Essex Head, 40 & 41 Essex Street, Strand, St Clement Danes WC2
St Clement Danes pub history index
It existed from at least 1819, and is now called the Edgar Wallace since about 1975 (in 2007). **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Essex Head, 40 Essex Street, WC2 - in May 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
In 1819, the poll lists Thomas Edwards as a victualler at 40 Essex street
1829/I Games, Essex Head, 40 Essex Street, Strand/../../Robsons Directory
The Lodge of Confidence initiates on January 27th 1831, John Snelling, victualler, Essex street, 1830 to 1836
1832/John Snilling, Essex Head, 40 Essex Street, Strand/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/John Snelling, Essex Head, 40 Essex Street, Strand/../../Pigots Directory
1836/Jno Snelling, Essex Head, Essex street, Strand/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Peter Ing/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/Richard Ing/Publican/50/../Census
1841/Lucy Ing/../50/../Census
1841/John Ing/../22/../Census
1841/Charlotte Ing/../19/../Census
1841/Mary Price/Female Servant/18/../Census
1841/Thomas Jackson/Male Servant/22/../Census
+ Lodgers
1843/Peter Ing/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Peter Ing/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Peter Ing/Publican/61/Aylesbury, Bucks/Census
1851/Lucy Ing/Wife/62/Kings Weston, Gloucester/Census
1851/Mary Ann Gregory/Servant/19/London/Census
1851/Josiah Payne/Pot Boy/19/London/Census
1851/Samuel Twining/Lodger, Solicitor/21/Tewkesbury/Census
1851/Arthur Bowtell/Visitor, Warehouseman/25/Somersetshire/Census
1851/Chas Streek/Visitor, Draper/23/Chatham, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas Nixon/Lodger, Street Keeper/64/Melbourne, Leicester/Census
1851/Elizabeth Nixon/Lodger/56/Melbourne, Leicester/Census
1851/Elizabeth Nixon/Lodger/28/Melbourne, Leicester/Census
1851/Hannah Bentley/Lodger/16/../Census
1851/Ruth Tillbrook/Lodger, Laundress/56/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza Edwards/Lodger, Servant to above/46/Messing, essex/Census
1851/Emily Edwards/Lodger/2/St Clements Danes/Census
April 1853/Peter Ing/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
April 1853/Jabez Greenfield/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/Jabez Greenfield/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/William Frederick Glover/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/John Blake/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1856/John Blake/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1856/William Frederick Beeston/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1861/James A Cunningham/Victualler/44/Manchester, Lancashire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Cunningham/Wife/51/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Cunningham/Daughter/14/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Dodson/Barmaid/23/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ellen Preston/House Servant/33/Manchester, Lancashire/Census
1861/Thomas Chesney/House Servant/27/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Hunt/House Servant/15/Newington, Surrey/Census
1869/James Andrew Cunningham/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1869/executor of James Andrew Cunningham/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
Newspaper
July 1869/Richard Goodwin/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1871/Richard Goodwin/Licensed Victualler/59/St Albans, Herts/Census
1871/Sarah Goodwin/Wife/59/Chigwell, Essex/Census
1871/Joseph Goodwin/Son/27/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Goodwin/Daughter/24/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Cecelia Pond/Niece/12/Hamnpshire/Census
1871/Sophia Tayor/Domestic Servant/32/Farringdon, Middlesex/Census
1871/Kate Harris/Domestic Servant/22/Moorgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Collins/Potman/28/Harlow, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Callwer/Lodger, Widow/71/Shelton, Oxford/Census
1871/Hannah Callwer/Lodger, Glove Maker, Widow/69/Witney, Oxford/Census
1874/Mrs Sybella Duck/../../../Post Office Directory **
1878/E Hodges/../../../Licensed Victualler and Hotelier Directory
1881/Mary E Fielding/Licensed Victualler/35/Huntingdon/Census
1881/Fanny F Fielding/Sister, Licensed Victualler/25/Huntingdon/Census
1881/George Fielding/Brother, Licensed Victualler/21/Huntingdon/Census
1881/Rose Williams/Barmaid/23/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Mary J Ellaway/Servant/21/Gloucester/Census
1882/Mrs Mary Eliza Fielding/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Mary E Fielding/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Henry Fritt/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frank Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Frances J R Smith/Public House Manager/33/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Nellie Smith/Wife/27/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1901/Frances Smith/Daughter/5/Westminster, London/Census
1901/Ada Smith/Daughter/3/Paddington/Census
1901/Ivy Smith/Daughter/1/St Clement Danes/Census
1901/Hetty Hack/Sister in Law/14/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1901/Emily Lock/Barmaid/26/City of London/Census
1901/Alice Millar/Barmaid/20/City of London/Census
1901/Emily Mecham/Barmaid/22/Egham, Surrey/Census
1901/G Hewitt/Barmaid/25/Scotland/Census
1901/Emma Hines/Cook/44/Sussex/Census
1901/Alice Street/Housemaid/22/Lambeth/Census
1910/Mrs Fanny Maddick/../../../Post Office Directory
My great grand uncle there, Francis Arthur Dunn and his wife Marie, plus his
son and three servants. The electoral register for 1909-10 shows him at
146 High Holborn.
Probate records show that my great great grandfather, George Richard Dunn
seems to have been owner or co-owner, and is recorded as having died on the
premises in 1917, leaving £201 9s worth of 'effects'.
Probate was granted to one son, George Frank.
Sadly his son didn't enjoy the pub for long, as Francis Arthur also appears
to have died on the premises in 1918! Probate was also granted to George
Frank.
I have also dug up a connection between George frank and the Metropolitan
Hotel at 60 Southwark St, but I have yet to investigate that.
1911/Francis Arthur Dunn/Licensed Victualler/35/Bermondsey, London/Census *
1911/Marie Dunn/Wife, Licensed Victualler/34/Westminster, London/Census
1911/Francis Arthur Dunn/Son/6/Clapham, London/Census
1911/Ada Carter/General Servant/38/Woodcock, Oxfordshire/Census
1911/Maud Eliza Russell/Barmaid/19/Stamford Hill, London/Census
1911/Elizabeth Hickman/Barmaid/27/Battersea, London/Census
1917/George Richard Dunn of the Essex Head Hotel Essex street Strand
Middlesex died 11 July 1917 Administration London 13 March to George Frank
Dunn Licensed Victualler. Effects £201 9s/Probate
1918/Francis Arthur Dunn of the Essex Head Hotel Essex street Strand
Middlesex died 7 December 1918 Probate London 29 July to George Frank Dunn
Licensed Victualler and James Cummins oyster dealer. Effects £1823 14s
2d/Probate
1921/Frank I Dunn../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Alfred Hancock/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Alfred Hancock/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Miss Florence M Hancock/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Adrian Kirkup
** Provided By Stephen Harris