Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1830. The early address is at 54 Elizabeth Street. In 1884 and 1888, the address was given as 56 Mansford Street and by 1891 as at 58 Mansford Street. ** The address is 55 Elizabeth Street in 1856 and 1869. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1830/Mr and Mrs Barlow, Cock and Castle, Elizabeth street, Hackney road makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/Rd Barlow, Cock & Castle, 54 Elizabeth Street, Hackney road/../../Pigots Directory
1836/William Guest / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1838/Nathaniel Edwards / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1839/William Simmons/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/W Simmons/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/John Wm Howes/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser 05 July 1847 - Transfers
Cock and Castle, Elizabeth street, William Howea to Benjamin Stearres
55 Elizabeth street :
1851/Benjamin Stearns/Licensed Victualler/40/Suffolk/Census
1851/Elizabeth Stearns/Wife/42/Dublin/Census
1851/Ann D Stearns/Daughter/10/Middlesex/Census
1851/Walter R Stearns/Son/8/Middlesex/Census
1851/Richard M Stearns/Son/4/Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane E Stearns/Daughter/2/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/Alfred Barker/Lodger, Solicitors Writing Clerk/24/Surrey/Census
1851/Elizabeth Kentfield/Servant/19/Surrey/Census
1855/Benjamin Stearns / Deceased / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday
15 July 1855 **
1855/Elizabeth Stearns / Widow / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 15
July 1855 **
1856/Benjamin Stearns/../../../Post Office Directory *
July 1863/Frederick Golding/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1863/Jane Anne Negus/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
11th March 1865/Jane Ann Negus/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
11th March 1865/Thomas Bone/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1865/William Lawrence/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1865/John Bell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
7th July 1866/John Bell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
7th July 1866/John Turner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1866/John Turner/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Edward Tilney jun/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Edward Tilney/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Burton/Licensed Victualler/39/Devon/Census
1871/Elizabeth Burton/Wife/40/Leaton, Devon/Census
1871/Frederick Cox/Servant/23/../Census
1871/Mr George/Lodger/29/../Census
30th September 1871/William Burton/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
30th September 1871/Henry Greave/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1872/H Greave/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
6th March 1875/Henry Crease/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
6th March 1875/Alfred Coote/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January
1877/Robert Earmaker/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1877/John Thomas Holt/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1877/John Thomas Holt/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1877/Sarah North/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
September 1877/Sarah North/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
September 1877/Jonas Hoskins/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1882/Thomas Swan/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/George Hay/56 Mansford Street/../../Post Office Directory **
1888/John Hay / Publican & Public House Manager, 56 Mansford
Street/../../London Gazette, 27 April 1888 **
1891/Robert Parkinson/Cock & Castle, 58 Mansford Street/../../Post
Office Directory
1891/William Bradshaw/Licensed Victualler/36/Birmingham/Census
1891/E Baker/Widow/43/Birmingham/Census
1891/Annie Baker/Daughter/18/Birmingham/Census
1891/Albert Pinner/Barman/20/Hornsey/Census
1895/Arthur Lewis Howell/Cock & Castle, 58 Mansford Street/../../Post
Office Directory
1899/George Johnson/Cock & Castle, 58 Mansford Street/../../Post Office
Directory **
1901/Eugene Loughlin/Licensed Victualler/34/Co Cork, Ireland/Census
1901/Hanna Loughlin/Sister/30/Co Cork, Ireland/Census
1901/Mary Loughlin/Sister/28/Co Cork, Ireland/Census
1910/Sam Harry Boon/Cock & Castle, 58 Mansford Street/../../Post Office
Directory **
1911/Sam Henry Boon/Licensed Victualler/44/Stepney, London/Census
1911/Elsie Boon/Daughter/14/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Samuel Boon/Son/12/Custom House, London/Census
1911/Florence Edith Barton/Housekeeper, Widow/33/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Richard Barton/Son/6/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Mildred Barton/Daughter/4/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Walter Tripp/Potman/28/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1915/Sam Harry Boon/Cock & Castle, 58 Mansford Street/../../Post Office
Directory **
1921/Sam Harry Boon/Cock & Castle, 56 Mansford Street/../../Post Office
Directory **
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