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Existed from at least 1869. Traded recently as Westbourne House but underwent a change of name to No. 65 & King in late 2013.*
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Shakespeare, 65 Westbourne Grove, Paddington W2
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Residents at this address.
1869/C H Burgess/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Charles H Burgess/Licensed Victualler/30/London/Census
1871/Frances Burgess/Wife/26/London/Census
1871/Alice Smith/Niece/4/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Alfred Newton/Barman/20/London/Census
1871/Kate Price/Barmaid/19/Plymouth/Census
1871/Mary Slap/Barmaid/20/Norfolk/Census
1871/Jessie Jackson/Housemaid/18/London/Census
1871/Mary A Harris/Cook/18/Uxbridge/Census
1871/Mary A Southgate/Nurse, widow/59/Yarmouth/Census
1881/Charles Bonsall/Lisenced Victualler, Widow/44/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Catharine E Bonsall/Daughter/14/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Bonsall/Son/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Pedover/Visitor/37/Bracknell, Berkshire/Census
1881/Sarah Ann Edwards/Barmaid/30/Eddington, Shropshire/Census
1881/Selina Farthing/Barmaid/24/North Cadbury, Somerset/Census
1881/Elizabeth Mary Winkler/Barmaid/21/Kingston On Thames, Surrey/Census
1881/Emma Simpson/General Servant/31/Newington, Surrey/Census
1882/Charles Bonsall/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Charles Bonsall/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mrs Mary Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Philip Rose/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/James Connelly/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Alfred William Firmin/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 65, Westbourne Grove, Paddington
Alfred William Firmin, Licensed Victualler, aged 40 years 10 months, born in Strand, London, Employer
Gertrude Firmin, Wife, Licensed Victualler's Assistant, W W Firmin, aged 33 years 4 months, born in Manchester, Lancashire
Alfred William George Firmin, Son, aged 8 years 9 months, born in Paddington, London
Norah Gertrude Mary Firmin, Daughter, aged 6 years 3 months, born in Paddington, London
Ralph Norman Ernest Firmin, Son, aged 11 months, born in Paddington, London
Mary Ellen Cook, Servant, aged 15 years 6 months, born in Paddington, London
Mildred Dorothy Mabel Lincoln, Barmaid, A N Firmin, aged 23 years 7 months, born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Lucy Maude Brown, Barmaid, A N Firmin, aged 20 years 10 months, born in Elm, Norfolk
Marylebone Mercury. 03 October 1936 Transfer of Licenses
Shakespeare Tavern, Westbourne Grove, Gertrude Firmin to Gertrude Carson, being change of surname
1944/Mrs Gertrude Carson/../../../Post Office Directory
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