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Fishing Smack, 56 West Street, Gravesend

The earlier address in the 1851 census was at 47 West street prior to renumbering. This pub was present by 1778 and closed in 1899. For a period in the early nineteenth century the name was changed to Cod Smack. Pub now demolished. **

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Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Gravesend, Kent . The Gravesend, Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Residents at this address

1824/[Cod Smack] Thos. Knowles/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1840/[Fishing Smack] William Macdonald/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1844/[Fishing Smack] Walter Joseph Stooke Lee / former Innkeeper, now Prisoner for Debt in the Gaol of Maidstone/../../London Gazette, 29 November 1844 **

1851/Thomas Beale Loft/Fishing Smack, West street/../../Post Office Directory **

1851/Thomas B Loft/Victualler/53/Milton, Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Mary A Loft/Wife/40/Milton, Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas Loft/Son/18/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Loft/Daughter/15/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Elizabeth Loft/Daughter/12/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Henry Loft/Son/10/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Luke Loft/Son/6/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Anne Loft/Daughter/4/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Emma Loft/Daughter/6 months/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Wallis/General Servant/20/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Richard Wallis/Erand Boy/16/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/William Humpage/Lodger, Labourer/48/Dartford, Kent/Census
1851/George Hay/Lodger, Lath cutter/21/Boston, Lincolnshire/Census

1855/Thomas Beale Loft/../../../Post Office Directory **

1858/Thomas Beal Loft/../../../Melvilles Directory

1861/Thomas Beal Loft/Publican/63/Milton next Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Mary Loft/Wife/60/Milton next Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Elizabeth Loft/Daughter/21/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Luke Loft/Son/16/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Annie Loft/Daughter/13/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Emma Loft/Daughter/11/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Emily Loft/Daughter/2 months/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/William Boom/Servant/13/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Sarah Dell/Visitor/23/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1861/Robert Thomas Winks/Visitor/60/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Emma Winks/Visitor/42/Sheerness, Kent/Census

1862/T B Loft/../../../Post Office Directory

1865/James Stimson/../../../Hall’s Directory **

1874/William Jas Pearcey/../../../Post Office Directory

1878/Philip Gregory Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/Phillip G Pearson/Licensed Victualler/45/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Natalie Pearson/Wife/48/Ulcomb, Kent/Census
1881/Louisa Edmead/Niece, Barmaid/17/Ulcomb, Kent/Census
1881/James King/Waiter/17/Horndon, Essex/Census

1882/Philip Gregory Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Philip G Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory

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