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The Old Axe, 69 Hackney Road, Shoreditch E2

at 22 Hackney Road in 1839 & 1851. The name on this pub's faience tiling reads Ye Olde Axe. It is now in use as a lap dancing venue (2014). ***

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Ye Old Axe, 69 Hackney Road - in September 2006

Ye Old Axe, 69 Hackney Road - in September 2006

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Residents at this address.

1780/Elizabeth Jermyn / Lessee / Widow /../../London Gazette, 14 September 1780 **

1794/William Madell / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1802/John Madell / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1805/John Madell, the Old Axe, Hackney road/../../Holdens Directory

1821/Jane Hammond & Charles Henry Sturt/../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1825/James Hammond/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1825/Mr Hammond, Old Axe, Hackney road/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1827/James Hammond / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1833-34/William George, Old Axe, 22 Wade place, Hackney Road/../../Pigots Directory

1835/W George/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1839/Thomas Wilkins/../../../Pigots Directory

1842/George Anderson/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1843/George Anderson/Old Axe P.H. 22 Hackney road/../../Post Office Directory **

September 1849/Daniel Wilson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

September 1849/Charles Hurrell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1850/Daniel Wilson / Former Licensed Victualler, now Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 19 July 1850 **

1850/Daniel Wilson/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Charles Hurrell/../../../Kellys Directory

1855/John West/../../../Post Office Directory **

1856/John West/../../../Post Office Directory

March 1856/John West/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser

March 1856/James Long/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser

Morning Advertiser. 07 July 1857
Transfer of Old Axe, Hackney road, William Thomas Gust to William Russell

September 1860/William Russell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

September 1860/Isaac Carr/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

July 1861/Isaac Carr/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1861/RJohn Bull/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1862/William Bale / now Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 20 June 1862 **

January 1863/Edwin Chance/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

January 1863/Robert Edward Larke/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

May 1865/Robert Edward Larke/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

May 1865/Randal Benjamin Nind/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1866/R B Nind/../../../P.O. Directory **

July 1867/Randall Benjamin Nind/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

July 1867/George Hopkins/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1869/George Hopkins/../../../Post Office Directory

1874/G Hopkins/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **

14th July 1874/George Hopkins/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

14th July 1874/Joseph Harris/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

6th March 1875/Joseph Harris/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

6th March 1875/Henry Balls/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1875/Henry Balls / Licensed Victualler, deceased / Died in or about the month of October 1875 /../../../London Gazette, 3 March 1876 **
1875/Mary Ann Balls / Administratrix /../../../London Gazette, 3 March 1876

10th January 1880/Thomas Hoare/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

10th January 1880/William Dewdney/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1881/William Dewdney/Licensed Victualler/37/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth A Dewdney/Wife/36/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Dewdney/Son/6/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Dewdney/Son/3/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amy Dewdney/Daughter/3/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Noakes/Domestic Servant/25/Dorset/Census

1882/William Dewdney/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/John North/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Edward John Rose/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Edward John Rose/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Edward John Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1914/E J Rose & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/E J Rose & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 69, Hackney Road, Shoreditch
Archibald E French, Licensed Victualler, aged 36 years 4 months, and born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, the Employer
Matilda A French, Wife, Household Duties, A French, Licenced Victualler, aged 33 years 11 months, and born in Stamford Hill, London
George W A Keeper, Step-son, Licensed Victualler Assistant, A French, Licenced Victualler, aged 16 years 6 months, and born in Walthamstow, Essex
Charles Thacker, Licensed Victualler Assistant, A French, Licenced Victualler, aged 38 years 3 months, and born in Shoreditch, London
Patricia Keeley, Servant, Household Duties, A French, Licenced Victualler, aged 17 years 8 months, and born in Plumstead, Kent

1928/E J Rose & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/E J Rose/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/E J Rose/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/E J Rose/../../../Post Office Directory


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