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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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Ben Jonsons Head, 95 Houndsditch, Aldgate EC3

Aldgate pub history index

After around 1899 this pub was called the Ben Jonson Inn. This pub closed in 1922 and is demolished. **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Aldgate - St Botolphs, London. The Aldgate , 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.

1803/Thomas Taylor / Victualler //../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1808/Thomas Taylor / Victualler //../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1808/John Weaverlong / Victualler //../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1839/Thomas Parish/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/Thomas Parish/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1842/Henry Miller/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1856/Thos Piercey/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Geo Rd Webb/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/William Clark/Licensed Victualler/45/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census ****
1871/Louisa Clark/Wife/39/Cripplegate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa Clark/Daughter/16/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census

1872/Mrs Mary Kitt/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/Henry Wassmer/Publican/31/Germany/Census ****
1881/Emily Wassmer/Wife/24/Felixtowe, Suffolk/Census
1881/Emily E Wassmer/Daughter/17 ?/../Census
1881/Benjamin E Burrows/Brother In Law, Employed At National Gallery/22/Felixtowe, Suffolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth Brooks/Hotel Servant/28/Wispington, Lincoln/Census
1881/Helen Cossins/Hotel Servant/15/London, Middlesex/Census

1882/Henry Wassmer/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Henry Wassmer/../../../Business Directory of London **

1885/Henry Wassmer/../../../Post Office Directory **

1886/Henry Wassmer/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Israel Myers/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/Moses Myers/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Mrs. Harriet Mary Kemp/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Mrs Emily Crouch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Mrs Emily Crouch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Mrs Kate Susan/../../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** 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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