 10 yrs
Richard : 9 yrs
Samuel : 7 yrs
Caroline : 2 yrs
1891 Census
Henry Weltch : Engine Fitter : 34 yrs
Sarah : 29 yrs
Sarah Eliza : 6 yrs
Lily M : 4 yrs
Henry C : 2 yrs
John Meades : Waterman : 39 yrs
Mary A : 37 yrs
Alice M M : 17 yrs
Amelia : 12 yrs
Frances : 9 yrs
Eliza : 5 yrs
John : 2 yrs
William : 4 months
Susan : 70 yrs
1911 Census
John Meades : Corporation Coal Meter : 59 yrs
Mary Ann : 57 yrs
John : 1st Mate, Steam Tug : 22 yrs
William : Ship’s Fireman : 20 yrs
Ellen : Machinist, Corset : 18 yrs
Mabel : 15 yrs
Arthur E : 13 yrs
29 East Street
1871 Census
William Lewis : Ship Letter Carrier : 17 yrs
Amelia : 66 yrs
Henry : Grocer, Master : 36 yrs
Alfred : Grocer’s Shopman : 25 yrs
Ann Sparshott : General Servant : 19 yrs
1881 Census
Amelia Lewis : Grocer & Fruiterer : 76 yrs
Henry : Mariner : 46 yrs
George Genge : Waterman : 24 yrs
Sarah Lewis : 19 yrs
1891 Census
John W Nightingale : Pensioner : 55 yrs
1857 : 7 December, married Rachel Brown at St Thomas’s
1881 : General Porter 44 yrs, living at 14 court No 3 with Rachel 48 yrs
Rachel : 56 yrs
Harriet Main : Laundress : 48 yrs
Harriet : 26 yrs
Rose : Laundress : 23 yrs
Reuben : Barber’s Apprentice ; 17 yrs
1911 Census
William Charles Lewis : Skilled Labourer, Government Dockyard : 47 yrs
Alfred : Skilled Labourer, Government Dockyard : 42 yrs
Emily : Housekeeper : 37 yrs
30 East Street
1861 Census
William Lewis : Ship Letter Carrier : 58 yrs
Amelia : 56 yrs
Henry : Grocer : 26 yrs
Edward G Penge : 17 yrs
Charles Lewis : Mariner : 19 yrs
Mary J Parker : House Servant : 19 yrs
James Jackson : Mariner : 32 yrs
1871 Census
John Carpenter : Cane Worker : 30 yrs
Rose : 33 yrs
Fanny : 15 yrs
John : 8 yrs
David : 6 yrs
Hannah : 4 yrs
Rose : 3 yrs
Charles : 5 months
David : Cane Worker : 56 yrs
Hannah : 62 yrs
William Howells : Wine worker : 49 yrs
Mark Levi : Hawker : 22 yrs
Henry Cousins : Hawker : 59 yrs
James Johnson : Merchant Seaman : 22 yrs
Charles Paine : Shoemaker : 41 yrs
William Jones : Basket Maker : 40 yrs
John Lawson : Labourer : 58 yrs
1881 Census
Alfred Lewis : Grocer & Fruiterer : 35 yrs
E Sarah : 33 yrs
Alfred : 7 yrs
Emma : 5 yrs
Julia : 1 yr
Thackston Crafts : Mariner : 24 yrs
Catherine : 25 yrs
Kate R : 3 yrs
Ann A J Windsor : Charwoman : 41 yrs
George A : Labourer : 16 yrs
Portsmouth Evening News : Tuesday 3 January 1882
The Borough Coroner (W H Garrington Esq ) held an inquest at the Orange Tree, East Street, this afternoon, touching the death of Amelia Lewis, a widow, aged 77 years, late of 30 East Street. Alfred Lewis, grocer, of East Street, stated that he rose at an early hour on Friday morning, the 23rd ult., in order to remove a boat from the beach to the Camber on account of the state of the tide. Having done so he returned to the house occupied by deceased, who was his mother, and lit the fire. While in the sitting room he heard loud shrieks and on going upstairs, found deceased standing at the door of her room. Her underclothing was on fire, and he distinguished the flames by folding the dress tightly around her. He then called his niece who slept in an adjoining room, and deceased was undressed and put to bed. Deceased afterwards told him that, hearing him about, she got up and dressed, but finding that it was so early, she lay down again. In doing so a silk handkerchief, which she was in the habit of wearing instead of a night-cap, fell to the ground, and while picking it up she upset a lighted candle, which ignited the handkerchief. She then tried to extinguish the fire, by stamping upon it, and her clothing was thus set on fire. Dr Cranbrook, Southsea, who attended and dressed the injuries, stated that deceased was severely burnt on the legs, thighs, and lower part of the body. The case from the first was hopeless, and deceased continued to sink and died on Saturday evening. Verdict - “Accidental Death”
1891 Census
Alfred Lewis : Grocer & Fruiterer : 45 yrs
Sarah E : 43 yrs
Alfred W : Apprentice Coach Builder : 17 yrs
Emma S : 15 yrs
Julia M : 11 yrs
George S : 8 yrs
Henry : Mariner, Merchant Service : 58 yrs
1911 Census
Frederick J C Bradley : Coal Porter : 46 yrs
Alice : 43 yrs
Olive H : 12 yrs
Harry C : 10 yrs
Ivy W : 8 yrs
Harold E : 3 yrs
Henry Burnett : Corporation Coal Meter : 45 yrs
Alfred Charles Meager : Labourer, Coal Heaver : 42 yrs
Sarah Ann : Charwoman : 42 yrs
Jessie Annie Munday : 11 yrs
James Laishley : General labourer : 48 yrs
Sabina Elizabeth Leslie : Charwoman : 53 yrs
31 East Street
Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 5 May 1817
To be sold by auction, at the Coal Exchange, on the Point of Portsmouth, on Saturday the 10th day of May, 1817, between the hours the hours of six and seven in the evening - All that good substantial freehold dwelling house, No 31, situated on the south side of the East Street, on the point of Portsmouth aforesaid, containing large front and back parlours, four upright bed chambers, and two attics, and measures in front about 18 feet, and in depth about 86 feet, occupied by Mr Westcott, the proprietor, who, to accommodate a purchaser, will give immediate possession.
