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This pub was established in 1488, originally as the Cornish Choughs, becoming the Three Daws in 1651. **
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Three Daws, Town Pier, Gravesend, Kent - in March 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1824/Solomon Ribbens/../../../Pigot’s Directory of Kent **
1840/Martha Ribbens/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1851/Richard Lightfoot/Three Daws, Town pier/../../Post Office Directory
1851/Richard Lightfoot/Licensed Victualler/54/Milton, Kent/Census
1851/Frances Lightfoot/Wife/49/Milton, Kent/Census
1851/Catherine Williams/Servant/32/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1851/Martha Clements/Servant/26/Frome, Somerset/Census
1851/Thomas Johnson/Servant/32/London/Census
1851/John Baker/Visitor, Pilot/36/Dover, Kent/Census
1851/William Coal/Visitor, Waterman/40/New Cross, Kent/Census
1855/Edward Baker/../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/Frederick Ball/../../../Melvilles Directory
1861/Frederick Ball/Victualler/42/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ball/Wife/31/Lydd, Kent/Census
1861/Kate Ball/Daughter/3/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Clara Ball/Daughter/1/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1861/Sarah Evins/Barmaid/26/St Andrews, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah A Almond/Nursemaid/19/Rye, Sussex/Census
1861/Emma Binman/Cook/22/Rye, Sussex/Census
1861/Emma Angel/Chambermaid/21/Grays, Essex/Census
1861/James Langford/Porter/21/Meopham, Kent/Census
1861/James Hambleton/Lodger, Trinity Pilot/49/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1861/William Coe/Lodger, Trinity Pilot/59/Kent/Census
1862/F Ball/../../../Post Office Directory
1865/Frederick Ball/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1874/Frederick Ball/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Frederick Ball/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Frederick Ball/Licensed Victualler/62/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Catherine Ball/Wife/45/Northiam, Sussex/Census
1881/Kate Ball/Daughter, Fancy Needlework/23/Milton Next Gravesend,
Kent/Census
1881/Eliza Elizbth Ball/Daughter/21/Milton Next Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Fredk. Richard Ball/Son, Assistant In Manchester Warehouse/19//Census
1881/Edith Mary Ball/Daughter/9/Milton Next Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Sarah Maria Webber/Barmaid/19/Milton Next Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Susan Bewick/Cook/54/Beeston, Norfolk/Census
1881/Mary Ann Clement/Housemaid/30/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/James Langford/Porter /37/London Barbican , Middlesex/Census
1881/August Gorchi/Boarder, Master Mariner/37/Halle, Prussia/Census
1881/Samuel Downing Teddy/Boarder, Master Mariner/37/Cornwall, Isles of
Scilly, Cornwall/Census
1882/Frederick Ball/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mrs Catherine Ball/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/Mrs Kate Bass/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/Alfred Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Alfred Knight (exors of)/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Mrs S E Knight/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent
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1938/Mrs S E Knight/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent **
A E Kite, tenant of the Three Daws since 1960, died in 1966 - Black Eagle
Journal ***
Mr & Mrs A E Kite (Ivy Bert & Mack) Welcome you to the Three Daws - pre 1960
Kindly provided by Janey May
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Alex Wilkinson