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Canbury Arms, 49 Canbury Park Road, Kingston Upon Thames KT2 6LQ

Kingston Upon Thames pub history index

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Surrey .

Residents at this address.

1891/John Benjamin/../../../Kelly’s Directory

1891/John Benjamin/Licensed Victualler/55/Germany/Census
1891/Caroline Benjamin/Wife/55/Germany/Census
1891/Lilian Lowden/Daughter/27/Guildford, Surrey/Census
1891/Caroline Ambrose/Servant/15/Battersea, London/Census
1891/Percy Lowden/Grandson/4/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1891/Harry Lowden/Grandson/2/Greenwich, Kent/Census

1896/John Benjamin/../../../Kelly’s Directory

1901/John Benjamin/Licensed Victualler/65/Germany, British subject/Census
1901/Caroline Benjamin/Wife/65/Germany, British subject/Census
1901/Harry Lowden/Grandson/11/Greenwich, London/Census
1901/Emily Connell/Barmaid/25/Harmondsworth, Middlesex/Census

In 1903, the Canbury Arms, Canbury Park Road is fully licensed by Robert Dominick Jennings and owned by Hodgsons Kingston Brewery Ltd, to which it is tied. It is 560 yards from South Western tavern, 600 yards from Magnet. It has stabling for 6 horses.

In 1911 at 49 Canbury Park Road Kingston-On-Thames, the Canbury Arms
Frank William Ward, Licensed Victualler aged 50 and born in Brockenhurst, Hampshire
Ann Ward, Wife, Household Duties aged 50 and born in Tag Bent Wales
Mabel Annie Ward, Daughter, Teacher aged 24 and born in Mitcham Surrey
Frank William Ward, Son, Butcher journey man aged 23 and born in Glasgow Resident
Bernard Howard Ward, Son aged 9 and born in Worthing Sussex
Joseph Goodwin, Potman aged 44 and born in Reigate Surrey

By the 1921 census, Frank William Ward is at the Royal Hotel, 132 Worplesdon Road, Guildford

1913/Frederick William Sturgeon/../../../Kelly’s Directory

1918/Frederick William Sturgeon/../../../Kelly’s Directory

In 1921 at Canbury Arms, Canbury Park Road, Kingston upon Thames
Emma Sturgeon, Licensed Victualler, Widow aged 57 years 9 months and born in Hempton, Norfolk

Frederick Charles Sturgeon, Son, Manager (Public House) E Sturgeon aged 29 years 11 months and born in Malden, Surrey
Laurence Arthur Sturgeon, Son, Assistant, E Sturgeon aged 27 years 3 months and born in Malden, Surrey
Winifred Elsie Sturgeon, Daughter aged 20 years 10 months and born in Guildford, Surrey
Amelia Ellen Sturgeon, Daughter-in-law aged 24 years 10 months and born in Chelsea, London
Betty Amelia Ellie Sturgeon, Granddaughter aged 2 years 2 months and born in Kingston, Surrey
John Frederick Lawrence Sturgeon, Grandson aged 4 months and born in Kingston, Surrey
Edith Amelia Wright, Visitor, Monotype Operator Harrison & Son aged 26 years 1 month and born in Norfolk

1937/Herbert Patrick Baxter/.. /../../Kelly’s Directory

2018, The Canbury Arms, 49 Canbury Park Road, Kingston Upon Thames KT2 6LQ


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