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Rockingham Arms, 31 Hosier Lane, St Sepulchre EC1

St Sepulchre index

This address appears to have been the Old Horse and Groom, 31 Hosier lane, Smithfield in 1805, and also in 1829 and 1832

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address

26th January 1788/Insured: The Treasurer for the time being of St Bartholomews Hospital : Other property or occupiers: the Horse and Groom, Hosier Lane, West Smithfield (Thos. Reid, victualler)/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the LMA

1805/G Hamilton, the Old Horse and Groom, 31 Hosier lane, Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory

11th November 1807/John Fitch, The Horse and Groom, Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the LMA

1811/John Fitch, Horse and Groom, Hosier lane, Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory

7th October 1811/John David Thorne, The Horse and Groom, Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the LMA

1827/William Hull, Horse and Groom, 31 Hosier lane, Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory

4th October 1827/Robert Turle, The Horse and Groom, Hosier Lane, West Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the LMA

1829/Robert Turle, Horse and Groom, 31 Hosier lane, Smithfield/../../Robsons Directory

1832/Ann Woodward, Horse and Groom, 31 Hosier lane, Smithfield/../../Robsons Directory

1841/William Spratt/Publican/50/../Census
1841/Ann Spratt/../40/../Census
1841/William Spratt/../16/Middlesex/Census
1841/Emma Spratt/../13/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Terry/../25/../Census

1842/W Spratt, Rockingham Arms, 31 Hosier lane, Smithfield/../../Robsons Directory

1843/William Spratt/../../../Kellys Directory

1848/George F Lloyd, Rockingham Arms, 31 Hosier lane, Smithfield/../../Post Office Directory

February 1848/George Frederick Lloyd/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

February 1848/Thomas Moss/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1851/Thomas Moss/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Joseph Duncombe/Inn Keeper/32/Herts/Census
1851/Mary Duncombe/Wife/22/India/Census
1851/Mary Duncombe/Daughter/3/India/Census
1851/Eliza Duncombe/Daughter/2/London/Census
1851/Joseph Duncombe/Son/4 months/Ilford, Essex/Census
1851/Daniel Dean/Servant/51/Hants/Census
1851/Amelia Roberts/Servant/22/London/Census
1851/John Cross/Lodger/59/Birmingham/Census
1851/John Bone/Lodger/58/Berks/Census

1856/Joseph Cullingworth/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/Charles Archbell/Licensed Victualler/42/Tadcaster, Yorkshire/Census ***
1861/Eliza Archbell/Wife/43/Birmingham/Census
1861/Jane M Archbell/Daughter/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Eliza Archbell/Daughter/11/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Charles George Archbell/Son/9/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Joseph R Archbell/Son/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/James Paul/Boarder, Farmer/24/Wookey, Somerset/Census
1861/William Archbell/Boarder, Farmer/23/Tadcaster, Yorkshire/Census - (and Charles' nephew.)
1861/Alfred Brooks/Boarder, Labourer/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Boltwood/Boarder, Saddler/40/Harlow, Essex/Census
1861/Frederick Wootton/Boarder, Bootman/19/Northampton/Census
1861/Benjamin Thomas/Boarder, Tailor/23/Wales/Census

The will of Charles Archbell late of the Rockingham Arms in the city of London, Victualler deceased, who died 4 May 1863 at the Rockingham Arms aforesaid, was proved at the Probate Registry by the oath of James Paul of the Rockingham Arms aforesaid, Victualler, one of the executors. Effects under £1,000. ***

1867/Mr James Paul, Rockingham Arms, 31 Hosier lane, Smithfield/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1869/Robert Goodwin/../../../Post Office Directory

February 1870/R Goodwin/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

February 1870/W Seabrook/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

July 1871/Sarah Seabrook, executrix of William seabrook, late occupier/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

July 1871/Richard Jordon/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1874/R Jordan/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory

1881/William Henshaw/Licensed Victualler/30/Pimlico/Census
1881/Louisa Henshaw/Wife/20/Pimlico/Census
1881/Francis Henshaw/Brother, Student/20/Marylebone/Census
1881/John Nelson/Visitor, Licensed Victualler, Widow/40/Westmorland/Census
1881/Frederic Lambert/Potman/22/Marylebone/Census
1881/Eliza Burfield/Servant/31/Dartford/Census
1881/Emma Corsh/Lodger, Mantle Maker/61/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Carliine Gillart/Lodger, Mantle Maker/60/Hertford/Census
1881/Carliine Gillart/Daughter, Mantle Maker/27/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lucy Gillart/Daughter, Mantle Maker/23/Hoxton/Census

1882/William Hy Henshaw/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/James Bond/../../../Post Office Directory


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