St Luke pub history index
This pub was present by 1813; at 107 Golden Lane in 1856 and earlier. Listed as the General Benbow in the 1871 census.
The following entries are in this format:
Residents at this address.
1780/Mr Morgan/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1805/Walter Morgan, Admiral Benbow, 106 Golden lane/../../Holdens Directory
1823/John Dyson / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1825/Mr
Dyson, Admiral Benbow, Golden lane/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1828/William Taylor Bell / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1829/W T Bell, Admiral Benbow, 106 Golden Lane, Barbican/../../Robsons Directory
1832/W T Bell, Admiral Benbow, 106 Golden lane/../../Robson’s Directory **
1833-34/William Taylor Bell, Admiral Benbow, 106 Golden lane/../../Pigot’s
Directory
1836/Robert Street / Barman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1836/Sarah Webb/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1839/John Walton/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
William Moffatt is listed here in 1842 (Robson's) and he died on 31 December,
1842; so he obviously wasn't here for long. His wife Harriet then took
over and ran the pub until her death on 16 February 1857. Their son, John
Moffatt is at the Grapes, Duke
Street. *
1842/William Moffatt, Admiral Benbow, 106 Golden lane/../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/Mrs Harriett Moffatt/../../../P.O. Directory
1848/Mrs Harriett Moffatt/../../../P.O. Directory
1850/Mrs H Moffatt/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/Mrs Harriett Moffatt/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/Harriet Moffatt/Licensed Victualler, Widow/67/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Harriet Megnin/Daughter, Widow/34/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1851/Harriet Megnin/Grand Daughter/10/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Lean/House Servant/20/Ireland/Census
1856/Mrs H Moffatt/../../../Post Office Directory
1859/Samuel Brackley/../../../Post Office Directory *
Era 30 January 1859 - Licence transfers :
Admiral Benbow, Golden lane, Alfred Grace to Samuel Bradley
1861/Samuel Brackley/Licensed Victualler/30/Stepney/Census
1861/Mary Eliza Brackley/Wife/25/North Lawton, Devon/Census
1861/Samuel Stephen Brackley/Son/2 1/2/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frances Maude Brackley/Daughter/4 months/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1861/Fredk Thomas Velim/Relative, Assistant/15/Exeter/Census
1861/Fanny Lawson/Servant/17/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1862/Samuel Brackley/../../../Post Office Directory
The Era 15 June 1862 - Transfer of Licenses
Admiral Benbow, Golden lane, Samuel Brackley to Joseph Panes
April 1864/Joseph Parres/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1864/Joseph Frederick Howard/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1866/Frederick Howard/../../../P.O. Directory **
March
1866/J F HowardLicense renewal/../Clerkenwell News
1869/Frederick Howard/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Joseph Fred Howard/Publican/46/St Georges, Surrey/Census
1871/Charlotte Elisa Howard/Wife/47/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eliza Collins/Sister/59/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Richard York Collins/Nephew, Cutler/25/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1871/Mary Nock/Servant/33/Fulham, Middlesex/Census
August 1872/Joseph Frederick Howard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1872/Robert Gilbert/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1874/R Gilbert/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
1881/Henry Austin / Formerly Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 8
February 1881 **
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