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At 207 or 208 Whitechapel Road before 1882 - see listings; then 209 Whitechapel Road. The later address is at 176 Whitechapel Road by 1910. This pub possibly dates from 1752 - although has clearly been rebuilt around 100 years ago. It currently trades as the 'LHT Urban Bar'. **
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London Hospital Tavern, 176 Whitechapel Road - in September 2006
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Residents at this address.
1795/Mrs Austin / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1832/Thomas Lidiard/../../../Robson’s Directory
1835/Bennett Turner/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1839/J S King/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Jas S King/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/J S King/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1843/William Mush/Victualler/../../Property Documents held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1844/George Stevenson Wheatley/../../../Property Documents held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1846/G S Wheatley/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/George Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Owen Owens/Victualler/34/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1851/H Owens/Wife/32/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Margaret Fitzgerald/General Servant/25/Ireland/Census
1851/John Hiliard/Potman/44/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/W Stollard/Servant/30/../Census
1852/Owen Owens/../../../Watkin’s Directory **
May 1852/Owen Owens/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1852/William Thomas Hudson/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
March 1853/William Thomas Hudson/ Outgoing Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
March 1853/Thomas Gilkes/ Incoming Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
1856/Thomas Gilkes/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Phillip Jagels/Licensed Victualler/44/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Jagels/Wife/44/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Emily Jagels/Daughter/19/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Jagels/Daughter/14/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Clara Jagels/Daughter/7/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census
1861/Phillip J Jagels/Son/9/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Kate Jagels/Daughter/4/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Ruston/General Servant/24/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry James/Visitor, Gun Maker/26/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
Phillip Jagels is at the Clown, Clerkenwell by 1862
May 1861/Phillip Jagels/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1861/John Howlett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1862/John Howlett/../../../P.O. Directory **
July 1865/Sarah Howlett/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1865/Henry John King/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/Henry J King/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Henry John King/Licensed Victualler/39/Clapton, Middlesex/Census
1871/Selina King/Wife/30/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry James King/Son/7/Mile End New Town, Middlesex/Census
1871/Blanche Selina King/Daughter/5/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ada Louisa King/Daughter/4/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Amy Jemima Janet King/Daughter/6 months/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Wilcox/Waiter/28/nk/Census
1871/Matilda Pushay/Nursemaid/10/City Of London/Census
1874/H J King/../../../HD Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers’ Directory **
January 1875/Henry John King/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1875/Robert Good/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1876/Robert Good/../../../P.O. Directory **
October 1875/Robert Good/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1875/John Williams/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
19th August 1876/John Williams/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th August 1876/John Ogleby Mortimer/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1878/Edward Wise/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/George F Horton/Licensed Victualler/63/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Horton/Wife/36/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane A McGlasham/Mother, Cook/63/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth J Hayward/Barmaid/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Chapman/General Servant/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fredrick G Carsham/General Servant/11/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily J Willalls/Scholar/8/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/George F Horton/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Wm M Esmon/../../../Post Office Directory
1885/W M Esmond/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/William Morgan Esmond/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Morgan Esmond/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Alfred James Vail/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Alfred James Vail/../../../P.O. Directory **
1912/Alfred James Vail/../../../P.O. Directory **
1914/Henry Patrick Trew/../../../P.O. Directory **
1917/Mrs Jane Benjamin/../../../P.O. Directory **
1921/George Boys/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 176, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel
George Boys, Licensed Victualler, aged 39 years 8 months, born in London, Employer
Marie Boys, Wife, aged 40 years 7 months, born in Germany
Irene Boys, Daughter, aged 8 years 6 months, born in Hackney, London
Louisa Haupt, Sister-in-law, Cook, aged 24 years 8 months, born in Poplar, London
PhillisLay, Bar Maid, G Boys, aged 16 years 6 months, born in Hackney, London
Margarie Lay, Bar Maid, G Boys, aged 16 years 6 months, born in Essex, England
1924/George Boys/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Hy Fordham/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Hy Fordham/../../../Post Office Directory
[Harold George Knight marries at North Woolwich to Florence Louisa Smith on 9th June 1913]
[Born Aug 20 1914, baptised Sep 6 1914 is Dorothy Louisa Knight to Harold George Knight, a Waiter, and Florence Louisa Knight at Mary Street Methodist Church, Newham.]
East London Observer 25 April 1936 :
The Licence of the London Hospital Tavern, Whitechapel road, has been transferred from Mrs H Fordham (Administratrix) to Mr H G Knight.
1938/Harold George Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
At 176 Whitechapel road in the 1939 electoral register are :
Harold G Knight, Publican, born 15 Sep 1889
Florence L Knight, Domestic Duties, born 16 May 1889
Gladys W Knight, later Welham, Barmaid, born 05 Jun 1918
Hilda G Knight, later Barry, Barmaid, born 28 Sep 1921
In about October 1939, Joseph J Welham marries Gladys W Knight in Stepney.
1940/Harold George Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Albert Chas Spry/../../../Post Office Directory
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