Queens Head, 178 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch N1

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At 77 Hoxton Old Town in 1856 & earlier. The address is also given in 1856 as 77 Hoxton High Street, Hoxton Old Town. Archival records in Hackney Archives suggest that this pub was formerly called the Maidenhead in the 17th century, dating back to at least the mid-17th century. **+
Renamed Howl at the Moon around 2010. *

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.

Queens head, 178 Hoxton Street N1 - in December 2006

Queens head, 178 Hoxton Street N1 - in December 2006

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Queens Head, 178 Hoxton Street. N1 -  August 2010

Queens Head, 178 Hoxton Street. N1 -  August 2010

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Residents at this address.

July 1797/Mary Bullman/Victualler, Queens Head, Hoxton/../../Access to Archives

1827/John Austin, Queens Head, Hoxton Old town/../../Pigot’s Directory

1827/William Winnington/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

My fifth Great Grand Uncle, Edward FORDHAM, was the keeper of the above hotel/inn/public house. He states as much in the declaration of his nephew, John Savory Fordham's, Will and Probate in May 1827. In the Old Bailey proceedings of 11 Sept 1828, he declares he is the keeper of the Queens Head public house, Hoxton. He again declares he is the keeper of public house known by the sign of Queens Head of Hoxton Old Town in the County of Middlesex, victualler in his Will of Oct 1829. **+

December 1829/Edward Fordham/Victualler, Queens Head, Hoxton/../../Access to Archives **+

1833-34/Thomas Fordham, Queens Head, Hoxton old town/../../Pigot's Directory

1839/Stephen Taylor/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/Thomas How/../../../Post Office Directory **+

1842/Thomas Howe/Queens Head, 77 Hoxton Old Town/../../Hobsons Directory

June 1845/Thomas How/Victualler, Queens Head, Hoxton/../../Access to Archives - Will

1848/William Wooding/../../../Post Office Directory **+

1851/William Fielder/Queens Head, 77 Hoxton Old Town/../../Kellys Directory

1856/William Hannam/../../../Post Office Directory

2nd July 1860/G Newton/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

2nd July 1860/T Waylett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

November 1863/William Woodin/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

November 1863/William Pinsent Hummerton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1864/William Pinsent Hummerton/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *

1864/Thomas Bennett/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *

7th July 1866/Thomas Bennett/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

7th July 1866/William Wadham Burne/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1869/William Burne/../../../Post Office Directory

19th March 1870/W Wadhan Burne/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

19th March 1870/Arthur Burne/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1881/William Prevost/Licensed Victualler/47/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1881/Eliza Prevost/Wife/33/Lavenham, Suffolk/Census
1881/William James Prevost/Son/20/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Prevost/Daughter/19/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Henry Prevost/Son/16/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Ann T..ner/Sister To Wife, Assistant/31/Brenteally, Suffolk/Census
1881/James Hunt/Barman/34/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Cross/Potman/23/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1881/James De Corsey/Barman/18/Southampton, Devon/Census
1881/Watin Waltenstain/Barman/18/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census

1882/William Prevost/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/William Prevost/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Edward H Bradly & Sons/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Edward H Bradly & Sons/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Walter Sanders/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Harry Douglas Day/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Emily Alice Day/Licensed Victualler, Widow/30/Southwark, London/Census
1911/Ruby Lellian Alice Day/Daughter/2/Shoreditch/Census
1911/Kate Sara Phillips/Sister/13/Southwark, London/Census
1911/John Francis Phillips/Brother, Manager for Sister/25/Southwark, London/Census
1911/George Frederick Bartholomew/Barman/26/East Ham, Essex/Census
1911/Archibald Walter Bull/Barman/21/Whitechapel/Census
1911/George Pike/Barman/22/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1911/James Lloyd/Potman/25/Islington/Census

1915/Henry Haw/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Lewis Levy/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 178, Hoxton Street, Shoreditch
Frederick William Hunnable, Publican Manager, Lewis Levy, Licensed Victualler, aged 54 years 7 months, and born in Deptford, Surrey
Annie Hunnable, Wife, Publican Manager, Lewis Levy, Licensed Victualler, aged 53 years 1 month, and born in Hoxton, London
Lilian Marjorie Hunnable, Daughter, Typist, Liddiard, Lawrence Lane City, aged 20 years 8 months, and born in Shoreditch, London
Rosina Winifred Hunnable, Daughter, aged 14 years, and born in Wood Green, Middlesex
Violet Frederic Hunnable, Daughter, aged 11 years 5 months, and born in Wood Green, Middlesex
Eileen Patricia Hunnable, Daughter, aged 10 years, and born in Wood Green, Middlesex
Jane Corsham, Nursemaid, Frederick William Hunnable, aged 65 years 9 months, and born in St Pancras, London
Sarah Turner, Cook, Frederick William Hunnable, aged 69 years 7 months, and born in Shoreditch, London

1934/William George Garwood/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Alfred Jessel/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Alexander McMillan/../../../Post Office Directory


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