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Old Fish, 33 Baldwins gardens, Holborn EC1

Holborn index

The address is 15 Baldwins Gardens in 1856 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. *

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Holborn - St Andrew, London.

Residents at this address.

1809/Charles Richardson, the Old Fish, Baldwins gardens/../../Holdens Directory

1811/Charles Richardson, Old Fish, Baldwins gardens/../../Holdens Directory

1813/Charles Richardson/victualler, Fish/../../Shakespeare Birthplace Trust records held at the National Archives *

1827/Richard Jarvis, Fish, Baldwins gardens/../../Pigots Directory

1839/John Pittway/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1840/Phoebe Elizabeth Pittway/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1841/Henry Wood/../../../P.O. Directory **

1848/Robert James Slow/../../../Post Office Directory *

1851/Mrs Charlotte Slow/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Charlotte Slow/Licensed Victualler, Widow/38/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Lucy Slow/Daughter/16/St Andrews, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Slow/Daughter/10/St Andrews, Middlesex/Census
1851/Robert Samuel Slow/Son/8/St Andrews, Middlesex/Census
1851/Anne Rigele/House Servant/30/Perth, Scotland/Census
1851/Anthony Colom/Lodger, Looking Glass Maker/39/Florence, Italy/Census
1851/Le Doitar Leonard/Lodger/14/Florence, Italy/Census
1851/Frances Fronag/Lodger/40/Florence, Italy/Census
1851/Romer Gustave/Lodger/17/Gergoni, Italy/Census
1851/Grandle Raffotor/Lodger, Figure Maker/20/Gergoni, Italy/Census

1852/Mrs Charlotte Slow/../../../Watkins Directory **

1856/Mrs C Slow/../../../Post Office Directory

January 1861/George Hollingsworth/Outgoing Licensee/../../Holborn Journal

January 1861/Letitia Roake/Incoming Licensee/../../Holborn Journal

1861/Letitia Rooke/Victualler, Widow/50/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Allsop/Sister, Widow/48/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thos Bonvino/Carpenter/26/St Andrew, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jas Eagle/Pot Boy/18/St Andrew, Middlesex/Census

June 1862/Letitia Roake/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

June 1862/Thomas Rouke/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

July 1863/Thomas Rourke/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1863/James Brown/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

Morning Advertiser 28 October 1863
Old Fish, Baldwins gardens, James Brown to John Archer

1866/Mrs M Hughes/../../../P.O. Directory **

1869/Frederick Toghill/../../../Post Office Directory

My Great Grandfather was Henry Couchman. In 1870 he ran "The Old Fish" in Baldwins Gardens, Grays Inn Road; in  1877  "The Hope", Ivy Lane St. Pauls and "The Dukes Head";  in 1879  "The George" Bury St, Piccadilly; in 1888  "The Harp" Church St. Lisson Grove; and in 1891  "The Old Kings Head", Tooley St.

Henry died in 1893 and his son Harry went on to establish COUCHMAN'S LTD soon after WW1. **

1870/Henry Couchman/../../../.. ***

1871/Henry Couchman/Licensed Victualler/29/Cox Heath, Kent/Census 
1871/Harriet Couchman/Wife/28/Linton, Kent/Census
1871/Ann Morris/Still Room Maid/24/Linton, Kent/Census
1871/Robert Ballie/Lodger, Costermonger, Widow/68/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census

1873/Henry Couchman/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1874/Edward Lewis/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions

1875/Edward Lewis/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions


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