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White Horse Hotel, 80 Liverpool Road, Islington N1

Islington index

Known as the Islington Tap in 2010, and Renamed the Pig & Butcher in 2012. ***

White Horse, 80 Liverpool Road, Islington, N1 - in May 2010

White Horse, 80 Liverpool Road, Islington, N1 - in May 2010

White Horse, 80 Liverpool Road, Islington, N1 - in June 2013 

White Horse, 80 Liverpool Road, Islington, N1 - in June 2013

Both kindly provided by Tris

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

Residents at this address.

1827/Samuel James Buckingham/innkeeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1828/Samuel James Buckingham/innkeeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1829/Samuel James Buckingham/innkeeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1830/Samuel James Buckingham/innkeeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1830/Thomas Barkes/inn keeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1841/Andrew McWilliam/../../../Post Office Directory *

1842/Mary Ann McWilliam/../../../Robson's Directory *

1851/Thomas Cook/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

1856/Thomas Cooke/../../../Post Office Directory *

March 1866/Thomas Cook/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News

1869/Thos Cooke/../../../Post Office Directory

1881/Mary Cooke/Licensed Victuallers (Managress)/26/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Martin/Barmaid/26/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary J Sears/Barmaid/26/Towcester, Northampton/Census
1881/Louisa Jones/Waitress/30/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Higgins/Cook/51/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/James E Wretton/Potman/28/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Kidman/Lodger, Cattle Salesman/40/Watlington, Norfolk/Census

1882/Thomas Cracknell/../../../Post Office Directory *

1884/William Mimms/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Mrs Emma Gorringe/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Walter William Drover/../../../Post Office Directory *

1899/Charles Dearing junr/../../../Post Office Directory

Islington Gazette. 18 July 1904
Miss Edith Manley, wh is well known in the music profession, and hostess of the Berkeley Castlr, Rahere street, goswell road, played Mr Richard Whitehead at his house, the White Horse, Liverpool Road Islington, a match of 200 up.
It must be said that Mr Whitehead took his beating in a manley way.

4th March 1905, Marriage at Norwood, of James Dailey, aged 24, Stettaford to Sarah FrancisWhitehead, aged 23, daughter of Richard Whitehead, Publican (Retired).

1910/Mrs Sarah F Stettaford/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Mrs Sarah Frances Stettaford/../../../Post Office Directory *

1921/Mrs Sarah Frances Stettaford/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 80 Liverpool Road, Islington
Sarah Francis Stettaford, Wife, Licensed Victualler aged 40 and born in Walworth, London
James Dailey Stettaford, Licenced Victuallers Manager, Saraf F Stettaford, husband aged 40 and born in Lambeth, London
Phyllis Sarah Stettaford, Daughter aged 15 and born in Norwood, London
Dorothy Miriam Stettaford, Daughter aged 7 and born in Islington, London
Albert Augustus Vaughan, Barman, S F Stettaford Licensed Victualler aged 23 and born in Tottenham, London
Mary Ann Britton, Cook, S F Stettaford Licensed Victualler aged 44 and born in Great Oakley, Essex
In 1925, James Dailey Stettaford is listed at the Duke of Wellington, 74 Richmond Road N

1931, James Dailey Stettaford of the White Horse 80 Liverpool Road Islington Middlesex died 1 May 1931 at London Hospital Whitechapel Middlesex Probate London to Sarah Francis Stettaford widow. Effects £1923 10s 11d.

1938/Jn Isaacs/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Jack Platman/../../../Post Office Directory


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