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Listed as at 10 Guildford street east in 1866 and earlier
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Residents at this address.
1825/Mr Willcock, King George the Fourth, Guildford street East, Grays Inn lane/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/William Willcock, George IV, Guildford street East/../../Pigots Directory
1836/George Capron, George IV, Guildford street East/../../Pigots Directory
1842/James Capron, George IV, 10 Guildford street East, Bagnigge Wells road/../../Robsons Directory
1843/James Capron/../../../Post Office Directory
1846/James Capron/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/James Capron/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Thomas Thurlby/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/Thomas Thurlby/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1866/T Thurlby/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Hen William James/Wine & Ale Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
James Benton was running the George the IVth from at least April 1881 (census) - May 1887 (when his daughter got married). By the time another daughter, Lily Ethel was baptised in September 1888 he was at the Blue Anchor, 251 Southwark Park Road. Latterly, he was at the Kings Arms, 96 High Street, Wandsworth by 1911. ***
1881/James Benton/Publican/38/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Harriet Benton/Wife/33/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Mary Ann Benton/Daughter/14/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Eliza Benton/Daughter/10/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Louisa Benton/Daughter/8/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Alice Benton/Daughter/3 months/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/William Masters/Barman/26/Hampshire/Census
1881/Henry Christie/Brother In Law, Potman/23/East End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Christie/Sister In Law, General Servant/23/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1882/James Benton/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James Benton/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1887/James Benton/../../../Daughters Marriage ***
1891/William Henry Pullen/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Edward F Cripps/Licensed Victualler/30/Westerham, Kent/Census
1891/Alice S Cripps/Wife/26/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1891/George E Cripps/Son/9/Woking, Surrey/Census
1891/Dorothy G Cripps/Daughter/3/Kentish Town, Middlesex/Census
1891/Iris R F Cripps/Daughter/5 months/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1891/Lilian W Hyde/Barmaid, Widow/30/Blackheath, Kent/Census
1891/Louise Darcy/Barmaid/23/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1891/Emma Crowe/Servant, Widow/45/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1895/Edward Cripps/../../../Post Office Directory
By 1901, Edward F Cripps is an Licensed Victualler at 106 Cambridge road, Willesden - the Shakespeare Tavern in Kilburn
1899/James Spicer/../../../Post Office Directory
Shoreditch Observer. 16 May 1908- License transfer
George the Fourth, 156 Pentonville road, Ada Janes to Alexander Mackenzie
1910/Alexander Mackenzie/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Alexander Mackenzie/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Alexander Mackenzie/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Mrs Mary Jane Mackenzie/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Frederick H Keene/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Frederick H Keene/../../../Post Office Directory
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