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Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address, i.e. use the search box below. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs, beer retailers, taverns and hotels; and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission. Many of the Pubs are still open, as I do not differentiate between dead and open Pubs. The site is updated every day, mainly during pub opening hours. Please contact: Kevan with any updates and additional details to the site/s. Thanks.
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Market House, 30 Earl Street, Maidstone

At 14 Earl Street in 1861 census. This pub is now renamed Earl’s. (2011) **

Market House, 30 Earl Street, Maidstone - in July 2011

Market House, 30 Earl Street, Maidstone - in July 2011

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Directory of Pubs in the UK,  historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Maidstone, Kent . The Maidstone,  Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1851/Charles Homer/Victualler/36/Lambeth, Surrey/Census ****
1851/Matilda Homer/Wife/34/Hertsmonceaux, Sussex/Census
1851/George Homer/Son/4/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Emily Collens/Sister in Law, Barmaid/19/Hertsmonceaux, Sussex/Census
1851/Ann Churms/Cook/69/Armagh, Salop/Census
1851/James Reeves/Waiter/18/East Peckham, Kent/Census
1851/Francis Bevis/Ostler/54/Lynne, Norfolk/Census

1855/C Homer/../../../Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey & Sussex Directory ****

1858/James Bushnell/../../../Melvilles Directory ****

James Bushnell (who ran the Market house for over 30 years) and Charles Ashby (who had the Perseverance before his son Arthur George Ashby) were my grandmother's great uncle & uncle respectively. Her cousin Arthur George is mentioned in the Haverhill Echo of June 16th 1934, unfortunately due to a meeting of his creditors mentioning liabilities of £1211 and assets of £744 ***

1861/James Bushnell/Licensed Victualler, Widow/32/Maidstone, Kent/Census ****
1861/Elizabeth Bushnell/Daughter/7/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1861/Frederick Bushnell/Son/4/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1861/Ann Jukes/Barmaid/18/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1861/William Harding/Ostler/17/Maidstone, Kent/Census

1862/James Bushnell/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1867/James Bushnell/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1874/James Bushnel/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1881/James Bushnell/Licensed Victualler/52/Maidstone, Kent/Census ****
1881/Maria Bushnell/Wife/44/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Frederick Usmar Bushnell/Son, Compositor (Printer)/24/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Alice Bushnell/Daughter, Assistant/22/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Clara Ellen Bushnell/Daughter, Assistant/17/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/James Arthur Bushnell/Son/13/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Weekes/Visitor, Farmers Wife/53/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Jackson/Visitor/55/Lambeth, Surrey/Census

1882/James Bushnell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/James Bushnell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Charles Dann/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1903/Charles Dann/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1904/Robert Newton/../../../Kent Messenger Maidstone Directory **

1913/William James Rendell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1918/Frederick W Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1922/Fredk W Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1930/Wm Patrick Cochrane/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Mrs Ellen Hamilton/../../../Post Office Directory ****


*** Provided By Peter

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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