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"BIRD IN HAND" TAVERN, BATH ROW (possibly at No 47).

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Brummie On Exmoor

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I have searched the site, and can see several references to pubs in Bath Row, but not to the "Bird in Hand" Tavern. It does appear on the MidlandPub site, with landlords listed in the late 19th/early 20th Century. They list it at 47, Bath Row.

I have discovered it on a Christening record and on a Probate record in 1862, with one of my x cousins, Thomas GOLD and his wife Harriet. GOLD was listed in Censuses as a Jeweller, as was his late father. The family lived in Bath Row & Bath Row Passage. Thomas died very young, in 1862. Perhaps his wife continued the business.

Does anyone know anything about this pub please?

Many thanks,

Jane
 
The 1862 Corporation directory does list Thomas Gold as a retail brewer at 9 Bath Row
 
Ah, that is really interesting Mike. Thanks. Thomas lived with his parents at No 9 in 1851, his father died shortly afterwards, and in 1861, Thomas and Harriet lived in Bath Terrace. He still appears as a Jeweller there.
I have also found 47 listed as a Beer House, but another family seem to run it (& as a butchers) in 1861-1871.
 
That is also really interesting, and suggests the info on the Pubs site is totally wrong. It sounds as though the GOLDs may have started it. Was this in directories?
 
It was not uncommon for the holder of a licence, particularly for a beerhouse, to have another , often the main, occupation, with the wife running the pub
 
Yes, I have seen that with other lines, and it would make sense here. And tho I don't yet know what Thomas died of, I suspect TB, so if they knew he was ill, they might have arranged a contingency to support Harriet & their daughters.
 
Brummie On Exmoor said:
I have searched the site, and can see several references to pubs in Bath Row, but not to the "Bird in Hand" Tavern. It does appear on the MidlandPub site, with landlords listed in the late 19th/early 20th Century. They list it at 47, Bath Row.

I have discovered it on a Christening record and on a Probate record in 1862, with one of my x cousins, Thomas GOLD and his wife Harriet. GOLD was listed in Censuses as a Jeweller, as was his late father. The family lived in Bath Row & Bath Row Passage. Thomas died very young, in 1862. Perhaps his wife continued the business.

Does anyone know anything about this pub please?

Many thanks,

Jane
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Harriet seems to remarry in 1865 to Frederick Stokes.
1868 directory
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In 1871 they are listed at 9 Bath Row.
Fredericks occupation is??:
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Could it be retail brewer?
In 1881 they are in Sherbourne Road at the Lion Inn.
 
Just noticed something and I am hoping Mike might be able to shed some light on it.
I think there might have been a renumbering of Bath Row.
In 1868 Directory we have consecutive numbers :
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In 1883 we have odds and evens separately
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Both places listed next to Chequers Walk so did number 9 become number 47?

(George Yates a surgeon is listed at 14 in 1868 but 57 in 1883 and Joseph Waddams is at 21 in 1868 and 77 in 1883).
 
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That looks VERY likely Janice, as all the landlords listed in the Pubs guide were from the 1890s onwards until 1915, so that would be AFTER the re-numbering.

Also, when Thomas & Harriet's first child was Ch in 1858, they gave Chequers Walk as their abode.
 
pjmburns said:
Just noticed something and I am hoping Mike might be able to shed some light on it.
I think there might have been a renumbering of Bath Row.
In 1868 Directory we have consecutive numbers :
View attachment 166113
In 1883 we have odds and evens separately
View attachment 166112
Both places listed next to Chequers Walk so did number 9 become number 47?

(George Yates a surgeon is listed at 14 in 1868 but 57 in 1883 and Joseph Waddams is at 21 in 18Janicen 1883).
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Janice
I can confirm that the numbering was changed from consecutive to odd/even between the 1882 and 1883 directories. Many Birmingham roads were similarly renumbered , usually either between 1882/1883 or 1883/1884. I have no definite knowledge as to why so many occurred at this time, though in some cases it corresponded to where a road was extended or might later be extended . This meant the road had to be renumbered, and would enable any further extensions to be accommodated without a further renumbering. Those roads which still have the consecutive numbering are, as far as I can see, ones where there is never likely to be an extension of the road. Hope that makes sense to you
 
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