The house has a communication with the camber of Portsmouth, and the proprietor rents a wharf of the Corporation, attached to the premises. For further particulars apply to Mr R Hart, Attorney and Notary, Portsmouth.
1861 Census
Henry Ludwig : Lodging House Keeper : 35 yrs
1871 : Licensed Victualler “Prussian Eagle Tavern” Broad Street 45 yrs, with Eve 40 yrs, Mary 1 5yrs, Ellen 13 yrs, Henry 10 yrs, Louise 7 yrs, Lizzie 5 yrs, Henrietta 3 yrs
1881 : Publican “Prussian Eagle 9 Broad Street 53 yrs with Eve 50 yrs, Louisa 17 yrs, Henrietta 13 yrs, George 10 yrs.
1891 : Lodging House Keeper, widower 63 yrs, living at 9 Broad Street with Louisa 27 yrs
1901 : 73 yrs living at 11 Colpoy Street Portsea with daughter Louisa Lyons 36 yrs
1908 : Died in Portsmouth aged 81 yrs.
Eve : 30 yrs
John : 11 yrs
Mary : 5 yrs
Ellen : 3 yrs
Henry : 11 months
Lawrence : Painter : 72 yrs
John Crawford : Baker : 42 yrs
Ann : Dressmaker : 48 yrs
Andrew : 5 yrs
Thomas Foster : Painter : 48 yrs
Louisa M : Cook : 35 yrs
Louisa M : 5 yrs
Goerge Taylor :Labourer : 40 yrs
Elizabeth : 39 yrs
Sherman Mechel : Musician : 20 yrs
Margaretta : Musician : 21 yrs
Leonard : Musician : 23 yrs
Anna : Musician : 26 yrs
Frederick : Basket Maker : 25 yrs
George Burman : Sailor : 38 yrs
John Brown : Labourer : 37 yrs
Thomas Cowel :Smith : 35 yrs
George Shune : Confectioner : 41 yrs
George Smith : Labourer : 29 yrs
George Carcy : Labourer : 30 yrs
John Turner : Labourer : 26 yrs
Henry Humphreys : Labourer : 40 yrs
John Mills : 50 yrs
Henry Mans : Labourer : 58 yrs
James Daily : Labourer : 30 yrs
Mary : 28 yrs
1871 Census
Sarah Rimes : Dressmaker :58 yrs
Henry Sawyer : Merchant Seaman : 27 yrs
Louisa : 22 yrs
Louisa : 2 yrs
Sarah : 11 months
1881 Census
Stephen Stockwell : Waterman : 64 yrs
Sarah : Laundress : 62 yrs
Thomas : Labourer : 23 yrs
Henry Bailey : Labourer : 35 yrs
Mary : 35 yrs
Sarah : 12 yrs
Henry : 10 yrs
Emily C : 5 yrs
32 East Street
Hampshire Telegraph : Monday 28 November 1803
Portsmouth Point, to be sold by private contract, all that large and commodious dwelling house, with the kitchen, yard and appurtenances thereto belonging, situate on the south side of East Street, No 32, now in the occupation of Mrs Pucknell, the widow of the late William Pucknell, builder, who, to accommodate the purchaser, will give immediate possession.
Also a large freehold messuage, with the shop, bakehouse, and appurtenances belonging, situate on the east side of and adjoining the last mentioned premises, in the occupation of the widow Hicks and others, tenants at will.
Also, five freehold messuages, with their appurtenances, together with a large and commodious school room, situate behind the premises last mentioned, in the several occupations of Messrs Alresford, Savage, Pond, Kains, and Ray, tenants at will.
