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Renamed from the Prince of Prussia to King Albert between about 1899 and 1901, although the 1910 directory entry is for the Prince of Prussia. At 74 Harford Street in 1884 and earlier, numbering above number 70 appears to have been renumbered by about 1891. The address is listed in the 1860 license transfer and the 1871 census and 1875 license transfer as 4 Bruges Terrace.
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Prince of Prussia :
August 1860/John Gaisford/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1860/Joseph Burbridge/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1862/Joseph Bunbidge/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1862/John Joseph Mason/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1863/John Joseph Mason/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1863/James Tevendale/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
March 1871/George Gill, deceased/Outgoing Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
March 1871/Susan Gill, widow of George Gill/ Incoming Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
1871/Susan Gill/Tavern Keeper (Widow)/53/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census *
1871/Sarah Gill/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
November 1871/Susan Gill/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1871/Edward James Passmore/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1872/Edward James Pasmore/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1872/James Waller/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1874/J Waller/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1875/James Walker/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1875/Alfred Leggett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
6th March 1875/Alfred Leggett/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
6th March 1875/Rudolph Henry Pickel/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1876/Rodolph Hy. Pickel/../../../P.O. Directory **
19th August 1876/Rudolf Henry Pickel/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th August 1876/Henry Hicks/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1880/Henry Hicks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1881/Richard Stevens/31/Publican/Middlesex, St Lukes/Census ***
1881/Jemima Stevens/31//Middlesex, St Georges E/Census
1881/Richard G.J/10/Scholar/Surrey, Boro'/Census
1881/Maud E/6/do/Middlesex, St Luke's/Census
1881/Ernest W/4/do/Middlesex, Bethnal Green/Census
1882/Richard Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Burdett/../../../Post Office Directory
I was researching Harford Street, as my family lived at No.156 from 1890-1940, and my 2g.grandmother was at No.124 in the 1891 census. The Prince of Prussia is then at 126 Harford Street. ***
1891/John Burdett/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Edward Curtis Benson/29/Publican/Notts, East Retford/Census ***
1891/Blanche Banham/40/Manageress/Scotland/Census
1891/Willie Do/10/Scholar/London, Bayswater/Census
1891/Robert Do/9/Scholar/London, City/Census
1891/George Gill/19/Barman/London, Dalston/Census
1891/Robert Childs/18/Potman/London, Stepney/Census
9th July 1892/Edward Curtis Benson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
9th July 1892/Philosopher John Burton/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1895/George Bardett/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Alfred George/../../../Post Office Directory
King Albert :
1899/Alexander Strath / Manager /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1899/Mary Ann Strath / Manageress /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1899/Florence Rose Goddard / Barmaid /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1901/John A Strath/Public House Manager/35/Kensington, London/Census
1901/Mary A Strath/Wife/40/Kensington, London/Census
1901/John E Strath/Son/2/Kensington, London/Census
1901/Mary Skinner/Housemaid/30/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/George E Dunn/Barman/23/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Minnie Leach/Barmaid/33/Westmonster, London/Census
East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
Prince of Prussia, Harford street, Mary Ann George to Mary Ann Gunning, the wife of Erasmus Arthur Gunning.
1910/Alfred Isaacs/../../../Post Office Directory *
1915/Braham Isaacs/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Braham Isaacs/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 126, Harford Street, Stepney, Mile End Old Town
Braham Isaacs, Licensed Victualler, aged 39 years and 3 months born at Whitechapel, London, the Employer
Kate Isaacs, Wife, aged 37 years and 5 months born at Mile End, London
Edward Hughes, Barman, Mr Isaacs, King Albert Harford St Stepney, aged 36 years and 8 months born at Chatham, Kent
Renee Isaacs, Daughter, aged 11 years and 3 months born at Stepney, London
Vincent Isaacs, Daughter, aged 9 years and 7 months born at Stepney, London
Peggy Isaacs, Daughter, aged 7 years and 10 months born at Stepney, London
Joan Isaacs, Daughter, aged 4 years and 1 month born at Stepney, London
Patricia Isaacs, Daughter, aged 3 months born at Stepney, London
Lizzie Talmadge, Domestic Nurse, Mr Isaacs, King Albert Hartford St Stepney, aged 21 years and 5 months born at Stepney, London
1938/Albert Ernest Rippin/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/../../../../Post Office Directory
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