Aldgate pub history index
The Red Cross existed from at least 1805. Listed as the Red Lion in the 1839 Pigots Directory. The Old Red Cross, Upper East Smithfield in the 1841 census, and in 1865 and 1879
Residents at this address
1805, Rob Bennett, the Red Cross, East Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory
1813/James Gibbons / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **
20 January 1813/Insured: James Gibbons, the Red Cross in Upper East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA*
1817/Thomas Ledger, Gay Edey and Maria Wood/../../../Alehouse Recognizances, Middlesex Sessions **
1825/Mr Bridgen/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/William Bridgen, Red Cross, 73 Upper East Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
1827/William Bridgen/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/William Stodgell/../../../Pigot's Directory
1839/William Stodgell/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/William Stodgell/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/William Stodgell/Licensed Victualler/60/../Census
1841/Betsey Stodgell/../40/Middlesex/Census
1841/Sarah Stodgell/../17/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Ann Stodgell/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Eliza Stodgell/../13/Middlesex/Census
1841/Benjamin Stodgell/../20/Middlesex/Census
1842/William Stodgell/../../../Robsons Directory **
1851/William Stodgell/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/William Stodgell/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Charles Fetton/Publican, Widower/57/Herongate, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Matthew Fetton/Son, Assistant/16/Mile End Old Town,
Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Jane Davy/Visitor, Widow/60/City, London/Census
1861/Simeon Lacy/Casual Lodger, Sawyer/49/BuckinghamshireCensus
1861/Catherine Daley/Domestic Servant/32/Co Cork, Ireland/Census
1861/Alfred Taylor/Potman/23/Halsted, Essex/Census
1861/James Heydeg/Casual Lodger, Cook/30/West Indies/Census
November 1863/Thomas Seaton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1863/George Weedon/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1864/George Weedon/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1864/Edward Bushell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1865/Edward Bushell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1865/Edward Adams/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1867/Mr Charles Scott/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
4th July 1868/Charles Scott, late occupier/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th July 1868/Jane Scott, widow and executrix/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/Mrs Jane Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Jane Scott/Licensed Victualler, Widow/41/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Long/Mother, Widow/72/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Obee/Niece, Barmaid/24/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Goodman/Barman/20/Luton, Bedfordshire/Census
1871/George Spinks/Potman/17/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Abbot/Boarder, Marine Engineer/30/Budyard, Dorset/Census
1871/John Potts/Boarder, Marine Engineer/25/Sunderland, Durham/Census
1871/John Passmore/Boarder, Captain, Widow/36/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Prisk/Boarder, Seaman/19/Truro, Devonshire/Census
August 1879/Jane Cross/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1879/E Butters Bentley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1891/Mrs Jane Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Mrs Mary Ahern/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Martin William Cole/../../../Post Office Directory
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