Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Clerkenwell pub history index
An Islington historical plaque on the front states that this pub was established by 1564 and that this incarnation closed in 1962. Today (2010) it is a purveyor of fried chicken; an ignominious end to 400 years of pub history. *** The address is 6 Islington High Street in 1869 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. *
Peacock Tavern, 11 Islington High Street, N1 - in May 2010
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Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1826/John Spicer/victualler and wine and spirit merchant/../../Sun Fire
Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1827/Jno Spicer, Peacock Inn & coach house, 5 High street, Islington/../../Pigots Directory
1832/John Spicer/inn holder/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1841/John Swainston/../../../Post Office Directory *
1848/John Swainston/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/John Swainston/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/John Swainston/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions
1856/Charles Liley/../../../Post Office Directory *
April 1857/Charles Liley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1857/Thomas Joseph Sellers/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1862/John Dee, Peacock, 6 High street, Islington/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
April 1865/John Lee/ Outgoing Licensee /../../North London News
April 1865/William Lodd/ Incoming Licensee /../../North London News
March 1866/William Todd/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News
North London News. Saturday, 11 July 1868
Illegal weights and measures.
Benjamin J Hammersley, High street, licensed victualler, four measures wrong, each half an ounce short of a pint - fined 5s.
1869/Benjamin Joseph Hammersley/../../../Post Office Directory *
In 1871 at Peacock, High Street, St James Clerkenwell, Holborn
Mary Ann Hammersley, Licensed victualler aged 37 and born in Essex
Emily L T Hammersley, Daughter aged 13 and born in London, Middlesex
Clara Norton, Barmaid aged 28 and born in London, Middlesex
Kate Potter, Niece aged 14 and born in London, Middlesex
Ruth Fincham, Servant aged 17 and born in Essex
Ann Delaney, Servant aged 49 and born in Oxford
Emily Tacey, Servant aged 17 and born in Frome, Somerset
George Andrews, Nephew aged 27 and born in London, Middlesex
Henry R Tyrrell, Barman aged 22 and born in Essex
Albert Whitehead, Porter aged 25 and born in London, Middlesex
John F Potter, Nephew aged 17 and born in London, Middlesex
Frederick Potter, Brother-in-law, Licensed victualler aged 43 and born in Kent
1881/Robert Gillard/Licenced Victualler/39/../Census
1881/Mary A Gillard/Wife/35/Thurcaston, Leicester/Census
1881/Edith O Gillard/Daughter/8/Langham, Essex/Census
1881/Robert H Gillard/Son/7/Langham, Essex/Census
1881/Julia M Gillard/Daughter/5/Brompton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frank C Gillard/../3/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lucy Rome/Barmaid/23/Cullompton, Devon/Census
1881/Mary A Cook/Nursery Governess/22/Halberton, Devon/Census
1881/Kath F Whomes/Barmaid/17/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1881/Spencer Holmewood/Barman/25/St Marg. Cray, Kent/Census
1881/Mary Bray/Cook/27/Watford, Hertford/Census
1881/Margarette Farren/Kitchen Maid/20/Glasgow, Scotland/Census
1881/Emma Conian/Housemaid/29/Bovey Tracey, Devon/Census
1881/Henry Barrick/Porter/19/High Roothing, Essex/Census
1882/Robert Gillard/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Robert Gillard/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Walter Thomas Sturt/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Mrs Annie Wrigglesworth/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Murray/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Sparham & Barkwith/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Albert Ernest Hartnell/../../../Post Office Directory *
Morning Advertiser. 06 February 1917
Peacock, 11 High street, Finsbury, Robert Henry Drysdale and Ernest Frederick Smith to the said Robert Henry Drysdale and Gertrude Smith (wife of the said E F Smith)
1921/E J Rose & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Herbert Rehm & Herbert Hy Hardy/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Lionel J Marden/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/R V Goodhew Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
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