Also two leasehold messuages, with their appurtenances, situate on the south end of and adjoining the last mentioned premises, in the several occupations of Mess Cook and Burnett, tenants at will.
All the above premises have communication with the camber of Portsmouth, which strongly recommend them to the notice of merchants and persons in the seafaring line
Mr R Hart, St Thomas Street, Portsmouth.
1861 Census
Christopher Pearson : Engine Driver, Factory : 37 yrs
1881 : Greengrocer 52 yrs, living at 19 Bath Square with wife Ann 47 yrs
Ann E Spencer : 29 yrs
Charles Vine : General Dealer : 22 yrs
Ann : 22 yrs
Charles W : 3 yrs
Alfred H : 1 yr
Eliza Mansfield : Tailoress : 18 yrs
John Boulson : Musician RM : 38 yrs
Caroline : 32 yrs
John T : 3 yrs
Caroline R : 5 yrs
1881 Census
Henry J M Heath : Shoe Maker : 72 yrs
Elizabeth : Mangler : 63 yrs
Richard : Costermonger : 34 yrs
Sarah Calbert : Seaman, Yachtsman’s Wife : 27 yrs
Alice : 5 yrs
Annie Jenkins : 14 yrs
Henry Shawyer : Coastal Mariner : 37 yrs
Emma : 28 yrs
Henry : 2 yrs
Charles Jenkins : Fish Hawker : 22 yrs
1891 Census
James Banfield : Shipwright : 29 yrs
Mary A : 27 yrs
Lottie E : 4 yrs
Lillian L : 1 yr
Portsmouth Evening News : Wednesday 25 April 1894
Fully Licensed Public to let, genuine business, under good brewers ; same hands seven years. 32 east Street.
1911 Census
“The Ellington”
W Smith : Publican : 58 yrs
E : 56 yrs
R : Fish Fryer : 24 yrs
A : 16 yrs
M Lessper : 40 yrs
J Crispin : Pensioner : 57 yrs
L Batten : 46 yrs.
33 East Street
1861 Census
Sophia Savage : Mangler : 55 yrs
William : Carpenter : 17 yrs
1844 : 5 May, Baptised at St Thomas’s. Father Joseph Savage, mother Sophia
1911 : George William, Joiner Pensioner, Dockyard 67 yrs, living at 16 Guildford Road Portsea with wife Ellen 66 yrs
Jane : 13 yrs
Henry Nichols : House Painter : 19 yrs
Richard Seal : Merchant Seaman : 55 yrs
Elizabeth : 52 yrs
Elizabeth : 19 yrs
Richard : 17 yrs
Louisa Allen : Dressmaker :26 yrs
William : 5 yrs
Matilda : 3 yrs
Matilda : Dressmaker : 20 yrs
Henry Heath : Cordwainer : 52 yrs
Elizabeth : 43 yrs
Richard : 14 yrs
William Bryant : Navy Pensioner : 59 yrs
Mary A : 47 yrs
Edward : 10 yrs
John : 8 yrs
Thomas : 5 yrs
William Knightley : Royal Marine : 35 yrs
Mary J : 36 yrs
John W Hoare : 64 yrs
At the Back
William Beale : Fisherman : 64 yrs
Anna : 61 yrs
Mary Blampin : Laundress : 38 yrs
Mary : 7 yrs
James Tubbs : Shipwright : 26 yrs
Jemima : 23 yrs
1871 Census
Henry Heath : Formerly Shoemaker : 62 yrs
Elizabeth : Mangler : 52 yrs
Richard : Hawker : 24 yrs
Emma : 27 yrs
Jane Little : Tailoress : 39 yrs
Emma Cooper : Merchant Seaman’s Wife : 35 yrs
Thomas Peachy : Merchant Seaman : 41 yrs
34 East Street
1881 Census
Thomas Meades : Licensed Victualler : 61 yrs
1819 : 2 August born
1820 : 30 April, Baptised at St Thomas’s. Father Thomas Meades, mother Mary Ann
1871 : Licensed Victualler 53 yrs, living at 40 East Street with Louisa 49 yrs, Mary A 14 yrs.
