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Wilsons Arms, 29 Campbell Road, Bromley - Landlord is A G Higgins
Kindly provided by George Mckeon
Wilsons Arms, 29 Campbell Road, Bromley
Residents at this address.
Era 2 October 1859 - Transfer of Licenses
Wilson Arms, Campbell street, James Wilson to Peter Hill Wilson
January 1866/Jane Wilson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/Thomas Lucy/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
16th May 1868/Thomas Lucy/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
16th May 1868/James William Willetts/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1869/James William Willetts/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/James Willetts/Licensed Victualler/38/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Willetts/Wife/36/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/James Willetts/Son/15/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Evans/General Servant/22/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Chote/Potman/52/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
30th September 1871/James William Willetts/Outgoing Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
30th September 1871/Thomas William Guest and Samuel Guest/Incoming
Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1879/T William Guest and Samuel Gues/Outgoing Licensee/../../East
London Observer
August 1879/John Cherry/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1882/August Hartwig/../../../Post Office Directory *
1891/August Hartwig/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/August Hartwig/Licensed Victualler/54/Hessen Cassel, Germany/Census
1891/Catharine Hartwig/Wife/48/Hessen Cassel, Germany/Census
1891/Alice Hartwig/Daughter/22/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/Kate Hartwig/Daughter/18/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/Amelia Hartwig/Daughter/15/Bermondsey, London/Census
1891/Ricka Hartwig/Daughter/9/Bromley, London/Census
1891/Conrad Lauer/Visitor, Bolier Compositor Manufacturer/26/Whitechapel,
London/Census
1891/Frederica Mitzger/General Servant/18/Whitechapel, London/Census
1895/August Hartwig/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Frederick C Marks/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Frederick Charles Marks/Publican/40/Ottery St Mary, Devonshire/Census
1901/Mary Ann Marks/Wife/38/Barking, Essex/Census
1901/Hannah Marks/Daughter/7/Westminster, London/Census
1901/Jane Goody/Sister in Law/24/Barking, Essex/Census
1901/Emma Kenny/Barmaid/30/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Fredk Smith/Potman/42/Tottenham, London/Census
1910/Charles Joseph Cross/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Charles Joseph Cross/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/William Bates Miles/../../../Post Office Directory
My Grandfather is the A G Higgins. My father lived here until early 1930s and his bedroom overlooked the railway. **
I was told it was WW2 bombed, but cannot find any evidence .
Albert George Higgins is at the Horns, 73 Lefevre Road, Bow from 1901 to at least 1921.
1924/Albert George Higgins, Wilsons Arms, 29 Campbell Road E3/../../Post Office Directory
1927/Albert G. Higgins/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Albert G Higgins/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Albert G Higgins/../../../Post Office Directory
In the 1939 elecoral register at 29 Campbell Road, Bow are
Albert G Higgins, Licensed Victualler, born 29 Jan 1879
Ada Higgins, Domestic Duties, born 8 Feb 1879
Ellen Mary Ann Higgins (Van Een), Typist, born 5 Jan 1905
Leonard A G Higgins, Manager Licensed Premises, born 14 Jun 1910
Ellen RHiggins, Domestic Duties, born 22 Jun 1909
1940/Albert G. Higgins/../../../Post Office Directory *
1942-43/Wilsons Arms, 29 Campbell Road E3/../../../Post Office Directory
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** Bernard Higgins
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