The address is at 29a Old Compton Street (or 29 Old Compton Street) prior to 1899, in which year the street was renumbered. At 72 Old Compton Street by 1899. *
Soho index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Soho - in London.
Residents at this address.
Lodge of Morality, named in 1777 meets at the Kings Head, Old Compton street, Soho, London in 1792
1797/Henry Spencer/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/Thomas Barden, Kings Head, 30 Old Compton street, Soho/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Edw Laler, Kings Head, Old Compton street, Soho/../../Holdens Directory
1829/Thomas Henry Sheldon/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
Royal Athelstan Lodge Freemasons membership initiated November 9th 1831, Thomas H Sheldon, Victualler, Compton street
St Michaels Lodge Freemasons membership initiated August 1832, Thomas Sheldon, Licensed victualler, Compton street, Soho, 1832 to June 1833. Dead.
1833-34/Thomas Henry Sheldon, Kings Head, 30 Old Compton street/../../Pigots Directory
1839/John Baylis/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/John Baylis/../../../Post Office Directory *
1841/John Baylis/Victualler/29/Middlesex/Census
1841/Eleanor Baylis/../35/../Census
1841/Rosina Baylis/../5/../Census
1841/Mary Baylis/../3/Middlesex/Census
1841/Eleanor Baylis/../9 months/Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Langford/../13/Middlesex/Census
June 1849/William Lait/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
June 1849/James Marsey/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1851/James Massey/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/William Newman/../../../Post Office Directory *
[In 1881 the Public House is listed as the Distillery & in 1882, as the Kings Head]
1869/Fabian S Bauber/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1869/William Hocking, quit/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1869/Louisa Boult/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1870/Louisa Boult/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1870/Ann Best/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/Faustin Wirth/Publican/35/Freiburg, Germany/Census
1871/Charlotte Wirth/Wife/34/London/Census
1871/Cecelia Wirth/Daughter/10/London/Census
1871/Marie Best/Barmaid/17/Nottingham/Census
1881/Charles Long/Manager Of Public House, Widow/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Baldin/Barman/16/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Baldin/Barman/15/Portsmouth/Census
1881/Walter Venice/Barman/20/Soho/Census
1881/Louisa Levy/Housekeeper, Widow/45/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Thomas David Hill/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas D Hill/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas David Hill (exors of)/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Thomas David Hill (exors of)/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Lewis Marshall Yorke/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/William G Findlay/Manager (Public House)/29/Chickerill, Dorset/Census
1901/Ernest Abra/Barman/24/Stowmarket, Suffolk/Census
1901/Cecil Foulger/Barman/19/South Walsham, Norfolk/Census
1901/Charles Roper/Barman/19/Stowmarket, Suffolk/Census
1901/Eliza Glover/Housekeeper/59/Lambeth, London/Census
London Evening Standard 27 October 1909
Licensing Act 1904 Notice of principal meeting to discuss by the Compensation authority on the 1st, 2nd, 14th and 15th July 1909
St James
Kings Head, 72 Old Compton street, Soho, Full, John Alexander Hughes
1910/John Hughes (executors of)/../../../Post Office Directory *
* Provided By Ewan