Hackney pub history Index
In 1899, noted as Prospect Place, High Road, Upper Clapton; It was re-built in around the 1950s and remains open. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Crooked Billet, Upper Clapton road, Hackney - circa 1910 with landlady Mrs Mary A E Jay
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road - in November 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1731/Joseph Hill /../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1752/Mary Hill /../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1805/William Colson, the Crooked Billet, Clapton/../../Holdens Directory
1806/William Coltson / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1825/Mr. Colson, Crooked Billet, Upper Clapton /../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1826/Elizabeth Colson/../../../Pigots Directory
1827/William Alfred Stevens / Victualler & Coach Master & Stable Keeper /../../Sun Fire Office Records held at Guildhall Library **
1836/Charles Cartwright, Crooked Billet, Upper Clapton/../../Pigot's
Directory
1837/John Drew / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office Records held at Guildhall
Library **
1839/John Drew/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/John Drew/Victualler/40/Middlesex/Census
1841/Jane Drew/../35/Middlesex/Census
1841/Jane Drew/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/James Drew/../5 weeks/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Ewen/House Servant/60/Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Tennis/Female Servant/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/Eliza Sewell/Female Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Samnes/Male Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/James Evans/Coachman/35/Middlesex/Census
1842/Jno. Drew/../../../Robson�s Directory **
December 1848/John Drew/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
December 1848/Francis Wragg/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/William Smith/../../../Middlesex Directory
1851/Ann E Smith/Licensed Victualler, Widow/39/St Nicholas, Kent/Census
1851/Ann E Smith/Daughter/15/St Mary, Aldermanbury/Census
1851/Emily Smith/Daughter/8/St Mary, Aldermanbury/Census
1851/Harriett Smith/Daughter/5/Ward of Bassisham/Census
1851/Mary Smith/Daughter/9 months/St Johns, Hackney/Census
1851/Eliza Lawson/Servant/39/Hampshire, Hants/Census
1851/John Weelman/Servant/15/Clapton, Middx/Census
July 1851/Ann Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1851/William Clark Child/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/William Clark Child/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/George Sherman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1855/W Tyler /../../../Post Office Directory **
1861/William Tyler/Licensed Victualler/50/Enfield/Census
1861/Sophia Tyler/Wife/51/Hatfield, Essex/Census
1861/Henry Handell/Potman/25/../Census
1861/Charlotte Seymour/Barmaid/58/Enfield/Census
March 1862/William Tyler, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
March 1862/Sophia Tyler, his widow/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1866/Mrs S Tyler/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
7th July 1866/Sophia Tyler/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
7th July 1866/William Charles Tyler and George Tyler/Incoming
Licensee/../../East London Observer +
29th September 1866/William Tyler & George Tyler/Outgoing
Licensee/../../East London Observer +
29th September 1866/Frederick Hilditch Wiggins/Incoming Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
4th July 1868/Frederick Hilditch Wiggins/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
4th July 1868/John Taylor/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1872/J Taylor /../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
1872/Martha Saunders / Widow, Died c.4 April 1872 /../../London Gazette, 17
May 1872 **
1872/John Taylor, William Taylor & William Crick / Executors to Martha
Saunders /../../London Gazette, 17 May 1872 **
1874/John Thomas Cory/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
14th July 1874/John Thomas Cory/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
14th July 1874/James Fuller/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1877/Oliver Fuller / Barman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1878/James Fuller/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas Fairhead/Licensed Victualler/63/Colne, Essex/Census
1881/Susan Fairhead/Wife/57/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1881/Edward L Fairhead/Son, Licensed Victualler/28/Spitalfields,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Fairhead/Sister/28/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Fairhead/Son/3/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Fairhead/Step son, Clerk/15/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1881/Mary S Fairhead/Daughter, Dress maker/14/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Fairhead/Daughter, Dress maker/31/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Parminter/Servant/28/Cavendish, Suffolk/Census
1881/Alfred Alefounder/Potman/20/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census
1896/Mrs Mary Ann Editha Jay/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Stephen J A Jay/Whiskey Distiller/42/London, Hackney/Census
1901/Mary A E Jay/Publican/48/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1901/Maria E Fairhead/Visitor/52/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1901/Ellen Fairhead/Sister in Law, Manager of Beer House/50/Earls Colne,
Essex/Census
1901/Robert Howard/Barmaid/30/Bow, London/Census
1901/Mary J Sillam/Barmaid/25/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Catherine Dowling/Barmaid/25/Tonbridge, Kent/Census
1901/Elizabeth Leman/Barmaid/22/Sheffield, Yorkshire/Census
1901/Rebecca Francis/Domestic Servant/27/Hounslow, Middx/Census
1902/Mrs Mary Anne Edith Jay/../../../Kellys Directory
1904/Mrs M A E Jay/../../../London Trade Directory
1905/Mrs A E F Jay/../../../London Trade Directory
1908/Mrs Mary Ann Editha Jay /../../../P.O. Suburban Directory **
1911/Mrs M A E Jay/../../../London Trade Directory
1911/Stephen James Edward Jay/Commercial Traveller, Whiskey/53/Hackney,
Middlesex/Census
1911/Mary Ann Editha/Wife, Publican/58/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1911/Ellen Fairhead/Sister in Law, Assistant/61/Earls Colne, Essex/Census
1911/John Rogers/Barman/30/Ticehurst, Sussex/Census
1911/Bessie Hodge/Barmaid/23/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1911/Clara Wade/Barmaid/23/Finsbury, London/Census
1911/Rosemary Vincent/General Servant/44/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1919/Mrs M A E Jay/../../../London Trade Directory
1919/Stephen James Edward Jay / Deceased /../../London Gazette, 11 april
1919 **
1919/Mrs Mary Ann Editha Jay / Wife /../../London Gazette, 11 April 1919 **
1921/Mrs Mary Anne Edith Jay/../../../London Trade Directory
1934/Mrs C E Rayment/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/J J Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Davey & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1988 - 90/Mr R O Shea/../../../Watney Truman publicans list
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided By Stephen Harris