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Earls Court Tavern, 123 Earls Court Road SW5

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Earls Court Tavern, 123 Earls Court Road SW5 - G Carpenter (see alternative image) name over the left door, circa 1910               No doubt this is G Carpenter at the doorway - circa 1910

Earls Court Tavern, 123 Earls Court Road SW5 - G Carpenter (see alternative image) name over the left door, circa 1910

Kindly provided by Giles Hearn

Residents at this address

1864/John Darby/../../../Post Office Directory

September 1866/Edmund James Lewns/Outgoing Licensee/../../West Middlesex Advertiser

September 1866/Ann Dennis/Incoming Licensee/../../West Middlesex Advertiser

1869/Thomas Preddy/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Thomas Preddy/Publican/54/Devon/Census
1871/E Preddy/Wife/49/Gloucestershire/Census
1871/Rachael Preddy/Daughter/18/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Preddy/Son/14/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1871/Florence Isabella Preddy/Daughter/11/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Davis/Visitor/24/Gloucestershire/Census
1871/Sarah Koleman/Servant/25/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census

1881/Thomas Preddy/Licensed Victualler/59/Hackland, Dorset/Census
1881/Elizabeth Preddy/Wife/60/Eastcombe, Gloucester/Census
1881/George T Preddy/Son, Gentleman/23/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sam Preddy/Son, Barman/18/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Preddy/Daughter/22/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Holman/General Servant/40/Kensington, Middlesex/Census

1882/Thomas Preddy/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Thomas Preddy/../../../Post Office Directory

West London Observer. 05 July 1884 - Transfer of Licenses
Earls Court Tavern, to George Thomas Preddy and Samuel Christopher Preddy

1891/Mrs Emily Louisa Cooke/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Edward Henry Page & Son/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Tom William Ballard/../../../Post Office Directory

Morning Advertiser. 07 June 1899
Earls Court Tavern, Earls Court, to Harriet Ann Ballard, widow of the late Tom William Ballard, the landlord

My genealogy research has turned up another ancestor, George Carpenter, this time at the Earl's Court Tavern. I found this postcard in the family archives. ***

1910/George Carpenter/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/George Carpenter/../../../Post Office Directory

Henry William Turner is at the Old Justice, 94 Bermondsey Wall in the 1911 census.

1921/Henry William Turner/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at the Earls Court Tavern, 123 Earls Court road
Henry Turner, Publican aged 62 years 2 months and born in Hackney, London
Ellen Turner, Wife, Assistant aged 56 years 1 month and born in Islington, London
Madge Turner, Daughter, Assistant, Bar Work aged 23 years 1 month and born in Perth, Western Australia
Florence Turner, Daughter, Assistant, Bar Work aged 21 years 5 months and born in Perth, Western Australia
Harry Turner, Son, Apprentice Engineer aged 20 years 3 months and born in Perth, Western Australia
Amy Raylene Onnery, Barmaid Bar Work aged 36 years 7 months and born in Torquay, Devon

Kensington News and West London Times. 09 June 1922
Earls Court Tavern, 123 Earls Court road, Henry William Turner to Augustus Chas Taylor

1934/Augustus Charles Taylor/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Augustus Charles Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Augustus Charles Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory



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