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The Eagle Tavern, originally known as the Lady of the Lake, with a name change in about 1860. *
At New road in the 1871 census, then Victoria road in 1874, then Starch Green Road in 1881 census and earlier
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Eagle, 215 Askew Road, Shepherds Bush, W12 - in June 2011
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The Era 28 March 1847
Lady of the Lake, Starch Green - Peter Keeley, the petitioner. Licence granted.
Morning Advertiser 24 March 1847
The Lady of the Lake, Starch Green - Peter Keeley, the petitioner said that adjoining his house was a fishery of about six acres, and that the locality was increasing in an extraordinary degree. The petition was signed by fifty inhabitants, and by twenty eight who enjoyed the sport of angling at his house.
There was a counter-petition signed by the Rev - Attwood, the vicar, one churchwarden, and thirty three inhabitants.
Mr J Payne, for the applicant, siad that there were many who after fishing in the lake, were compelled to go a distance to get a glass of spirits - Licence granted.
The Era 16 January 1848
Lady of the Lake, Starch Green, Peter Keeley to Charles Richard Edwards
I have found that one of my ancestors, Robert Thomas Apps was the licence holder for this pub under its previous name The Lady of the Lake. This is recorded on the 1851 census, and on his daughter's birth certificate in 1853. *+
Lady of the Lake, Starch Green
1851/Robert T Apps/Licensed Victualler/23/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Susan Apps/Wife/24/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/Robert W Apps/Son/6 months/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Wilkinson/Servant/19/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Phillips/House Servant/20/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
The Era 15 January 1854
Lady of the Lake, Starch Green, Robert Thomas Apps to Stephen Killick
[In July 1854, Robert Thomas Apps is new licensee at the Kings Head, Great Portland street]
Morning Advertiser 10 January 1860
Lady of the Lake, Starch Green, Stephen Killick to Evan Dunham Joynt
In this case, the incoming tenant asked permission to change the sign of the house to that of the "Eagle"; but the magistrates said that they could not now grant the application, but in all probability there would be no objection to do so at the next general annual meeting.
I am researching a relative Evan Dunham Joynt. According to the 1861 census, he was a licensed victualler for "The Eagle", Victoria Road, Starch Green, Hammersmith.
His name has been mangled in the transcription as Van D Joest but it should read Evan D Joynt. *
1860/Evan Dunham Joynt, Eagle, Starch Green, Hammersmith/../../Post Office Directory *
1861/Evan D Joynt/Licensed Victualler/32/Middlesex/Census *
1861/Annette A Joynt/Wife/30/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Charles V Joynt/Son/3/America/Census
1861/Eva R Joynt/Daughter/1/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Martha Morris/House Servant/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Williams/Visitor/42/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
Evan Dunham Joynt is at the British Queen in 1864. At an earlier stage, an Evan Dunham Joynt was at the Grapes, 26 Great Marlborough street between 1839 and 1843 at minimum. This must be his father.
Morning Advertiser 13 May 1862
Transfer of licence of Eagle, Starch green, Evan D Joynt to James Bott
West London Observer 22 August 1863
The Eagle Tavern, known as the Lady of the Lake, Starch Green, Shepherds Bush.
James Bott, from the Princess Royal, Hereford road, Bayswater, informs his old friends and the public that he has taken the above house and made extensive alterations and improvements.
The Bowling Green, Quoit Grounds, Tea Gardens &c are in excellent condition.
Dinner and Tea Parties accommodated.
Wines, Spirits and Malt Liquors, and every article of the best quality.
N.B. A spacious Club Room.
February 1866/James Bott/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
February 1866/Samuel Barnes, Wm Underwood, and Elizabeth Baker, executors of James Bott/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Eliza Evans/Licensed Victualler, Widow/54//Census
1871/Thomas Lawrence/Barman/19//Census
1871/Alfred F Wager/Potman/18//Census
1874/George Green Symons/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/William Virgo/Licensed Victualler/38/Blackfriars/Census
1881/Sarah Virgo/Wife/28/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/James Pennikett/Potman/16/Lemon Street, Shoreditch/Census
1881/Mary Kidney/General Servant/20/Harrow/Census
West London Observer. 07 January 1888.
Kensington Petty Sessions
The Eagle, Shepherds Bush, William Cooper Virgo to Thomas Hutchinson Meekings
1891/Disney Perou/Licensed Victualler/31/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Mary A Perou/Wife/32/Stepney, London/Census
1891/William Perou/Son/10/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Frederick Perou/Son/8/Homerton, London/Census
1891/Ada Perou/Daughter/6/Bermondsey, London/Census
1891/Eleanor Perou/Daughter/4/Kensington, London/Census
1891/Amy L Perou/Daughter/2/Kensington, London/Census
1891/Ellen Thridgoald/Sister in Law, Barmaid/26/Stepney, London/Census
1891/John Oliver/Potman/21/Canning Town, London/Census
1901/Frederick G H Ginger/Publican/49/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1901/Sarah A Ginger/Wife/43/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1901/Mabel E Ginger/Daughter/11/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Lewis C Ginger/Son/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Freda A K Ginger/Daughter/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Wilfred J Ginger/Son/5/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Stanley G Ginger/Son/3/Ealing, Middlesex/Census
1901/Susannah A Ginger/Mother, Widow/76/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Catherine A Ginger/Sister, Barmaid/44/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Emily E Latimer/Sister in Law, Barmaid/47/London, Middlesex/Census
1901/Harriet J Ware/Servant/32/Southgate, Middlesex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Ellis/Servant/18/Bow, London/Census
1901/John R Bishop/Servant/21/Ashlowe, Ireland/Census
1904/William Ward/../../../Post Office London Suburbs Directory **
1908/William Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Frederick Albert Edward Mills & Edwin Tomlin/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Elliot Snow/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Elliot Snow/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Ernest Harvey/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Ernest Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Nelly Light/../../../Post Office Directory
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