At about 4 Church Street in 1869
Deptford Index
A listing of London historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Deptford, Kent in the parishes of St Pauls or St Nicholas - now partially in London.
Residents at this address.
1823-24/U Yarrow, Ancient Druid, Church Street/../../Pigots Directory
1826/George Taylor, Ancient Druid, Church Street/../../Pigots Directory
1832-34/Edward Brown, Druids Head, Church Street/../../Pigots Directory
1836/Robert Steward, Druids Head, Church street/../../Pigot's Directory
1840/Robert Steward/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Samuel Smith/Licensed Victualler/51/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Smith/../49/Kent/Census
1841/William Smith/../6/Kent/Census
1841/Joseph Pearse/Pot Boy/16/../Census
1841/Thomas Leach/Labourer/39/../Census
1848/Samuel Smith/../../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Samuel William Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Robert Blackburn/Licensed Victualler/41/Eltham, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Jane Blackburn/Wife/41/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Francis Blackburn/Daughter/13/St Luke, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ada Louisa Blackburn/Daughter/7/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Robert William Blackburn/Son/5/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Caroline May Blackburn/Daughter/3/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Ann Blackburn/Daughter/8 months/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Ellen Appleby/Servant/19/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Albert Seagrove/Servant/18/Eltham, Kent/Census
1852/Robert Blackburn/../../../Archdeacons Directory
August 1852/Robert Blackburn/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1852/Francis Tompkins/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Zachariah Warren/../../../Post Office Directory
George Landragin moved from the Captain Cook, Bethnal Green where he was also a licensed
victualler sometime between 1862 and 1864 (based on christenings of his children) to the Druid’s Head in Deptford; and then was declared bankrupt in 1867. He was the brother to the Martin Landragin that ran the
Fox Inn on King Street in Greenwich in the 1870’s and 1880’s. *
1869/Alfred Levack/../../../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Mercury 14 March 1874 - Transfer of licenses:
Druids Head, from Margaret Levack, executrix of Alexander Levack to herself
1874/Wilson Wood/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
Charles wood, barman in the 1881 census is my great grandfather. In 1887 he marries Louisa Helen Bradshaw when he lists himself as a barman living at 25 Sayer street, and his father is listed as Charles Wood, publican.
He was also licensed victualler of the Norman’s Arms pub in Greenwich in 1891. By 1901 he has moved on to the Black Swan, 54 Bermondsey street **
1881/William A Wood/Licensed Victualler, Widow/40/Witham, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Wood/Nephew, Barman/15/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
1882/William Wood/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William Wood/../../../Post Office Directory
In 22nd February 1888, Freedom of the City Admission Papers are conferred on Charles wood, son of Charles wood late of Drews Head, Church street Deptford Licensed Victualler deceased occupying premises at 4 Globe court, Fish street Hill, Licensed Victualler - the Globe
1891/Wm Wood/../../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Wm Wood/../../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William James Mackrell/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/William James Mackrell/../../../../Post Office Directory
1911/William Mackrell/Licensed Victualler, Widow/54/Pimlico, London/Census
1911/William Mackrell jun/Son, Coach Builder/25/Battersea/Census
1911/Jessie Mackrell/Daughter, Assistant/22/Battersea/Census
1911/Leonard Mackrell/Son, Assistant/21/Battersea/Census
1911/Frank Collins/Cousin, Clerk/22/../Census
1911/Charlotte Colllins/Visitor/22/Ashley, Cambridgeshire/Census
1911/Nellie Clark/Barmaid/21/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1921/Leonard Mackrell/../../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 8, Church Street, Deptford, St Paul Deptford
Len H Mackrell, Licensed Victualler, aged 31 years 3 months, and born in Battersea, London, the Employer
Louisa R Mackrell, Wife, aged 34 years 7 months, and born in Deptford, London
William A Mackrell, Son, aged 1 year 8 months, and born in New Cross, London
Violet V Messenger, Sister-in-law, Barmaid, C H Mackrell, aged 24 years 2 months, and born in Deptford, London
Abraham Bryan, Visitor, Victualler, Out Of Employment, aged 68 years 1 month, and born in Deptford, London
1927/Leonard Hanton Mackrell/../../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Leonard Hanston Mackrell/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Clare Staines
** Provided By Natalie Higginson