Earl of Essex, 25 Essex Street, Islington N1
Islington index
The address is at 25 Danbury Street by 1891, following street renaming. *
Earl of Essex, 25 Essex Street, Islington N1 - in June 2010
Kindly provided by Tris
Earl of Essex, 25 Essex Street, Islington N1 - in 2015
The pub had an extensive rebuild c2012 and is now a four storey building.
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1856/Thomas Thornton/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
January 1863/George Bedding/Outgoing Licensee/../../Islington Gazette
January 1863/Thomas Middleton/Incoming Licensee/../../Islington Gazette
March
1866/Thomas Middleton/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
September 1867/Thomas Middleton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1867/Samuel Middleton, his brother/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Samuel Middleton/../../../Post Office Directory
Islington Gazette 26 May 1879
Transfer of Licenses
Earl of Essex, Essex street, Henry Howe to Arthur George Potter
1881/Arthur G Potter/Licensed Victualler/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fanny L Potter/Wife/27/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elsie M Potter/Daughter/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Chas P Bates/Licensed Victualler Manager/30//Census
1881/John Cambell/Potman & Barman/27/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Anne E Wilson/Barmaid/27/Woodhall Spar, Lincoln/Census
1881/Ada Carter/Barmaid/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria J West/Cook/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Matilda A West/Housemaid/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha May/Visitor, Farmers Daughter/18/Abberton, Essex/Census
1882/Arthur George Potter/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Arthur G Potter/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Turner & Shere/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Turner & Shere/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Turner & Shere/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Herbert C Peacock/Public House Manager/28/Bromley, Kent/Census
1901/Elizabeth A Peacock/Wife/28/Crewe, Cheshire/Census
1901/Margaret Gillett/Mother in Law, Housekeeper/56/Middlewich,
Cheshire/Census
1901/Elizabeth M Fennell/Barmaid/28/Walworth/Census
1901/Albert W Gray/Barman/22/Bristol, Gloucester/Census
I am the great-grandson of Florence Eveline Harris who was step-mum and
landlady of the Earl of Essex pub, 25 Essex Road , Islington at the turn of
the century. The landlord was Herbert Peacock who had two sons (Herbert and
Charlie) and a daughter (Gladys).
AND on my grandmother's side of the family we owned the
Red Lion
in Clerkenwell, 68 St. John Street Road. The landlord Nathan Harris being my
great-grandfather. If you are interested please see a family history appeal
article placed in the cab trade press at
http://www.dac-callsign.com/06/Oct06/CallSignOct06.pdf
on page 10. ***
1910/Herbert Charles Peacock/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Herbert Charles Peacock/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Herbert Charles Peacock/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Herbert Charles Peacock/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Wm Hy Lindsey/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/William Chas Durant/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Ivy M Durant/../../../Post Office Directory
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