Louisa : 59 yrs
1891 Census
George Scarrott : Sailmaker : 39 yrs
Joseph : Mariner, Merchant Service : 27 yrs
Joseph G : 12 yrs
Arthur Bridle : Groom : 36 yrs
35 East Street
1881 Census
Anna C Burden : Grocer : 42 yrs
Mary A Day : 55 yrs
Daniel G : Labourer : 30 yrs
Louisa : Housemaid : 17 yrs
Charlotte : Servant, out of place : 15 yrs
36 East Street
1881 Census
Stephen Alford : Customs Officer : 79 yrs
1801 : 17 April, born in Portsmouth
1802 : 17 June, baptised at St Thomas’s. Father. John Alford, mother Ann
1825 : 14 August, married Martha Roberton at Portsmouth
1841 : Customs 40 yrs, living in East Street with Martha 35 yrs, Louisa 15 yrs
1851 : Officer of Customs 49 yrs living in East Street with Martha 45 yrs, Louisa 25 yrs
1861 : Customs Officer 59 yrs, living at 42 East Street with wife Martha 55 yrs & Louisa 34 yrs
Martha : 75 yrs
Louisa : 55 yrs
1891 Census
Peter Smith : Boatman : 55 yrs
Thomas Fitzgerald : Apprentice : 16 yrs
William Anderson : 6 yrs
1911 Census
Emma Arenell : General Shop Dealer : 43 yrs
Ellen : Factory Hand : 19 yrs
George Batchelor : Boatman : 42 yrs
37 East Street
1881 Census
Benjamin Rich : General Labourer : 44 yrs
Ann : 47 yrs
William Lancaster : Formerly Bargeman : 84 yrs
Ann Creek : 52 yrs
Joseph J : Brewer’s Clerk : 19 yrs
George : Postal Telegraph Messenger : 15 yrs
38 East Street
1881 Census
William Passingham : Brewer’s Agent : 45 yrs
1837 : 27 August, baptised at St Andrew’s Farlington. Father Daniel, mother Jane.
1841 : 5 yrs, living at Owlesbury with Daniel 35 yrs, Mary 26 yrs, Harriet 2 yrs, Henry 3 months
1851 : 13 yrs, living at Cowplain with widower father Daniel 40 yrs, James 17 yrs, Ann 15 yrs Eliza 7 yrs, Ellen 4 yrs
1860 : 31 March, married Elizabeth Snow at St Mary’s Portsea.
1861 : Carpenter & Joiner 25 yrs, living at Chandos Street Portsea with wife Elizabeth 24 yrs, William 3 months
1891 : Mineral Water Maker 55 yrs, living at 126 High Street with wife Elizabeth 54 yrs
Elizabeth : 44 yrs
William : Bricklayer : 20 yrs
Elizabeth : 19 yrs
George : Traveller, Mineral Water : 19 yrs
1891 Census
William H Pyle : Eating House Keeper : 51 yrs
Helen S : 40 yrs
Robert J : Teacher : 14 yrs
Augustus H : 12 yrs
Elsie A : 9 yrs
Edith Roberts : General Domestic : 14 yrs
1911 Census
Mabel Cleall : Dressmaker : 22 yrs
Flora : 46 yrs
Freddie : 4 yrs
Benjamin Bleach : Coal Porter : 40 yrs
Henry Bakes : Fish Dealer : 47 yrs
Ernest Lale : Gardener : 36 yrs
Ethel Evans ; 23 yrs
William : Furniture Remover : 28 yrs
Cessie : 4 yrs
Francis : 1 yr
39 East Street
1861 Census
George Palmer : Mariner RN : 36 yrs
Charlotte : 36 yrs
Mary Heart : Greengrocer : 76 yrs
Sarah Adams : 16 yrs
1871 Census
Henry Wingate : Bargeman : 50 yrs
Elizabeth : 42 yrs
William : 11 yrs
George Tills : Merchant Seaman : 35 yrs.
40 East Street
1871 Census
“Prince ?”
Thomas Meades : Licensed Victualler : 52 yrs
(born 2 Aug 1819, bapt 30 Apr 1820 St Thomas’s, Father Thomas, Mother Mary Ann)
(1861, Master Mariner living at 3 Ivy St. Married Louisa Collins 21 Sept 1840 in Alverstoke. 1841 living at 34 East St.)
Louisa : 49 yrs
Mary A : 14 yrs
Caroline Butchers : Servant : 27 yrs
1891 Census
Frank Tringham : Licensed Victualler : 33 yrs
Mary Morgan : Manageress : 53 yrs
George Kelsey : Manager, Navy Pensioner : 47 yrs
Francis McCann : Potman, Army Pensioner : 57 yrs
Sarah McDonald : Housemaid : 23 yrs
Kate Featherstone : Vocalist : 25 yrs
John Wheatley : Musician : 36 yrs
Ellen : Laundress : 37 yrs
Frederick : 12 yrs
Louie : 10 yrs
1911 Census
Mary Jane Suflin : 34 yrs
James Murven Allen : Storekeeper, Beer Retailer : 26 yrs
Alice Beatrice Stafford : 28 yrs
William : Cook, RN : 28 yrs
Mary Ann Glanville : 74 yrs
William Frederick Stafford : 5 yrs
Beatrice Jane : 3 yrs
James A : 2 yrs
Charles Mariner : Warehouseman : 49 yrs
Harry : Errand Boy : 15 yrs
41 East Street
1871 Census
Anne C Burden : Grocer, Master : 52 yrs
Eliza P : Grocer’s Assistant : 14 yrs
Elizabeth Vine : 48 yrs
Isaac : Merchant Seaman : 51 yrs
Edwin : Merchant Seaman ; 12 yrs
42 East Street
1871 Census
Martha Alford : Custom Officer’s Wife : 65 yrs
Louisa : 45 yrs.
