Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
This pub was established as the Grapes in around 1515 and renamed the Hoop & Toy in 1784. **
Kensington pub index
A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kensington, London.
Hoop & Toy, 34 Thurloe Place, SW7 - in March 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1792/Peter Quin, victualler, the Hoop and Toy, Brompton/../../Sun Fire
Office insurance - Access to Archives
1805/Peter Quin, the Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Holdens Directory
1825/Mr. Carncelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1826/John Carnelly, Hoop & Toy, Old Brompton/../../Middlesex Directory
1827/John Carncelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1830/Mr Carnelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/John Carnelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Pigots Directory
1836/John Carnelly, Hoop & Toy, Kings Head row, Old Brompton/../../Pigots Directory
1841/John Carnelly/Publican/64/../Census ***
1841/Martha Carnelly/../50/../Census
1841/George Carnelly/Farrier/22/../Census
1841/Harriet Carnelly/../13/../Census
1841/Ann Carnelly/Widow/60/../Census
1843/John Carnelly/../../../Kellys Directory
1845/John Carnelly, Hoop and Toy, Old Brompton/../../Post Office Directory
By 1848, John Carnelly is at the
Black Horse, 30 Oxendon Street
1851/Mrs Eliza Pope/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Julian Pritchard/Licensed Victualler/25/Lawley Pel, Shropshire/Census
1851/Mary Pritchard/Wife/17/St James, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary A E Pritchard/Daughter/Under 6 months/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Richard Bradburn/Barman/17/Dawley, Shropshire/Census
1851/Henry Salisbury/Servant/24/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Rhodes/House Servant/18/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Lacaser Spindler/Cook/22/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1856/Julian Pritchard/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Julian Pritchard/Licensed Victualler/37/Shropshire/Census
1861/Ann Pritchard/Mother, Widow/71/Shropshire/Census
1861/Alfred Pritchard/Brother in Law, Barman/34/Shropshire/Census
1861/Sarah Lloyd/Daughter, Housekeeper/34/Shropshire/Census
1861/Thomas Lloyd/Son in Law, Iron Moulder/37/Shropshire/Census
1861/George Lloyd/Grandson/4/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1861/John Lloyd/Grandson/1/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Willis/General Servant/20/../Census
1861/Fanny Fletcher/Nursemaid/12/Lancashire/Census
1865/Mr J
Pritchard, Hoop and Toy, Thurloe place, Old Brompton/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1869/Julian Pritchard/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1870/Julian Pritchard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/George Midland Cawse, late of the Royal Standard, Sale
Street, Paddington/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/John Murry/Barman/18/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/William Owen/Waiter/15/Marylebone/Census
1871/Alice Case/Housekeeper, Widow/32/Berkshire/Census
1871/Maria Simpson/Barmaid/27/Marylebone/Census
1871/Marian Taylor/Barmaid/19/Surrey/Census
1871/C Cawse/Licensed Victualler, Widow/50/Southampton/Census
1881/Acton Phillips/Licensed Victualler/27/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amy Phillips/Wife/23/St Margarets, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Phillips/Sister/15/St Margarets, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fred Horlock/Barman/25/Christchurch, Hampshire/Census
1881/James Parks/Barman/21/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred J Cutley/Potman/21/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Louisa C Benecke/General Servant, Widow/55/Clerkenwell,
Middlesex/Census
1882/Acton Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Benj Parish/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Benj Parish/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Benjamin Parish/Publican, widow/49/Westminster, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth M Triggs/Sister, Manageress, widow/42/Pimlico, London/Census
1891/Ellen L Scott/Barmaid/21/Crayford, Kent/Census
1891/Emily E Collins/Barmaid/24/Belgravia, London/Census
1891/John B Garnall/Barman, Widow/32/Hoxton, London/Census
1891/William Moran/Barman/21/Earls Court road, London/Census
1891/Eliza Bartlett/Cook/49/Islington, London/Census
1895/Benj Parish/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Edwin Hy Gilbert/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Edwin Hy Gilbert/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Edwin Hy Gilbert/../../../Post Office Directory
The name of the pub is listed as E N (or M ] Gilbert, Hoop & Toy in the 1921 census. *
The manager is listed as Ernest Edward Parlby and his wife Amy Sarah as Manageress,
1934/Wilfred Geo Penney/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Wilfred Geo Penney/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs N E Penney/../../../Post Office Directory
2017/../Hoop & Toy,34 Thurloe Place, LONDON,SW7 2HQ,Kensington and Chelsea/../../Pub Directory
* Provided By Stephen Malcolm Parlby
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By David Wall