This pub was founded in 1739 as theDukes Head, later becoming the Bedford Head, by 1792, and being rebuilt in its present form in 1873. In 1984 it was renamed the Maple Leaf. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Bedford Head Hotel, 40/41 Maiden Lane, WC2 - in January 2009
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Residents at this address.
March 1792/William Garden, at Bedford Head in Maiden Lane Covent Garden, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
March 1801/William Garden, 40 Maiden Lane Covent Garden, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
1805/William Garden, Bedford Head, Maiden lane, Covent garden/../../Holdens Directory
April 1807/Dinah Garden, 40 Maiden Lane Covent Garden, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the LMA
1811/Dinah Garden, Bedford Head, Maiden lane, Covent garden/../../Holdens Directory
1819/Mr Wallis, Bedfords Head, Maiden lane, Covent garden/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1825/Mr & Mrs Wallis, Bedfords Head tavern, Maiden lane, Covent garden/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
[William Givens married Sarah Parley at St Mary, Newington on 19th April, 1825.]
Albion Lodge Freemasons membership initiated December 4th 1827, William Givens, 40, Victualler, Maiden lane, Covent Garden, 1828 to 1832. Dead.
The Lodge of Confidence, named in 1820 meets at the Bedford Head, Maiden lane, Covent garden, London in 1829
1832/William Givens, Bedford Head, 41 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/William Givens, Bedford Head, 41 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden/../../Pigots Directory
William Givens is buried at St Paul, Covent Garden on March 28th, 1833. He is aged 46.
1839/Sarah Givens/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Sarah Givins/Publican/45/../Census
1841/Mary Hewson/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/Ellen Clark/Female Servant/25/Ireland/Census
1841/Charles Hyde/Male Servant/20/../Census
1841/Charles Goddard/Medical Student/25/../Census
1842/S Givens/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/Mrs Sarah Givens , Bedford Head Tavern, 41 Maiden lane, Covent garden/../../Kellys Directory
1848/Mrs Sarah Givens/../../../Post Office Directory
1850/Mrs S Givens/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/Mrs S Givens/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Wiliam Ward/Wine Merchant/32/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1851/Jane Ward/Wife/33/Wrexham, Derbyshire/Census
1851/Edwin Ward/Brother, Porter/16/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1851/Charles Doughty Carter/Waiter/25/Weston, Lincolnshire/Census
1851/Jane Smith/Cook/25/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1856/William Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/William Ward/Hotel Keeper/41/Petham, Kent/Census
1861/Jane Ward/Wife/45/Wrexham, Denbighshire/Census
1861/John Southcott/Boarder, Builder, Widow/68/Crediton, Devon/Census
1861/John Southcott/Boarder, Builder/39/Exeter, Devon/Census
1861/P M Southcott/Boarder/31/Newfoundland/Census
1861/Emma Moore/Boarder/37/Wrexham, Denbighshire/Census
1861/Samuel Blackburn/Boarder, Grocer/21/Coddington/Census
1861/Jane Moore/General Servant/15/Wrexham, Denbighshire/Census
1861/Mary A Smitherson/Barmaid/25/Stourbridge, Worcester/Census
1861/Kate Thompson/Barmaid/17/Anley, Staffordshire/Census
1861/William Daniels/Waiter/33/Rollesby, Norfolk/Census
1861/Alfred Wilson/Potman/19/Bury St Edmunds/Census
1861/James Ward/Brother, Servant/27/Chatham, Kent/Census
1862/William Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/Mrs Jane Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Lindsay/Licensed Victualler/45/Scotland/Census
1871/Mary A Lindsay/Wife/39/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Adelaide P Lindsay/Daughter/13/City of London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie O Lindsay/Daughter/../City of London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Phoebe J Goodchild/Sister in Law/32/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Wolfe/Lodger, Tailor/22/Cambridge/Census
1871/Alfred Roubic/Boarder, Licensed Victuallers manager/49/Hastings/Census
1871/Annie Dickenson/Barmaid/27/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1871/Clara Baskett/Barmaid/18/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1871/John Harrison/Waiter/38/Greenwich. Kent/Census
1871/Eliza S Winslow/Cook/55/City of London/Census
1871/William Cronin/Potman/30/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Alfred W H Dickinson/Hotel Proprietor/33/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Adelaide A Dickinson/Wife/32/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred R S E Dickinson/Son/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rosanna B Fielding/Sister/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Preston/Visitor, Draper/40/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1881/Rose B Stothy/Visitor/14/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth F Green/Barmaid/19/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Mary A Dudley/Barmaid/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Rixon/Domestic Servant/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie A Worley/Domestic Servant/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Alfred Walter Harvey Dickinson/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Alf W Dickinson/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/George Henry Thurston/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Marshall Brothers/../../../P.O. Directory **
1910/Sidney Yardley & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Sidney Yardley & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Glaze Bros. Ltd/../../../Kelly’s P.O. Directory **
In 1921 census at 41, Maiden Lane, St Paul Covent Garden, are
John Clinton Hooper, Manager Licensed Victualler, Messrs Glaze Bros Ltd Wine Merchants & Caterers, aged 31 years 3 months, and born in City of London
Edith May Hooper, Wife, Household Duties, aged 29 years 5 months, and born in City of London
1934/James Russell/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Goodhews Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Goodhews Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
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