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In 1882, complete renumbering takes place - changing from 414 Oxford Street to 53 Oxford Street; By 1895, the Pub is renamed the Primrose. This pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1900. It is now closed and in retail use. ** By 1906 the pub is renamed again to the Shamrock. Its original name is listed in directories as simply the Mischief, rather than the fuller name. *
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Primrose, 53 Oxford Street - in December 2009
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Residents at this address.
1807/George Streeting/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
Morning Advertiser 20 November 1809 - Licensed Victuallers Association
The following are additional subscribers since the last advertisement of one pound, one shilling, i.e. one guinea:
Mr Streeting, Man Loaded with Mischief, Oxford street
1826/Edward Dalton/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1826/Edward Dalton / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1827/Jno Piper, Man loaded with Mischief, 414 Oxford street/../../Pigot's Directory
1830/Mr Britton/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/Richard Cranch/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Edward Combs/../../../Post Office Directory *
1841/Edward Coombs/Publican/40/../Census
1841/E Mary Coombs/../40/../Census
1841/John Coombs/../5/Middlesex/Census
1841/S Price/Independant/40/../Census
1841/Mary Hawker/Female Servant/21/Middlesex/Census
1841/William Stacey/Male Servant/30/Middlesex/Census
1842/Edward Combs/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/John Capon/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Samuel Mellison/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Robert William Street/../../../Post Office Directory *
June 1852/Frederick Clermont Biggers/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1852/Charles Carlion?/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/William Lancefield/../../../Post Office Directory *
Morning Advertiser 26 January 1860 - Transfer of Licenses
Man Loaded with Mischief, Oxford street, James Thorn to Edward Ivy
October1863/Thomas Critchinson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
October 1863/Edward Furness/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
January 1866/Ellen Melson, domestic servant to Cornelius David Watkins found not guilty of stealing from him/ .. /../../London Evening Standard
October 1866/Cornelius David Watkins/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1866/John Robert Sinclair/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
April 1868/Brazier Martin had now mortgaged/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1868/Martin Crane Lynch/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Martin Crain Lynch/../../../Post Office Directory *
October 1869/Martin Cain Lynch/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1869/Charles Cox/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/James Theobald/Licensed Victualler/56/Cambridge/Census
1871/Ann Bean/Housekeeper/33/Broadstairs, Kent/Census
1871/Emilie Sanders/Barmaid/20/Braintree, Essex/Census
1871/Margaret Jones/Barmaid/22/St Johns Wood, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Townhall/Barman/20/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
January 1872/James Theobald/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1872/Thomas John Sims/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1881/Edwin Smyth/Licensed Victualler/75/Ross, Hereford/Census
1881/Hannah Smyth/Wife/74/Ross, Hereford/Census
1881/Edwin Smyth/Son/30/Kingston, Hereford/Census
1881/Catherine Watkins/Daughter, Widow/28/Kingston, Hereford/Census
1881/Anne Morse/Grand Daughter/18/Grosmont, Monmouth, England/Census
1881/Bessie Higgins/Visitor/11/Monmouth, England/Census
1881/Leonsine E Morse/Grand Daughter/9/Grosmont, Monmouth, England/Census
1881/Edwin Watkins/Grand Son/1/Monmouth, England/Census
1882/Edwin Smyth/../../../Post Office Directory
Primrose, 53 Oxford Street :
1895/Mrs Marie Branard/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Leon Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Thos Wm Foy/Licensed Victuallers Manager/32/Ireland/Census
1901/Thomas Kelley/Assistant/21/Ireland/Census
1901/Simon Martin/Assistant/20/Ireland/Census
1901/Mary Estate/Cook, Widow/58/Soho, London/Census
1906/Gerald Mooney/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Gerald Mooney/../../../Post Office Directory *
In 1921 census at 53, Oxford Street, St James Westminster
Thomas Foy, Licensed Victualler Manager, Gerard Mooney, Licensed Victualler, 53 Oxford Street, aged 53 years 11 months, and born in Westmeath, Ireland
Patrick McConnack, Barman, Gerard Mooney, aged 48 years 5 months, and born in Galway, Ireland
James Glynn, Barman, Gerard Mooney, aged 19 years 4 months, and born in Dublin, Ireland
Thomas Colwell, Barman, Gerard Mooney, aged 22 years 8 months, and born in Galway, Ireland
Robert Mooran, Barman, Gerard Mooney, aged 24 years 2 months, and born in Antrim, Ireland
Ellen Drake, Housekeeper, Widow, Gerard Mooney, aged 61 years, and born in London
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