Westminster St James index
The address is 81 Wardour Street before 1878, when the street was renumbered. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Two Chairmen, 111 Wardour Street, Westminster with Ida Kuhnlein and Valentin Wendling (on the right) - circa 1920
Kindly provided by Edward Mayne
Residents at this address
1790/Thomas Caldwell / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
London Metropolitan Archives **
1791/John Jones / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London
Metropolitan Archives **
1791/John Hatten / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at London
Metropolitan Archives **
1809/William Graham, Two Chairmen, Wardour street, Soho/../../Holdens Directory
1825/Robert Winter / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
London Metropolitan Archives **
1839/Thomas Preston/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1841/Thomas Preston/../../../Post Office Directory **
1842/Abm. Parker/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/Charles Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Charles Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1856/Chas Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
April 1857/Charles Harris/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1857/Wiliam Shawcross/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1858/Patrick John Ware / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
July 1861/John Horsford/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/John Branscombe/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1866/Thomas Arthur Hough/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
October 1866/Benjamin Taylor/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1867/Richard Jones / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1869/Corde Campe/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1871/Marian Percy/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1871/George Self/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1881/Sarah Bright Blyth/Licensed Victualler, Widow/39/Waltham, Essex/Census
1881/Edith R Blyth/Daughter/8/St James, Middlesex/Census
1881/Madeline B Blyth/Daughter/2/St James, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A Herbert/Cousin, Ladies Maid/39/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Alice C Tarch/Cousin, Ladies Help/20/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1882/Mrs Sarah Blyth/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Mrs S B Blyth/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frederick White/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Frederick White/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Frederick White/../../../Post Office Directory
My great-great grandparents were called Charles and Emily Kuhnlein (maiden name James);
and in 1901 they are at the Golden Lion, 104 Wardour Street. Charles died in 1902. Emily married
again twice in her lifetime, after this. On 9 Sep 1903 Emily married Valentin Wendling in Westminster. Valentin Wendling appears to have died in
1913. Then, In 1916 Emily married James Sands. ***
1910/Valentine Wendling/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Valentine Wendling/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Emily Wendling/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Emily Sands/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Mrs Emily Sands/../../../Kellys Directory ***
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Edward Mayne