Portsmouth Evening News : Friday 23 August 1878
Wanted, those who study Economy to know that the best place for thoroughly durable boots, either ready-made or measure, is at 42 and 43 East Street ( opposite Humby’s Beehive) J H Richards, Proprietor. Maker of the noted 10s 6d Shooting Boots.
Portsmouth Evening News : Wednesday 20 October 1886
Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Orange Tree Tavern, East Street, by the Coroner, T A Bramsden Esq., on the body of Charlotte Beale, 72 years of age, lately living at 42 East Street. The deceased was a spinster, and had lived for years in apartments above the shop, refusing to leave when her sister, Martha Beale, a single woman, of Windsor Cottage, St Edward’s Road, Southsea, quitted the shop. She was described as being of very eccentric habits, always wanting her own way, and on Sundays, dinners were sent to her by her sisters, Mrs Beale and Mrs Cox, which sometimes she had not eaten. She had plenty of money from her property, more than enough to keep her, and her friends had also sent her money. A fortnight ago, she visited her sister in St Edward’s Road, and had complained of pains in her chest, but when Miss Beale went on Wednesday to see the deceased, the latter would not let her in. In consequence of a message Miss Beale again went on Sunday afternoon to see the deceased, but on knocking on the door no answer could be obtained for some little time, and then the deceased was heard to feebly say that the key was on the mantlepiece. Her nephew subsequently got a ladder and went through the window and opened the door, when the deceased was found lying very ill on the bed, with her legs partly out, as though she had been trying to get out of bed. Mr E K Parson, Surgeon, was called in about half past six o’clock, but the deceased died about half past eight o’clock. There was no food in the house, and she also had money in her pocket. The deceased had often refused to let her friends in when they went to see her ; she did the housework herself.
The Coroner’s Officer, Detective Parrett, said that none of the neighbours had seen the deceased since Friday, although she had been heard walking in her room. Henry Reuben Beale, a nephew of the deceased, living at 63 St Thomas’s Street, gave corroborative evidence as to his father sending the deceased dinners on Sundays, but the messenger returned with the dinner on Sunday, no answer being obtained. Subsequently several of the deceased’s relatives went to the house, and on an entry through the window being obtained by a ladder the deceased was found as already stated. Witness saw some ham in the house, and the deceased was a sober woman. He had been refused admission on one occasion.
Mr E K Parson, Surgeon, of King’s Terrace, said he had attended the deceased about 18 months ago for a not ver serious illness, and when he saw her at seven 0‘clock on Sunday evening she was insensible, unconscious, and in a dying condition. The body was thin but not emaciated, and not very clean ; he saw no food in the house, but the was a small quantity of brandy and water, which he unsuccessfully endeavoured to to induce her to take. He knew that her friends had been very kind to her, and that she had been of very eccentric and self-willed habits. He attributed death to exhaustion by self-imposed privation.
The Coroner : “Want of proper nourishment?”
Witness : “Yes.”
Coroner : “You would not go so far as to say that she committed suicide?”
Witness : “No, but that she was negligent and callous as to her own existence.”
In reply to the Coroner, witness said that the condition of the deceased had been brought about, not in three days, but by long continued acts of privation. Mrs Cox, deceased’d sister, said she had been refused admission to the deceased’s more than a dozen times. The deceased had seven sovereigns in her possession when she died, and seven sovereigns more were now due to her.
The Coroner, in summing up the evidence, dwelt upon the kindness shown to the deceased by her friends, and the jury returned a verdict of “Death from exhaustion, brought about by self-imposed privation, the result of her own negligence.
