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Kings head, High Street, Merton - circa 1920
Kings head, High Street, Merton - in 2002
Kings head, High Street, Merton - now closed
All kindly provided by Don Joseph
Residents at this address
1868/Edward Bloomfield/Kings Head, Merton road/../../Kellys Directory
1871/Edward Bloomfield/Licensed Victualler/47/Coney Weston, Suffolk/Census
1871/Mary J Bloomfield/Wife/46/Bishop Auckland, Durham/Census
1871/Mary Smith/General Servant/22/marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/Timothy Ladsbury/Potman/27/Middle Anton, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/John Powter/Licensed Victualler/42/Ilford, Essex/Census
1881/Louisa Powter/Wife/38/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1881/Harry Nightingale/Nephew, Assistant/15/Merton, Surrey/Census
1881/Mary Hersey/General Servant/17/Merton, Surrey/Census
1881/Thomas Lemain/Potman/20/Merton, SurreyMerton, Surrey/Census
1891/John Powter/../../../Kelly’s Directory
1891/John Powter/Licensed Victualler/56/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1891/Louisa Powter/Wife/46/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1891/Ethel Rosenberg/Niece/15/St Johns Wood, Middlesex/Census
1891/Eliz Greenaway/Domestic Servant/17/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1891/Sydney Block/Potman/17/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1913/Leon Brie/../../../Kelly’s Directory
1918/Leon Brie/../../../Kelly’s Directory
Harry Joseph was previously at the
Old Sergeant, in
Garratt Lane *
1943/H Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [LIBerty 3098]
1944/H Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [LIBerty 3098]
1946/H Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [LIBerty 3098]
1951/H Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [LIBerty 3098]
Harry Joseph was the licensee here until 1952. *
My grandparents Thomas & Sheila Gilroy (nee St Leger) took over the Kings Head at Merton from Harry Joseph in 1952 until 1964;
Previous to this Thomas & Sheila Gilroy were at The Prince of Orange in Plumstead between 1944 and 52;
and before this, Thomas Gilroy owned the Southampton Arms, at 21 Nine Elms with his sister Vera Gilroy **
* Provided by Don Joseph
** Provided by Christina Pavlou
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