Pub on Church St, Manchester?

[Claire Koala]

Hallo everyone,

Looking for any info about a pub on Church Street, central Manchester around 1840s, possibly called the Robin Hood. Landlord was William CALAR (my g-g-g-grandfather). Pub later run by his second wife Hannah and/or daughter Ann.

ANY information about either the pub or the street would be wonderful!

Thank you!

[bursy]

Hi Claire

Welcome to RootsChat

According to Slaters 1846 directory

The Robin Hood tavern was at 63 Church St, Manchester and the landlady was Ann Calar

I will see if there is anything earlier

Regards, Dave

[bursy]

Claire

In 1848
The Robin Hood Tavern at 63 Church St., the landlady was Hannah Calar


In 1821 William Calar was a Corn Dealer at 19 Cooper St

Hope this helps
Regards Dave

[Dave Francis]

Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Cheshire [etc] 1828-29
Column 108
Robin Hood & Nottingham Tavern, William Calar, Church st

Pigot & Slater's Directory of Manchester & Salford, 1841
Column 196
Robin Hood and Nottingham Tavern, William Calar, 63 Church street, High street

Also Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Yorks, Leics [etc], 1841

[Dave Francis]

In 1821 William Calar was a Corn Dealer at 19 Cooper St

He was also listed as William Calar junior, so I guess his father was a William too?
See: Pigot & Dean's New Directory of Manchester and Salford, 1821-22 (Appendix)

[Mike Thw]

In the 1841 Census:

Church St, Manchester (no mention of pub/occupation)

William Calar, 45, not born in county
Ann Calar, 45, not born in county
Sophia, 10, Lanc.

On Ancestry, someone is also looking at this family because the names have been corrected

[Claire Koala]

MANY, MANY thanks for this info. These details are wonderful in sorting out some of the many family mysteries re. William.

PS. It was me who sorted the surname spelling on Ancestry - the very least I could do for the old chap.

Thank you everyone!

[Claire Koala]

Hallo again,

Thanks to your info, I have now found a sister for William and traced her great-great grandchildren, a whole bunch of family I had no idea about. Thank you!

[John C Wood]

I have just discovered today that the landlord of The Robin Hood pub at 63 Church St. Manchester was my great, great grandfather on my father's side; William Calar 1796 -1842, buried at Eccles. This is all the more remarkable because I moved to Manchester from Wolverhampton in 1988, and my roots in this area were completely unknown to me until recent months. Strange that I have been living less than a mile from Church St for more than 20 years now (and which I pass almost every day)  and had no idea of my connection to the area, and that I now  live in Salford where my great grandmother, Anne Calar, was married. It was my research to find the identity of my 'lost' uncle, Phillip Wood, who had the mysterious (to me) middle name of Calar, which has led me to discover William Calar and my roots to the area where I have been living all these years. William Calar's daughter, Anne, was my uncle Phillip's grandmother. Thank you to those who have provided further information about William Calar on this page, I am very grateful to you. I may have discovered distant relatives on this page also, which is delightful.