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Prince Albert, 30 Hampton Road, Twickenham - in June 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1840 - 1855/Joseph Pendry/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1866/J Pendry/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/William Taylor/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1872/George Lloyd Edwards/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1874/A W Marshall/../../../Post Office Directory
[In September, 1874 the marriage takes place at East Wickham between Mary Jane Lyons and Alfred Loft. Both parents are listed as Licensed Victuallers. William Lyons is at the 'We Anchor in Hope', Belle Grove Road, East Wickham ]
1878/Alfred Loft/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Alfred Lofts/Licensed Victualler/36/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary J Lofts/Wife/28/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/William Lofts/Son/5/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Florence Lofts/Daughter/4/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Lofts/Son/2/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edith Lofts/Daughter/1/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Lyons/Sister In Law/26/Old Kent Road, Surrey/Census
1882 - 1894/Alfred Loft/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1890/Alfred Loft/../../../Post Office Directory
[In 1901, Alfred Loft is at the George Inn, and By 1911, he is the Licensed Victualler at the Crown Inn, Birchington]
1891/Joseph A Oliver/Licensed Victualler/39/London/Census
1891/Fred W A Oliver/Son/12/London/Census
1891/Alice L Peters/Barmaid/18/ Addlestone, Surrey/Census
1891/Clara Turner/Servant/47/Richmond, Surrey/Census
1891/Kate Turner/Visitor/2/Twickenham, Middlesex/Census
1893/Richard Ives/../../../Thames Valley Times ***
1894/William Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Palmer/../../../Post Office Directory
John Wiffen (name above the bar) was my great grandfather. *
In the 1891 census, John Wiffen is licensee of the Fox and Hounds, South
street, Romford. He is in fact licensee from about 1878 to 1899.
1900/John Wiffen/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1901/John Whiffen/Licensed Victualler/55/Pebmarsh, Essex/Census
1901/Hephzebah Whiffen/Wife/52/Huttoft, Lincoln/Census
1901/Edward M Whiffen/Son, Carpenter/22/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Mary G Whiffen/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/John W Whiffen/Son, Butcher/19/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Frank Whiffen/Son/15/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Elsie Whiffen/Daughter/10/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Harry Stapley/House Boy/15/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1911/Edward Milton Wiffen/Licensed Victualler/32/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Mary Gertrude Wiffen/Sister, Partner in Business/30/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Frank Wiffen/Brother, Clerk/25/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Elsie Wiffen/Sister, Partner in Business/20/Romford, Essex/Census
1914/Edward Milton Wiffen/../../../Post Office Directory
On 11th August 1919, at Peter & Pauls Church, Twickenham, Edward Milton Wiffen, a joiner, of 30 Hampton road, aged 40, marries Mabel Jessie Gilkes, aged 32, of 37 Church road, Teddington
1926/Edward Milton Wiffen/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Edward Milton Wiffen/../../../Post Office Directory
1939/Edward M Wiffen/Licensed Victualler/Born 30th Feb 1878//Electoral Register
1939/Mabel J Wiffen/Assists husband/Born 14th Oct 1885//Electoral Register
1945/Edward Milton Wiffen/../../../London Gazette, 21 June 1946 **
1946/Edward Milton Wiffen of the Prince Albert 30 Hampton road Twickenham Middlesex died 11 November 1945 Probate London 11 June to Mabel Jessie Wiffen widow and Reginald Laird Wells chartered accountant. Effects £6819 2s
11d.
1952/Mabel Jessie Wiffen/../../../London Gazette, 13 January 1953 **
Jessie Wiffen died in 1952. Since the war the pub had been run by her daughter Vera Olive Piggott (nee wiffen) and her husband Howard Charles Piggott.
1952 also saw the arrival of their son, Kenneth Howard Piggott (me). The Piggotts retired and left the pub in 1981 (give or take a year) after which the brewery put in a manager instead of another tenant. Vera is now 93. *
Vera Piggott was the longest serving tenant in the history of Fullers Brewery. She passed away peacefully, at home in Sunbury upon Thames, in February 2020. *
2018, >Thai @The Albert, Prince Albert, 30 Hampton Road, Twickenham,TW2 5QB
* Provided By Ken Howard
*+ Tom Lowe
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Kenneth Lea
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