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Wallace Head, 56 Blandford Street, Marylebone W1

Marylebone index

This is named the Cock in 1827 and 1836. At 4 Blandford Street, Blandford Square by 1884 and in all of the earliest directories; and at 56 Blandford Street by 1915 at the junction with East street; The pub is later called the Bok Bar. ** The name is given as the Wallace's Head in 1869 and earlier. *

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Wallace Head, 56 Blandford Street - in January 2007

Wallace Head, 56 Blandford Street - in January 2007

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Residents at this address.

1792/William Hutchinson/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *+

I notice thst members of the Hart family were involved with the Wallace Head between 1839 and 1841. George Starling married Eliza Hart on 12 March 1837. He was the licensee by 1871. **+

1827/William Baker, Cock, 4 Blandford street, Manchester square/../../Pigot's Directory

1836/James Self, Cock, 4 Blandford street, Portman Square/../../Pigot's Directory

1839-40 A George Hart is at the Wallace’s Head, 4 Blandford Street, Portman Square, London. *

1841/Martha Hart/Victualler/40/../Census *
1841/Emma Hart/../6/Middlesex/Census
1841/Robert Hart/../2/Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Boxland/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Louisa Loder/Female Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Romney/Female Servant/15/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Roe/Female Servant/60/../Census
1841/Joseph Reynolds/Male Servant/15/../Census
1841/Richard Langan/Male Servant/60/../Census

1842/George Hart, Wallaces Head, 4 Blandford Street, Manchester square/../../Robsons Directory

1843/George Hart, Wallace’s Head, 4 Blandford Street, Portman Square/../../Kellys Directory *

1848/J. Cullingford/../../../Post Office Directory *+

1851/J. Cullingford/../../../Post Office Directory *+

1856/William James Smith/../../../Post Office Directory *+

April 1856/William James Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

April 1856/Joseph Worboys/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

George Starling is at the Marlborough head, Chelsea in the 1861 census until February 1867. *+

1869/George Starling/../../../Post Office Directory *+

1871/George Starling/Licensed Victualler/59/Greenwich, Kent/Census **+
1871/Edwin Starling/Son, Gas Fitter/30/St Pancras, London/Census
1871/Sarah E Starling/Daughter, Assistant/25/St Pancras, London/Census
1871/Arthur Starling/Son, Carpenter/20/St Pancras, London/Census
1871/Eliza Gray/Niece to Wife, Assistant/42/Marylebone, London/Census
1871/Emma Parnell/General Ssrvant/21/Marylebone, London/Census
1871/Edward England/Barman/20/Trowbridge, Wiltshire/Census

22 Dec 1873/Probate of the Will of George Starling was granted to Eliza Starling of the Wallace Head, Widow, George Starling (son) of Hope Inn York Road Wandsworth Victualler, and Edwin Starling (son) of the Wallace Head Gas Fitter. **+

1881/Charles Brooks/Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/Walkingham, Berkshire/Census
1881/Mary J Brooks/Daughter, Assistant/22/Marylebone/Census
1881/Emily Brooks/Daughter, Assistant/19/Marylebone/Census
1881/Alfred C Brooks/Son, Assistant/17/Marylebone/Census
1881/Harry R Brooks/Son/12/Marylebone/Census
1881/Charles J Brooks/Son/9/Marylebone/Census
1881/Rose Kirby/General Servant/30/Marylebone/Census

1882/Charles Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory *+

1884/Charles Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Benjamin Edwin Barnes/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Dominic Evento/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Arthur Pullen/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Robert Carey/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/George Storey/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/George Storey/../../../Hughes Directory

1925/George Storey/../../../Post Office Directory

My Great Grandfather Charles Ozmond managed the Wallace Head until 1930, the year before he died. He ran a number of other public houses during his lifetime, including the Britannia Tavern, 117 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch in 1911.

1927/Charles Ozmond/../../../Post Office Directory

1931/Charles Ozmond of the Wallace Head 56 Blandford street Portman square Middlesex died 7 June 1931 Probate London 8 October to Maud Louisa Ozmond widow. Effects £240 4s 1d.

1934 - 1957/Richard Watts Coman/../../../Kelly's Directory ***

1938/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

1958/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../BT Telephone Directory [WELbeck 1812]

1960/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../BT Telephone Directory [WELbeck 1812]

1962/Coman's Catering Co Ltd/../../../BT Telephone Directory [WELbeck 1812]


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