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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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White Lion, 325 High Street, Chatham

at 195 High Street in 1874 & earlier

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Chatham, Kent . The Chatham,  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.

1858/John Robert Alexander/../../../Melvilles Directory ****

1862/J Piper/../../../Post Office Directory ****

My GGF x 3 John Thomas Langridge held the licence for the White Lion @ 195 High Street Chatham (the number has since changed) in 1866 and 1867. John then took over the licence of the Railway Tavern in Northfleet from 1867 until 1871 when he filed for Bankruptcy. John then took over the licence for the Hen and Chickens from 1872 - 1891. *

1866/John Thomas Langridge/../../../Post Office Directory *

1867/John Thomas Langridge/../../../Post Office Directory *

1874/Henry Ambrose/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1879/John Robert Alexander/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1881/James T Rule/Licensed Victualler, Widow/49/Chatham, Kent/Census ****
1881/James S Rule/Son, Barman/22/Chatham, Kent/Census
1881/William Rule/Son, Pawnbroker Assistant/20/Chatham, Kent/Census
1881/Ellen Smith/General Servant/36/Woolwich, Kent/Census

1882/James Thomas Rule/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/James Thomas Rule/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/James T Rule/Licensed Victualler/32/Chatham, Kent/Census ****
1891/Frances A Rule/Wife/28/Chatham, Kent/Census
1891/James F Rule/Son/7/Chatham, Kent/Census
1891/Frances E Rule/Daughter/8/Chatham, Kent/Census
1891/Charles Offen/Servant/42/Kent/Census
1891/Eliza Wilson/Boarder/30/Cornwall/Census
+ Lodgers

1903/Edward Nicol Gifford/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1913/Arthur J Playle/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1922/Mrs Mary Playle/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1930/Mrs Mary Playle/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1938/Jas G Lamb/../../../Post Office Directory ****


* Provided By Stephen Langridge

**** 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.
site search by freefind

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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