Flying Horse, 63 Lambeth street, Whitechapel E1

Whitechapel pub history index

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

In the memoirs of William Savory, surgeon, titled - “The life of William Savory (surgeon), of Brightwalton : with historical notes"
By GEORGE C, PEACHEY (Medical Officer of Health , Wantage R.S. District). London : J. J. KELIHER & CO., LIMITED, 99, Victoria Street, S.W., and 33, King William Street, E.C. 1903. -pp 12 he states as follows:-

This was his sister Sarah, who had left Lady Head’s service, and had married Francis Fordham, the landlord of the “Flying Horse’’ Inn. Lambeth Street, Goodman’s Fields, London.

And pp 15 :-   "1789, Feb. 6……….. My sister and self tried our luck in the lottery, but proved all blank. Khuns ( ?), who kept ‘ The Flying Horse ’ before my sister, had half the £30,000 prize in the lottery, viz., £15,000; amongst some poor German sugar bakers about £700 each."

Francis Fordham is paying rents in Lambeth street, Whitechapel of about £25 in 1792 and 1793 according to land tax records. He is later at the Turks Head, Aldgate High street,

1795/Francis Fordham / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1804/Joseph Parsley / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1805/J Parsley, Flying Horse, 61 Lambeth street, Goodmans fields/../../Holdens Directory

1811/Joseph Parsley, Flying Horse, Lambeth street, Goodmans fields/../../Holdens Directory

1813/William Clark / Victualler & Stable Keeper /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1819/William Cook/../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1827/John Towers, Flying Horse, Lambeth street/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1834/Edward Tucker / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1836/John Batt Clarke / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1837/John Batt Clarke / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1837/William Burns / Waiter /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1841/James Parson/../../../P.O. Directory **

1841/James Parsons/Victualler/30/../Census
1841/Emma Parsons/../40/../Census
1841/James Parsons/../10/../Census
1841/William Parsons/../10/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Parsons/../7/../Census
1841/Eleanor Parsons/../3/../Census
1841/William Burr/Independant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Mary Denny/../15/Middlesex/Census

1844/James Parsons / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 10 May 1844 **

1847/William Till / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 17 January, 1847 **

1847/Samuel Cordel Smith / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 17 January, 1847 **

1848/Samuel Condel Smith / Manager for Messrs Whitbread, Brewers /../../London Gazette, 23 May 1848 **

July 1848/Thomas Thompson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

July 1848/Christian Sohnge/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1851/Christian Sohnge/Publican/45/Witzbar, Prussia/Census
1851/Catherinen Sohnge/Wife/40/St Mary Whitechapel/Census
1851/Catherine Schulte/Daughter/20/St Mary Whitechapel/Census
1851/J Henry Schulte/Son in Law, Sugar Baker/28/Hanover/Census
1851/Eliza Sohnge/Daughter/6/Whitechapel/Census
1851/Frederick Sohnge/Son/2/Whitechapel/Census
1851/Adelaide Sohnge/Daughter/6 months/Whitechapel/Census
1851/John Loman/Lodger, Dealer in Bonds/35//Census
1851/Henry Fulcher/Lodger, Sugar Baker/28/Hanover/Census

January 1855/Christian Sohnge, deceased/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

January 1855/Catherine Sohnge, his sole executrix/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1861/Frederick Hossomer/Publican, Widow/47/Germany, Naturalized British subject/Census
1861/Mary Ann Reading/Housekeeper/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann wood/General Servant/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/Herman Albert/Potboy/18/Germany/Census

July 1861/Frederick Hossomer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1861/Christian Ditzel/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

October 1862/Christian Ditzel, deceased/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer

October 1862/Sarah Ditzel, widow of Christian Ditzel, late occupier/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer

May 1863/Sarah Ditzel/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

May 1863/William Knuppel/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1866/W Knuppel/../../../P.O. Directory **

23rd March 1872/Wilhelm Knuppell, removed by brewers/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

23rd March 1872/Ludwig Rudolph Finken/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1874/L R Finken/../../../H D Miles Directory of Licensed Victuallers **

October 1873/Ludwig Rudolf Finken/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1873/John Freese/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1878/Christian Charles Miller/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1878/Frederick William Richter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1881/Frederick Richter/Publican/30/Germany/Census
1881/Wilhelm Richter/Wife/30/Germany/Census
1881/Frederick Richter/Son/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jean Richter/Son/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Pauly/General Servant/57/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1881/Emma Pauly/General Servant/63/Bradford/Census
1881/Catherine Bohnsaik/General Servant/21/Germany/Census
1881/C M Schlitz/Student/27/Germany/Census


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