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It would be safe to assume this address was demolished for the building of the Peabody buildings
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Giles in Fields, London. The St Giles in Fields , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
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On 15 May 1782 William Singleton was convicted of the theft of three half
crowns from John Edwards on 28 April 1782. The theft occurred in a public
house where they had been drinking together, and John Edwards gave evidence
that he believed it to have been the Feathers, Great Wild Street. Whether
his recollection was correct or not, the evidence clearly implies that the
Feathers must already have been in business as a public house at that time./
The Old Bailey Online reference is t-17820515-42 *
[It seems that William Singleton was a bricklayer from Cheshire, originally.
He was tried for highway robbery in George's Court, near Shoe Lane in 1776
but found not guilty. He was imprisoned for 1 year for the theft of the
three half crowns in the Feathers. On 8 June 1791 he was found guilty of
Simple Grand Larceny at the Swan With Two Necks, Lad-lane, and sentenced to
transportation. He sailed on the convict ship Pitt, which arrived in Sydney
in 1792. He was buried "on the plains" in New South Wales in May 1835.] *
1805/William Wood/Recognizances/../../(LMA MR/LV/11/4) *
1806/Thomas Riddle/Recognizances/../../(LMA MR/LV/11/12) *
1807/Edward Martindale and Tomas Riddle/Recognizances/../../(LMA
MR/LV/11/20) *
1808/Edward Martindale/Recognizances/../../(LMA MR/LV/11/26) *
1809/Edward Martindale/Recognizances/../../(LMA MR/LV/11/32) *
In 1808, Edward Martindale, licensed victualler of 12 Great Wild Street took
out a policy of insurance on the contents of his new house of brick and
timber with the Sun Insurance Office. (An ancestor of mine). *
1810, 1811, 1812/Edward Martindale occupied premises in Great Wild Street
with a rental value of 45 and premises in Princes Court (off Great Wild
Street) with a rental value of 14, in both cases the proprietor was Thos
Gates./../../Land Tax Records) *
1813, 1814 and 1815, the rental value of the Great Wild Street premises
occupied by Edward Martindale had increased to 50, and he was occupying
additional premises in Princes Court, rental value 14, proprietor Edward
Smith./../../Land Tax Records) *
Edward Martindale left the Feathers in 1816. *
1827/George Morgan, Feathers, 12 Great Wild street, Lincolns Inn fields/../../Pigots Directory
1829/Thomas Tanner/../../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Henry Lemon, Feathers, 12 Great Wild street, Lincolns inn fields/../../Pigots Directory
1839/George Charles Green/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Charles Franklin/Publican/38//Census
1841/Charles Franklin/../13/Middlesex/Census
1841/Charlotte Franklin/../11/Middlesex/Census
1841/Jane Whitby/Female Servant/42/Middlesex/Census
1841/James Hodell/Male Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1843/Charles Franklin, Feathers, 12 Great Wild street, Lincoln's inn/../../Post Office Directory
1848/George Masson/../../../Post Office Directory
June 1849/Charles Henry Rennoldson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1849/James Anderson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1849/James Anderson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1849/James Alfred Milne/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Patrick Flinn/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 23 April 1851 - Licence transfers
Feathers, Great Wild street, James Alfred Millns to Samuel Henry Burrett
1851/Seth Burrett/Publican/26/Putney, Surrey/Census
1851/Sophia Gardener/Niece, Servant/17/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
January 1854/Henry Steed/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/John Cook/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1854/John Cook/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1854/William Anderton/Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1862/Edward Wakefield, Feathers, 12 Great Wild street WC/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1865 my 3rd great grandfather Louis Frederick Valet was the licensed victualler at 12 great wild street, i.e. the Feathers. My records show the administration of his estate and the 1865 business directory. He died in July 1865 so not sure how long he was there for as he wasn't there in the 1861 census as I think he was a manager of a hotel as I have a record that he worked in the Adelaides Hotel.
1864-65/Frederick Valet, Feathers, 12 Great Wild street WC/../../../Post Office Directory
Era 1 October 1865
Feathers, King street, Martin St Leger to Thomas Arthur Bunker
My family were the St Ledgers at the The Feathers, 12 Great Wild Street, St
Giles in the Fields. My Great Great Grandmother is listed as being aged 16
in 1871 and and living at The Feathers. In 1875 she marries a John Lynch
from 4, Drury Lane who is also listed as a publican, but I cannot find his
pub - though maybe he worked at the Feathers? **
1869/John St Ledger/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Martin St Ledger/Licensed Victualler/50/Galway, Ireland/Census
1871/Jane St Ledger/Wife/50/Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily St Ledger/Daughter/16/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/William St Ledger/Son/14/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Ann St Ledger/Daughter/12/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Bridget Henley/Domestic Servant/54/Ireland/Census
1873/Martin St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1874/Martin St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1875/Martin St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1876/Jane St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1877/Jane St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1878/Jane St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1879/Jane St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1880/Jane St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1881/Jane St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1882/Mrs Jane St Leger/../../../Post Office Directory
1882/Jane St Leger/../../../Holborn Petty Sessions
1884/John Grovier/../../../Post Office Directory
Albert V Bassam was born here in 1887, son of Edgar Bassam, publican &
Charlotte Bassam, the birth certificate lists 12 Great Wild Street as place
of birth ***
By 1891, Edgar Bassam is at the George IV, St Clements Danes, and by 1899 at
the India Arms, Southwark St John Horselydown
Albert V Bassam was born here in 1887, son of Edgar Bassam, publican & Charlotte Bassam, the birth certificate lists 12 Great Wild Street as
place of birth ***
By 1891, Edgar Bassam is at the George IV, St Clements Danes,
and by 1899 at the India Arms,
Southwark St John Horselydown
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