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The earlier name is the Leviathan Steamer, The name in 2013 is now the Prince of Wales.
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Leviathan, St Albans Road, Watford - in November 2012
Renamed Champions Bar, and currently the Sycamore (2012).
Kindly provided by Bernard Lamb
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
* Provided By Hugh Blomfield
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Christine Seal