This pub was first licensed in 1792 and was rebuilt in 1881. At Seymour Terrace, West Brompton (north side) in 1856 and 1861; and the Somerset Arms, Little Chelsea in the 1859 license transfer. It recently closed and has been converted to restaurant use (2007). **
Kensington pub index
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kensington, London.
Somerset Arms, 214 Fulham Road, SW10 - in July 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1805/Mrs De Luce, Somerset Arms, Little Chelsea/../../Holdens Directory
1809/H Rudland, Somerset Arms, Little Chelsea/../../Holdens Directory
1826/James Edwards/../../../London Directory
1827/James Edwards/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1830/Mr Edwards, Somerset Arms, Little Chelsea makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association
1843/James Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/James Edwards/Licensed Victualler/62/Stockton, Norfolk/Census
1851/Charles Edwards/Son, shareholder/29/Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Priscilla Edwards/Daughter in Law/36/Old Sodbury,
Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Caroline Edwards/Niece/25/Great Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1851/James Edwards/Grandson/22 months/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charles Edwards/Grandson/4 months/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1851/Harriet Mitchell/House Servant/21/Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/William Lloyd/Potboy/20/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1851/Samuel Sargent/Visitor, Journeyman/27/Isle of Wight, Hampshire/Census
1856/James Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1859/Charles James Edwards/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1859/John Edward Hudson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1861/James Robertson/Victualler/46/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Robertson/Wife/44/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Robertson/Daughter/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/James Robertson/Son/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sophia Robertson/Daughter/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Robertson/Son/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frances Bradley/Visitor/19/Camberwell/Census
1861/Rose Dulin/House Servant/21/Birmingham/Census
September 1864/James Robertson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1864/William Waghorn/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/George Plumb/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/Jane Plumb/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
1877/Mrs Jane Plumb/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Jane Plumb/Licensed Victualler, Widow/52/Southfleet, Kent/Census
1881/Jane Plumb/Daughter/24/Norton Kirby, Kent/Census
1881/Florence Plumb/Daughter/18/Norton Kirby (Ex), Kent/Census
1881/Florence Plumb/Grand Daughter/4/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1881/Percy Plumb/Grand Son/2/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1881/Louisa M Plumb/Grand Daughter/1/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1881/Fanny Kilby/General Servant/19/Gloucester/Census
1881/Henry Skegg/Barman/25/Streatham, Surrey/Census
1881/William Ashton/Barman/25/Pickney, Somerset/Census
1882/Mrs Jane Plumb/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Jane Plumb/../../../Post Office Directory
The Kensington News and West London Times. 05 January 1889
License Transfers
The Somerset Arms, Richard C Sharman to Joseph Hollyman
1891/Harry Hammond/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Harry Hammond/Licensed Victualler/31/Parham, Sussex/Census
1891/Clara Maude Hammond/Wife/29/Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire/Census
1891/Hugh Clarke Hammond/Son/2/St James, London/Census
1891/Mary Helen Evans/Sister in Law/25/Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire/Census
1891/Bertha Brooks/Nursery Governess/34/Alcester, Warwickshire/Census
1891/Heken Harriet Dodswell/Barmaid/24/Eastbourne, Sussex/Census
1891/Richard Butler/Potman/37/Fulham, London/Census
1891/Keziah Collins/General Servant/19/Blockley, Worcestershire/Census
1895/Henry Alexander Savage/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Alfred Elden/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Everson Edward Smith & Ernest Charles Cottis/../../../Post Office
Directory
1915/Ernest Stanley Howard & Louis Henry Golding/../../../Post Office
Directory
1921/Victuallers Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Albert Victor Marsh/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Chas Geo Simmonds/../../../Post Office Directory
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