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Existed from at least 1790. This part of Virginia Road/Row was formerly called Old Castle Street – so this pub is the same as the Feathers at 16 Old Castle Street. ** The address is 16 Old Castle Street in 1882 and earlier, prior to street renaming. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
Feathers, 16 Old Castle Street :
1790/Charles Freelove/victualler, Plume of Feathers/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/William Prentis/../../../Holden's Directory *
1811/_ Tomkins, Feathers, Old Castle street, Shoreditch/../../Holdens Directory
1827/A Keymer/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1831/Abraham Keymers / Public House
Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1831/Abraham Keymer, Feathers, Castle street, Bethnal Green, in addition to 2
guineas, 1 guinea/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1834/Mr Kymer/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1836/Abraham Keymer, Feathers, Old Castle street, Shoreditch/../../Pigots Directory
1841/John Chambelin/Publican, Licensed Victualler/44/Middlesex/Census ***
1841/Mary Chambelin/../43/Middlesex/Census
1841/Matilda Chambelin/../9/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Roberts/Female servant/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/William Dowd/Fishmonger/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/Edward Smith/Bricklayer/55//Census
1841/George Burrows/Printer/20/Middlesex/Census
1842/John Chamberlain, Feathers, Birdcage Walk, Bethnal Green/../../Robsons Directory
1848/John Chamberlain/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/John Chamberlain/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Chamberlain/Licensed Victualler/54/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
***
1851/Mary Chamberlain/Wife/53/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Stephen Chamberlain/Son/16/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Prevost/House Servant/19/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
Stephen is later at the Royal William, 434 Essex Road, Islington in 1881;
and the Princess Royal, 71 Paul Street, Shoreditch by 1891 ***
May 1852/John Chamberlain/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1852/Benjamin Johnson/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
March 1853/Benjamin Johnson/ Outgoing Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
March 1853/Robert Goozee/ Incoming Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
1856/R J Goozee/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Robert J Goozee/Victualler/41/Mile End New Town, Middlesex/Census
1861/Caroline S Goozee/Wife/59/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Helen M Goozee/Daughter/14/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Robert J Goozee/Son/11/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mark G Goozee/Son/9/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah E Goozee/Daughter/6/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Freestone/Potman/21/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Salmon/House Servant/21/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1869/Robert John Goozee/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Robt John Goozee/Licensed Victualler/51/Mile End New Town/Census
1871/Katherine Goozee/Wife/49/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/Robert T Goozee/Son, Hosier/21/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/Mark G Goozee/Son, Silk Salesman/19/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/Harriet B Goozee/Daughter/16/Bethnal Green/Census
January 1879/Catherine Isabella Goozee, Robert Thomas Goozee and Mark George
Catherine Isabella Goozee/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1879/Catherine Isabella Goozee/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1882/Mrs Catharine Goozee/../../../Post Office Directory *
Feathers, 33 Virginia Road :
1891/Harry Foster/Licensed Victualler/39/St Luke, London/Census
1891/Sarah Foster/Wife/40/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/George Foster/Son, Assistant/17/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Thomas Foster/Son, Assistant/14/Mile End, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Foster/Daughter/11/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Rosetta Foster/Daughter/9/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Emma Foster/Daughter/3/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Robert Foster/Son/10 months/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Eliza Yates/General Servant/15/Bethnal Green, London/Census
15th August 1891/Henry Forster/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
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15th August 1891/Henry Wall /Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1895/Thomas Henry Dowson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Thomas Henry Dowson/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Thomas H Dowson/Licensed Victualler, Widow/42/Kent/Census
1901/Edith M Dowson/Daughter/14/London/Census
1901/Alfred John Lewis/Barman/22/Surrey/Census
1901/Agnes Ann Lewis/Barmaid/22/Kent/Census
1910/Thomas Henry Dowson/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Thomas Henry Dowson/Licensed Victualler, Widow/52/Bermondsey,
London/Census
1911/Mabel Edith Dowson/Daughter, Assistant/24/Southwark, London/Census
1911/Sarah Catchpole/Domestic Servant/26/Rotherhithe, London/Census
London Evening Standard 03 July 1912
Licensing Act 1904 Notice of principal meeting to discuss by the Compensation authority on 3rd July 1912
Tower
Feathers, Virginia road, Bethnal Green, Full, John Watson
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Sue Dent
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