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. **
Gravesend pub history index
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
** Provided By Stephen Harris