Aldgate pub history index
The Town of Leith existed from at least 1808. Address formerly 1 or 7 Lower East Smithfield. This is on the North side of St Katharines Way
Residents at this address.
1808/John Smith / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **
1810/John Smith / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **
31 January 1810/Insured: John Smith, the 'Town of Leith', Lower East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
28 May 1810/Insured: John Smith, the Town of Leith, Lower East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
1832/E Smith/../../../Robsons Directory
1839/Euphemia Smith/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Mrs Euphemia Smith/../../../P.O. Directory **
1841/Euphemia Smith / 65 / Publican /Scotland/1841 census **
1841/Margaret Goodfellow / 15 / Visitor /Scotland/1841 census
1841/Mary Ross/Female Servant/25/Scotland/Census
1842/Eph. Smith/../../../Robsons Directory **
1843/Mrs Euphemia Smith/../../../Kellys Directory **
March 1849/house closed for some time, so no one/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
March 1849/Adam Tait/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
1851/Adam Tait/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/Adam Tait/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1858/George Church/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1858/Richard Browning/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
Morning Advertiser 17 August 1858 - Transfer of Licences :
Town of Leith, Lower East Smithfield, Richard Browning to William Lemaitre
August 1859/Susannah Le Maitre/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1859/Robert Hembrow/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1860/Robert Hembrow/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1860/Gilbert Hearder Brown/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
2nd July 1860/Henry Edwards jun/Licence granted/../../East London Observer +
1864/Henry Edwards, Town of Leith, 7 Lower East Smithfield/../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser. 07 July 1857
Transfer of Tower of Leith, Lower East Smithfield, Adam Tait to George Church
1869/Henry Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Henry Edwards/Publican/32/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Edwards/Brother, Publican/31/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Grose/House Keeper/49/Boro, Surrey/Census
1871/William Goss/Waiter/16/Fareham, Hampshire/Census
1874/H Edwards/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **
1878/John William Cooke/../../../Middlesex Sessions papers held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1882/John Wm Cooke/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas W Wickers/Lighterman/58/St Georges in the East, London/Census
1891/Catherine Wickers/Wife/57/Shadwell, London/Census
1891/Emily Bush/Daughter, Cook, Widow/30/St Georges in the East, London/Census
1891/Alice Wickers/Daughter, Licensed Victualler/26/St Georges in the East, London/Census
1891/Clara Wickers/Daughter, House maid/24/St Georges in the East, London/Census
1891/Charlotte Wickers/Daughter, barmaid/22/St Georges in the East, London/Census
1891/Catherine Wickers/Daughter, barmaid/21/St Georges in the East, London/Census
1891/Thomas W Wickers/Son/14/St Georges in the East, London/Census
1891/Rosetta Johnson/General Servant/18/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/John J Bush/Grandson/4/St Georges in the East, London/Census
1899/Miss Alice Wickers/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Miss Alice Wickers/../../../P.O. Directory **
1910/Miss Alice Wickers/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Miss Alice Wickers/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Thomas William Goodson/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at Town of Leith Ph 35 S Katherine Way, E 1, St Botolph Without Aldgate
Thomas Goodson, Licensed Victualler, aged 58 years 11 months and born in Hackney, Middlesex, the Employer
Louise Goodson, Wife, aged 46 years 1 month and born in Mile End, Middlesex
Lillian Attringham, Servant, aged 26 years 2 months and born in Wapping, Middlesex
Mary Davies, Assistant to T Goodson, aged 23 years 7 months and born in Llanelly, South Wales
1925/Albert Edward Farnfield/../../../Post Office Directory
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