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Crooked Billet, 2 King Street, Tower Hill, Aldgate E1

Aldgate pub history index

This pub is now demolished. ** The address changes between 1938 and 1944 from 2 King Street, Tower hill to 2 Eastminster E1

Crooked Billet, Tower Hill - licensee C R Crawford

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1765/Elizabeth French/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1765/Ann Drake / Daughter /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1765/Hugh Hughes / Servant /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1807/Thomas Bennett / Victualler & Brandy Merchant /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1811/Robert Cole / Publican /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1812/Robert Cole / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1814/James Powell / Victualler /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1814/Mary Ann Jones / Servant /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1822/Richard Edwards / Victualler & Spirit Merchant /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1823/George Edwards / Victualler & Wine and Spirit Merchant /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1824/George Edwards / Victualler & Wine and Spirit Merchant /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1826/George Edwards / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1832/William Garrett/Crooked Billet, King Street, Tower Hill/../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/William Garrett/Crooked Billet, 1 King Street, Tower Hill/../../Pigots Directory ****

1836/William Garrett / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1839/William Garrett/Crooked Billet, Little Hill Street, Tower Hill/../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/Wm. Garrett/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/W Garrett/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1843/William Garrett/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1845/Henry Osbourne / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1847/Andrew Alexander/../../../P.O. Directory **

1848/Andrew Alexander/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Edwd Downing Burton/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1855/Thomas Browning/../../../P.O. Directory **

1856/William Potter/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1861/George Levy/Victualler/40/London, Middlesex/Census ****
1861/Margaret Levy/Wife/40/Wales/Census
1861/Mary Allan/Waitress/24/Wales/Census
1861/Mary Hayes/Servant/33/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Robert Renforth/Potman/32/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Coulson/Lodger, Joiner/22/Durham/Census
1861/Thomas Moir/Lodger, Joiner/21/Durham/Census

October 1866/Edward Roberts/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era ****

October 1866/Edward George Curling and Frederick Rose/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era ****

1867/Edward George Curling & Frederick Rose / Licensed Victuallers /../../London Gazette, 22 May 1868 **

2nd November 1867/Edward George Curling and Frederick Rose/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

2nd November 1867/Henry Parkman/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1869/Edwards & Parkman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/Uriah Webb/Licensed Victualler/34/Haverhill, Suffolk/Census ****
1871/Louisa M A Webb/Wife/32/Homerton, Middlesex/Census
1871/William F Webb/Son/4/St Botolph Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa B Webb/Daughter/2/St Botolph Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Lowe/Aunt, Nurse/50/St Botolph Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/James Kennet?/Potman/22/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Maria Meddows/General Servant/18/Colne, Essex/Census
1871/Richard Candler/Boarder, Widow/80/London, Middlesex/Census

1871/George Reuben Cheek / Inn Keeper, deceased / Died 10 May 1871 /../../London Gazette, 27 June 1873 **

1876/Uriah Webb/../../../P.O. Directory **

1884/Charles B Gessing/../../../Business Directory of London **

1885/Chas. Beales Gissing/../../../P. O. Directory **

1891/John Hill/Licensed Victualler/35/South Brewham, Somerset/Census ****
1891/Amelia A Hill/Daughter/8/Kentish Town, London/Census
1891/Maud E Hill/Daughter/4/Walworth, London/Census
1891/Leonard H Hill/Son/2/Aldgate, London/Census
1891/Eliza E Hill/Wife/32/Kentish Town, London/Census
1891/Henry W Kemp/Barman/22/Faversham, Kent/Census
1891/Richard Godfrey/Potman/20/East Indies (British subject)/Census
1891/Margaret A Pyle/Barmaid/23/Kentish Town, London/Census

1891/Eagle Distillery Co/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/Mrs Eliza Emily Hill/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1906/Matthew Reilly/../../../per. Images of London – East Enders’ Postcards **

1910/Matthew Reilly/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Matthew Reilly/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Charles Robert Crawford/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1935/Mrs Alice C Buckner /../../../P.O. Directory **

1938/Mrs Alice Buckner/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Mrs May Beatrice Pears/../../../Post Office Directory ****

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