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Palmerston Arms, 184 Well Street, Hackney E9

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This pub is long closed, the premises now housing a hairdressers and a dry cleaners. **

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Palmerston Arms, 184 Well Street, Hackney E9 - in 1958

Palmerston Arms, 184 Well Street, Hackney E9 - in 1958

Palmerston Arms, 184 Well Street - in March 2007

Palmerston Arms, 184 Well Street - in March 2007

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Residents at this address.

1872/G Clark/../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **

1874/George Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1880/Margaret Partridge / Widow / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1880/Robert Phillips / Pot Man /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1880/Miss Spencer / Barmaid /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1881/Margarett Partridge/Publican, Widow/75/Pann..., Middlesex/Census
1881/Fred Brooks/Barman, Manager/34/London Vauxhall B Rd, London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Carter/Barmaid/18/Battersea/Census
1881/Emma Sexton/Servant/18/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Malins/Potman/21/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Sharp/Lodger, Gardener And Florist/56/Blankney, Lincoln/Census
1881/Ann Simpson Sharp/Lodger Wife/54/Louth, Lincoln/Census
1881/Charles Turner/Lodger, Cheesemonger/51/Witham, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Turner/Lodger Wife/45/Diddingtin, Buckingham/Census

1896/Henry Bull/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1900/Thomas Edward Mack / Beer Retailer /../../P.O. Directory **

1910/Mrs Eliza Mack/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

My grandparents were Ernest and Alice Holford. Ernest was licensee of the Palmerston Arms on Well Street, Hackney. In the 1911 census he is registered at the pub as the manager. He bought it not long after at about the time of his marriage in 1913. My father was born in the Palmerston Arms (he was very proud of that fact!);  and that his parents owned the pub. Ernest was divorced in 1923 and moved on. According to the phone books, Ernest Holford was 'licensed victualler' of the Bishop Bonner on Bonner Street in 1924. From 1925 to 1929 he is listed as the 'licensed victualler' at 113 High Street, E9 - the Forester's Arms. He is not in the phone book in 1930 or 1931 but I'm certain he stayed at that pub until his death in 1931 at the age of 47.  ***

Ernest Holford, The Palmerston, Well Street

Ernest Holford, The Palmerston, Well Street

Kindly provided by Peter Holford

1911/Eliza Mack/Beer House Keeper/76/Stroud, Gloucester/Census ***
1911/Emma Love/Sister/59/Norfolk/Census
1911/Alice Uncle/Servant/28/Bromley by Bow/Census
1911/Ernest Holford/Public House Manager/27/Hackney/Census

1914/Ernest Holford/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1921/Ernest Holford/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 184 Well street
Ernest Holford, Beer Seller, aged 36 years 9 months, and born in Hackney, London
Alice Holford, Wife, aged 35 years 3 months, and born in Kentish Town, London
Beatrice Holford, Daughter, aged 6 years 6 months, and born in Hackney, London

1934/John George Smith/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

1938/John George Smith/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1938 - 1939/H J Bruce/../../Leasehold

1942/George A Archer/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1944/Herbert Joseph A Green/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1944 - 1954/A A Summers/../../Leasehold

1955 - 1962/S C Clark/../../Leasehold

1963/Mrs C E L Raymond/../../Leasehold


** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Peter Holford


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