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Hackney Index
(A road sign for Stonebridge Common can be seen attached to the pub wall, even though this is not the pub's current address - at the Duke of Wellington, 100 Haggerston Lane - which is latterly at 260 Haggerston Road by 1944). Further research on Stonebridge lists the Duke of Wellington, 1 Wellington Terrace, Stonebridge Common in 1869 & 1874 **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hackney, Middlesex - now in East London. The Hackney, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Duke of Wellington, 260 Haggerston Road, Hackney - in November 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1851/Thos Lee Lindford/../../../Middlesex Directory ****
1855/Samuel Debenham/../../../Post Office Directory **
1861/William Murrell/Licensed Victualler/35/Polgrave, Suffolk/Census ****
1861/Jane Murrell/Wife/38/Oakley, Suffolk/Census
1861/Frederick Murrell/Son/5/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Farrow/Potman/23/Stoneham, Suffolk/Census
1861/Susan Lambeth/General Servant/27/Stoneham, Suffolk/Census
1866/W Grosutt/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****
1869/John Booth Grundy/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1874/James Mark Wosley/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****
1878/Alfred James Drysdale/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****
1881/Alfred J Drysdale/Licensed Victualler/42/Bethnal Green,
Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Mary A Drysdale/Wife ,Assistant To Victualler/46/Hingham,
Norfolk/Census
1881/Alfred J Drysdale/Son ,Assistant To Victualler/21/Strand,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Minnie Drysdale/Daughter ,Assistant To Victualler/12/Stratford,
Essex/Census
1881/William Marlow/Potman/30/Offley, Hertford/Census
1881/Emma Burr/Domestic Servant/18/Noak Hill, Essex/Census
[ By 1891 Alfred Drysdale is a Licensed Victualler at the
Britannia, 144
Southwark Bridge Road ]
My Great grandfather was the licensee of The Duke Of Wellington Public House
in 1891, the address then being 100 Haggerston Road ***
1891/Robert Pasco/Licensed victualler/48/Ealing. Middlesex/Census ***
1891/Emily J Pasco/Wife/45/Grays Inn Road, London/Census
1891/EWmily K Pasco/Daughter, Assistant/23/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Isabel A Pasco/Daughter, Assistant/20/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Helen L Pasco/Daughter, Assistant/18/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Rose M Pasco/Daughter/11/Hackney, London/Census
1891/James W L Carr/Barman/22/Darlington, Durham/Census
1897/William Sumpton/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Dalston **
1899/Wm Alfd Goodchild/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Alfred W Goodchild/Publican/51/Lambeth, London/Census ****
1901/Clara K Gasson/Barmaid/23/Camberwell, London/Census
1901/Edward H Farmer/Potman/47/Bermondsey, London/Census
1904/Alfred William Goodchild/../../../Post Office Directory **
1906/Louisa A Goodchild/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **
1910/Mrs Louisa Alice Goodchild/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Richard John Sparrow/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1923/Richard John Sparrow/../../../Post Office Directory **
1938/Edward Hy Horsfall/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1944/Alfred Ernest Brockman/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1961/Harry Marks / Publican /../../London Gazette, 21 June 1963 **
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Jean Hood
**** Provided By Kevan