Old Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch E2

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Ex-Taylor Walker. Now known as The King's Head and in use as a private members' club since March 2013. *** On the west side of Kingsland Road, and close to Wilmer Gardens intersection. The early address is at 1 Orchard place, Kingsland road ** The address is also given as Watts Buildings, Kingsland Road in 1839. *+

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.

Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road - in November 2006

Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road - in November 2006

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1808/Benj Turpin, Kings Head, Kingsland road/../../Holdens Directory

1809/Jonathan Hood, Kings Head, Kingsland road/../../Holdens Directory

1818/Abraham Sitfold/victualler/../../Prerogative Court of Canterbury records held at the National Archives *+

1827/John Millidge, Kings Head, Kingsland road/../../Pigot's Directory

1827/John Kellidge/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1827/Mr Milledge / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1827/Henry Whitaker / Ostler /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

John Millidge is here from about 1827, and then moves to the Rutland Arms by 1845. *

1831/John Millidge, Kings Head, Kingsland road, 1 guinea/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1839/Jno. Millidge/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1842/Jno. Millidge/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1843/John Millidge/../../../Kellys Directory *

1848/Stephen Randall/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Stephen Randall/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Stephen Randall/Victualler/45/Sturminster, Dorset/Census
1851/Mary Randall/Wife/45/Glasbury, Breconshire, Wales/Census
1851/Mary Ann Randall/Daughter/16/London/Census
1851/Matilda Randall/Daughter/14/Hony, Breconshire, Wales/Census
1851/Louisa Randall/Daughter/10/London/Census
1851/Emily Randall/Daughter/8/London/Census
1851/Clara Amelia Randall/Daughter/2/London/Census
1851/Sarah Randall/Niece, Visitor/17/Kingston, Dorset/Census
1851/S Mackenzie/Lodger, Bill Poster, Widow/59/Exeter/Census
1851/W Lane/Lodger, Gentleman, Widow/50/London/Census
1851/Wm Bates/Lodger, Labourer/29/Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Rd Burton/Lodger, Labourer/27/Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire/Census
1851/Wm Pennock/Lodger, Labourer/29/Hodsden, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Fredk Boy0n/Servant/18/London/Census

1856/Stephen Randall/../../../Post Office Directory

1858/William Riley/../../../Property papers held at London Metropolitan Archives **

January 1858/Stephn Randall, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

January 1858/Mary Randall, executrix of Stephen Randall/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1861/Mary Randall/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

October 1861/Mary Ann Randall/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

May 1863/Louisa Randall, Mary Ann Randall and Matilda Combers/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

May 1863/William Riley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1872/W Winyard/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

14th July 1874/William Winyard/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

14th July 1874/James Moore Beadle/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

10th January 1880/James Lilley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

10th January 1880/John Charles Fleming/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1881/James Griffin/Publican/24/Gt Billington/Census
1881/Walter Lovegood/Publican/22/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lilla Salter/Bar Maid/22/Blackstone, Surrey/Census
1881/Susan Ward/Domestic Servant/30/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census

1882/Griffin & Lovegrove/../../../Post Office Directory

1889/James Griffin/../../../Post Office Directory **

1895/Frank Isaac Brown/../../../Post Office Directory **

1897/John Hay/../../../Kelly’s Dalston Directory **

1899/Joseph Dyke/../../../Post Office Directory **

1901/John Smart/../../../Post Office Directory **

1911/Thomas Ravenhill/Licensed Victualler/37/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Louisa Ravenhill/Wife/36/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Louisa Ravenhill/Daughter/18/../Census
1911/Nellie Ravenhill/Daughter/15/../Census
1911/Thomas Ravenhill/Son/12/../Census
1911/Henry Ravenhill/Son/8/../Census
1911/Charles Ravenhill/Son/6/Haggerston, London/Census
1911/Annie Ravenhill/Daughter/4/Haggerston, London/Census
1911/Lily Ravenhill/Daughter/2.5/Haggerston, London/Census
1911/James Ravenhill/Son/1/Haggerston, London/Census
1911/Rosetta Hearnden/Relative/32/Mile End, London/Census
1911/James Hearnden/Relative/36/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1911/Jams Stangroom/Servant, widow/50/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1911/Ellen Britton/Servant, widow/40/Newcastle/Census

1915/Thomas James Ravenhill/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Mrs Louisa Ravenhill/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 257, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch
Louisa Ravenhill, Licensed Victualler, Widow, aged 46 years 11 months, and born in London the Employer
Henry Ravenhill, Son, Barman, Mrs Ravenhill, aged 18 years 11 months, and born in London
Charles Ravenhill, Son, aged 16 years 8 months, and born in London
Lily Ravenhill, Daughter, aged 12 years 11 months, and born in London
James Ravenhill, Son, aged 11 years 2 months, and born in London
Rosetta Ravenhill, Daughter, aged 9 years 2 months, and born in London

1931/Arthur W Balaam/../../../Post Office Directory **

1934/Albert Pritchard/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Rt Kurn/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Jn Shea/../../../Post Office Directory


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