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Old Kings Head, 28 Upper Clapton Road, Hackney E5

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Listed as High Road, Upper Clapton in 1899; This pub had closed by 2000 and is now in residential use. **

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Old Kings Head, 28 Upper Clapton Road - in December 2006

Old Kings Head, 28 Upper Clapton Road - in December 2006

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Residents at this address.

1802/John Payne /../../../Hackney History Vol. 12 **

1811/I Payne /../../../Holdens Directory **

1826/Wm Niblett/../../../Pigots Directory

1834/Mr William Niblett/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1836/William Niblet, Old Kings Head, Upper Clapton/../../Pigot's Directory

1839/William Niblett/../../../Pigots Directory

1851/James Kerrison sen/../../../Middlesex Directory

1851/James Kerrison/Publican/44/Hoxton, Middx/Census
1851/Anna Kerrison/Wife/48/Pawsey, Wiltshire/Census
1851/Emma Rickett/Servant/23/Nazeing, Essex/Census
1851/Louisa Lever/Visitor/18/Ludgersith ?, Wiltshire/Census
1851/Ann Camp/Servant/15/Wide Mill, Kent/Census

July 1854/Francis Kerrison/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1854/Ann Kerrison, widow/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

October 1854/Ann Kerrison/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

October 1854/Thomas Harford Cox/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

August 1856/Thomas Harford Cox/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

August 1856/Samuel Cowell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1861/Samuel Cowell/Victualler/47/Essex/Census
1861/Frances Cowell/Wife/39/Suffolk/Census
1861/Frances S Cowell/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Essex/Census
1861/Samuel Cowell/Son, Accountants Clerk/17/Essex/Census
1861/John Wright/Potboy/14/Essex/Census

July 1865/Samuel Covell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

July 1865/Jonanthan Foster/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1866/J Foster/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory

1872/J Foster /../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **

March 1874/Jonathan Foster/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

My late mothers family ran this pub from March 1874, Clenshaw, then Wheeler up until 1944. I know my mums Dad was the Licensee up and into the 1950s and then he retired and left London to live in Hertfordshire. *

March 1874/Henry Clenshaw/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1874/Henry Clenshaw /../../../Post Office Directory **

1878/Hy Clenshaw/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory

1881/Henry Clenshaw/Publican/40/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Clenshaw/Wife/37/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth A Clenshaw/Daughter/19/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry W Clenshaw/Son/14/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriet Clenshaw/Daughter/12/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jonathan Clenshaw/Son/11/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Vaus/General Servant/56/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census

1891/Henry Clenshaw/Publican/50/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Clenshaw/Wife/47/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Jonathan Clenshaw/Son, Barman/21/Upper Clapton, London/Census
1891/Samuel C Wheeler/Son in Law, Barman/29/Islington, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth A Wheeler/Daughter/29/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth C Wheeler/Grandchild/5/Lower Clapton, London/Census
1891/Mary A Wheeler/Grandchild/4/Upper Clapton, London/Census
1891/Charles H S Wheeler/Grandchild/3/Upper Clapton, London/Census
1891/Amy Wheeler/Grandchild/2/Upper Clapton, London/Census
1891/George W Wheeler/Grandchild/1/Upper Clapton, London/Census

1896/Mrs Elizabeth & Henry Wm Clenshaw/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Samuel C Wheeler/Publican/39/Islington, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth A Wheeler/Wife/39/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth L Wheeler/Daughter/15/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Mary A Wheeler/Daughter/14/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Charles H Wheeler/Son/13/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Amy Wheeler/Daughter/12/Hackney, London/Census
1901/George W Wheeler/Son/11/Hackney, London/Census
1901/John A Wheeler/Son/7/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Albert C Wheeler/Son/6/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Dorothy Wheeler/Daughter/4/Hampstead, London/Census
1901/Frank Wheeler/Son/1 month/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Amelia Lindsay/General Servant/24/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Alfred J Rowe/Barman/25/Stoke Newington, London/Census
1901/Eugene E Jenkins/Barman/28/Glamorgan/Census

1902/Mrs Elizabeth Ann Wheeler/../../../London Trade Directory

1904/Mrs Elizh Ann Wheeler/../../../London Trade Directory

1908/Mrs Elizabeth Ann Wheeler /../../../P.O. Suburban Directory **

1911/Mrs Elizabeth Ann Wheeler/../../../London Trade Directory

1919/Mrs Elizabeth Ann Wheeler/../../../London Trade Directory

1934/Mrs Elizabeth Ann Wheeler/../../../Kelly's

1938/Geo W Wheeler/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1939 at Public House, 28 Upper Clapton Road, Upper Clapton, Hackney are :
George W Wheeler, Publican, born 06 Sep 1889
Dorothy A Wheeler, Domestic Duties, born 13 Nov 1891
John C Wheeler, Articled Clerk (Accountant), born 22 Jan 1920
Frank W Wheeler, Laboratory Assistant (Hospital), born 09 Feb 1922
Kathleen McHale, Housemaid, born 06 Nov 1918
Alice E Sims, Barmaid Widowed, born 25 Jun 1882
Mary Sarpey, later Connolly, Barmaid, born 26 Sep 1915

1944/George W Wheeler/../../../Post Office Directory

1961/Old Kings Head, 28 Upper Clapton road, E5/../../Pub Directory

1971/Old Kings Head, 28 Upper Clapton road, E5/../../Pub Directory

1981/Old Kings Head, 28 Upper Clapton road, E5 8BQ/../../Pub Directory

1983/OLD KINGS HEAD: 28 Upper Clapton Road E5. Trumans./../../Pub Directory

1988/Old Kings Head, M A Veal, 28 Upper Clapton road, Clapton, E5/../../Truman Directory

1991/Old Kings Head: 28 Upper Clapton Road E5 . Grand Met-Trumans./../../Pub Directory


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