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City of London Tavern, 338 City Road, Finsbury, Islington

Islington index

City of London Tavern, 338 City Road, Islington -,in January 2011

City of London Tavern, 338 City Road, Islington -,in January 2011

Kindly provided by Keith Wesley

at 30 Dalby Terrace, City Road in 1856

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

1856/George Cottrell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Robt Couch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/Robert S Couch/Licensed Victualler/30/Devonport/Census ****
1871/Grace Couch/Sister/21/Devonport/Census
1871/Mary Lightfoot/Domestic Servant/23/London/Census
1871/John C Bulford/Barman/18/Poole, Dorset/Census
1871/Herbert Harr/Potman/17/Hitchin, Herts/Census

1881/Robert S Couch/Licensed Victualler/40/Devonport, Devon/Census ****
1881/Bessie A Couch/Wife/29/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1881/Bessie M Couch/Daughter/5/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amy Couch/Daughter/3/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert P Couch/Son/10 months/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lewis Greening/Servant/22/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Louisa Bates/Servant/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Julia Bates/Servant/15/London, Middlesex/Census

1882/Robert Stephen Couch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Robert S Couch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Robert Stephen Couch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/Robert Stephen Couch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Robert Stephen Couch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Robert S Couch/Licensed Victualler/60/Devonport, Devon/Census ****
1901/Bessie A Couch/Wife/49/Suffolk/Census
1901/Robert P Couch/Son, Clerk in Tea Trade/20/London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Fridd/Barmaid/31/London/Census

1910/Arthur Charles Stonard/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Albert Rayner/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Albert Rayner/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Alfred Wills/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Lionel Jn Marden/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Miss G W Abell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

My Godmother, Gwladys Wesley Abell was the licensee up to 1949. (She then went to Exmouth, in Devon and took over the London Hotel.) ***


*** Provided By Keith Wesley

**** Provided By Kevan

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