Camberwell pubs history index
The address of the Kings Arms is at St Georges Street, Albany Road, Camberwell until at least 1861. The address alters by 1869 to Wells Street, to 48 Wells street by 1881 and by 1921 it is 46 & 48 Wells Street. The modern address since about 1944 is at 48 Wells way. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
The 1841, 1851 and 1861 census show that Charles Hayward (born about 1790) was the Publican/ Victualler/ Licensed Victualler respectively at the King's Arms on Saint George's Street, Camberwell. The King's Arms is shown in the 1841 census as being next door to the Saint George's Hotel. Charles moved here just before 1841 from central London and he died at the Kings Arms in 1862. See also Arthur Thomas Hayward below who ran this pub after his father Charles. *
1841/Charles Hayward/Publican/50/../Census *
1841/Louisa Hayward/../20/../Census
1841/Ann Hayward/../15/../Census
1841/Charles Hayward/../21/../Census
1841/Emma Hayward/../14/../Census
1841/Arthur Hayward/../14/../Census
1841/Edwin Hayward/../12/../Census
1841/Celia Hayward/../9/../Census
1841/SusannahHayward/../7/../Census
1841/William Hutchins/Male Servant/15/../Census
1848/Ch Hayward/../../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Ch Hayward/../../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Charles Hayward/Victualler, Widow/60/St Martins, Middlesex/Census *
1851/Louisa H Hayward/Daughter/35/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann F Hayward/Daughter/33/City, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charles Hayward/Son/31/City, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Hayward/Daughter/29/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1851/Edwin Hayward/Son, Assistant/21/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1851/Celia M Hayward/Daughter/19/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1851/Susannah H Hayward/Daughter/17/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1851/Cornelius Wallsten/Potman/22/Stanmore, Essex/Census
1856/C Hayward/../../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Charles Hayward/Licensed Victualler, Widow/70/St Martins, Middlesex/Census *
1861/Emma Hayward/Daughter/35/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Celia Hayward/Daughter/24/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Hester Hayward/Daughter/22/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Clara Legg/House Servant/14/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1861/William Woodhouse/Potman/27/Vauxhall, Surrey/Census
10 October 1862/ The Will of Charles Hayward late of the "King's Arms" St George's street Albany road Camberwell in the County of Surrey Licensed Victualler deceased who died 18 September 1862 at the "King's Arms" aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Frederick Hayward of th "Artichoke" Newington Causeway in the said County Licensed Victualler the son and Charles Samuel Stevens of 3 James grove Commercial road Peckham in the same county Gentleman the Executors.
Express (London) 03 December 1862 - Transfer of Licenses
Kings Arms, Great George street, Albany road, Charles Haywards executors to Susanna Hester Hayward
Charles had 4 sons who were also publicans , Arthur, see below.
Charles jnr born about 1820 and in 1861 he was the victualler at the Bull public house at 18 High Street, Peckham, Camberwell, Surrey.
Edwin Hayward born about 1830 and in 1861 he is the victualler at the Duke of Kent pub which was at 11 Hanover Place, Camberwell. In the 1871 census Edwin is shown as the licensed victualler at 148 St George's Road, Camberwell (sorry no pub name given but not the Kings Arm where his elder brother Arthur Thomas lives).
Frederick Hayward born about 1825, at the Artichoke tavern, Newington Causeway.
1869/Miss C E Hayward/../../../../Post Office Directory
June 1870/Susanna Hester Hayward/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1870/Arthur Thomas Hayward/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
Arthur Thomas Hayward born about 1828 and by 1856 he was the licensed victualler at 106 Bishopsgate, London (Kings Arms), until about 1869.
In 1871 he is licensed victualler at the Kings Arms, 48 Wells Street, Camberwell (Wells Way on the current A to Z). Despite the change of street name this is the same Kings Arms that his father was running in the previous census. The 1843 street map of London shows that south of the bridge over the Grand Surrey Canal, Wells Way is called Wells Street whilst north of the bridge it is George Street. The Kings Arms was right next to the bridge. *
1871/Arthur T Hayward/Licensed Victualler/42/Islington, Middlesex/Census *
1871/Anne Hayward/Wife/36/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Anne L Hayward/Daughter/17/City, Middlesex/Census
1871/Clara C Hayward/Daughter/16/City, Middlesex/Census
1871/Maria Hayward/Daughter/14/City, Middlesex/Census
1871/Arthur T Hayward/Son/10/City, Middlesex/Census
1871/Isabelle M Hayward/Daughter/8/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1871/Helen S Hayward/Daughter/6/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1871/Frederick Hayward/Son/3/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1871/Eliza Moody/Barmaid/23/City, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eliza Dormer/General Servant/18/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Doe/Potboy/16/Strand, Middlesex/Census
1878/Thomas Withers/../../../../Suburban Post Office Directory
1881/Mary Ann Withers/Licensed Victualler, Widow/36/Spitalfield, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Johan/Father, Widow/73/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Crosby/Sister/50/Spitalfield, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Sims/General Servant/25/Andover, Hampshire/Census
1881/George Rhodes/Barman/28/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1882/Mrs M A Withers/../../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Islam/../../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Daniel Bear/../../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Daniel Bear/Licensed Victualler/?/Rotherhithe, Kent/Census
1891/Eliza Bear/Wife/?/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1891/Sarah Hough/Mother in Law/53/Shadwell/Census
1891/George Unwin/Barman/25/Old Kent Road/Census
1891/Ada Onley/General Servant/?/Walworth/Census
1891/Ada Procter/Barmaid/?/Kings Cross/Census
1895/Mrs Alice Jane Pargeter/../../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Rice/../../../../Post Office Directory
1901/46-48 Well Street, Camberwell (Public House)/Census *+
1901/George Veasy Rice/Head/M/M/46/1855/Licensed Victualler/Employer/At home/Tuddenham, Suffolk/Census
1901/Julia Rice/Wife/M/F/44/1857/?/?/?/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Eva May Rice/Daughter/S/F/20/1881/Draper Assistant/Worker/?/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1901/Mazel Ella Rice/Daughter/S/F/13/1888/?/?/?/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1901/Charles Henry West/Servant/S/M/18/1883/Barman/Worker/?/Dulwich, Surrey/Census
1915/George Fleming/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Mary A E Fleming/../../../../Hughes Directory
In 1921 census at 46 Wells Street, Camberwell
Mary Ann Elizabeth Fleming, Licensed Victualler, Widow, aged 48 years 7 months, Homerton, and born in Southwark, London, Employer
Cyril Frederick Fleming, Son, Barman & Cellarman, Mrs Fleming, aged 20 years 7 months, Homerton, and born in Camberwell, London
Ena A Fleming, Daughter, aged 15 years, Homerton, and born in Camberwell, London
Elsie D Fleming, Daughter, aged 12 years 3 months, Homerton, and born in Camberwell, London
Grace I Fleming, Daughter, aged 9 years 7 months, Homerton, and born in Kensington, London
Elizabeth Latham, Mother, Widow, aged 68 years 5 months, Homerton, and born in Southwark, London
1938/Mrs Thyra Lilian Thoms/../../../../Post Office Directory
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