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At 359 Rotherhithe Street in 1869 and earlier, or looks like 259 Rotherhithe Wall in 1871 census. Closed by the Compensation Authority in 1908.
Rotherhithe index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1791/Joseph Whitehead/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1794/John Wilkinson/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1804/William Clarke/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1827/Robert Moore, Wheat Sheaf, 359 Rotherhithe street/../../Pigots Directory
1832/Clk Thompson, Wheat Sheaf, 359 Rotherhithe street/../../Robsons Directory
1836/Clarke Thompson, Wheat Sheaf, Rotherhithe wall/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Robert Williams/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/George Fred Shattock/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Frederic Shattock/Victualler/30/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Shattock/../30/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Cloose/Female Servant/20/../Census
1842/F G Shattock, Wheat Sheaf, 359 Rotherhithe street/../../Robsons Directory
1851/Frederick Lester/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Frederick Lester/Victualler/30/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1851/Harriot Lester/Wife/30/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1851/Henry William Lester/Son/4/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1851/Harriet Sawyer/Mother in Law, Laundress, Widow/61/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Rosina Sawyer/Daughter/27/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
January 1854/Frederick Lester/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/Joseph Hart/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1854/Joseph Hart/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1854/Edward Farndon/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1855 A Joseph Hart at the Wheatsheaf, 359 Rotherhithe Street, London. **
1856/William Follett/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1856/Frederick Richmond/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1856/Henry Tobin/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
December 1856/Henry Tobin/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
December 1856/Benjamin Holloway/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1857/Benjamin Holloway/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1857/Richard Willis/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
In the 1861 census, a 2 x great uncle of mine was the Licensed Victualler
here. His name was Charles William Grattan Bill. ***
1861/Charles Bill/Licensed Victualler, Widow/30/Westminster,
Middlesex/Census ***
1861/Walter Henry/Barman/29/Strand, Middlesex/Census
October 1863/Annie Jane Bill, daughter of Charles Gratton Bill & Jane
Elizabeth Bill/../../../Christening
By 1863, Charles Gratton Bill is at the
Pelham Arms, Kensington
July 1864/Thomas Hart/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1864/James Bell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Samuel Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1870/Henry Jeans/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/William Henry Hickman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/William Hy Hickman/Publican, Widow/39/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Hickman/Daughter/9/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Hy Hickman/Son/8/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen Sophia Hickman/Daughter/6/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eada Challoner/Visitor/7/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Polden/Cousin/21/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Horace William Hardy/Publican/56/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1881/Charlotte Hardy/Wife/52/Ockley, Surrey/Census
1881/Algernon Hardy/Son/26/Ockley, Surrey/Census
1882/Horace William Hardy/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas Pike/../../../Post Office Directory
South London Press 19 June 1886 - Transfer of Licenses
Wheatsheaf, 88 Rotherhithe street, P B Sterry to Constant Von Hoydonck
1891/Jas Boyne McCombie/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/James B McCombie/Publican/48/Lambeth, London/Census
1891/Susan McCombie/Wife/45/Southwark, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth McCombie/Daughter, Tie Maker/22/Southwark, London/Census
1891/Janet McCombie/DaughterDaughter/16/Newington, London/Census
1891/Charles McCombie/Son/13/Newington, London/Census
1891/Lilian Ade McCombie/Daughter/3/Newington, London/Census
1895/John Lawlor/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Lawlor/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Post 29 January 1908
More Lost Licences. £323,342 awarded in six hours as compensation.
Licenses ordered for extinction under the Licensing Act, 1904 were:
Wheatsheaf, Rotherhithe street £4361
1910/John Wm Burgess/../../../Post Office Directory
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