This pub is now demolished, the building on site dating from 1904. ** The address is 42 Wardour Street prior to 1878, in which year the street was renumbered. The pub's name is given as the Jolly Brewer (or Two Jolly Brewers) in the 18th century Sun Fire Office insurance records. *
Soho index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Soho - in London.
Residents at this address
1790/Murty Cooling/victualler, Jolly Brewer/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1791/Samuel Duke/victualler, Two Jolly Brewers/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1799/Richard Butter/victualler, Jolly Brewer/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/James Belcher, the Jolly Brewer, Wardour street, Soho/../../Holdens Directory
1809/James Potter, Jolly Brewers, Wardour street, Soho/../../Holdens Directory
1819/James Mulloy/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1821/Mr Mills/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1825/Mr. Chapman, Golden Lion, Wardour street/../../Licensed Victuallers
Association
1825/James Chapman/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1830/James Chapman/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1832/James Chapman/../../../Robson�s Directory
1831/John Stock/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1832/John Hislop Peacock/victualler, Golden Lion/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1837/John Heslop Peacock/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at
the London Metropolitan Archives *
1839/John Peacock/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Thomas Mackie/../../../Post Office Directory **
1841/Thomas Mackie/Victualler/35/Scotland/Census
1841/Susanna Mackie/../40/../Census
1841/Agnes Mackie/../20/Scotland/Census
1841/John Sykes/Male Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Dunn/Female Servant/25/Ireland/Census
1842/Thomas Mackie/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1848/Joseph Piercy/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Thomas French/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/William Darlington/../../../Post Office Directory *
1858/William Darlington / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1869/William Darlington/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Darlington/Licensed Victualler/56/Richmond, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Ann Darlington/Wife/57/West Hutton, Yorkshire/Census
1871/John J F Darlington/Son, Barman/19/St Pancras/Census
1871/Sarah Ann Darlington/Daughter/14/St Anne, Soho/Census
1871/Hannah Gill/Niece, Assistant/23/City of London/Census
1871/Fanny Lamprey/Dressmaker/29/Norwich/Census
1874/Ann Darlington/../../../H D Miles� London & Suburban Licensed
Victuallers Directory **
1881/Ann Darlington/Licensed Victualler, Widow/67/Bedale, York/Census
1881/John J Darlington/Son, Manager/29/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Euphemia Darlington/Daughter In Law/34/Eton, Buckingham/Census
1881/Henry Darlington/Grand Child/2/Soho, Middlesex/Census
1881/Graham Darlington/Grand Child/1/Soho, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Flutter/Servant Domestic/21/Middlesex/Census
1881/Rosa Fischer/Servant Domestic/20/(F), Germany/Census
1882/Mrs A Darlington/../../../Post Office Directory
1883/Mr C Baumgartinger / Lessee /../../Watney�s Brewery records, held at
Westminster City Archives Centre **
1884/Sarah C Lynch/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Henry Hines / Barman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1891/James William Bolton/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Albert Thomas Chexfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Albert Thomas Chexfield / Formerly a Licensed Victualler /../../London
Gazette, 3 January 1896 **
Charles Kuhnlein is a waiter living in University Street, St Pancras in the
1891 census, with family. My great-great grandparents were called Charles
and Emily Kuhnlein (maiden name James). Charles died in 1902. She married
again twice in her lifetime after this. ***
1899/Charles Kuhnlein/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Charles Kuhnlein/Licensed Victualler/45/Bavaria, German subject/Census
1901/Emily
Kuhnlein/Wife/37/Little Clacton, Essex/Census
1901/Dora
Kuhnlein/Daughter, Barmaid/20/University Street, London/Census
1901/Ettie
Kuhnlein/Daughter/16/University Street, London/Census
1901/Ida
Kuhnlein/Daughter/14/University Street, London/Census
1901/Emmie
Kuhnlein/Daughter/12/University Street, London/Census
1901/Eva Linnett/Visitor, Kitchenamid/32/Little Clacton, Essex/Census
1901/Henry Ott/Waiter/20/Germany, German subject/Census
On 9 Sep 1903 Emily married Valentin Wendling in Westminster. Valentin
Wendling appears to have died in 1913. ***
In 1916 Emily married James Sands. Emily Kuhnlein / Wendling / Sands can
next be found at the Two Chairmen,
at 111 Wardour Street. ***
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*** Provided By Edward Mayne