1911 Census
Thomas Batchelor : Captain, Steam Boat : 47 yrs
Eva : 44 yrs
Percy : Captain’s son working on Ship : 17 yrs
Olive : 15 yrs
Archibald : 13 yrs
Ernest : 11 yrs
Frederick : 9 yrs
Samuel Kitchener : Mariner, Coal : 50 yrs
Elizabeth : 50 yrs
Elizabeth : Factory Hand, Corsets : 21 yrs
Annie Dougall : Parish Relief : 57 yrs
42a East Street
1891 Census
Thomas Batchelor : Merchant Mariner : 27 yrs
Eva : 24 yrs
Florence : 2 yrs
Lilly : 3 months
Ann E Hunt : Housekeeper : 18 yrs
Henry Underdown : Mariner : 84 yrs
Sophia Rogers : Laundress : 68 yrs
Albert Mills : Master Mariner : 28 yrs
Jane : 24 yrs
42b East Street
1871 Census
Martha Alford : Customs Officer’s Wife : 65 yrs
Louisa : 45 yrs
43 East Street
Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 11 November 1848
A fatal accident occurred in the High Street on Tuesday afternoon last, by which a poor fellow, named Anchor, son of Charles Anchor jun., Cooper, residing in East Street, lost his life. It appears that the lad, who was only between six and seven years of age, was preceding some Royal Marine Artillery, who were returning to their barracks from Southsea Common, and when in the High Street, he stepped out of the rank of Junior Pioneers, that usually in this locality precede a body of soldiers, into the side of the road ; at this moment a cab was passing, and before the driver could see the boy he was knocked down, and the wheel passed over him. He was immediately conveyed by one of the soldiers to the residence of his parents, where he died in about three quarters of an hour.. An inquest was held the same evening on the body by the borough coroner, when it appeared from the evidence of the medical man called to attend him that death was caused by external injuries, and of other witnesses that the unfortunate and melancholy occurrence was purely accidental. The jury accordingly returned a verdict of “Accidental Death,” and fully exonerated the driver of the cab from all blame in the matter
1851 Census
Elizabeth Archer : School Mistress : 62 yrs
Charles : Cooper : 56 yrs
Sarah Emma : 48 yrs
John Robert : 7 yrs
Sarah Emma ; 4 yrs
Josephine : 6 months
1861 Census
Elizabeth Anchor : Governess : 73 yrs
John Main : Pilot : 51 yrs
Mary : 49 yrs
Amelia : 22 yrs
Edward : Iron & Brass Founder : 18 yrs
Elizabeth : 12 yrs
Charlotte : 10 yrs
Hannah : 6 yrs
1871 Census
Mary Main : 59 yrs
Hannah : School Mistress : 16 yrs
Ann Creek : Mangler : 42 yrs
James J : 9 yrs
Elizabeth A : 7 yrs
George : 5 yrs
William H Horley : Printer Compositor : 19 yrs
44 East Street
1871 Census
James T Tubb : Shipwright : 37 yrs
Jemima : 30 yrs
Sarah McDougal : 7 yrs
George J Carter : Labourer at Stores : 27 yrs
Mary A : 24 yrs
Alice R : 6 months
1911 Census
Henry Underdown : Coal Porter : 69 yrs
1872 : 12 January, married Caroline Stockwell at St Thomas’s
1881 : Coasting Mariner 39 yrs, living at 22 East Street with Caroline 31 yrs, Henry S 8 yrs, Thomas W 6 yrs, Carolina A 1 yr
Caroline : 61 yrs
John : Lighterman : 27 yrs
George : Dockyard Labourer : 19 yrs
John Taw : Mariner : 58 yrs
Edward : Mariner : 25 yrs
Frederick : Mariner : 17 yrs
Mrs : 24 yrs
46 East Street
Portsmouth Evening News : Saturday 30 October 1886
A boat for sale, 18ft long; fit for pleasuring or fishing. 46 East Street
1891 Census
George Batchelor : Mariner : 28 yrs
Charles : Painter : 22 yrs
Frederick : Mariner : 20 yrs
James Wall : Shoemaker : 22 yrs
Susan : 23 yrs
Walter H : 5 months
1911 Census
James Henry Ellis : Flower : 71 yrs
Hannah : Mangle Woman : 63 yrs
48 East Street
1891 Census
John Lemmon : Master Mariner : 63 yrs
1828 : 25 December, John castlick Lemmon Bapt at Portsmouth. Father John Lemmon, mother Susanna
1841 : 13 yrs, living at Seager’s Court with John Lemmon 40 yrs, Susan 38 yrs, Harriet 16 yrs, Hannah 11 yrs, Elizabeth 8 yrs, Sarah 6 yrs, Richard 4 yrs, Samuel 8 months
1881 : Master Mariner 52 yrs, Vessel “James of Poole”
Susannah : 60 yrs
William : Mariner : 29 yrs
Alfred : Mariner : 24 yrs
George : Mariner : 22 yrs
1911 Census
Frederick Pennicott : Mariner : 53 yrs
Mary : 52 yrs
Eveling : 11 yrs
Charles Dale : Printer, Journeyman : 25 yrs
Ethel : 24 yrs
John : 6 months
50 East Street
1891 Census
Thackston Crafts : Mariner, Merchant Service : 34 yrs
1856 : 6 August, Bapt at Portsmouth. Father Richard Crafts, mother Rebecca.
