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Holborn index
The earliest record found so far is in 1809. This is the Sun at 78 Grays Inn lane in 1863 and earlier; at 160 Grays Inn Road by 1869
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Holborn - St Andrew, London.
Residents at this address.
1809/Thomas Millward, the Sun, Grays Inn lane/../../Holdens Directory
1832/William Webb, Sun, 78 Grays Inn lane/../../Robsons Directory
1839/Thomas Wells/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Evans/Publican/30/../Census
1841/Susan Evans/../25/../Census
1841/William Jennings/Brass Caster/26/../Census
1841/Samuel Taylor/Engine Fitter/20/../Census
1841/Henry Morton/Male Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Eyles/Female Servant/25/Middlesex/Census
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1842/William Evans, Sun, 78 Grays Inn lane/../../Robsons Directory
August 1846/John Francis Tiffin/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1846/John Champion/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/John Champion/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Champion/Licensed Victualler/52/Sheffield, Yorkshire/Census
1851/Emma Champion/Wife/30/Banbury, Oxfordshire/Census
1851/Ruth Champion/Daughter/5/St Martins in the Fields/Census
1851/John Champion/Son/1/St Martins in the Fields/Census
1851/Sarah Maria Wing/Barmaid/23/Mulden Hall, Suffolk/Census
1851/George Gilder/Waiter/32/Hubden, Norfolk/Census
1851/Harman Paine/../20/Lakenheath, Suffolk/Census
1851/James Hense/Waiter/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Adlett/Visitor/43/Sheffield, Yorkshire/Census
April 1853/William Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1853/John Champion/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/John Champion/../../../Post Office Directory
October 1859/Joseph Newport/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1859/Charles Scott/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
April 1861/Charles Scott, quit/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1861/Thomas Friswell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1861/Thomas Friswell/Victualler/37/Wednworth, Warwickshire/Census
1861/Jane Friswell/Wife/33/Shrewsbury, Shropshire/Census
1861/Alice J Friswell/Daughter/8/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Simpson/Visitor, Domestic Servant/39/Whitechapel,
Middlesex/Census
1861/George Simpson/Visitor, Coach painter/35/Colchester, Essex/Census
October 1862/Thomas Friswell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Post
October 1862/George Gill/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Post
1863/George Gill, Sun, 78 Grays Inn lane/../../Post Office Directory
1869/James Frederick Charles Crane/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1872/Charles James Lavers/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1872/William Brown/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1873/William Brown/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1874/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1875/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1876/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1877/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1878/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1879/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1880/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1881/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1881/James Wright/Licensed Victuallar/45/Kibworth, Leicester/Census
1881/Jane Wright/Wife/45/Pimlico/Census
1881/Ann Brown/Visitor, Widow/76/Berkshire/Census
1881/Andrew Croall/Lodger, Telegraphist/22/Scotland/Census
1881/Isaac Miller/Lodger, Telegraphist/26/Gt Yarmouth/Census
1882/James Wright/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1884/James Wright/../../../Post Office Directory
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