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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, 3 Shoe Lane, Fleet Street, St Brides London

This pub is now demolished. **

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

1825/Avey Adkins / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1839/Elizabeth White/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1848/John Mason / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1851/Mrs Elizabeth Mason/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1856/Wm Geo Drew/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1856/Charles Herring the younger / Manager /../../London Gazette, 27 December 1859 **

1861/James John Lewry & Edward May Gouldsmith / Licensed Victuallers /../../London Gazette, 19 April 1861 **

1865/Edward May Gouldsmith / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 8 August 1865 **

1869/Henry Alexander Goff/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/George F Rumsey/Publican/40/London/Census ****
1871/Rebecca Rumsey/Wife//Harlow, Essex/Census
1871/James Halm/Step Son, Bar Helper/18/London/Census
1871/Elizabeth Halm/Step Daughter, Bar Helper/19/London/Census
1871/William Smith/visitor/28/London/Census
1871/Jane Bailey/Barmaid/18/Carlisle/Census
1871/Thomas J Dansie/Potman/30/Sudbury, Suffolk/Census
1871/Francis H Kino/Domestic Servant/25/London/Census

1872/Geo. Frs. Rumsey & Son/../../../P.O. Directory **

1874/William West Smith/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/John R Cotterill/Licensed Victualler/34/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Emily Cotterill/Wife/29/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Oliver Cotterill/Son/7/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maud Cotterill/Daughter/6/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred Cotterill/Son/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Cotterill/Son/7 months/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Wares/Barman, Widow/60/Chichester, Sussex/Census
1881/Joseph Sheehan/Billiard Marker/18/Cork, Ireland/Census
1881/Rose Harriss/Domestic Servant/19/Hammersmith/Census
1881/Caroline Nicholson/Barmaid/27/Islington, Middlesex/Census

1882/John Robert Cotterell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/John R Cotterell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1886/John R Cotterell/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Isaiah Eades/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Louis Chaplais/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1905/Louis Chaplais/../../../P.O. Directory **

1906/Louis Chaplais/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **


** 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.
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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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