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Marlborough Head, 36 Drury lane, WC2B

This pub has recently been re-named Lowlander. **

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A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Martins in Fields, London.

Marlborough Head, 36 Drury Lane, WC2 - in July 2007

Marlborough Head, 36 Drury Lane, WC2 - in July 2007

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address.

January 1808/George Hastings, victualler, the Marlborough Head, Drury lane/../../Sun Fire Office Record - LMA

February 1809/George Hastings, victualler, the Marlborough Head, Drury lane/../../Sun Fire Office Record - LMA

1811/George Hastings, the Marlborough Head, 36 Drury Lane/../../Holdens Directory

January 1812/George Hastings, victualler, 36 Drury lane/../../Sun Fire Office Record - LMA

February 1816/Simon Guthrie, victualler, Marlborough Head, 36 Drury lane/../../Sun Fire Office Record - LMA

May 1819/Simon Guthrie, victualler, 36 Drury lane/../../Sun Fire Office Record - LMA

1829/Richard Wilson/../../../Robsons Directory

1831/Richard Wilson, Marlborough head, Drury lane, in addition to 10 guineas, 5 guineas/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1832/Richard Wilson/../../../Robsons Directory

1839/Richard Wilson/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/Richard Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory

1842/Richard Wilson/../../../Robsons Directory

1851/Richard Wilson/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/John R Smith/Barman/49/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alathea Smith/Wife, Housekeeper/30/Thornbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Charles Beardsell/Barman/26/Dedford, Nottinghamshire/Census
1851/James Clayton/Barman/22/Sheffield, Yorkshire/Census
1851/George Palmer/Barman/17/Shirley, Nottinghamshire/Census
1851/Charlotte Clark/Cook/26/Buntingford, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Mary Shepperson/Visitor, Widow/72/Hatfield, Yorkshire/Census

October1853/Richard Wilson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

October 1853/Charles Henry Petter/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1856/Chas H Petter/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/Charles Henry Petter/Licensed Victualler/39/Barnstaple, Devon/Census
1861/Charlotte Maria Petter/Wife/30/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Ann Louisa Petter/Daughter/Under 3 months/London/Census
1861/Rose Edith Petter/Daughter/Under 3 months/London/Census

October 1867/George Phillips/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

October 1867/Charles Henry Price/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1869/C H Price/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Thomas Butcher/Barman/27/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary A Steele/Barmaid/30/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1871/Hopton Holloman/Manager/40/Willesden Green, Middlesex/Census

1874/F H Price/../../../LV Directory

1880/Wm Bruton/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/William Bruton/Licensed Victualler/47/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charlotte Bruton/Wife/44/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Bruton/Son/19/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Bruton/Son/17/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amelia Bruton/Daughter/15/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Francis Bruton/Son/13/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Bruton/Daughter/10/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edwin P Bruton/Son/6/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charlotte Bruton/Daughter/3/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edith Bruton/Daughter/1/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary O'Leary/Servant/18/Westminster, Middlesex/Census

1882/William Bruton/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Cane & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/James William Cain/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/William Moon/Manager to Licensed Victualler/26/Peckham, London/Census
1891/Lilly Moon/Wife, Manageress/21/Cheshire/Census
1891/George Colmer/Barman/23/Peckham, London/Census
1891/William Rice/Barlad/15/Bagshot, Surrey/Census
1891/Sidney R Smart/Barlad/16/Southwark, London/Census
1891/Maggie Fleming/General Servant/23/Kilkenny, Ireland/Census

1895/James Wm Cain/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Robert Meadows/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/James Chapman/Licensed Victualler/29/Fulham, London/Census
1901/Nellie Guttridge/Sister, HOusekeeper, Widow/33/Fulham, London/Census
1901/William Guttridge/Nephew/13/Highgate, London/Census
1901/Emma Hyde/Cook, Widow/40/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1901/Thomas Ellis/Barman/26/London/Census
1901/Ernest Chapman/Brother, Barman/21/Fulham, London/Census
1901/Charles Hill/Barman/22/Bow, London/Census

1910/Edward James Chapman/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Stanley Rogerson/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Stanley Rogerson/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/William Fras Middleton/../../../Kelly's

1938/William Fras Middleton/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Rehm Bros/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1938, a Christopher P Ryan marries an Evelyn Daly in Willesden. If they are correct, he is born on 3rd July 1914, and Evelyn on 27th September 1912. The 1939 census lists him as a private chauffeur, living in Willesden.

My grandfather and grandmother ran the Tavistock Hotel in Nottinghill. They actually moved from the Marlborough Head in Drury Lane to the Tavistock;  (it was from about 1937 to after the war). They then went on to run a pub in Chelsea (Moore Arms). *

1947/Christopher P Ryan, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1947/Evelyn Ryan, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1947/Anastasia Connolly, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1947/Marion Sampford, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1947/Stephen E Sampford, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register

1948/Christopher P Ryan, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1948/Evelyn Ryan, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1948/Anastasia Connolly, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1948/John J Hehir, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1948/Marion Sampford, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1948/Stephen E Sampford, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register
1948/James J Waldron, 36 Drury lane/../../Electoral Register

They then went on to run a pub in Chelsea (Moore Arms). *


* Provided By Jane Ryan

** Provided By Stephen Harris

And Last updated on: Thursday, 01-Sep-2022 17:02:53 BST