1861 : 5 yrs, living at 2 Harbin’s Yard with Richard 32 yrs, Rebecca 39 yrs, William 19 yrs, Ann 17 yrs. Jane 14 yrs, Elizabeth 9 yrs, Isabella 2 yrs
1871 : Merchant Seaman 14 yrs, living at 2 Harbin’s Yard with Richard 62 yrs, Rebecca 46 yrs, William 30 yrs, Jane 24 yrs, Elizabeth 17 yrs, Isabella 13 yrs, Daniel 9 yrs
1881 : Mariner 24 yrs, living at 31 East Street with Catherine 25 yrs, Kate R 3 yrs
1900 : January, married Alice Robinson on Portsea
1901 : Captain Pilot Sea Cutter 44 yrs, living at 74 St Thomas’s Street with Alice 34 yrs, Richard 14 yrs
1911 : Boatman 54 yrs, living at 74 St Thomas’s Street with Alice 44 yrs
1920 : October, married Elizabeth A Mills at Portsmouth
1942 : January, died in Portsmouth aged 85 yrs
Catherine R : 36 yrs
Kate R : 13 yrs
Sarah J : 9 yrs
Ada M : 8 yrs
Richard T : 4 yrs
Charles Hoskins : Ship Stoker : 28 yrs
Ellen A : 24 yrs
1911 Census
William Batchelor : Mariner, Yachtsman : 51 yrs
William : Mariner : 25 yrs
George : Mariner, Coal : 21 yrs
Albert : Mariner : 18 yrs
Maud : 16 yrs
Caroline : 78 yrs
William : 4 yrs
Violet : 2 yrs
Mary Churcher : 6 yrs
52 East Street
1891 Census
Samuel V Kitchener : Mariner : 30 yrs
(1901 living in 4 West St; 1881 living at 2 Court 1, Camber Quay as 20 yr old coal porter with parents Samuel V and Matilda;
Elizabeth A : 30 yrs
Samuel V : 4 yrs
Elizabeth M : 1 yr
54 East Street
1891 Census
Ellen Downes : Beer Retailer : 50 yrs
Harry : Labourer : 19 yrs
Michael : Bus Conductor : 17 yrs
William : 9 yrs
James Alpherd : Fisherman : 60 yrs
George Aves : Labourer : 40 yrs
Michael Brists : Labourer : 56 yrs
1861 Census
“Bridge Tavern”
George Marsh : Beer Retailer : 56 yrs
1871 : Retired Carter 67 yrs, living at 21 Warblington Street with Elizabeth 71 yrs,James Henry 31 yrs, Ann 15 yrs,
James H : Coach Painter : 21 yrs
John T : 9 yrs
1871 Census
Elizabeth Duckett : Beer House Keeper : 46 yrs
Laura : 14 yrs
David : Assists in Bar : 23 yrs
1911 Census
“Bridge Tavern, Town Quay”
54 East Street
James Muston : Publican : 40 yrs
Mary Ann : 40 yrs
56 East Street
1891 Census
Unoccupied
East Street
“Fountain Steam Brewery”
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette : Saturday 15 October 1859
Fountain Steam Brewery
John Grove, Jun., Ale & Porter
Brewer, East Street
Shipping orders executed on moderate terms. Families supplied with small casks. London Porter and stout in bottles. Agents for Ashby’s Pale and Bitter Ales
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette : Saturday 28 November 1863
Mr George M Beck, is instructed to sell or let with immediate possession, - the above well-arranged desirably situate Brewery, having recently been fitted with Machinery of the upmost modern description, amply supplied with water. To treat for the same, apply to Mr George M Beck, No 9, Queens Street
East Street
“Orange Tree”
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette : Monday 17 April 1848
For sale : To Ship Owners, Barge Masters and Others, by Mr J N Robinson, at the Commercial Room, Orange Tree Tavern, East Street, Point, on Thursday, April 20, 1848, at twelve for one o’clock, the following Sailing Vessels, Barges and Lighters;
Sloop Dolphin : 36 tons : 60 tons burthen
Sloop Daphne : 23 tons : 45 tons burthen
Sloop Ann : 23 tones : 45 tons burthen
Ketch New Speedwell : 34 tons : 70 tons burthen
Sailing Barge Fly : 28 tons : 55 tons burthen
Sailing Barge Southampton : 25 tons : 50 tons burthen
Sailing Barge Little Ben : 25 tons : 45 tons burthen
Sailing Barge Union : 25 tons : 50 tons burthen
Sailing Barge Louiza : 36 tons : 50 tons burthen
Sailing Barge Nelson : about 70 tons : 100 tons burthen
Sailing Barge Ino : 20 tons : 30 tons burthen
Open Barge : Gypsey : 30 tons : 70 tons burthen
Open Barge Otter : 18 tons : 40 tons burthen
Open Barge Portsmouth : about 20 tons : 40 tons burthen
Lighter No 1 : 35 tons
Lighter No 2 : 30 tons
Lighter No 3 : 25 tons
Lighter No 4 : 16 tons
Lighter No 5 : 16 tons
Lighter No 6 : 16 tons
Lighter No 7 : 14 tons
Lighter No 8 : 10 tons
Lighter No 9 : 16 tons
On Saturday following at Noon, will be sold aby auction, at the Ship Slip Flathouse, the surplus stores of the above vessels, consisting of plank, chain, rope &c..
For further particulars apply to Alfred Heather Esq., Notary, Broad Street; to Mr James Wills, Wharfinger office, Town Quay, or the Auctioneer, at his Wine Office, 76 Broad Street
Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 4 April 1846
Death : On the 31st ult., at Mile End, Landport, Henry Joseph, infant son of Mr Bennett, of the Orange Tree Tavern, East Street
Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 10 June 1848
William Parham was charged by Martha Vogalsang, a vendor of oysters, with committing a violent assault on her in the Orange Tree, East Tree, on Saturday evening last. The complainant deposed that on the evening of the above day she went into the Orange Tree, where sat the defendant, who asked the price of her oysters ; she told him, and he purchased five penny-worth. A dispute then arose between relative to the quality purchased, during which the defendant struck and kicked her, using threatening language towards her.
