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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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Unicorn, 1 Horseferry Road, Greenwich

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Greenwich, London. The  Greenwich,  London 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.

1826/Jn Williams/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1832-4/John Pritchard Williams/../../../Pigots Directory ****

My 3xg grandfather was Friend Fauchon – he was the proprietor of the Unicorn for 10 years from 1840 to 1850 when he transferred the license to William Henry Showell  – Article in The Era Lic. Vict. MEMS 20.1.1850 with license transfer.
He was a member of the Lic. Vict. Asylum and lived there in his old age and his obituary mentioned having the Unicorn “for upwards of 11 years”; He also had the Old Centurion from at least 1826-1834. His daughter was born there in 1826, and her birth certificate  states father as Victualler - Centurion.
His daughter married my 2 x ggrandfather and they moved to South Australia, as did his younger son and another unmarried daughter. ***

1840/Friend Fauchon/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1840 - 1850/Friend Fauchon/../../../Licence Transfer ***

1841/Friend Fauchon/Victualler/50/Kent/Census ***
1841/Sarah Fauchon/../45/Kent/Census
1841/Elizth Fauchon/../20/Kent/Census
1841/Robt Fauchon/../15/Kent/Census
1841/Hannah Fauchon/../14/Kent/Census
1841/Caroline Fauchon/../8/Kent/Census

1850/William Henry Showell/../../../Licence Transfer ***

1851/William Showell/Victualler/51/Greenwich/Census ****
1851/F Showell/Wife/48/Greenwich/Census
1851/J Showell/Son/19/Greenwich/Census
1851/R Showell/Son/14/Greenwich/Census
1851/J Showell/Son/6/Greenwich/Census
1851/F Colegate/Daughter/21/Greenwich/Census
1851/C Colegate/Son in Law, Waterman/27/Greenwich/Census
1851/M Gerrad/House Servant/29/Greenwich/Census

1858/Mrs Mary Showell/../../../Melvilles Directory ****

1862/Mrs M howell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1874/Frederick Still/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Thomas Harris/Licensed Victualler/32/Greenwich, Kent/Census ****
1881/Elizabeth Harris/Wife/32/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Alice Harris/Daughter/10/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Ada Harris/Daughter/9/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Julia Harris/Daughter/7/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Maude Harris/Daughter/3/Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert Harris/Son/2/Middlesex/Census

1882/Wm Peter Hasler/../../../Post Office Directory ****


*** Provided By Helen Burkett

**** 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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