Black Country (Bilston) Friends and Neighbours - more names

[woody123]

Hiya Julie

Welcome to Rootschat!

The Bulls Head is number 29 Bilston Road Sedgley and its still there. Bilston Road is a very long street the Beacon Hotel is number 129 (home of Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild - very yummy and you fall over quickly!) There is also the White Lion further down and also the White Horse. I think your husband is right and they weren't living at the pub at the time but there are new buildings on the other side of the road from the Bulls Head where number 14 might have been (I'm not sure of the numbering) so there may have been a pub there. I will keep my eyes open

It might be worth contacting Sedgley Local History Society to see if they can help http://www.sedgleylocalhistory.org.uk/na/News.html

And yes I do work in a pub but its in Wolverhampton but I live in Bilston (and have worked in pubs here too) 

Willow x

Hi Willow,

I just wanted to let you know that in the 1861 census Richard Wood was living at 1 Bilston Street at The Bulls Head  with his wife Sarah and 2 of 3 children.

[Trees]

Thats's interesting Woody Now I have a connection with the Black Bull in Kidlington now that pub was demolished and relocated on the other side in 1870s  and another of my pubs..this time in Coventry appeared to move but what had happened was for some reason the buildings were renumbered in the Road Now has something similarhappened here what date is your list Willow? was it after 1851 when Woody finds the Bulls Head at no. 1? Does the history Society have any information about re numbering of the road or of a relocation of a pub?
Interesting problem
Trees

[Willow 4873]

Hiya Trees and Woody

I got the number from present day information so its always possible they have re-numbered the street sometime in the past. I wonder if they rebuilt it though

If you look on Google maps for Bilston Street number 1 would be where it joins the High Street (if the numbering is consistant) I'm pretty sure the Bulls Head is on the corner of Castle Street (next to the church - got to get your priorities straight) No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong - its been a few weeks since I've been up that way

The present Bulls Head is a Victorian looking building (if memory serves me right)

Willow x

[juliem27]

Hi Everybody,

So was there just one " Bulls Head " in Bilston in 1901 or more than 1 ?!

I haven't had an email back yet from the historical society, so may follow up with a phone call sometime. I haven't followed much up this week as have been ill with a bug  but have been reading up on some of the terms used in the day, etc.

I do not know how long my great grandparents were in the pub industry for and must check things with my mum again, but from what I understand they were in it for a while. Then very sadly both died within a short time of each other, and all their  (several ) children were split up and either went into orphanages or went to stay with relatives. So their lives changed dramatically  I was looking up the local orphanages the other day but had trouble finding any that were around locally at that time.

Anyway, I will follow this thread with great interest !

Cheers ( lol ) !!!

Julie

[Willow 4873]

Hiya Julie

Are we looking for the Bulls Head Bilston or the Bulls Head Sedgeley? cuz yes theres more than one

Willow x

[juliem27]

Hi Willow,

As they were down on the 1901 census as living at 14, Bilston Street, Sedgley - I can only presume it was the Bulls Head in Sedgley that they ran. I do not know the area well but know that there's not much in it sometimes between places, distance wise.

I really need to do some phoning around soon etc and try to find out for sure if I can which pub they ran.

I'm hoping when the 1911 census is released it may provide me with some more substantial information.

Many Thanks again.

Julie

[juliem27]

Hiya,

Does anybody know when the 1911 census is being released next year ?!

Cheers,

Julie x

[Trees]

This site will keep you updated with news of the 1911 census
http://www.findmypast.com/1911census.jsp

trees

[juliem27]

Many thanks Trees.

Julie