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This pub was present by 1796 and closed in around the 1940s. The premises are now in retail use. **
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Red Lion Inn, 35 High Street, Cowes - in June 2014
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1828/David Corke/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1830/David Cork/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1839/David Corke/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/David Corke/mariner/../../UK Census ***
1844/David Cork/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1844/John Hoges/../../../Kelly’s London Directory – List of Provincial Inns **
1849/Richard Hoyes, Red Lion, 35 High Street/../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Richard Hoyes/Innkeeper/32/Fulbeck Lincs/UK Census ***
1852/Richard Hoyes/../../../Slater’s Directory 1852-53 **
1855/Richard Hoyes/../../../Post Office Directory **
1859/Richard Hoyes/../../../White’s Directory **
1861/Richard Hoyes/Innkeeper/42/Fulbeck Lincs/UK Census ***
1865/Emma J Hoyes/../../../Harrod’s Directory **
1866/../../../../named on map
1871/Joseph Bissentuil/Publican/30/Valetta/UK Census ***
1875/George Wm Lewis/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Patrick Donaghue/../../../Trade Directory
1881/John Perkins/Inn Keeper/39/Wellow, Isle of Wight/Census ***
1881/Harriett Perkins/Wife/45/Godshill, Isle of Wight/Census
1881/William W Perkins/Son/7/Cowes, Isle of Wight/Census
1885/Mrs Sarah Jane Perkins/../../../Kellys Directory
1889/Alfred James Hall/../../../Kellys Directory
1891/Alfred J Hall/Licensed Victualler/53/Salisbury/UK Census ***
1895/Alfred J Hall/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1898/Alfred James Hall/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/George Reeves/Licensed Victualler/36/Sevenoaks/UK Census ***
1904/Edward Bilk/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Thomas Albert Cleary/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/Thomas Albert Cleary/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Thomas Albert Cleary/../../../Kellys Directory
1933/Rose A Cleary/../../../Kellys Directory ***
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Terry Fitzpatrick