Aldgate pub history index
The Cock and Lion existed from at least 1793. At 31 Lower east Smithfield in 1871; Address formerly 86 Lower East Smithfield, then by 1915 renamed to 84 St Katharines Way
Residents at this address.
1793/William Oliver/../../../London Gazette, 23 April 1793 **
Dundee Arms Lodge Freemasons membership initiated June 10th 1802, John Alder, Victualler, East Smithfield, 1814 to 1825
1803/John Alder / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1805/J Alder, Cock and Lion, Lower East Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory
1809/John Alder / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office Records, held atGuildhall Library **
14 November 1809/Insured: John Alder, the Cock and Lion, Lower East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
The Lodge of Felicity meets at the Cock and Lion Tavern, Lower East Smithfield, London in 1810
Lodge of Felicity Freemasons membership initiated February 5th 1810, John Alder, Victualler, Lower East Smithfield, 1815 to June 1823
1820/John Alder/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1825/Mr. William Hall, Cock and Lion Tavern, Lower East Smithfield/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/William Hall, Cock & Lion, Lower East Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Richard Charles Seale/../../../Pigots Directory
Evan Vaughan is at the JoinersArms in 1837, according to his daughters birth record ***
1840/Evan Vaughan/../../../Death Certificate ***
1841/Evan Vaughan/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/Jane Vaughan/../../../Robson�s Directory **
Era 21 May 1848 - Transfers
Cock and Lion, Lower East Smithfield, Frederick Ferrris to William Scull
1851/William Scull/../../../Kellys Directory
1856/William Seull/../../../Post Office Directory
19th November 1860/Joseph Sanders/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th November 1860/Sarah Carmichael & Maria Dillion/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1861/Sarah Carmichael and Maria Dillon/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/Frederick Dudley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1864/Frederick Dudley/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1866/Frederick Dudley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/Thomas Wright/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
4th July 1868/Thomas Wright/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
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4th July 1868/John Swan/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/J Swan/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/John Swan/Licensed Victualler/47/Reading, Berks/Census
1871/Elizabeth Wilcox/House Keeper/51/Hoppery, Devon/Census
1871/Mary Cable/General Servant/23/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1871/Henry Kethridge/Barman/22/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1882/John Swan/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/John Swan/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/David Grubb Kidd/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/David G Kidd/Licensed Victualler/30/Millwall, London/Census
1891/Maria L Kidd/Wife/28/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Ernest Kidd/Son/2/Aldgate, London/Census
1891/Emily Williams/Barmaid/29/Islington, London/Census
1900/David Grubb Kidd/../../../P.O. Directory **
1910/Walter Bielby/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Walter Bielby/Licensed Victualler/39/Drax, Yorkshire/Census
1911/Hannah Bielby/Wife, Assistant/40/Paddington, London/Census
1911/Alice Mayhew Bielby/Daughter/11/Manor park, Essex/Census
1911/Edgar Bielby/Son/8/Aldgate, London/Census
1911/Walter Wilson Bielby/Son/5/Aldgate, London/Census
1911/Stafford Bielby/Son/3/Aldgate, London/Census
1911/Julia Nicholson/Cook, Widow/62/St Georges East, London/Census
1911/Jane Sophia Topp/Nursemaid/38/Shoreditch, London/Census
1911/Mary Vincent/Housemaid/33/Stratford, Essex/Census
1915/Robert Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
Eastern Post 28 July 1917 - East London Licences. Many Transfers.
The Cock and Lion, St Katherines Way, from Robert Wilson to Edith Maude Wilson, for and on behalf of her husband, R Wilson
1921/Mrs Robert Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1925/Alfred Elmes/../../../Post Office Directory
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