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Existed from at least 1825. Address given in 1861 and 1871 census as 16 Nelson Street east, then in 1872 as 23 Bath Street ** The address is 16 Horatio Street by 1882, before being renumber as 32 Horatio Street by 1895. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Nelsons Head, 32 Horatio Street, Bethnal Green E2
Nelsons Head, 32 Horatio Street - in August 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1825/George Emery/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/James Wright /../../../Pigots Directory **
1842/W Nelson/../../../Robsons Directory **
Morning Advertiser 05 July 1847 - Transfers
Nelsons Head, Nelson street, William Goode to John Hopkins
1851/John Hopkins /../../../Kellys Directory **
16 Nelson Street :
1851/John Hopkins/Victualler/38/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Hopkins/Wife/37/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Samuel Brandon/Potman/18/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Waterlow/House Servant/16/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1856/John Hopkins/Nelsons Head, 16 Nelson Street./../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 17 August 1858 - Transfer of Licences :
Nelsons Head, Nelson street, William Groves and Daniel Francis to George Smith
1861/George Smith/Licensed Victualler/34/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Tanner/Pot Man/31/Ratcliff, Middlesex/Census
1861/Hannah Hazell/General Servant/21/Burtree, Norfolk/Census
August 1861/George Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1861/John Thomas Folbigg/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1861/John Thomas Folbig/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
October 1861/John Jeffries/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1863/John Jeffries/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1863/George Richards/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
23rd May 1867/The Will of John Richards late of the “Nelson’s Head” 16 Nelson
Street Hackney-road in the County of Middlesex Gentleman deceased who died 31
March 1867 at Nelson-street aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by
the oath of Eliza Richards of the “Nelson’s Head” aforesaid Widow the Relict the
sole Executrix. *
For the record, John was born in Maker, Cornwall in around 1798. Married Eliza Bell and they had at least six children.
He was a Cooper in 1841 but then a Victualler by the 1851 census. *
1869/Joseph Campion/Nelsons Head, 16 Nelson Street./../../Post Office Directory
March 1870/Joseph Campion/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
March 1870/James Thorne/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
January 1871/James Thorne/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1871/William Ruth/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/William Bush/Publican/24/Old Ford, Middlesex/Census
1871/Amelia Bush/Wife/22/Old Ford, Middlesex/Census
1871/Amelia Bush/Daughter/1/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/Martha Bush/Mother, Widow/46/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/Mary Ann Wilmott/Servant/23/Bethnal Green/Census
30th September 1871/William Ruth/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1871/Henry Chapman/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1872/H Chapman/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
March 1874/Henry Chapman/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1874/James Lewis Beach/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
12th May 1877/James Lewis Beech/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
12th May 1877/Walter Scott/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1880/Walter Scott /../../../P.O. Directory **
1882/Walter Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Walter Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Walter Scott/Publican/44/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Alice E Scott/Wife, Assistant/27/Horselydown/Census
1891/Alice L Scott/Daughter/18/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Walter Scott/Son/14/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Beatrice M Scott/Daughter/8/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/William Scott/Son/7/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Thomas H Scott/Son/5/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Henry Scott/Son/8 months/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Arthur A Marchant/Relative, Boot Laster/29/Horselydown/Census
1891/Robert C Bartholomew/Potman/21/Favershan/Census
1891/Walter Scott/../../../Post Office Directory **
1892/Walter Scott /../../../P.O. Directory **
1895/Walter Scott/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Charles Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/George Ellis/Licensed Victualler/39/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Agnes Ellis/Wife/37/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/George Ellis/Son/14/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Alfred Ellis/Son/12/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1904/Samuel Hy Allard/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Henry Bonthron/../../../Post Office Directory **
1911/Henry Bonthron/Publican/58/Haggerston, London/Census
1911/Sarah Bonthron/Wife/57/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Henry Bonthron/Son/16/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1911/William Spinks/Visitor/29/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Hannah Spinks/Visitor/29/Haggerston, London/Census
1911/Elsie Spinks/Visitor/4/Hackney, London/Census
1911/William Spinks/Visitor/3/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Henry Spinks/Visitor/1/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1915/William Robert Spinks/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Joseph T Hobney/../../../Post Office Directory **
1934 - 1949/Gillham/../../../Freehold
1938/George Gillham/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/George Gillham/../../../Post Office Directory
1950 - 1964/Alf W Stevens/../../../Freehold
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