The daughter corroborated her statement ; while the defendant procured two witnesses who said complainant threw at pint mug at him, this she stoutly denied.
The bench convicted him and inflicted a penalty of 15s and 9s costs, or 14 days’ imprisonment. He took the latter.
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 8 July 1848
A young lad, named Edward White, who some short times since had six weeks imprisonment as a rogue and vagabond in this court, and since then two months at Gosport, was charged by Pc Moore with being found in a dwelling house of Mr Joseph Bennett, the Orange Tree Tavern, in East Street, between 12 and 1 o’clock on Sunday morning for an unlawful purpose. Joseph Bennett deposed that he kept the Orange Tree Tavern in East Street, Point, and about half past twelve o’clock on Saturday night, as he was about to go to bed, he was called on by Pc Moore, and from what he said he went with him down to his beer cellar, and searched, but could not find anyone; the constable, not being satisfied, searched again, and between three barrels he found the prisoner, who said he had got there for a drop of beer; he must have got into the cellar through the trap hatch; witness had no doubt he was there to let in persons after the inmates had retired to bed, and plunder the premises, as two men were seen larking about the neighbourhood; and witness expressed his satisfaction at the conduct of the constable.
Pc Moore deposed - from information he had received he went to the Orange Tree, and searched the cellar, and found the prisoner, as described.
Edward Hunt, the Governor of the Gaol, deposed that the prisoner was in his custody under a conviction for six weeks for a similar offence.
The prisoner was convicted as a rogue and vagabond, and sentenced to three months imprisonment, with hard labour.
Hampshire Advertiser : Saturday 8 December 1849
Charles Baker was brought before the bench charged with entering a dwelling house in East Street, Point, with intent to commit a felony. It appeared, from the evidence adduced against the prisoner, that on Sunday afternoon last, a person went into the ‘Orange Tree’ public house, East Street, Point, kept by Mr Bennett, and after standing at the bar sometime, in the temporary absence of the servant girl, he reached his hand over the bar and put it into the till. The servant returned as he was taking it out, and asked him,” what he did there.” He replied, “Nothing” and immediately made himself scarce.
Information from the circumstances was given to the police, and on Monday evening the prisoner who answered the description given to constable was apprehended by Pc Woolcock at a lodging house in East Street. The servant girl now identified him as the man who came into her master’s house. The prisoner denied having been in Mr Bennett’s house at all, and said he had not left his lodgings on that day ; but brought no witnesses to prove his statement.
The bench convicted him as a rogue and a vagabond and he was sentenced to two month’s imprisonment with hard labour.
1861 Census
“Orange Tree”
John Coghlan : Licensed Victualler : 41 yrs
Ann : 40 yrs
James T : 11 yrs
Fanny : 9 yrs
Isaac : 3 yrs
Hampshire Telegraph : Saturday 8 January 1876
To Let - A well-lighted and ventilated 500m, 50 feet by 20 feet, suitable for auctions, public meetings, soirees, club meetings etc.. Ales, wines and spirits of the finest quality.
Apply to the Orange Tree, east Street.
East Street
“Lamb and Flag”
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette : Saturday 4 February 1854
Marvin and King are instructed by the Directors of the Yorkshire Insurance Office to sell by auction, on the premises, on Tuesday, Feb 7th, 1854, commencing at 12 o’clock punctually, the residue of the useful Household Furniture of the above Tavern, saved from the late fire : consisting of five feather beds, Bedding, Mattresses, Chests of Drawers, Wash Stands, Tables, Chairs, Bagatelle Boards, ; also the bar Utensils and Miscellaneous effects. May be viewed the morning of sale until the auction commences.
Hampshire Chronicle : Monday 8 February 1779
To be sold by contract, all that commodious well-known new built Inn called the Holy Lamb and Flag, situated in East Street, on the Point in Portsmouth, now in the occupation of Stephen Field, the under tenant.
NB The house has an exceeding good custom to it, and is most advantageously situated for business. For further particulars enquire of Mr Richard Wheeler, the Proprietor, or of Mr Mathews at the Dolphin in Winchester.
Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette : Saturday 4 February 1854
Lamb and Flag, East Street. Marvin and King are instructed by the Directors of the Yorkshire Insurance Office, to sell by auction, on the premises, on Tuesday, Feb 7th, 1854, commencing at 12 o’clock punctually, the residue of the useful household furniture of the above tavern, saved from the late fire; consisting of five feather beds, bedding, mattresses, chests of drawers, wash stands, tables, chairs, bagatelle boards, also the bar utensils and miscellaneous effects. May be viewed the morning of sale until the auction commences.