Plumstead pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Plumstead, Kent .
Residents at this address.
1832-34/John King/../../../Pigots Directory
1840/Edward Whittenbury/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1853/William Harden/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/Richard Stevens/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1858/Richard Stevens/../../../Melvilles Directory
1862/Mrs Harriet Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory
September 1870/Richard Fielding/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
September 1870/William Best Mace/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1874/Daniel McPherson/../../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent 26 August 1876 - Transfer of Licences :
Prince of Orange, Plumstead, from James Hart to George Wilson
1881/Henry Geary/Licensed Victualler/39/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth Geary/Wife/41/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Geary/Daughter/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ada Geary/Daughter/10/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Geary/Son/6/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Brace/Potman/59/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1891/James A Eldridge/Licensed Victualler/47/Commercial Road, East
London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Eldridge/Wife/38/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1891/Florence Chappell/Niece/13/Bradford, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Elsie Hendra/Barmaid/23/Chelsea/Census
1896/Chas Coombs/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Charles Henry Canning/../../../Post Office Directory
1908/Charles Henry Canning/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Charles Harry Canning/Licensed Victualler/54/City Road, London/Census
1911/Sarah Mary Lancaster/Sister in Law, Manageress/44/Stepney,
London/Census
1911/Martha Alice Bamber/Barmaid/30/Woolwich, London/Census
1911/Sydney Gosling/Potman/19/Belgrove Welling, Kent/Census
1919/Alan Rider Marking/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Peter J Acott/../../../Post Office Directory
My grandparents Thomas & Sheila Gilroy (nee St Leger) took over the Kings Head at Merton from Harry Joseph in 1952 until 1964;
Previous to this Thomas & Sheila Gilroy were at The Prince of Orange in Plumstead between 1944 and 52;
and before this, Thomas Gilroy owned the Southampton Arms, at 21 Nine Elms with his sister Vera Gilroy **
1944/Thomas Gilroy/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided by Christina Pavlou