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The Edinburgh Castle in Lower East Smithfield, existed from at least 1791. This pub was sold in 1870 and may have closed at that time. **
Residents at this address.
21 June 1790/Insured: George Cormack, the Edinburgh Castle, Lower East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
1791/John Whaymand / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1793/Raffle / Pipe Maker & Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1801/Henry Briant / Wharfinger & Victualler /../../London Gazette, 7 July 1801 **
1809/Henry Briant, Edinburgh Castle, Lower East Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Henry Nelson / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **
4 July 1811/Insured: Henry Nelson, the Edinburgh Castle, Lower East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
1827/Thomas Tyrrell, Edinburgh, 91 Lower East Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
1828/Thomas Tyrrell, Edinburgh, 91 Lower East Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
In 1828, Joseph Hayward is at the City of Rotterdam, 11 1/2 St Catherine street, Tower.
1833-34/Joseph Hayward, Edinburgh Castle, 91 Lower East Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Joseph Hayward /../../../Pigots Directory **
1841/J Hayward/../../../P.O. Directory **
1841/ Joseph Hayward / 50 / Publican/../census **
1841/Susan Hayward / 57 /census
1841/Louisa Hayward / 20 /census
1841/Charles Hayward / 15 / /census
1842/Jos. Hayward/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1843/Joseph Hayward/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/Joseph Hayward/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Joseph Hayward/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/ Joseph Hayward / Head / 62 / Victualler / Shotley, Suffolk /census **
1851/Laura Solomon / Daughter / 30 / Aldgate, Middlesex /census
1851/Edwin Solomon / Son-in-Law / 37 / Brewers Merchants Agent / Nacton, Suffolk /census
1851/William Bennett / Visitor / 33 / Master Mariner / Ipswich, Suffolk/census
1851/Susannah Calver / / 21 / General Servant / Harwich, Essex/1851 census
1851/David Head / / 41 / Servant / Essex /1851 census
1851/Sarah Mead / / 34 / Servant / Rotherhithe, Surrey /1851 census
1856/Joseph Hayward/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1861/Joseph Hayward/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1861/Edmund Mills/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1861/Edmund Mills/Licensed Victualler/39/West Indies/Census
1861/Fanny Mills/Wife/31/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Edmund Mills/Son/8/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alfred R Mills/Son/8 months/Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Stephens/Cellerman/23/Putney, Surrey/Census
1861/Mary A Gazer/House Servant/19/Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ellen M Wells/House Keeper/34/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1864/Edmund Mills, Edinburgh Castle, 91 Lower East Smithfield/../../Post Office Directory
1869/Edmund Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
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