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This pub was rebuilt in 1865, although exists at 21 Whitcomb Street in 1869 and earlier. This pub is now closed. **
St Martins pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Martins in Fields, London.
Hand & Racquet, 48 Whitcomb Street, WC2 - in July 2007
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Residents at this address.
The 1796 Electoral Poll lists a William Jones, victualler, at 20 Whitcomb street
1805/John Calcraft, the Hand and Racket, Whitcomb street, Leicester square/../../Holdens Directory
1817/Robert Smith / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1819/Samuel Chipp / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1829/Thomas Oldbury/../../../Robson’s Directory
1832/Thomas Oldbury/../../../Robson’s Directory
1833-34/Thomas Oldbury/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/Thomas Oldbury/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Thomas Oldbury/Publican/50/../Census
1841/Mary Waterson/Independant/40/../Census
1841/Jane Bridger/Independant/15/../Census
1841/Ann Roach/Female Servant/25/Ireland/Census
1841/John Grice/Independant/70/../Census
1841/Charles Lamburn/Shoemaker/80/Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Lamburn/../50/../Census
1842/T Oldbury/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/Thomas Oldbury/../../../Post Office Directory
The Era 25 July 1847 - Transfers :
Hand and Racket, Whitcomb street, Thomas Oldbury to Henry Oldbury
1851/Henry Oldbury/21 Whitcomb Street/../../Post Office Directory
1851/Henry Oldbury/Victualler/32/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1851/Amelia Oldbury/Wife/23/Leominster, Herefordshire/Census
1851/Thomas Oldbury/Father, Retired Publican, Widow/67/Leominster,
Herefordshire/Census
1851/Maria Cole/Cousin/9/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1851/Joseph Manning/Pot Boy/22/South Brent, Devon/Census
1851/Sarah Milton/House Servant/38/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ralph Raphael/Visitor, Messenger/40/St Clements, Westminster/Census
1851/John More/Lodger, Porter/36/Oxford/Census
1851/Jane Raphael/Visitor, Nurse/32/St Martins, Westminster/Census
1856/Hen Oldbury/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Henry Oldbury/Licensed Victualler/41/St George Hanover Square, Middlesex/Census
1861/Amelia Oldbury/Wife/32/Leominster, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Thomas Oldbury/Visitor, Land Proprietor, Widow/77/Cardiff, South Wales/Census
1861/Jane M Cole/Visitor/21/Cripplegate, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Sullivan/General Servant/25/Ireland/Census
1861/Jesse Hiatt/Potman/18/Henley, Berkshire/Census
1869/Samuel Robert Nye/../../../Post Office Directory
October 1869/Samuel Robert Nye/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
October 1869/Ann Laflin/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1870/Ann Laflin/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1870/John Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/John Smith/Licensed Victualler/49/Madley, Shropshire/Census
1871/Martha Smith/Wife/53/Wern, Shropshire/Census
1871/Sophia Jackson/Niece, Barmaid/21/Wern, Shropshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Lawrence/Domestic Servant/22/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/William Albone/Potman/19/Biggleswade, Bedfordshire/Census
1874/J Smith/../../../LV Directory
1881/Henry Baltard/Licensed Victualler/32/Lenhead Westbury, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Mary Ann Baltard/Wife/30/Newhampton, Middlesex/Census
1881/F Mary Baltard/Daughter/2 months/Charring X, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rose Bigwood/Nurse/15/West Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Hannah Cleverley/Servant/22/Greenford Calne, Wiltshire/Census
1881/William Brading/Barman/19/Sunbury, Suffolk/Census
1881/Ann Warrington/Barmaid/29/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Henry Bathard/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Hy Bathard/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frank Ashby/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frank Ashby/Publican/34/Haymarket, London/Census
1891/Isabella Ashby/Wife/26/Scotland/Census
1891/Ernest G Ashby/Son/2/London/Census
1891/Sara A M Ashby/Daughter/3 months/London/Census
1891/Annie Roach/Barmaid/22/Hornsey, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Mason/Domestic Servant/22/Southend, Essex/Census
1891/Annie Russel/Nurse/21/Wandsworth/Census
1891/Edward Edwards/Potman/21/Wales/Census
1895/Mrs Elizabeth Briggs/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Mrs Juilia Helen Hawkin/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Henry Hawkin/Publicans Manager/42/Plymouth/Census
1901/Julia Hawkin/Wife/40/Soho/Census
1901/Caroline Ransome/Visitor, Confectionr, Widow/41/Soho/Census
1901/John Carey/Barman/21/Somerset/Census
1901/Gertrude Kent/Barmaid/21/Greenwich/Census
1901/Alice Taylor/Barmaid/20/Lambeth/Census
1910/John Tallyn/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/John Tallyn/Publican/42/Ashford, Devon/Census
1911/Miriam Tallyn/Wife, Assistant/46/Corsley, Wiltshire/Census
1911/Winifred Tallyn/Daughter, Assistant/19/Swimbridge, Devon/Census
1911/Reginald J Tallyn/Son, Motor engineer/17/Swimbridge, Devon/Census
1911/Stanley Tallyn/Son, Clerk/15/Swimbridge, Devon/Census
1911/Harold M Tallyn/Son/11/Swindon, Wiltshire/Census
1911/Rhoda M Cowler/Bar Assistant/18/South Molton, Devon/Census
1911/Emily Hiks/General Servant/43/Swansea, Wales/Census
1915/Jno Tallyn/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Hugh William Ratliff/../../../Kelly's
1938/J T C Phillips Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
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