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There is some confusion between the Old Red Lion, at 28 High Street until at least 1926, and the White Lion at 28 High Street in 1937.
Harpenden pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .
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1839/Matthew Tomalin/Red Lion/../../Pigots directory
1841/Matthew Tomalin/Publican/55/../Census
1841/Anne Tomalin/../50/Hertfordshire/Census
1841/Frederick Tomalin/../10/Hertfordshire/Census
1841/Alfred Tomalin/../8/Hertfordshire/Census
1841/Emma Tomalin/../8/Hertfordshire/Census
1841/Maria Farr/../2/../Census
1841/Ann Montagu/Female Servant/15/Hertfordshire/Census
1851/John Patmore/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/John Patmore/Licensed Victualler/49/Wheathampstead,
Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Amelia Patmore/Wife/49/Harpenden, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Joseph Lines/Lodger, Blacksmith Journeyman, Widow/65/Wheathampstead,
Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Thomas Butcher/Lodger, Harness Maker/63/Eversholt, Bedfordshire/Census
1851/Benjamin Bragge/Lodger, Harness Maker/40/Sussex/Census
1855/John Patmore/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Milly Patmore/Publican, Widow/59/Harpenden, Hertfordshire/Census
+ Lodgers
1866/Joseph Patmore/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Townsend/Gas Engineer unemployed/47/Sheffield, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Mary Townsend/Wife/34/Spalding, Lincolnshire/Census
1871/Mary Townsend/Daughter/12/Donnington, Lincolnshire/Census
1871/Jane Townsend/Daughter/11/Spalding, Lincolnshire/Census
1871/William Townsend/Son/9/St Neots, Huntingdon/Census
1881/William King/Plumber/41/Warwick/Census
1881/Annie King/Wife/40/Stratford on Avon/Census
1881/Arthur King/Son/8/Paddington/Census
1881/James Smith/Lodger, Blacksmith/31/Peterborough/Census
1881/George Ambrose/Lodger, Painter/34/Manchester/Census
1881/Thomas Wilson/Lodger, carpenter/37/York/Census
+ more Lodgers
1882/William King/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/William King/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/F Lockie/Proprietor/../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frederick Lockie/Publican/33/Shoreditch, London/Census
1891/Caroline E Lockie/Wife/27/Shoreditch, London/Census
1891/Caroline E Lockie/Daughter/4/Shoreditch, London/Census
1891/Violet B Lockie/Daughter/2/Harpenden, Herts/Census
1891/Lilian Lockie/Daughter/4 months/Harpenden, Herts/Census
1901/Edward F Sinclair/Licensed Victualler/51/London/Census
1901/Mary A Sinclair/Sister, Housekeeper/40/London/Census
1911/Walter Henry Ifould/Licensed Victualler/55/Burghfield, Berkshire/Census
1911/Elizabeth Maud Elle Ifould/Wife, Assistant/55/Eastbourne, Sussex/Census
1911/Aida Isanay Ifould/Daughter, Assistant/28/Bridport, Dorset/Census
1911/Eva Florence Ifould/Daughter, Assistant/25/Bridport, Dorset/Census
1911/Lloyd Colis Ifould/Son/15/Bridport, Dorset/Census
1912/Walter Henry Ifould/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Samuel Dodson/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Samuel Dodson/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Mrs Sarah Dodson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1933/Miss Rose M Dodson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1937/Miss Rose M Dodson/../../../Post Office Directory
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