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Acton Arms, 296 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch E8

Shoreditch index

at 1 Acton Place, Kingsland Road in 1856 & earlier; This pub closed in 2001 and was converted to a hairdresser's salon, but by November 2006 the premises were empty. **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London. The Shoreditch, East London Pubs listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Acton Arms, 296 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch - in November 2006

Acton Arms, 296 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch - 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.

1832/George Tapling / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1832/Charlotte Tapling / Wife /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1837/Mr Spine / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1837/Henry Nott / Employee /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1839/Edward Spering/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1842/E W Spiring/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1949/Ivy Edith Hyett/../../../London Gazette, 6 September 1949 **

1850/E W Spring/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Edward Wm Spiring/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1856/E W Spiring/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1866/E W Spiring/../../../P.O. Directory **

1869/E W Spiring/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1872/R Watkins/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

1875/Robt. Watkins/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/Francis Warren/Publican/37/Strand/Census ****
1881/Annie Warren/Wife/35/Cheapside/Census
1881/Sarah Benbow/General Servant/28/Walworth/Census
1881/Edward Morris/Barman/24/Rotherhithe/Census
1881/James Rooke/Potman/24/Strand/Census
1881/Edith Warren/Daughter/15/Islington/Census

1882/J Dyke/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1883/Robert Feltham / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 6 April 1883 **

1884/Robert Feltham/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1886/Joseph Lethbridge/../../../Business Directory of London **

1889/Joseph Lethbridge/../../../Post Office Directory **

1891/Samuel Sansom/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/James Leigh Gosling/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1897/Thomas McCarthy/../../../Kelly’s Dalston Directory **

1899/Thomas McCarthy/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/James Cromwell Guillam/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Charles Hewitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1911/William Charles Hewitt/Licensed Victualler/55/Bere Regis, Dorset/Census ****
1911/Louise Hewitt/Wife, Assistant/56/Leicester/Census
1911/William Hewitt/Son, Assistant/27/Oxford/Census
1911/Ivor Hewitt/Son, Assistant/22/Oxford/Census
1911/Eva Hewitt/Daughter, Assistant/16/Wolvercote, Oxfordshire/Census

1914/Charles Hewitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Charles Hewitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Benj Kinnaird/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Edgar Robt Hyett/../../../Kelly's ****

1938/Edgar Robt Hyett/../../../Kelly's ****

1944/Edgar Robt Hyett/../../../Kelly's ****

1949/Ivy Edith Hyett / Widow /../../London Gazette, 6 September 1949 **


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan


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