Search my many thousands of pubs and London history
Whitechapel index
The original address is at 154 Whitechapel Road, becoming 317 Whitechapel Road by 1910
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Queens Head, 317 Whitechapel Road, formerly 154 Whitechapel Road. This pub closed prior to 1940 and the premises are now in use as a betting shop. Photo enclosed.
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Ex Queens Head, 317 Whitechapel Road - in June 2018
Residents at this address.
1811/Sarah Sayer, Queens Head, Whitechapel road/../../Holdens Directory
1827/William Henry Alderman/Victualler/../../Middlesex Sessions of the Peace papers, held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1831/David Edwards, Queens Head, Whitechapel road, in addition to 2 guineas, 3 guinea/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1832/David Edwards/../../../Robson’s Directory
1833-34/David Edwards, Queens Head, 154 Whitechapel road/../../Pigot's Directory
1835/David Edwards/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1839/David Edwards/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/David Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/D Edwards/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1844/D Edwards/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1851/John Johnston/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Johnston/Publican/61/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1851/Louisa Johnston/Wife/52/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Johnston/Son/22/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Johnston/Son/20/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1851/Matilda Johnston/Daughter/19/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alexander Johnston/Son/12/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Johnston/Daughter/10/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Fuller/Niece, Visitor/24/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Beecroft/House Servant/23/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Arriss/Man Servant/24/Raydon, Suffolk/Census
1852/John Johnston/../../../Watkin’s Directory **
March 1852/John Johnston/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1852/William Morgan/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1853/William Morgan/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1853/Richard Eason/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Richard Eason/../../../Post Office Directory
19th November 1860/Richard Eason/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
19th November 1860/Charles John Wright/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
July 1861/Charles John Wright/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/William Hammel/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1862/William Hummell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1862/Charles Sands/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1864/Charles Sands/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1864/William Linsell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1866/Joseph Wells Outgoing Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
August 1866/George Rothwell/ Incoming Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
1869/James Humphreys/../../../Post Office Directory
30th September 1871/James Humphreys/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
30th September 1871/Walter Wilkin/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
January 1872/Walter Wilkins/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1872/John Humphreys/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1878/William Pain/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/William Paine/Publican/45/Blackfriars, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Paine/Wife/44/Bristol/Census
1881/Alice Paine/Daughter/13/City of London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred Paine/Son/8/Old Ford, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Paine/Son/7/Old Ford, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Stevenson/Barmaid/21/St Leonards/Census
1881/Elizabeth Reeves/House Maid/19/Old Ford, Middlesex/Census
1882/William Pain/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas Pearce/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Hope Turner/../../../Post Office Directory
The Pidgeon Family :
Lucy Pidgeon was a barmaid at the Queen’s Head, in 1891, where the publican John Turner was the husband of her cousin Louisa (née Bennett). In
1908 Lucy married her cousin Joseph Creeden, the son of a policeman William Creeden and Mary Ann Tucker, who had come to London from Devon with
her mother Emma before she married Henry Payne and took over the Rising Sun at 1 Vernon Street,
Fulham. *
In 1911 Joseph Creeden was working as a barman, but they were living with Lucy’s sister and family in East Ham. He died two years later at the age of
27. *
1891/John Turner/Publican/31/St Georges, London/Census
1891/Louisa Turner/Wife/27/City, London/Census
1891/John Turner/Son/6 months/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/Matilda Turner/Sister, Barmaid/21/St Georges, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Turner/Sister, Barmaid/17/London/Census
1891/Walter Turner/Brother, Potman/15/London/Census
1891/Lucy Pidgeon/Cousin, Barmaid/15/London/Census
1891/Robert Pidgeon/Cousin, Barmaid/26/London/Census
1895/John Hope Turner/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Mrs Emma Jane Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Edward James Harrison/../../../P.O. Directory **
Eastern Post. 22 April 1911 - Transfers of Victuallers Licenses
Queens Head, Whitechapel road, Edward James Harrison to Julia Abrahams (wife of Samuel Abrahams)
Eastern Post. 11 November 1911 - Transfers of Victuallers Licenses
Queens Head, Whitechapel road, Julia Abrahams (wife of Samuel Abrahams) to Arthur Isidore Jackson
1912/Arthur Isidore Jackson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1914/Adolf Reisner/../../../P.O. Directory **
1921/Adolf Reisner/../../../Post Office Directory
1924/Adolf Reisner/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Mrs Annie Reisner/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ian Pidgeon
** Provided By Stephen Harris
Trying to avoid privacy and cookie settings overwriting content