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St John of Jerusalem, 164 St John street, Clerkenwell EC1V

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At 30 St John Street, in 1839 - renumbered ; & 28 St John Street in 1851. This pub closed in 1992 and was demolished shortly after. **

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Residents at this address.

1811/John Mansell, the John of Jerusalem, 29 St Johns street/../../Holdens Directory

1827/Charles Stallard, St John of Jerusalem, 29 St John street/../../Pigots Directory

1832/John Barrows/../../../Robson's Directory

1833-34/Joseph Hainge, St John of Jerusalem, 30 St John Street/../../Pigots Directory

1839/John Cooke/../../../Pigots Directory

1842/H. Tickner/../../../Robson's Directory *

1848/Henry Tickner/../../../Post Office Directory *

1851/Henry Tickner/Licensed Victualler/38/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary A Tickner/Wife/37/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Tickner/Daughter/10/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/James Tickner/Son/7/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/George Tickner/Son/4/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/Alfred Tickner/Son/4 months/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/Martha Peto/House Servant/19/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Bonnel/House Servant/24/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Patterson/Lodger, Cooper Journeyman/53/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Faulkner/Lodger, Gen Lab/44/St Andrews, Worcester/Census
1851/Rossiter Walker/Lodger, Engineer operative/40/Batley, Yorkshire/Census

1851/Henry Tickner/../../../Kellys Directory

1856/Henry Tickner/../../../Post Office Directory

1862/Charles Duddridge/../../../P.O. Directory **

March 1866/Randall Dean/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News

1869/Randall Dean/../../../Post Office Directory

October 1870/Randall Dean/Outgoing Licensee/../../Clerkenwell News

October 1870/Joshua Watkins/Incoming Licensee/../../Clerkenwell News

1879/Edward Thomas Huish/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/Edward T Smith/Licenced Victualler/31/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Leah Smith/Wife/30/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Butler/Barman/25/Fulham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Smith/Son/4/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Leah Smith/Daughter/1 month/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas King/Potman/36/Norwich/Census
1881/Jane Eswarthy/Servant/21/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census

1882/Edward Thomas Huish/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Edward T Huish/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/William Bray/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Mrs Lucy Bray/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Mark Hildyard/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/William Joseph O’Reilly/../../../P.O. Directory **

1902/William Joseph O’Reilly/../../../P.O. Directory **

1910/William Joseph O'Reilly/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/William Joseph O'Reilly/../../../Post Office Directory *

1919/William George Jasper/../../../P.O. Directory **

1934/Jn Hy Merritt/../../../../Kellys Directory

I have discovered today that a distant cousin of mine (Emily Jasper) was the wife of William Henry Jasper, landlord of the above from 1920-22. ***

1921/William G. Jasper/../../../Hughes Directory *

In 1921 at 164 St John Street, Finsbury ***
William Jasper, Licensed Victualler aged 49 years 5 months and born in Birmingham, Warwickshire
Emily Jasper, Wife, Assistant aged 45 years 5 months and born in Holloway, London
William Jasper, Son aged 15 years 5 months and born in Tottenham, Middlesex
George Jasper, Son aged 10 years 5 months and born in Tottenham, Middlesex
Amy Page, Barmaid, W Jasper aged 29 years 10 months and born in London
Nellie Marrarby, Housemaid, W Jasper aged 23 years 10 months and born in St Lukes, London

Tottenham on July 30th 1898, William George Jasper, aged 26, son of William Jasper, deceased married Emily Pinckney, aged 22, daughter of Henry Hinckney, solicitors clerk. Both give 21 Clinton road as their address.
In 1939 electoral register are the accurate dates of birth when he is a retired Licensed Victualler are
William G Jasper, born 19 January 1872 and Emily Jasper, his wife, born 23 November 1875

After the St John Jerusalem, William G. Jasper moves onto a number of other public houses. *** 1920 is 164 St. John Street, EC1, Finsbury, Middlesex

In 1922, William G Jasper Aged 50, at 164 St. John Street, EC1, Finsbury, Middlesex is the St. John of Jerusalem ***

In 1923, William G Jasper Age 51 at 2 Clerkenwall Road, Middlesex EC1, is the Hat & Feathers, Clerkenwell ***

In 1926, William G Jasper Aged 54 at 43 Thorne Road, Lambeth, Surrey SW8, is the Duke of Cambridge, BRIxton 5202 ***

In 1930, William G Jasper Age 58 at 43 Thorne Road, Lambeth, Surrey SW8, is the Duke of Cambridge, BRIxton 5202 ***

In 1937, William G Jasper Age 65, a Licensed Victualer at 43 Thorne Road, Lambeth, Surrey SW8,***

1938/Jn Hy Merritt/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Francis John Court/../../../Post Office Directory *

In 1946, at Age 74 and at 99 Wish Hill, Eastbourne, Sussex is the The Red Lion, Hampton Park 62

1983/ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM : 160 St. John Street EC1. Allied Breweries. Is on the site of the old Cannon Brewery; shares the present building with Allied House, Head Office of Allied Breweries./../../Pub Listing

1991/ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM: 160 St. John Street EC1. Ind Coope Taylor Walker./../../Pub Listing


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