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Early address is at 21 Thomas Street. At 15 Thomas Street by 1891
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Earl of Chatham, 15 Thomas Street, Woolwich - in November 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1826 Pigots, Robert Delacourt, Earl of Chatham, Thomas Street
1840/Jane Delacourt/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1845/Edmund Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Kentish Mercury
July 1845/Alexander Spence/Incoming Licensee/../../Kentish Mercury
September 1850/Mr Bliss/ Licensee/../../Era
In 1851 census at the Earl of Chatham, Thomas Street
Alexander Spence, Publican aged 45 and born in Charlton, Kent
Mary Spence, Wife aged 55 and born in Greenwich, Kent
Elizabeth Fletcher, Servant aged 16 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Mary Jones, House Servant aged 26 and born in Tunbridge, Kent
Ellen Waghorn, House Servant aged 21 and born in Sevenoaks, Kent
1852/Alexander Spence/../../../Archdeacons Directory
January 1853/Alexander Spence/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1853/Thomas Robert Lacey/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1858/Robert T Lacey/../../../Melvilles Directory
1862/Robert Thomas Lacey, Earl of Chatham Arms, 31 Thomas Street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Earl of Chathams Arms, Thomas Street, Robert Thomas Lacey
1867/Earl of Chatham Arms, Robert T Lacey, 21 Thomas street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory
November 1870/Robert Thomas Lacey/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1870/Jeremiah Joseph Reilly/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Jeremiah Reilly/Licensed Victualler/36/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Annie Reilly/Wife/29/Upminster, Essex/Census
1871/Cornelius Reilly/Son/5 months/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Annie Matthews/Barmaid/16/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Amelia Head/Servant/18/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/George Thomas/Potman/20/Tonbridge, Kent/Census
1874/Jeremiah Joseph Reilly/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/J Reilly/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory
1881/Alfred D Capon/Licensed Victualler/46/Suffolk/Census
1881/Louisa Capon/Wife/35/Suffolk/Census
1881/Alfred A Capon/Son/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily L Capon/Daughter/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Susanna Compline/Barmaid/24/Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Thomas Goulding/Potman/17/Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Eyre/Servant/22/Kent/Census
1882/Alfred David Capon, Earl of Chatham Arms, 21 Thomas Street, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alfred D Capon/Licensed Victualler/50/Benhall, Suffolk/Census
1891/Louisa Capon/Wife/45/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1891/Emily L A Capon/Daughter/20/Chelsea, London/Census
1891/Annie Mosley/Barmaid/20/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1891/Fannie Key/Barmaid/19/Nottingham/Census
1891/Mary F Tye/General Servant/20/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1891/Arthur Whaley/Potman/20/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1896/A D Capon/../../../Post Office Directory
Woolwich Gazette 13 November 1896 - Transfers
Earl of Chatham Arms, Woolwich, from Alfred David Capon to Ernest Enson
1896/John Plume/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/John Plume/Licensed Victualler/53/Greenwich, London/Census
1901/Emily Plume/Wife/54/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/John W Plume/Son, Barman/24/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Lavina Plume/Daughter, Barmaid/22/Plumstead, London/Census
1901/Ethel M Plume/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Theresa V Plume/Daughter, Barmaid/18/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Sylvester Plume/Son, Barman/16/Woolwich, London/Census
1908/John T Davies/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/John T Davies/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/John T Davies/../../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent 16 May 1919 - Transfers
Earl of Chathams Arms, Thomas street, Woolwich, John Thomas Davies to William Henry Tarr
1921/William Henry Tarr/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 15 Thomas Street, Woolwich
William Henry Tarr, Licensed Victualler, aged 43 years 7 months, and born in Staplegrove, Somerset, Employer
Annie Elizabeth Tarr, Wife, Home Duties, aged 53 years 7 months, and born in Coombe Flory, Somerset
Wilfred Leon Edgar Tarr, Son, aged 18 years, and born in Devonport, Devon
Amelia Thew, House Keeper, W H Tarr Earl Of Chathan Thiomas St, Woolwich, SE, aged 34 years, and born in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Doris Barnes, Barmaid, W H Tarr Earl Of Chathan Thomas St, Woolwich, SE, aged 22 years 7 months, and born in Kelshall, Hertfordshire
1934/William Henry Tarr/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/William Henry Tarr/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/William Henry Tarr/../../../Post Office Directory
My father Edward Jenkins was licensee of this pub from 1959 to November,
1960. We left because it was planned to demolish the building in 1961! He
was previously at the Roebuck,
Hampton road. *
1988 - 90/K C Tuckley/../../../Watney Truman publicans list
2022, Earl of Chatham, 15 Thomas Street, Woolwich, SE18 6HU, Craft Union - Stonegate pubs
* Provided By Peter Jenkins
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