Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
Bird In Hand, 17 Long Acre, St Martins in Fields WC2E
St Martins pub history index
This pub was present by 1765 and is now demolished. **
Bird in the Hand, Long Acre, an early picture
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Martins in Fields, London.
Bird in the Hand, Long Acre caricature - circa 1928
Illustrator - J K Popham
Residents at this address.
1792/Tempest Holt / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
London Metropolitan Archives **
1805/Evan Jones, wine and brandy merchant, 17 Long acre/../../Holdens Directory
1811/J Hockley, wine vaults, 17 Long acre/../../Holdens Directory
1827/Richard Mills, Bird in Hand, 17 Long acre/../../Pigot's Directory
1829/Richard Mills,
Bird in Hand, 17 Long acre/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/Richard Mills,
Bird in Hand, 17 Long acre/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Richard Mills/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Richard Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/Rich. Mill/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/Richard Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Richard Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Isabella Mills/Licensed Victualler, Widow/75/Westmoreland/Census
1851/Thomas Nicholson/Nephew, Barman/29/Surrey/Census
1851/William Hague/Visitor, Painter/31/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Hannah Davies/Niece/10/Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Davies/Niece/1/Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Hemings/Nursemaid/18/Oxford, Oxfordshire/Census
1851/Ellen Malony/General Servant/24/Ireland/Census
1851/Thomas Harris/Errand Boy/16/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1856/Mrs I Mills/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Thomas Nicholson/Licensed Victualler/40/Middlesex/Census
1861/Richard Davis/Scholar/17/Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ward/General Servant/20/Ireland/Census
1861/Frederick Berritt/General Servant/17/../Census
1862/Thomas Nicholson/../../../Post Office Directory
1869/George Pryer/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/George Pryer/Licensed Victualler/39/Sutton, Surrey/Census
1871/Eliza Pryer/Wife/34/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1871/Peter Pryer/Son/11/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1871/Albert Pryer/Son/2/St Martin Fields, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Long/Mother/59/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Matthews/Potman/27/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
1871/Elizabeth Brown/Domestic Servant/22/Shepton Mallet, Somerset/Census
1869/G Pryer/../../../LV Directory
1881/Thomas J Waldock/Publican/41/Mildrith/Census
1881/Elizabeth Waldock/Wife/42/Shipperton/Census
1881/Elizabeth E Waldock/Daughter/4/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Nathaniel Binck/Servant Inn/19/../Census
1881/Louisa Bink/Servant Inn/17/../Census
1882/Thomas Jas Waldock/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas J Waldock/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mark Hildyard/Licensed Victualler/34/Westminster, London/Census
1891/Emily Spencer/Manageress/26/Twickemham, Middlesex/Census
1891/John Spencer/Visitor, Plasterers Assistant/18/Tooting, Surrey/Census
1891/William Keman/Potman/22/St Giles, London/Census
1897/Charles Austin Arthur Seymour Bull & Clarence Sydney Flexmore /
Licensed Victuallers /../../London Gazette, 14 May 1897 **
1899/Henry Bishop/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Frederick Henry Berry/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Frederick Herbert Berry / Deceased, Died 14 February 1915 /../../London
Gazette, 19 March 1915 **
1921/Lawrence Hill/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Lawrence Hill & Henry J Bubb/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Victuallers Ltd/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Olive E Craddock/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Ushers Wiltshire Brewery Ltd/../../../Kelly's
** Provided By Stephen Harris