Old King Harry, 279 Mile End road, Mile End E1
Mile End Pubs history
Formerly King Harry VIII (1850) and King Harry’s Head (1844 & 1864). At 38 Mile End Road in 1851 census. The Old King Harry by 1891 & after. This pub is now demolished. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
King Harry, Mile End Road - in 1906
Kindly provided by Jean Ellis
Residents at this address.
1814/Thomas Wright/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **
1823/James Palmer/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **
1827/John Mather, King Harrys Head, Mile end road/../../Pigots Directory
1827/Jno Prosser, King Harrys Head, Mile end road/../../Pigot's Directory
Licensed Victuallers Asylum 1831 - September 12, 1831 Morning Advertiser
The Governors and Committee beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following further Contributions since their last advertisement :-
George Mark Perren, King Harry, Mile end road, in addition to two guineas, three guineas
1839/Henry Abraham/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Henry Abraham/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/Henry Abraham/../../../P.O. Directory **
1843/Henry Abraham/King Harry VIII. P. H. Mile end road /../../Post Office Directory
1844/H Abraham/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1844/Mr Walton / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1844/George William Henry Young / Lodger / Hawker & Peddler/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1850/William Packwood/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/William Packwood/../../../Kelly's
I was looking for 'Lord' George Sangar, the famous circus proprietor of the 19th Century, who died or was possibly murdered in 1911. I found him at a
yard attached to the King Harry public house, on the 1851 census. Lord George in chapter XV11 , pages 83-87 , of his book, 'Lord George Sangar
Seventy Years a Showman' , recalls an incident there in the pub and mentions the landlord , 'Packwood'.
The census for 1851 show William Packwood, victualler, and his wife Sophia at 38 Mile End Road and George Sangar, and nearby, his brother John Sangar,
are on the yard attached to the pub.
George Sangar married Ellen Chapman who was (my wife) Brenda's great-great aunt. Brenda's mother was a Manders who belonged to another fair-ground family of
that period and beyond famous for their , 'Mander's Menagerie' . ***
1851/William Packwood/Victualler/52/Middlesex/Census ***
1851/Sophia Packwood/Wife/54/Middlesex/Census
1856/Henry Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Henry Smith/Victualler/40/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census *+
1861/Elizabeth Smith/Wife/40/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Smith/Son/16/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jesse Smith/Daughter/7/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Smith/Son/6/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ellen Reynolds/Servant/34/Borough, Southwark/Census
August 1863/Henry Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1863/Thomas Turner and Jessie Turner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1864/Thomas Turner and Jessie Turner/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *
1864/Richard Eason/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *
July 1865/Richard Eason/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1865/William Pinsent Hummerston/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
November 1865/W Pinsent Hummerston/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1865/William Thomas Mason/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/William Thomas Mason/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Girado Aitken Migotti/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1867/William Thomas Mason / Formerly Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 20 September 1867 **
1869/Girardo Migotti/../../../P.O. Directory **
1872/Girardo Migotti / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 25 April 1873 **
October 1873/Guardo Aitken Migotti/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1873/Llewellyn Eykyn/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1874/L Eykyn/../../../H D Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers Directory **
1875/Llewellyn Eykyn/../../../P.O. Directory **
July 1875/Llewellyn Eykyn/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1875/Henry Richard Yates/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1876/Henry Richard Yates/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/Henry R Yates/Licensed Victualler/44/Aldersgate, London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry R Yates/Son/21/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth J Yates/Daughter/19Mile End, Middlesex//Census
1881/James Yates/Son/7/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Yates/Son/5/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A FitzPatrick/Domestic Servant/30/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1882/Hy Richard Yates/../../../Post Office Directory
1888/Francis Follett Osborn/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/Hy Rd Yates/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/Henry Yates / Licensed Victualler /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1893/John Coveney / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1894/John Coveney/../../../P.O. Directory **
1895/Jn Coveney/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Wm Makein/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/W Makein sen. / Resident /../../London Gazette, 14 December 1900 **
1901/William Makein/Publican/34/London/Census
1901/Ellen Makein/Wife/34/London/Census
1901/William Makein/Son/3/London/Census
1901/Walter Makein/Son/2/London/Census
1901/Harry Makein/Son/1/London/Census
1901/Harry Makein/Visitor/23/London/Census
1901/Alice Pavlett/Barmaid/35/London/Census
1901/Frances Pavlett/Servant/25/London/Census
1901/Rose Ellis/Barmaid/21/London/Census
1901/Harry Masterton/Barman/22/London/Census
1910/Julius Rosenthal/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Henry Solomons/../../../Post Office Directory
1916/Elendor Hollands/../../../P.O. Directory **
1917/Charles Dark/../../../P.O. Directory **
1921/Charles Dark/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 279, Mile End Road, Mile End Old Town
Charles Dark, Licensed Victualler, aged 54 years and 1 month born at London, the Employer
Francis Dark, Wife, aged 44 years and 11 months born at London
Elizabeth Penny, Sister-in-law, Cook, Charles Work, aged 54 years and 3 months born at London
Janie Hooper, Niece, Housemaid, Charles Work, aged 35 years and 6 months born at London
Catherine Goodson, Barmaid, Charles Work, aged 28 years and 9 months born at Shoeburyness
John Marshall, Pot Man, Charles Work, aged 30 years and 4 months born at Cambridgeshire, England
1922/Charles Dark/../../../P.O. Directory **
1925/John Chapman/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/John Chapman/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/John Chapman/../../../P.O. Directory **
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* Provided By Ken Ripper
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** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By David Gates