Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
Westminster St Margaret index
First recorded in 1729, the name of this inn refers to a sedan chair stand located there for the use of clients of the Royal Cockpit which stood opposite until 1810. The pub was rebuilt in 1923. ***
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Two Chairmen, 39 Dartmouth Street, SW1 - in March 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
22 August 1796/Insured: Thomas Goodwin, the Two Chairmen, Dartmouth Street, Westminster, victualler/../../ Sun Fire Office Catalogue MS 11936/407/658215 ***
31 July 1809/Insured: Luke Scott, the Two Chairmen Dartmouth Street, victualler and cabinet maker/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives
30 May 1810/Insured: Sarah Scott, 38 Dartmouth Street - Other property or occupiers: victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives
1839/William Field/../../../Pigot’s Directory ***
1841/William Field/../../../ Trade Directory ***
1841/William Field/Publican/76/outside Middlesex/Census ***
1841/Bridget Field/../55/outside Middlesex/Census
1841/George Moss/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/James Barclay/Tea Grocer/26/Middlesex/Census
1843/Thomas Hessin/../../../Post Office Directory
6th Jan 1846/Mr Hessen/../../../ The Standard (case involving the Odd
Fellow’s Lodge which used to meet there) ***
1848/Thomas Hessin/../../../Post Office Directory
10th Jun 1849/License transfer from Thomas Hessin (dec) to Jane Hessin,
widow and executrix/../../../ The Era ***
1851/Mrs Jane Hessin/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Jane Hessin/Licensed Victualler, widow/45/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Hessin/Son/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alexander Hessin/Son/10/City, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Marney/Barmaid/17/Shadwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Holdaway/Potman/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1856/Mrs J Hessin/../../../Post Office Directory
12th Aug 1856/License transfer from Jane Hessin to James Hessin/../../../
The Era ***
9th Mar 1858/Mrs Hessin/proprietoress/../../ The Morning Post (Mrs Hessin
was accused of permitting gaming, but cleared, as the gaming was only
tossing to see who buys a drink, and she had run the house with exemplary
propriety since her husband died 11 months previously. ***
10th Aug 1858/License transfer to Edmund Cherry on his marriage to Mary
Hessin/../../../ The Era
[James Hessin married Mary Jones in Q1 1854. They had a son Thomas (see 1861
Census) in 1855, and James died in Q2 1857] ***
1861/Edmund Cherry/Victualler/34/Islington Middlesex/Census ***
1861/Mary Cherry/Wife/34/Staffordshire/Census
1861/Thomas Hessen/Stepson/6/Westminster Middlesex/Census
1861/George Murrable/Potman/21/Westminster Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Hebboth/House Servant/19/Westminster Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Coleman/House Servant/19/Bermondsey Surrey/Census
1861/Frederick J Cherry/Son/5 mths/../Census
1869/Edmund Cherry/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Edmund Cherry/Publican/54/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Cherry/Son, Publican/20/Warwick/Census
1881/Ophelia Cherry/Daughter/19/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edmund Cherry/Son/17/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Cherry/Daughter/15/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Cherry/Daughter/13/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Cherry/Son/11/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Cherry/Daughter/9/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Cherry/Son/7/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Cherry/Daughter/24/Poplar/Census
1882/Edmund Cherry/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William White/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William White/Publican/53/Dedham, Essex/Census
1891/Mary White/Wife/57/Foulness Isle, Essex/Census
1891/Ada E Smith/Barmaid/29/Walworth, London/Census
1891/Laurena Smith/General Servant/23/Walworth, London/Census
1891/Fred Parker/Potman/24/Walworth, London/Census
1891/Kate Wood/Cook/21/Chelsea, London/Census
1899/Thomas T Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/James J Fenwick/Manager of Public House/37/Ipswich/Census
1901/Diana Fenwick/Wife, Manageress/35/Clerkenwell, London/Census
1901/Frederick J Cave/Potman/35/Long Acre, London/Census
1910/William Joseph Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/William J Ward/Licensed Victualler/48/Westminster/Census ***
1911/Diana M J Ward/Wife/44/Camberwell/Census
1911/William B Hunt/Stepson/16/Camberwell/Census
1911/Charlotte Salmon/Barmaid/Shoreditch/Census
1911/Norah Agnes Enderley/Hpousemaid/15/Fulham/Census
1915/William Joseph Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/William J Ward/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Mary Ann Lloyd/../../../ Post Office Directory ***
1971/../Two Chairmen, 39 Dartmouth street, SW1/../../ Pub Directory ***
2017/../Two Chairmen (St James) 39 Dartmouth Street St James Greater London
SW1H 9BP ; Greene King/../../ Pub Directory ***
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