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Plough, 2 High Street, Lewisham

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aka Plough Railway Tavern by 1901

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

1852/William Morris/../../../Archdeacons Directory ****

1862/James Hasler/../../../Post Office Directory ****

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

1881/Joseph Stephens/Licensed Victualler/36/Southwark, Surrey/Census ****
1881/Francis Sophia Stephens/Wife/36/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1881/John Joseph Stephens/Son/9/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Francis Emma Stephens/Daughter/8/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Fredk.William Stephens/Son/6/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Alfd.James Hatton/Barman/20/Bloomsbury, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lottie Maria Cooper/Barmaid/18/Peckham, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth Daly/General Servant/16/Sheerness, Kent/Census

1882/H Slade/../../../Post Office Directory ****

I have a very distant relative that was the landlord in 1891 here: a Mr Henry Hawkes. He was also  the landlord of the Prince Edward, in Deptford in 1881.

1891/Henry Hawkes/Licensed Victualler/43/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1891/Elizabeth Sarah Hawkes/Wife/42/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1891/Gertrude Elizabeth Hawkes/Daughter, Assistant Barmaid/17/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1891/Sidney Gray Hawkes/Son/7/New Cross, Kent/Census
1891/Mabel Winifred Hawkes/Daughter/4/New Cross, Kent/Census
1891/Beatrice L E Nicholls/Barmaid/20/London/Census
1891/Emily Lather/Cook/25/London/Census
1891/Ada Lovatt/Nurse/16/London/Census

Plough Railway Tavern, 2 High Street:

1901/George Leale/Publican/40/Deptford, London/Census ****
1901/Eliza Leale/Wife/38/Deptford, London/Census
1901/Eva Leale/Daughter/9/Deptford, London/Census
1901/Ethel Leale/Daughter/8/Deptford, London/Census
1901/Albert Ed Leale/Son/1 month/Deptford, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Chessman/Visitor/69/Lewisham, London/Census
1901/Ed M Lewis/Barman/22/Canada/Census
1901/Alf M Fenwick/Barman/17/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Emma Rutt/Barmaid/25/Cambridge/Census

1907/George Leale/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1911/Louis Walter Welton/../../../Post Office Directory ****


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