Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
This is the early numbering system at 17 Rotherhithe Street in 1869 & earlier (not to be confused with the India House which is at 6 Rotherhithe Street at this time). At 39 Rotherhithe Street by 1884.
Rotherhithe index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address
1788/Thomas Stuns/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1790/Mr Branbury/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1815/Atty Negle/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1821/Sarah Smith/widow victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1822/James Martin/Dover Castle, Rotherhithe street/../../Petty Sessions
1822/James Martin/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1823/James Martin/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1825/Joseph Robins/Dover Castle, Rotherhithe street/../../Petty Sessions
22nd March 1826/Charles Smith/Dover Castle, Rotherhithe street/../../Petty Sessions
28th June 1826/Thomas Oldfield/Dover Castle, Rotherhithe street/../../Petty Sessions
17th October 1826/Thomas Oldfield/Dover Castle, Rotherhithe street/../../Petty Sessions
1834/Benjamin Thompson/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1839/Benjamin Thompson/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/Benjamin Thompson/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Benjamin Thompson/Victualler/63/Surrey/Census
1841/Sarah Thompson/../40/Surrey/Census
1841/Jane Norman/Barmaid/28/Surrey/Census
1841/Mary Taylor/Female Servant/20/Surrey/Census
1842/S C Norman/../../../Robsons Directory
1843/Mrs Sarah Cath Norman/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/John Richard Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/John Richard Bishop/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Richard Bishop/Victualler/44/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Catherine/Wife/50/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alfred John/Son, Caulker/17/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary Ann Watson/Barmaid/24/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Fenton/House Servant/21/Ireland/Census
1856/John R Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1855/John Richard Bshop/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
September 1855/George Duman/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
June 1856/George Duncan/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
June 1856/Sarah Norton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
February 1857/Sarah Lent (late Norton)/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
February 1857/James William Lent, her husband/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
Morning Advertiser 28 April 1859 - Transfer of Licences
Rotherhithe: Dover Castle, Rotherhithe street, James William Lent to Charles Chessell
March 1860/Charles Chessell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1860/William Leggett/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1861/William Leggett/Victualler/23/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Mary Leggett/Wife/19/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1861/Daniel Cokeley/Potman/40/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
April 1863/William Leggett/Outgoing Licensee/../../South London Chronicle
April 1863/Francis Dimsdale/Incoming Licensee/../../South London Chronicle
November 1867/Henry Swinborne/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1867/James Hampton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
August 1868/James Hampton/Outgoing Licensee/../../South London Chronicle
August 1868/George Hearn/Incoming Licensee/../../South London Chronicle
1869/George Hearn/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/George Hearn/Publican/31/Windsor, Berkshire/Census
1871/Harriett Hearn/Wife/26/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charles Hearn/Son/5/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa Ellen Hearn/Daughter/1/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1871/Ellen Miller/General Servant/22/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Chater/Servant/14/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1882/Francis John Dawe/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Edwin W Willetts/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Blow/Licensed Victualler/29/Potters Bar, Middlesex/Census
1891/Francis Blow/Wife/29/Westminster, London/Census
1891/James Blow/Visitor, Licensed Victualler/58/Buxton, Isle of Wight/Census
1891/Hannah Blow/Visitor/58/Cranbrook, Kent/Census
1895/Frederick William King/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Frederick William King/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Harry Jones/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Albert Welch/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Albert Welsh/../../../Post Office Directory
1923/Eeleanor Snow/Dover Castle/../../Electoral Register
1923/Richard William Snow/../../../Electoral Register
* Provided By Ewan