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Spread Eagle, 84 Gracechurch Street, St Peter Cornhill

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This inn was present by 1637 and was demolished in 1865. One-time landlord William Chaplin later served as Sheriff for London and Middlesex and as MP for Salisbury and was chairman of the London & South-West Railway at the time of his death. **

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in  St Peter Cornhill parish, City of London. The St Peter Cornhill, City of London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street - prior to demolition

Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street - prior to demolition

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The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1765/Mr Bell / Inn-keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1767/Thomas Smith / Hostler /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1771/Mr Bell/../../../The Lady’s Magazine, Volume 2 **

1779/George Waddington / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1779/Barnet Ellis / Servant /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1803/Mr Clinch/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1805/Cecilia Stevens / Chambermaid /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1822/J G Chaplin/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1825/J G Chaplin/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1825/Thomas Boyce / Innholder /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1826/William Chaplin / Innholder /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1829/William Chaplin / Coachmaster /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1834/William Chaplin / Innholder /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1835/William Chaplin / Stage Master & Innholder /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1836/William Chaplin/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1841/John Chaplin/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/John Chaplin/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1851/Thomas Wake/Publican/51/Stanmore, Herts/Census ****
1851/Elizth Wake/Wife/55/Southampton, Hants/Census
1851/Thos Wake/Son, Assistant/13/Stanmore, Herts/Census
1851/Elizth Squibb/House Servant/22/Southampton, Hants/Census
1851/John Herven/Visitor, Traveller/55/Erith, Kent/Census
1851/James Peall/Visitor, Omnibus conductor/26/Rochester, Kent/Census
1851/William Ledwick/Visitor/35/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1851/George Bear/Visitor, Brewer/34/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1851/Wm Gardner/Visitor/42/Southampton, Hants/Census
1851/Edward Gard/Visitor, Merchant/60/Exeter, Devon/Census
1851/Willm Emson/Visitor, Merchant/29/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1851/Donald Davidson/Visitor, Merchant/39/Scotland/Census
1851/John Austin/Visitor, Agent/35/Everton, Liverpool/Census
1851/Med Chas Bowyer/Visitor, Student/25/Oxford/Census
1851/James Herven/Visitor, Merchant/39/Woburn Place, Middlesex/Census
1851/R B Kennett/Visitor, Land Proprietor/42//Census
1851/Edwin Bowyer/Visitor, Sailor/19/Dover, Kent/Census
1851/Ellen Butler/Housekeeper/35/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mariann Watkins/Barmaid/26/Swansea, S Wales/Census
1851/Caroline Abrey/Barmaid/33/Stow Maries, Essex/Census
1851/Elizth Hill/Chambermaid/34/Ragbeer, Devon/Census
1851/Eliza Searle/Housemaid/21/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1851/Emma Winn/Housemaid/27/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Cath Monteith/Housemaid/31/St Anns Soho, Middlesex/Census
1851/Agnes Fraser/Housemaid/24/Surrey/Census
1851/Sarah Lunn/Needlewoman/26/Thame, Oxford/Census
1851/Ann Jones/Kitchenmaid/28/Great Missenden, Bucks/Census
1851/Ann Green/Scullerymaid/26/North Leigh, Oxford/Census
1851/Wm Hatten/Waiter/42/Carshalton, Surrey/Census
1851/George Harding/Waiter/26/Romsey, Hants/Census
1851/Wm Weston/Waiter/22/London/Census
1851/George Hesketh/Porter/19/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/Samuel Shelton/Porter Watchman/21/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/George Maskell/Office Porter/40/Hadleigh, Suffolk/Census

1852/John Chaplin/../../../Watkin’s Directory **

1856/John Chaplin/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1860/J Chaplin/../../../The Draper & Clothier, Travellers’ Hand-Book **

1860/Richard Dozell/../../../P.O. Directory **


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