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Existed from at least 1790. at 186 Church Street in 1869 & earlier; the King's Head, Bethnal Green Road in the 1876 license transfer; The address is given as Old Cock Lane in the 1790 Sun Fire Office insurance record, an older name for the street. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1790/Thomas Lewis/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1802/Thomas Richardson/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/Joshua Cantley/../../../Holden's Directory *
1805/Joseph Coutley/../../../Holden's Directory *
1811/William Merton, Kings Head, Church street, Bethnal Green/../../Holdens Directory
1827/William Woolveridge/../../../Licensed victuallers Association
1832/J T Smith/Kings Head, 186 Church street/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/James Thomas Smith, Kings Head, 186 Church street, Bethnal green/../../Pigots Directory
1836/William Brown, Kings Head, 186 Church street, Shoreditch/../../Pigot's Directory
1839/S. H. Cresswell/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1842/H Martin/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/Mrs Ann & Nathaniel Tarr /../../../P.O. Directory **
December 1848/Ann Tarr and Nathaniel Tarr/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
December 1848/Ann Tarr/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1851/Ann Tarr/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1851/James Moorman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1853/Barnard Dickenson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1853/James Jackson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/James Jackson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1861/James Jackson/Licensed
victualler/41/Kibworth, Leicestershire/Census
1861/Elen Jackson/Wife/32/Norfolk/Census
1861/Frederick Jackson/Nephew/12/Birmingham/Census
1861/Emma Jackson/Niece/14/Birmingham/Census
1861/Martha Goodman/Barmaid/31/Market Harbour/Census
1861/Frank Chamfers/Potboy/14/Hagerston, Middlesex/Census
1869/James Jackson/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/James Jackson/Licensed Victualler, Widow/49/Kibworth,
Leicestershire/Census
1871/Alfred/Nephew, Barman/22/Heslington, Warwickshire/Census
1871/Maud/Niece, Barmaid/13/Hasbrough, Leicestershire/Census
1871/Martha Goodman/Barmaid/30/Bermondsey, London/Census
1871/Sarah Cook/General Servant/20/Axminster, Devon/Census
1871/William Bareing/Potman/14/Fleet street, London/Census
1872/J Jackson /../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
1876/James Jackson /../../../P.O. Directory **
8th July 1876/James Jackson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
8th July 1876/Edwin Henry Carlyon/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/George Parker/Licensed Victualler/29/Burham, Kent/Census
1881/Louisa Parker/Wife/26/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Parker/Brother, Assistant/26/Burham, Kent/Census
1881/Jane Dewsbury/Domestic Servant/26/Swansea, Wales/Census
1882/George Parker/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/George Haines/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/George R Haines/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/George R Haines/Licensed Victualler, Widow/33/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1891/William Haines/Brother, Barman/35/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1891/Maud Haines/Sister, barmaid/16/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1891/Mary Smith/Domestic Servant/22/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1895/James Wade/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Robert Nay/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Lydia Busbridge/../../../Post Office Directory
Eastern Post. 22 April 1911 - Transfers of Victuallers Licenses
Kings Head, Church street, Lydia Busbridge to George Frederick Chadwick
London Evening Standard 25 June 1913
Licensing Act 1904 Notice of principal meeting to discuss by the Compensation authority on 15th July 1913
Tower
Kings Head, Church street, Bethnal Green, Full, William John Gowing
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* Provided by Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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