Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
Chelsea Pub history index
At 45 Cheyne Walk in 1869 and earlier; This pub was established in 1761 when two adjoining pubs merged – they were the Kings Head and the Six Bells (the local church having six bells at that time, later increased to eight). Now closed and converted to restaurant use. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Kings Head & Eight Bells, 50 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Kindly provided by Philip Carter
Residents at this address.
1806/Mr Carr, King and Eight Bells, near Chelsea church/../../London Brewery 1806 customer for supplying the public with genuine malt liquor
1811/Edw Carr, Kings Head & Eight Bells, Cheyne walk, Chelsea/../../Holdens Directory
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser 16 May 1811 :
An Inquisition was taken on Saturday afternoon, at the Eight Bells public house, Royal Hospital row, Chelsea, on the body of a woman about 50 years of age, who found floating in a sheet of water near the Bun house, Chelsea, on the preceding day. Verict of Found drowned.
1823-24/William Edwick, Kings Head and Eight Bells, 45 Cheyne walk/../../Pigots Directory
1826/Chas Kidd/../../../Pigots Directory
1839/William Spenceley/../../../Pigots Directory
1843/Fred Spenceley/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/Fred Spenceley/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Fred Spenceley/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Frederick Spenceley/Licensed Victualler/34/Norton, Suffolk/Census
1851/Emma Spenceley/Wife/32/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1851/Martha Spenceley/Mother, Farners Widow/73/Livermore, Suffolk/Census
1851/Maria Spenceley/Daughter/4/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alfred Spenceley/Son/2/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1851/Walter Spenceley/Nephew, Waiter/16/Heddingham, Essex/Census
1851/Alice Graves/Nurse, Widow/64/Lincolnshire/Census
1851/Mildrd Collyer/House Servant/20/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1856/Frederick George Spenceley/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Frederick G Spenceley/Victualler/44/Mortlake, Surrey/Census
1861/Emma Spenceley/Wife/42/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/George F Spenceley/Son, Barman/16/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alfred Spenceley/Son/10/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ernest Spenceley/Son/6/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alice Spenceley/Daughter/2/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/Esther Harman/House Servant/20/Hersham, Surrey/Census
1869/Frederick George Spenceley/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Frederick Preece/Licensed Victualler/39/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Mary Ann Preece/Wife/36/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Lavinia Porter/Housekeeper, Widow/66/Devonport, Devon/Census
1881/Fanny Midgley/Barmaid/29/Camden Town, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Parrish/Barmaid/21/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1881/Anne Roberts/General Servant Domestic/20/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1882/Frederick Preece/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Alfred W Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alfred Walter Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alfred W Clark/Licensed Victualler/43/City, London/Census
1891/Rachel Clark/Wife/43/City, London/Census
1891/Florence R Clark/Daughter/13/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Walter H Clark/Son/11/Stepney, London/Census
1891/George T Clark/Son/8/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Francis Clark/Daughter/6/Chelsea, London/Census
1891/Robert L Clark/Nephew/11/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1892/Alfred W Clark/../../../Kellys Directory **
1895/Alfred Walter Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Robert William Ahern/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Robert William Ahern/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Charles W Pond/Licensed Victualler/23/Islington, London/Census
1901/Fanny A Pond/Wife/22/Charing Heath, Kent/Census
1901/Edith A Edginton/Barmaid/19/Battersea, London/Census
1901/Elvisford Hill/Potman/30/Kensington, London/Census
1907/Henry Smith/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Henry Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Annie Caffyn/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 50 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Frederick G Caffyn, Son, Manager (Licensed Victualler), aged 23 years 5 months, and born in Southall, Middlesex
Florence C Caffyn, Daughter, Manageress (Licensed Victualler), aged 29 years 2 months, and born in Camberwell, London
John Clench, Husband, Wireman E P O Ship, G P O Engn Dept Willesden, aged 49 years 7 months, and born in Harrow, Middlesex
Florence Clench, Wife, aged 45 years 3 months, and born in Stockwell, Surrey
Norman Clench, Son, aged 11 years 9 months, and born in Mortlake, Surrey
William Harris, Boarder, Retired, Widow 1851, aged 70 years 6 months, and born in Mortlake, Surrey
1934/Thomas Allingham Hamon/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Thomas Allingham Hamon/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Frederick Maybee, Kings Head & Eight Bells, 50 Cheyne Walk SW3/../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris