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Old Amsterdam, 6 East Street, Gravesend

This pub was present by 1620 and closed in 1915. It was demolished in 1954. **

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

Old Amsterdam, 6 East Street, Gravesend

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The following entries are in this format:

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

1824/Jos. Little/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1840/George Marten/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1855/John Jessup/../../../Post Office Directory **

1858/William Allen/../../../Melvilles Directory ****

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

1865/John de’Wardt/../../../Hall’s Directory **

1871/Sarah Walter/Licensed Victualler, Widow/42/Gravesend, Kent/Census *
1871/Ellen Walter/Daughter/20/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/Thomas Walter/Son, Waterman/16/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/Beatrice Walter/Daughter/7/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/Mary Giles/Widow, Mother/67/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/Amy Rowe/Visitor/21/Gravesend, Kent/Census

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

1878/Thomas Beadle/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/Ann Winser/Licensed Victualler, Widow/54/Ash, Kent/Census ****
1881/William Winser/Son, Waterman/20/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Charles Winser/Son, Licensed Victualler/21/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Matilda Winser/Daughter/16/Denton, Kent/Census
1881/Hariett Winser/Daughter/10/Denton, Kent/Census
1881/Edward Winser/Son/8/Denton, Kent/Census
1881/James Foster/Lodger, Painter, Widow/28/../Census
1881/James Loft/Lodger, Waterman/25/Milton Next Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Margaret Piper/General Servant, Widow/41/Cranbrook, Kent/Census

1882/Wm Holland Dean/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Henry Mastin/../../../Post Office Directory ****

The Beichtellers lived in Gravesend from around 1820 to about 1916 and were mostly watermen or fishermen. J Beichteller was a fishmonger in West Street, in 1858; This is John Beichteller who was born in Gravesend in 1824 and died there in 1883. John Beichteller's son, Jacob Biechteller, who was also a fisherman and fishmonger, became the licensee of the Old Amsterdam public house at 6, East Street in about 1894 and remained there until at least 1910 (Gravesend phone directory). ***

1901/Jacob Beichteller/Licensed Victualler/49/Gravesend, Kent/Census ***
1901/Mary A Beichteller/Wife/42/Rotherhithe, Kent/Census
1901/Jacob J Beichteller/Son, Soldier Private/22/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1901/Elizabeth Gaslin/General Servanr/15/Northfleet, Kent/Census

1903/Jacob Beichteller/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1913/William George Richbell/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent **

1913/W G Richbell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

The Old Amsterdam was taken over and converted into a Norwegian seamen's mission in about 1930 (second photo) and these pictures appeared in an extract from a Norwegian newsletter describing the history of that mission. ***

Kindly provided by Mike Merrick

* Provided By June Coles

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Mike Merrick

**** Provided By Kevan

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Old Amsterdam, 6 East Street, Gravesend