Greenwich Index
At 1 Wood Wharf in 1871 census; This is called the Unicorn in 1882 and earlier; then latterly the Steam Ferry, at 43 & 45 Horseferry Road. The address is listed as Wood Wharf in the 1805 directory, which is the intersecting street. *
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Greenwich, London.
Residents at this address.
1805/John Nawbry, the Unicorn, Wood wharf, Greenwich/../../Holdens Directory
1823-24/J Williams, Unicorn, Horseferry road/../../Pigots Directory
1826/Jn Williams/../../../Pigots Directory
1832-4/John Pritchard Williams, Unicorn, Horseferry Road/../../Pigots Directory
1836/John Pritchard Williams, Unicorn, Horseferry road/../../Pigot's Directory
My 3xg grandfather was Friend Fauchon – he was the proprietor of the Unicorn for
10 years from 1840 to 1850 when he transferred the license to William Henry
Showell – Article in The Era Lic. Vict. MEMS 20.1.1850 with license
transfer.
He was a member of the Lic. Vict. Asylum and lived there in his old age and his
obituary mentioned having the Unicorn “for upwards of 11 years”; He also had the
Old Centurion from at least 1826-1834. His daughter was born there in 1826, and
her birth certificate states father as Victualler - Centurion.
His daughter married my 2 x ggrandfather and they moved to South Australia, as
did his younger son and another unmarried daughter. ***
1840/Friend Fauchon/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1840 - 1850/Friend Fauchon/../../../Licence Transfer ***
1841/Friend Fauchon/Victualler/50/Kent/Census ***
1841/Sarah Fauchon/../45/Kent/Census
1841/Elizth Fauchon/../20/Kent/Census
1841/Robt Fauchon/../15/Kent/Census
1841/Hannah Fauchon/../14/Kent/Census
1841/Caroline Fauchon/../8/Kent/Census
1850/William Henry Showell/../../../Licence Transfer ***
1851/William Showell/Victualler/51/Greenwich/Census
1851/F Showell/Wife/48/Greenwich/Census
1851/J Showell/Son/19/Greenwich/Census
1851/R Showell/Son/14/Greenwich/Census
1851/J Showell/Son/6/Greenwich/Census
1851/F Colegate/Daughter/21/Greenwich/Census
1851/C Colegate/Son in Law, Waterman/27/Greenwich/Census
1851/M Gerrad/House Servant/29/Greenwich/Census
1852/W H Showell/../../../Archdeacons Directory
1855/Mrs M. S. Showell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1858/Mrs Mary Showell/../../../Melvilles Directory
1862/Mrs M Howell/../../../Post Office Directory
1867/J Stafford/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/James Sexton Stafford/Licensed Victualler/43/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/James Stafford/Son/5/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/Elizabeth M Stafford/Mother, Widow/65/Greenwich, Kent/Census
July 1872/James Sexton Stafford/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1872/Frederick Hill/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1874/Frederick Still/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas Harris/Licensed Victualler/32/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Harris/Wife/32/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Alice Harris/Daughter/10/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Ada Harris/Daughter/9/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Julia Harris/Daughter/7/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Maude Harris/Daughter/3/Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert Harris/Son/2/Middlesex/Census
Greenwich and Deptford Observer 14 January 1882 - Transfer of Licences :
Unicorn from Thomas Harris to William Peter Haslar
1882/William Peter Hasler/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
*** Provided By Helen Burkett