Leviathan, 151 St Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire

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The earlier name is the Leviathan Steamer, The name in 2013 is now the Prince of Wales.

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .

Leviathan, St Albans Road, Watford - in November 2012

Leviathan, St Albans Road, Watford - in November 2012

Renamed Champions Bar, and currently the Sycamore (2012).

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Residents at this address

1851/James Nash/Leviathan Steamer/../Post Office Directory

1851/James Nash/Victualler/41/Missenden, Buckinghamhire/Census
1851/Fanny Nash/Wife/41/Northbourne, Hampshire/Census
1851/Sarah Nash/Daughter/19/Hughendon, Buckinghamhire/Census
1851/Hubert Nash/Son/15/Hughendon, Buckinghamhire/Census
1851/Benjamin Dearson/Lodger, Ag Labourer/34/Denham, Buckinghamhire/Census

1855/George Halsey/Leviathan Steamer, & livery stables/../../Post Office Directory

1861/George Halsey/Publican/59/Flamstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Harriet Halsey/Wife/54/Flamstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Robert Halsey/Son/15/Flamstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Thomas Hawkins/Ostler/50/Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/William Hans/Lodger, Labourer/29/Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire/Census

My great-great-grandparents were Henry and Harriett Cole and they ran The Leviathan, 61 St Alban's Road, Watford in 1871. Ten years earlier, in 1861, they were landlords at The Malden Hotel, Watford. According to the census it was 2 doors down from the Register Office for Births & Deaths.

1871/Henry Cole/Carman, Publican/39/Watford, Herts/Census ***
1871/Harriett Cole/Wife/35/Flamstead, Herts/Census
1871/Henry Cole/Son/14/Watford, Herts/Census
1871/Amy Cole/Daughter/8/Watford, Herts/Census
1871/Harriett Halsey/Mother in Law/63/Luton, Beds/Census
1871/John Fords/Lodger, Labourer/30/Rickmansworth, Herts/Census

1881/Thomas Hepburn/Publican/51/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Hepburn/Wife/60/Brentwood, Middlesex/Census

1882/Thomas Hepburn/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/Thomas Hepburn/../../../Post Office Directory

1890/Frederick Buckingham/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Frederick Buckingham/Inn Keeper/52/Bushey, Herts/Census
1891/Mary A Buckingham/Wife/53/52/Bushey, Herts/Census
1891/Emma George/General Servant/16/Hemel Hempstead, Herts/Census
1891/John Stammers/Boarder, Carpenter/40/Cavendish, Suffolk/Census

1893 / Theophilus Chapple / Died 5 October 1893 aged 57 at the Leviathan leaving his widow Sarah to run the pub. He had previously been the landlord of other pubs in Watford and was originally from the village of Beer in Devon! Sarah died 10 February 1905 aged 64 in Watford. *

1895/Mrs Sarah Chapple/../../../Post Office Directory

My great grandfather, Willie Hayes, was running the Leviathan pub in 1901 for a few years. The census does not name the pub, but the address is correct. You will see Willie's brother & sister are also living there, but we are not sure if they worked there as well. A few days later Willie married my great grandmother, Annie Richardson, and their first four children were born there. I understand they were given it in about 1900 and I think they sold it by 1909. *

1901/Alfred W Hayes/Licensed Victualler/26/Paddington, London/Census *
1901/Marie E Hayes/Sister, Housekeeper/22/Paddington, London/Census
1901/Victor Hayes/Brother, Electrical Engineer/16/Paddington, London/Census

1902/Arthur William Hayes/../../../Post Office Directory

1908/George Sanderson/../../../Post Office Directory

1912/George Sanderson/../../../Post Office Directory

1922/Harry Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1926/Harry Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1929/Harry Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1933/Mrs Louisa Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1937/Mrs Louisa Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory


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