Hi all, Does anyone know anything about spirit licenses? I've found a note written by my gr-gr-grandfather saying that the spirit license of his pub The Pilgrim was to be transferred to the Waverley in Lawrence Hill in March 1911. This is backed-up by some info kindly provided by the BRO, as follows: In the Magistrate's Court collection, 'Inns, Alehouse and Victuallers Licenses': ref.no. JMag/J/4/3. Folio/Page 109 states: Waverley Owners, Bristol United Breweries Ltd. of Lewins Mead. Remarks, 6 March 1911. The 7 day license of the Pilgrim, Orange Street, was transferred to this house in the name of Frank Curtis. Folio/Page 144 shows that the 7 day license of the Pilgrim was transferred to the Waverley after it had been held there since 1904 by Frank Curtis. Frank became the landlord of The Pilgrim in 1901, which suggests he ran the pub without a "7 day license" for 3-4 years. Is that possible? Best wishes Mike

On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:11:43 +0100, Mike Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone know anything about spirit licenses? I've found a note > written by my gr-gr-grandfather saying that the spirit license of his > pub The > Pilgrim was to be transferred to the Waverley in Lawrence Hill in March > 1911. Hi Mike and Listers, I can't add anything about spirit licenses, but it crossed my mind that pub proprietors might belong to Bristol's Licensed Victualler's Association whose address in 1911 was Baldwin Chambers, 58 Baldwin Street. Albert E. BLAKE was secretary, then. Looking at the Waverley in 1911, I see that it was called the Waverley Spirit Vaults. Walter Hy JAY was the proprietor before Frank CURTIS. Strangely enough, I was looking into a JAY family of Hanham, yesterday. Josephine

Thanks Josephine, all suggestions gratefully received. Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Josephine Jeremiah Sent: 12 September 2012 07:24 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [B&S] Spirit Licenses On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:11:43 +0100, Mike Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone know anything about spirit licenses? I've found a note > written by my gr-gr-grandfather saying that the spirit license of his > pub The > Pilgrim was to be transferred to the Waverley in Lawrence Hill in March > 1911. Hi Mike and Listers, I can't add anything about spirit licenses, but it crossed my mind that pub proprietors might belong to Bristol's Licensed Victualler's Association whose address in 1911 was Baldwin Chambers, 58 Baldwin Street. Albert E. BLAKE was secretary, then. Looking at the Waverley in 1911, I see that it was called the Waverley Spirit Vaults. Walter Hy JAY was the proprietor before Frank CURTIS. Strangely enough, I was looking into a JAY family of Hanham, yesterday. Josephine ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Mike I'm not sure if this will be of benefit but have you tried http://bristolslostpubs.eu/index.html It gives a history of Landlords for each Pub. I've found it good for the Bath Pubs but probably doesn't give the detail you're looking for. Regards Tony E > On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:11:43 +0100, Mike Matthews <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Does anyone know anything about spirit licenses? I've found a note >> written by my gr-gr-grandfather saying that the spirit license of his >> pub The >> Pilgrim was to be transferred to the Waverley in Lawrence Hill in March >> 1911.