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Cock Tavern, 2 St Michael alley, St Michael Cornhill EC3

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This pub was burnt down in a serious fire of 1748 – at the time it was named the Cock & Lion, as it was in 1822 and 1833. ** In the 1843 and 1848 directory it takes the name of the New York Tavern, and in the 1853 license transfer, but it is the Williams Chop House in 1851 & 1861. Again in the 1862 license transfers it is named the New York Coffee house, and reverts to the Cock Tavern by 1869.

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in  St Michael Cornhill parish, City of London. The St Michael Cornhill, City of London Public House Trade Directory uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Residents at this address

1748/Griffiths/../../../Bath Journal, 28 March 1748 **

1822/Joseph Tratt/Cock & Lion Coffee House/../../History of Yorkshire **

1823/George Blackburn/tavern keeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1826/Septimus Stevens/tavern keeper/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1833-34/Jos Davis, Cock & Lion Tavern, 2 St Michaels alley, Cornhill/../../Pigots Directory

1836/John Humphries, Cock & Lion Tavern & Chop House, St Michaels alley, Cornhill/../../Pigots Directory

1841/James Careless/New York tavern and coffee house, 2 St Michaels Alley, Cornhill/../../Robsons Directory

1841/Lucy Careless/Tavern Keeper/45/../Census
1841/Louisa Careless/../20/../Census
1841/Emma Careless/../15/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Brechet/Female Servant/25/../Census
1841/Hannah Can/Female Servant/25/Irelland/Census

1843/James Careless/New York Tavern & Coffee house, St Michaels Alley, Cornhill/../../Kellys Directory

1848/William Godfrey/New York Tavern/../../Post Office Directory

September 1849/Mary Walsh/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

September 1849/William Sutton/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1851/John Funge/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/John Funge jun/Tavern Keeper/24/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Everitt/Assistant/23/Horselydown, Surrey/Census
1851/William George/Waiter/25/Cripplegate, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Willows/Waiter/22/Boro, surrey/Census
1851/James George/Waiter/21/Cripplegate, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Hopkins/Cook/24/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census

July 1853/John Furze/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1853/William Henry Nye/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1856/William Henry Nye/../../../Post Office Directory

October1855/William Henry Nye, nephew quit in January 1855/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

October 1855/William Nye/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1861/John F Bond/Publican/39/Dover, Kent/Census
1861/Marianne Bond/Wife/38/Hever, Kent/Census
1861/Margaret Burns/Barmaid/21/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Davy/Barmaid/20/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1861/Jane Garnham/Servant/23/Borough, Surrey/Census
1861/Ann Gleeb/House Servant/23/Borough, Surrey/Census
1861/William H Darling/House Servant/20/Paddington, Middlesex/Census

October 1862/John Francis Bond/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Post

October 1862/George Francis Moth/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning Post

1869/George Frances Moth/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Charles B Gissing/Tavern Porter, Widow/31/Eye, Suffolk/Census
1871/Elizabeth Nicholson/Servant/23/Chelmsford/Census
1871/Emma Gordon/Servant/26/Stepney/Census
1871/Eliza Coultherd/Barmaid/34/London/Census
1871/Matilda Stanfield/Barmaid/40/London/Census

1873/George Francis Moth/../../../London Gazette, 27 February 1873 **

1881/George Frances Moth/Tavern Keeper/46/Winchester, Hampshire/Census
1881/Matilda Loua Standfield/Housekeeper/60/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Courtenay/Barmaid/21/Jersey, Channel Islands/Census
1881/Emma Sarah Gordon/Kitchen Maid/37/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kezia Holines/General Servant/30/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Daniel Biller/Porter/21/Norwich, Norfolk/Census

1882/George Frances Moth/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Beatrice Fenton/Barmaid/28/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1891/Jessie Bottomley/Barmaid/24/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1891/Kezia Holmes/Kitchenmaid/45/Kingsland Road, London/Census
1891/Alice K Estaugh/Housemaid/15/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1891/John Billin/Porter/25/Norwich, Norfolk/Census

1895/George Francis Moth/../../../Post Office Directory *

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