Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1851. Gosset is often spelt Gossett. At 27 Gossett Street in 1861 and earlier; It closed in around 1990 and is now in residential use. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Gosset Arms, 111 Gosset Street - in December 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
27 Gossett street :
1851/Thomas Harris/Licensed Victualler/30/Middlesex/Census
1851/Rebecca Harris/Wife/35/Devon/Census
1851/Mary Ann Press/House Servant/16/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1856/Thomas Dawes Harris/../../../Post Office Directory **
May 1858/Thomas Dawes Harris/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1858/John Coe/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1861/Robert Higgins/Licensed Victualler/56/Tower Hamlets/Census
1861/Elizabeth Higgins/Wife/44/Tower Hamlets/Census
1861/George Higgins/Son/14/Tower Hamlets/Census
1861/John Higgins/Son/12/Tower Hamlets/Census
1861/Charlotte Watson/Servant/14/St Matthews, Bethnal Green/Census
July 1861/Robert Brennand/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/Robert Higgins/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
In 1865, my great grandfather, Robert Higgins and his wife, Carolyn (nee Price) were the proprietors of the Gossett Arms pub in Bethnal Green - My grandmother, who obviously did not like her mother in law said that Caroline drank all the profits from the pub. They ran the pub even though they were both totally illiterate. I believe that they took over from a man named Coe. ***
1865/Robert Higgins/../../../.. ***
4th July 1868/Robert Higgins/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th July 1868/Elizabeth Higgins/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/Richard J Coltman/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Richard J Coltman/../../../Post Office Directory **
November 1870/Richard John Coltman/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1870/William James Turner/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/William J Turner/Publican/27/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Turner/Brother, Assistant/30/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Turner/Aunt, visitor/47/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Fescoke/Potman/22/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
October 1872/William James Turner/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1872/Walter Turner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
14th July 1874/Walter Turner/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
14th July 1874/William James Turner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1876/William James/../../../Post Office Directory **
18th August 1877/William James/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
18th August 1877/William George Clark/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/William G Clark/Licensed Victualler/33/Pentonville/Census
1881/Sarah Clark/Wife/28/Shoreditch/Census
1881/William Clark/Son/4/Bethnal Green/Census
1881/Alice M Clark/Daughter/5/Bethnal Green/Census
1881/Lilian H Clark/Daughter/5/Bethnal Green/Census
1881/Lousia Clark/Daughter/1 month/Bethnal Green/Census
1882/William George Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William G Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frederick Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/John F McQuillon/Licensed Victualler/45/Spitalfields, London/Census
1891/Lydia E McQuillon/Wife/33/Whitechapel, London/Census
1893/John McQuillan/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Edwin Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory **
1896/Edwin Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/Edwin Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory **
1902/Harry Amos Dixon/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Edward Alston Sparkes/../../../Post Office Directory **
1911/Edward Alston Sparkes/Licensed Victualler/47/Hampstead, London/Census
1911/Sarah Ann Sparkes/Wife/48/Hammersmith, London/Census
1911/John Poole Sparkes/Brother, Barman/25/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1911/Annie Louise Sparkes/Sister in Law, Barmaid/28/Putney, London/Census
1915/Walter Stagg/../../../Post Office Directory **
1921/Jack Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 111, Gosset Street, Bethnal Green
Jack Cohen, Licensed Victualler, aged 46 years 9 months and born in Plotsk, Poland, the Employer
Sophie Cohen, Wife, aged 39 years 3 months and born in Vilna (Vilnius), Lithuania
Philip Cohen, Son, Carman, aged 16 years 8 months and born in Bethnal Green, London
Isadora Cohen, Son, aged 11 years 2 months and born in Bethnal Green, London
Teresa Cohen, Daughter, aged 2 years 8 months and born in Bethnal Green, London
Annie Tarshis, Mother-in-law, aged 59 years 5 months and born in Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania
Alfred Everest, Lodger, Builders Labourer, Higgs & Hills, aged 60 years 10 months and born in Nettlestead, Kent
Elizabeth Everest, Servant, aged 52 years 11 months and born in London
1933/L Barnett/../../../Kellys Directory **
1938/Fredk Jn Kingswell/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Mrs Sarah Rider/../../../Post Office Directory
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