Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
Kings Head, 18 High Street, Merton, SW19
Merton pub history index
At 8 High Street in 1891
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Surrey .
Kings head, High Street, Merton - circa 1920
Kings head, High Street, Merton - in 2002
Kings head, High Street, Merton - now closed
All kindly provided by Don Joseph
Residents at this address
1868/Edward Bloomfield/Kings Head, Merton road/../../Kellys Directory
1871/Edward Bloomfield/Licensed Victualler/47/Coney Weston, Suffolk/Census
1871/Mary J Bloomfield/Wife/46/Bishop Auckland, Durham/Census
1871/Mary Smith/General Servant/22/marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1871/Timothy Ladsbury/Potman/27/Middle Anton, Oxfordshire/Census
1881/John Powter/Licensed Victualler/42/Ilford, Essex/Census
1881/Louisa Powter/Wife/38/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1881/Harry Nightingale/Nephew, Assistant/15/Merton, Surrey/Census
1881/Mary Hersey/General Servant/17/Merton, Surrey/Census
1881/Thomas Lemain/Potman/20/Merton, SurreyMerton, Surrey/Census
1891/John Powter/../../../Kelly’s Directory
1891/John Powter/Licensed Victualler/56/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1891/Louisa Powter/Wife/46/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1891/Ethel Rosenberg/Niece/15/St Johns Wood, Middlesex/Census
1891/Eliz Greenaway/Domestic Servant/17/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1891/Sydney Block/Potman/17/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1913/Leon Brie/../../../Kelly’s Directory
1918/Leon Brie/../../../Kelly’s Directory
Harry Joseph was previously at the
Old Sergeant, in
Garratt Lane *
1943/H Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [LIBerty 3098]
1944/H Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [LIBerty 3098]
1946/H Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [LIBerty 3098]
1951/H Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [LIBerty 3098]
Harry Joseph was the licensee here until 1952. *
My grandparents Thomas & Sheila Gilroy (nee St Leger) took over the Kings Head at Merton from Harry Joseph in 1952 until 1964;
Previous to this Thomas & Sheila Gilroy were at The Prince of Orange in Plumstead between 1944 and 52;
and before this, Thomas Gilroy owned the Southampton Arms, at 21 Nine Elms with his sister Vera Gilroy **
* Provided by Don Joseph
** Provided by Christina Pavlou