London Hospital Tavern, 176 Whitechapel road, Whitechapel E1

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At 207 or 208 Whitechapel Road before 1882 - see listings; then 209 Whitechapel Road. The later address is at 176 Whitechapel Road by 1910. This pub possibly dates from 1752 - although has clearly been rebuilt around 100 years ago. It currently trades as the 'LHT Urban Bar'. **

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London Hospital Tavern, 176 Whitechapel Road - in September 2006

London Hospital Tavern, 176 Whitechapel Road - in September 2006

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Residents at this address.

1795/Mrs Austin / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1832/Thomas Lidiard/../../../Robson’s Directory

1835/Bennett Turner/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1839/J S King/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/Jas S King/../../../Post Office Directory

1842/J S King/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1843/William Mush/Victualler/../../Property Documents held at London Metropolitan Archives **

1844/George Stevenson Wheatley/../../../Property Documents held at London Metropolitan Archives **

1846/G S Wheatley/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/George Moore/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Owen Owens/Victualler/34/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1851/H Owens/Wife/32/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Margaret Fitzgerald/General Servant/25/Ireland/Census
1851/John Hiliard/Potman/44/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/W Stollard/Servant/30/../Census

1852/Owen Owens/../../../Watkin’s Directory **

May 1852/Owen Owens/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

May 1852/William Thomas Hudson/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

March 1853/William Thomas Hudson/ Outgoing Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser

March 1853/Thomas Gilkes/ Incoming Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser

1856/Thomas Gilkes/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/Phillip Jagels/Licensed Victualler/44/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Jagels/Wife/44/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Emily Jagels/Daughter/19/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Jagels/Daughter/14/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Clara Jagels/Daughter/7/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census
1861/Phillip J Jagels/Son/9/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Kate Jagels/Daughter/4/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Ruston/General Servant/24/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry James/Visitor, Gun Maker/26/Norwich, Norfolk/Census

Phillip Jagels is at the Clown, Clerkenwell by 1862

May 1861/Phillip Jagels/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

May 1861/John Howlett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1862/John Howlett/../../../P.O. Directory **

July 1865/Sarah Howlett/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

July 1865/Henry John King/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1869/Henry J King/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Henry John King/Licensed Victualler/39/Clapton, Middlesex/Census
1871/Selina King/Wife/30/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry James King/Son/7/Mile End New Town, Middlesex/Census
1871/Blanche Selina King/Daughter/5/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ada Louisa King/Daughter/4/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Amy Jemima Janet King/Daughter/6 months/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Wilcox/Waiter/28/nk/Census
1871/Matilda Pushay/Nursemaid/10/City Of London/Census

1874/H J King/../../../HD Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers’ Directory **

January 1875/Henry John King/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

January 1875/Robert Good/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1876/Robert Good/../../../P.O. Directory **

October 1875/Robert Good/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1875/John Williams/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

19th August 1876/John Williams/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

19th August 1876/John Ogleby Mortimer/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1878/Edward Wise/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/George F Horton/Licensed Victualler/63/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Horton/Wife/36/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane A McGlasham/Mother, Cook/63/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth J Hayward/Barmaid/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Chapman/General Servant/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Fredrick G Carsham/General Servant/11/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily J Willalls/Scholar/8/London, Middlesex/Census

1882/George F Horton/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Wm M Esmon/../../../Post Office Directory

1885/W M Esmond/../../../P.O. Directory **

1891/William Morgan Esmond/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/William Morgan Esmond/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Alfred James Vail/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Alfred James Vail/../../../P.O. Directory **

1912/Alfred James Vail/../../../P.O. Directory **

1914/Henry Patrick Trew/../../../P.O. Directory **

1917/Mrs Jane Benjamin/../../../P.O. Directory **

1921/George Boys/../../../Post Office Directory

The 1921 census at 176, Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel
George Boys, Licensed Victualler, aged 39 years 8 months, born in London, Employer
Marie Boys, Wife, aged 40 years 7 months, born in Germany
Irene Boys, Daughter, aged 8 years 6 months, born in Hackney, London
Louisa Haupt, Sister-in-law, Cook, aged 24 years 8 months, born in Poplar, London
PhillisLay, Bar Maid, G Boys, aged 16 years 6 months, born in Hackney, London
Margarie Lay, Bar Maid, G Boys, aged 16 years 6 months, born in Essex, England

1924/George Boys/../../../Post Office Directory

1930/Hy Fordham/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/Hy Fordham/../../../Post Office Directory

[Harold George Knight marries at North Woolwich to Florence Louisa Smith on 9th June 1913]
[Born Aug 20 1914, baptised Sep 6 1914 is Dorothy Louisa Knight to Harold George Knight, a Waiter, and Florence Louisa Knight at Mary Street Methodist Church, Newham.]

East London Observer 25 April 1936 :
The Licence of the London Hospital Tavern, Whitechapel road, has been transferred from Mrs H Fordham (Administratrix) to Mr H G Knight.

1938/Harold George Knight/../../../Post Office Directory

At 176 Whitechapel road in the 1939 electoral register are :
Harold G Knight, Publican, born 15 Sep 1889
Florence L Knight, Domestic Duties, born 16 May 1889
Gladys W Knight, later Welham, Barmaid, born 05 Jun 1918
Hilda G Knight, later Barry, Barmaid, born 28 Sep 1921

In about October 1939, Joseph J Welham marries Gladys W Knight in Stepney.

1940/Harold George Knight/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Albert Chas Spry/../../../Post Office Directory


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