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The Kings Head existed from at least 1736.
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Residents at this address
1736/Number 92 in seniority, the Kings Head, Tower street/../../../Masonic Lodges 1736-39
1805, William Blunt, the Kings Head Tavern, corner of Tower street, Tower hill/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Kings Head Tavern & Coffee House, Great Tower street, W Melton/../../Holdens Directory
1821/Allen / Victualler/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1825/Mr King/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/J Trotter/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1832/C Mosley/../../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Charles Mosley/../../../Pigots Directory
February 1833/William Hart, 21 Johns Row, St Lukes, gent, and James Harrington /
../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1834/Mr Bryams Thomas Limbert/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1839/William Jones/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Jones/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/William Jones/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/William Jones/../../../P.O. Directory **
1844/William Jones/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1848/Edward Field Barber/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1850/Edward Field Barber/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1850/Francis Croucher/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Francis Croucher/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Francis Croucher/Licensed Victualler/34/London/Census
1851/Mary Ann Croucher/Wife/28/Radford, Nottinghamshire/Census
1851/Evelyn Croucher/Daughter/6/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Francis Croucher/Son/3/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Croucher/Daughter/1/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1851/Ann Handley/House Servant/16/Chatham, Kent/Census
1851/Susan Borcham/House Servant/23/Chigwell, Essex/Census
1851/William Poulson/House Servant/17/Windsor, Berkshire/Census
1851/Joseph Mason/House Servant/18/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1851/John Hobday/Lodger, Manufacturer/39/Birmingham, Warwickshire/Census
1851/James Reedd/Lodger, Licensed Victualler/41/Oakhampton, Devon/Census
1852/Francis Croucher/../../../Watkins Directory **
1856/E J Mulliner/../../../Post Office Directory
The Era 31 October 1858 - Music and dancing:
William Potter, Kings Head Inn, Great Tower street, for music and singing
1860/William Potter/../../../P.O. Directory **
October 1860/William Potter/Outgoing Licensee/../../London City Press
October 1860/J Neal/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press
1861/Mary A Green/Victualler/40/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1861/Esther Green/Daughter/14/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1861/Edwin Green/Brother, Barman/28/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
Era 15 December 1867 - License transfers
Kings Head, Great Tower street, granted under the 14th section to Nicholas St Leger, in the stead of the late occupier
1869/Nicholas St Leger/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Elizabeth St Leger/Licensed Victualler, Widow/51/Montgomery, N Wales/Census
1871/Thomas St Leger/Son/21/Vauxhall/Census
1871/Ellen Harris/Servant/21/London/Census
1871/William Parnell/Potman/20/London/Census
1871/William Baines/Lodger, Sergeant R Marines/London//Census
January 1872/Elizabeth St Leger/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1872/Ann Garratt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1874/Ann Garratt/../../../H D Miles’ London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers’ Directory **
1876/Mrs Ann Garratt/../../../P.O. Directory **
1880/Charles Thos. King/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/Charles F Knight/Licensed Victualler/64/Honiton/Census
1881/Ann Garrett/Housekeeper/40/Sobey Hall/Census
1881/Ann Golbey/Cook/32/Cambridge/Census
1881/George Cook/Potman/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charlotte Churchill/Charwoman, Widow/39/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Churchill/Scholar/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Churchill/Scholar/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Churchill/../3/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Rae/Coffee Shop Keeper/42/Scotland/Census
1881/Grace Rae/Coffee Shop Keeper/38/Devon/Census
1881/Elizabeth Mengham/Visitor/41/Bedhampton, Hampshire/Census
1881/Alice Morrish/Domestic Servant/16/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Burt/Domestic Servant/15/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1882/Charles Thomas Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Lynch/Public House Manager, Widow/55/London/Census
1891/Selena Gard/Daughter/28/Hoxton/Census
1891/Selena Gard/GrandDaughter/3/New Kent Road, Surrey/Census
1891/Chas Gard/Grandson/1/Glasgow/Census
1891/John Lynch/Son, Plumber/22/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1891/Alice Lynch/Daughter in Law, Dress maker/23/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1891/William Lynch/Grandson/8 months/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1899/Davis & Son/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Henry Rollings/Licensed Victualler/30/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Alice Mary Rollings/Wife/31/Hackney, London/Census
1901/William George Ed Rollings/Son/3/Southwark, London/Census
1901/Ellen Mabel Susan Rollings/Daughter/8 months/Tower Ward, London/Census
1901/Sarah Seller/Servant/21/Poplar, London/Census
1901/William Henry Weston/Barman/19/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Charles E Townshend/Barman/33/Braintree, Essex/Census
1902/Henry Rollings/../../../P.O. Directory **
1911/Eliza Markham/Licensed Victualler, Mother, Widow/65/Bury St
Edmunds,Suffolk/Census
1911/Joseph Thomas Markham/Son, Licensed Victualler/37/Bury St
Edmunds,Suffolk/Census
1911/Flora Markham/Assistant/31/Bow/Census
1911/Bertie Markham/Son/14/Bow/Census
1911/Joseph Thomas Markham/Son/13/Brockley/Census
1911/Edith F J Markham/Daughter/12/Bloomsbury/Census
1911/Ethel Marion Cattermole/Barmaid/24/Islington/Census
1911/Rosetta Hilditch/Cook/28/Cambridgeshire/Census
1911/Elizabeth Gray/Housemaid/29/Willesden/Census
1911/Charles Gilbert/Barman/26/London EC/Census
1911/Henry Statham/Brother in Law, Accountants Clerk/29/Mile End/Census
1911/Helena Statham/Sister/24/Aldgate/Census
1912/Mrs Eliza Markham, Old Kings Head, 50 Great Tower street/../../Post
Office Directory
1915/Mrs Eliza Markham/../../../Post Office Directory *
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