Hackney pub history Index
There was a pub in Hackney village called the Cock as early as 1561. This is listed as in Church Street in 1826, 1861 & 1866, being on the west side at the Silvester row intersection. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, Hackney
Cock Tavern, 315 Mare Street, Hackney in September 2005
at the corner of Sylvester Road.
Residents at this address.
1737: Roger Lewis/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1738: Roger Lewis/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1794/William Wisken/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1803/Mr Bird/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1823-24/Thomas Walklett, Cock, Church Street/../../Pigot's Directory
1826/Thomas Procter/../../../Pigot's Directory
1827/Thomas Proctor/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/Richard Ley Stanner, Cock, Church street, Hackney/../../Pigots
Directory
1836/Richard Ley Stanner, Cock, Church street/../../Pigot's Directory
1839: Thomas Adams/../../../Pigot�s Directory **
1842/William Warner/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1851/James Cook/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1852: James Cook/../../../Watkins Directory **
January 1853/James Cook/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1853/John Stanley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/John Stanley/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/John Stanley/Victualler/57/Doveridge, Derby/Census
1861/Elizabeth Stanley/Wife/48/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Stanley/Daughter/14/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Stanley/Daughter/10/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1861/Johnn Stanley/Son/5/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Eliza Pond/House Servant/17/Upminster, Essex/Census
1861/James Cutting/Pot boy/17/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1866/John Stanley/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1869/John Stanley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1869/Samuel Henry Low/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1870/Samuel Henry Low/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1870/Thomas Fairhead/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/Thomas Fairhead/Licensed Victualler/53/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1871/Hannah Fairhead/Wife/47//Census
1871/Edward Fairhead/Son, Barman/18/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1871/Laura Fairhead/Daughter/10/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1871/Clara Fairhead/Daughter/8/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1871/Norah Galvin/Domestic Servant/42/Cork, Ireland/Census
1871/William Eastman/Potman/19/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1872/Thomas Fairhead/../../../Kellys Directory
1874/Thomas Fairhead/../../../Post Office Directory
22nd January 1876/Thomas Fairhead/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
22nd January 1876/Thomas Hoare/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
21st October 1876/Thomas Hoare/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
21st October 1876/J. Doughty/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1878/John Doughty/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/John Doughty/Publican/47/Boston, Lincoln/Census
1881/Mary Ann Doughty/Wife/45/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Frederick Doughty/Son, Assistant To Publican/18/London,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Henry Doughty/Son, Assistant To Publican/6 ?/London,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Frances Mary Doughty/Daughter/14/v/Census
1881/Mary Ann Doughty/Daughter/11/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Back/Barmaid/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amy Card/General Servant/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/George Evans/Public House Manager/21/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Martha Burrough/Manageress/23/Birmingham/Census
1891/Alice Reynolds/Barmaid/22/Peckham, London/Census
1891/Maud Love/Barmaid/17/Manchester, Lancashire/Census
1891/Alice R J Gerrard/Housekeeper/22/Shoreditch, London/Census
15th August 1891/George Evans/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
15th August 1891/George Evans, the younger/Incoming Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
1896/George Evans jun/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Girling/../../../Post Office Directory
1900: Thomas Girling/../../../P.O. Directory **
1901/Thomas Girling/Licensed Victualler/43/Mendam, Suffolk/Census
1901/Sarah K Girling/Wife/45/St Cross, Suffolk/Census
1901/Daisy E Girling/Daughter/12/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Hilda J Girling/Daughter/5/Shoreditch, London/Census
1901/Janet McDougall/Barmaid/25/Bow, London/Census
1901/Walter Wildigg/Barman/22/Essex/Census
1901/Harry Payne/Barman/20/Suffolk/Census
1901/Ellen Clemon/Cook/36/London/Census
1904: Thomas Girling/../../../P. O. Directory **
1910/Mrs Sarah Kizia Girling/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Sarah K Girling/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Sarah K Girling/../../../Post Office Directory
1924: Mrs Sarah K Girling/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Geo B Stephenson/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Hilda I Soulby/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Hilda I Soulby/../../../Post Office Directory
Mr I H Soulby retired from the Cock Tavern, Hackney recently. thus ending an
association with the Company which had lasted for fifty six years. Her
father Thomas Girling took over the Cock in 1895, and after his death in
1909, his wife carried on. Mrs Soulby married in 1920 and after running
several houses with her husband, she returned to the Cock. In 1933, both her
husband and her mother died, but she carried on as the licensee until the
present time when ill health forced her, unwillingly, to conclude this
remarkable record. ***
1952/Mr I H Soulby/Black Eagle Journal ***
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