Steam Boat Tavern Hull

[Peety]

My wife’s 4 x great grandfather, James Wheat 1820-1882 was listed as beer house keeper in the 1871 census living at Steam Boat Tavern, Humber Street, St Mary’s, Hull, East Riding. Does anyone know if a picture exists of the Tavern and any  information  about the tavern gratefully received?

[ShaunJ]

This is the building https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5452195

[Peety]

Thanks very much Shaun

[tigtag]

This is the building now.

My GG Grandfather was proprietor in 1881.

It was never demolished in the end (as per the article above)

[maddys52]

Some licence transfers (from various editions of the Hull Packet and Hull Daily Mail:

Mar 1870 - Thomas LUNN to James WHEAT

Jun 1871 - James WHEAT to Joseph BULMER

June 1880 - Herbert PINDER to Thomas KNOWLER

Dec 1880 - Herbert PINDER to John Edward CANTRELL

April 1881 - John E CANTRAL to John SHAW

Sept 1881 - George SHAW to John PETTINGER

Jun 1882 - James PETTINGER to Albert BARSTROM

Jun 1886 - Edward NEYLON to George NORMAN

June 1887 - Robert RAWSON to Henry Taylor HOUFE

Sept 1894 - Henry Taylor HOUFE to James BEADLEY

July 1900 - James BEADLEY to William MACHIN

April 1904 - W. MACHIN to A. WILLIAMSON

[maddys52]

Also, of possible interest:

"LOCAL COMPENSATION
The owners of several public-houses (the licences of which will be extinguished on the ground of redundancy) and the Hull Compensation Authority have agreed to the following terms of compensation:-

...                                       Amount      Agreed
                                          Claimed       Upon
Steamboat Tavern            £765           £650
..."

Wednesday,  Aug. 7, 1907
Publication: Hull Daily Mail

[maddys52]

Not the history of the Tavern itself, however there a few articles that mention Thomas LUNN of 10 Humber St had in his possession a document supposedly dating to 1592 describing the warrant for and execution of a Stephen WILLISON who stole one shilling and threepence.

eg: Friday,  May 12, 1865
Publication: Hull Packet

I note also that Thomas LUNN (born c1812, master mariner) is at 10 Humber St in 1861 with his wife Elizabeth and children. The census does not indicate that the residence is a public house at this time.
RG9/3587/30 pg18

[tigtag]

Some licence transfers (from various editions of the Hull Packet and Hull Daily Mail:

Mar 1870 - Thomas LUNN to James WHEAT

Jun 1871 - James WHEAT to Joseph BULMER

June 1880 - Herbert PINDER to Thomas KNOWLER

Dec 1880 - Herbert PINDER to John Edward CANTRELL

April 1881 - John E CANTRAL to John SHAW

Sept 1881 - George SHAW to John PETTINGER

Jun 1882 - James PETTINGER to Albert BARSTROM

Jun 1886 - Edward NEYLON to George NORMAN

June 1887 - Robert RAWSON to Henry Taylor HOUFE

Sept 1894 - Henry Taylor HOUFE to James BEADLEY

July 1900 - James BEADLEY to William MACHIN

April 1904 - W. MACHIN to A. WILLIAMSON

This is really interesting thank you, it seems my ancestor (George Shaw) was only at the tavern for a short time.

[maddys52]

I was surprised how often the licence changed hands.