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Cock, 315 Mare Street, Hackney E8

An excellent photograph of the Cock, in 1887, exists at the Hackney Archive site ; There was a pub in Hackney village called the Cock as early as 1561.  This is listed as in Church Street in 1826, 1861 & 1866. **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hackney, Middlesex - now in East London. The Hackney, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, Hackney in September 2005

Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, Hackney in September 2005

at the corner of Sylvester Road.

The following entries are in this format:

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

1737: Roger Lewis/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **

1738: Roger Lewis/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **

1826/Thos Procter/../../../Pigot's Directory ****

1839: Thos. Adams/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1852: James Cook/../../../Watkins Directory **

1861/John Stanley/Victualler/57/Doveridge, Derby/Census ****
1861/Elizabeth Stanley/Wife/48/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Stanley/Daughter/14/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Stanley/Daughter/10/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Johnn Stanley/Son/5/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Eliza Pond/House Servant/17/Upminster, Essex/Census
1861/James Cutting/Pot boy/17/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census

1866/J Stanley/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1872/Thomas Fairhead/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1874/Thomas Fairhead/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1878/John Doughty/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/John Doughty/Publican/47/Boston, Lincoln/Census ****
1881/Mary Ann Doughty/Wife/45/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Frederick Doughty/Son, Assistant To Publican/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Henry Doughty/Son, Assistant To Publican/6 ?/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Frances Mary Doughty/Daughter/14/v/Census
1881/Mary Ann Doughty/Daughter/11/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Back/Barmaid/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amy Card/General Servant/19/London, Middlesex/Census

1896/George Evans jun/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Thomas Girling/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1900: Thomas Girling/../../../P.O. Directory **

1904: Thomas Girling/../../../P. O. Directory **

1910/Mrs Sarah Kizia Girling/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Mrs Sarah K Girling/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Mrs Sarah K Girling/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1924: Mrs Sarah K Girling/../../../P.O. Directory **

1934/Geo B Stephenson/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Mrs Hilda I Soulby/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Mrs Hilda I Soulby/../../../Post Office Directory ****

Mr I H Soulby retired from the Cock Tavern, Hackney recently. thus ending an association with the Company which had lasted for fifty six years. Her father Thomas Girling took over the Cock in 1895, and after his death in 1909, his wife carried on. Mrs Soulby married in 1920 and after running several houses with her husband, she returned to the Cock. In 1933, both her husband and her mother died, but she carried on as the licensee until the present time when ill health forced her, unwillingly, to conclude this remarkable record. ***

1952/Mr I H Soulby/Black Eagle Journal ***


** Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Provided by Alex Wilkinson

**** 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.
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