Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
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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