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Bedfont & Hatton index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Middlesex.
Dukes Head, Bedfont Green - A E Stevens, Wine and Spirit Merchant
Kindly provided by David Brighton
Residents at this address
1813 - 1833 James Cooper & wife Susana/../.././document above *
Morning Advertiser. 26 May 1824
Notice to Mr Davies, Great Suffolk street.
Left at the Dukes Head, Bedfont, Middlesex, a Horse and Harness. If not owned within ten days from this date, it will be sold to pay expenses.
James Cooper, Dukes Head, Bedfont
1826/Jas Cooper/../../../London Directory
County Herald. 09 November 1833 - MUrder at East Bedfont
Thomas Monk, aged 70, a Kings Waterman found in a ditch at East Bedfont.
Mr Cooper, the landlord of the Dukes Head said that he saw a Whittal in the Dukes Head from six o'clock until eleven.
Windsor and Eton Express. 06 December 1845
Mary Ann Godbeer charged with stealing two hankerchiefs from Mr Tyler, landlord of the Dukes Head, Bedfont
1848/Thomas Wheatley Pither/wife Jane (nee Erby) & 4 children/../../1849 Old Bailey Records *
1861/John Winch/Inn Keeper/43/Burnham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Ann P Winch/Wife/43/Uley, Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Ann Winch/Daughter/17/Burnham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Mary Winch/Daughter/14/Burnham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Sarah Winch/Mother, Widow/72/Siddenham, Oxfordshire/Census
1866/H Miraa/../../../Post Office Directory
Windsor and Eton Express 22 October 1870
Henry Miree, of Bedfont, for having six unjust measures, was fines £1, costs 8s.
1871/Henry Miree/Inn Keeper/54/Chippenham, Wiltshire/Census
1871/Ann Miree/Wife/49/Old Park, Shropshire/Census
1871/Emma Miree/Daughter/20/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1871/Fanny Miree/Daughter/17/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1871/Rosina Miree/Grand Daughter/1/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
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Surrey Comet. 14 September 1872
Ann Myers of the Dukes Head, Bedfont applied to the bench for the license to be transferred from her husband to herself, in consequence of having been deserted by him three months ago.
Mr H Briggs supported the application and protection was granted until next licensing day.
1874/Matthew Hatchett/../../../Post Office Directory
Middlesex Chronicle. 15 September 1877 License Transfer
Dukes Head, Bedfont from Thomas Hatchett to Joseph Cox
1878/Joseph Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
Middlesex Chronicle. 05 April 1879
Joseph Cox, landlord of the Dukes Head, Bedfont was summoned for permitting drunkenness in his house at 12.20am on the 19th March as was Walter Spencer Hamilton and Henry Hatchett for being in the house at this time.
1881/Joseph Cox/Publican/43/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Cox/Wife/35/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1881/Miriam Cox/Daughter/14/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha L Cox/Daughter/8/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Bowd/Boarder, Baker/35/Staines, Middlesex/Census
1890/Joseph Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Joseph Cox/Licensed Victualler/53/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1891/Louisa Cox/Wife/46/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1891/Miriam Cox/Daughter, Barmaid/24/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1891/Martha Cox/Daughter, Dressmaker/18/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1891/Annie Hodges/Niece, Barmaid/27/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1894/Joseph Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Joseph Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Joseph Cox/Publican/62/Bedfont, Middlesex/Census
1901/Louisa Cox/Wife/54/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1901/Martha Louisa Wren/Daughter/26/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1901/Robin Wren/Grandson/3 months/Upton Gray, Hampshire/Census
1901/Miriam Surridge/Sister in law, widow/56/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1901/Mable Dietrich/General Servant/20/Dalston/Census
Morning Advertiser. 06 December 1905 License Transfers
Dukes Head, Bedfont from Thomas Turner to G Read
Middlesex Chronicle. 09 May 1908 *
Sad death of a publicans wife - the death at the age of 38 years, of Mrs Emma Read, wife of Mr Spencer Read, the licensee of the Dukes Head, Bedfont.
Colne Valley Guardian. 07 May 1909
Read - In loving memory of my dear sister, Eliza Read, of the Dukes Head, Bedfont, formerly of Gelnfield, Maradon, who died May 3rd, 1908 aged 38 years.
Inserted by her sister Jessie.
Morning Advertiser. 29 October 1908 License Transfer
Dukes Head, Bedfont, Spencer Reid to Albert Edward Stevens
1909/Albert Stevens/../../../News Paper report death of his son George. *
In 1911 at The Duke's Head Staines Road Bedfont Feltham,
Henry Hewitt Crowley, Publican aged 39, and born in Ashford, Middlesex
Annie Crowley, Wife, Assisting in business aged 27, and born in Bramthing Hertfordshire
Henry Hewitt Crowley, Son aged 1, and born in Watford Hertfordshire
Clara Agnes Drake, General Servant aged 15, and born in Bedfont, Middlesex
1914/Hy Hewitt Crowley/../../../ News Paper report “knocked down by car November 1914 *
1914/Hy Hewitt Crowley/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/William Slade/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By David Brighton