Crooked Billet, 340 Cable street, Shadwell E1

At 20 King David Lane in 1851; At 340 Cable Street in 1884, 1891 census and in 1944; but also at 43 King David Lane. This pub was present by 1817 and is now demolished. **

Shadwell index

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

Residents at this address.

1821/William Symonds / Gent/../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1833-34/George Lidiard/../../../Pigot’s Directory

1839/Leonard Clifford/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/Charles Henry Clifford/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/C H Clifford/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1844/Charles H Clifford/../../../Thompson’s Directory **

1851/Charles H Clifford/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/William Halliburton/Brother in Law to Head, Retired Publican/76/Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland/Census
1851/Mary Halliburton/Wife/72/Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Benjamin Sedgley/Barman/24/Warwickshire/Census
1851/John Brookes/Barman/22/Chipping Norton/Census
1851/Ellen Fraser/General Servant/46/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Edward Gilbert/Tap Boy/25/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census

1854/William Clapham/../../../Post Office Directory

1855/William Clapham/../../../P.O. Directory **

1856/William Clapham/../../../Post Office Directory

1858/W Clapham/../../../Post Office Directory

Morning Advertiser 18 January 1859 - Licence transfers :
Crooked Billet, King Davids lane, William Clapham to Joseph Hutchinson

1860/J Hutchinson/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/Joseph Hutchinson/Licensed Victualler/41/Cumberworth, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Hannah Hutchinson/Wife/25/Shepley, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Clara Hutchinson/Daughter/3/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Hutchinson/Daughter/2/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Hutchinson/Son/1/Shadwwell, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Mallinson/Sister, Barmaid/22/Shepley, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Eliza Mallinson/Sister, Nurse/16/Shepley, Yorkshire/Census
1861/James Larup/Pot Boy/17/Herefordshire/Census
1861/Ann Cooper/General Servant/25/Maslam, Norfolk/Census

1862/J Hutchinson/../../../Post Office Directory

1864/Joseph Hutchinson/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *

By 1871, Joseph and Hannah  Hutchinson are at the Ambassador, York road, Islington where their nephew John Hutchinson is the victualler.

1864/John Morris/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *

7th July 1866/John Morris/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

7th July 1866/Samuel Perrin/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1869/Samuel Perrin/../../../Post Office Directory

September 1870/Samuel Perrin/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

George Absell is at the Britannia  I St Ann's Place, Limehouse 1864 - 1868; the Blue Anchor, Bell Court, 164 Fenchurch Street, City 1868 - 1870; the Crooked Billet, 43 King David Lane, Shadwell 1870 - 1873, and again 1882 -1887 (taken over by Florence Absell (? daughter); the Greyhound , 32 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green 1880 - 1884; the Dreghorn Castle, 157 Queen's Crescent, Haverstock Hill, St Pancras 1880 - 1882 ; and the Hope, 4 Kenton Street, Brunswick Square, St Pancras 1883 - 1885. Helping to run the Norland Arms, 1 Addison Road North, Uxbridge Road, Notting Hill, Kensington, with his son, George E Absell, the landlord.

September 1870/George Absell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1873/Mr Absell / Public House Keeper/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1873/William Harris / Barman/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

May 1879/Henry Procktor/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

May 1879/William Harris/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1882/John Thos Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/George Absell/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Samuel Crown/Licensed Victualler/29/Aldgate, London/Census
1891/Amelia Crown/Wife/20/Aldgate, London/Census
1891/Michael Morris/Father in Law, Widow/64/Aldgate, London/Census
1891/Anne J Smith/Cook, Widow/35/Leacomb, Liverpool/Census
1891/Caroline Sarfar/General Servant/24/Shadwell, London/Census
1891/Walter Williams/Barman/24/Southend/Census
1891/Henry Pubb/Barman/21/Mile End, London/Census
1891/Samuel Carter/Barman/17/Deptford, London/Census

1895/Morris & Crown/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Erbach Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Daniel Foley/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Daniel Foley/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 340 Cable Street, Shadwell
Daniel Foley, Licensed Victualler, aged 61 years 5 months, and born in London, Own Account, 340 Cable Street
Mary Foley, Wife, aged 62 years, and born in London
Mary Foley, Daughter, House Keeper, aged 36 years, and born in London

1940/George H Tempest/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Thomas Henry Barber/../../../Post Office Directory


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