Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
Crooked Billet, 2 King Street, Tower Hill, Aldgate E1
Aldgate pub history index
Existed from at least 1765. This pub is now demolished. ** In 1921 at 31 Tower hill. The address changes between 1938 and 1944 from 2 King Street, Tower hill to 2 Eastminster E1 and later to 32 Tower Hill
Crooked Billet, Tower Hill - licensee C R Crawford
Residents at this address.
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/William Garrett/../../../P.O. Directory **
1841/William Garrett/Licensed Victualler/50/../Census
1841/Lydia Garrett/../50/../Census
1841/Lousia Brown/Female Servant/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/Jane Amis/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Susan Thorn/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/Margaret Jordan/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Davidson/Captain of a Foreign ship/40/../Census
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, Crooked Billet, 31 Tower hill/../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 31, Tower Hill, St Botolph Without Aldgate
Charles Robert Crawford, Licensed Victualler, aged 51 years 6 months, and born in Westminster, Middlesex, Own Account
Gladys Crawford, Wife, Home Duties & Assist In Bussiness, C R Crawford, aged 29 years 8 months, and born in Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales
Louis Irene Crawford, Daughter, aged 4 years 8 months, and born in Herne Hill, Surrey
Grace Parnum, Licenced Victualler Assistant, C R Crawford, aged 23 years 8 months, and born in Plaistow, Essex
Mabel Irene Berringer, Licenced Victualler Assistant, C R Crawford, aged 19 years 7 months, and born in Bermondsey, London
Tossie Pascoe, Domestic Servant, C R Crawford, aged 15 years 4 months, and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
1935/Mrs Alice C Buckner /../../../P.O. Directory **
1938/Mrs Alice Buckner/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1939 register at 32 Tower Hill is Laurence Fenton Aspell, Licensed Victualler, born 10th January 1900.
1944/Mrs May Beatrice Pears/../../../Post Office Directory
1961/Crooked Billet, 32-33 Tower hill EC3/../../../Kellys Directory
1971/Crooked Billet, 32-33 Tower hill EC3/../../../Kellys Directory
1971/H T Miles, Crooked Billet, 32 Tower Hill EC3/../../../BT Telephone Directory
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