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Kings Head, 178 Tooley Street, Southwark St Olave, Surrey, London

At 95 Tooley Street in 1856; and renamed The Old Kings Head, 135 Tooley Street by 1891

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Southwark St Olave, Surrey,  London. The Southwark St Olave, Surrey , London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1839/Henry Gooch/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1856/Mrs Ann Nash/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1881/Edward Stone/Publican/42/Camberwell, Surrey/Census ****
1881/Emma Stone/Wife/41/Cheltenham, Gloucester/Census
1881/George Stone/Son, Cook/21/Sydenham/Census
1881/Frank Stone/Son, Cook/19/Sydenham/Census
1881/Emily Stone/Daughter/16/Sydenham/Census
1881/Frederick Stone/Son/10/Sydenham/Census
1881/Walter Stone/Son/7/Sydenham/Census
1881/Ellen Leary/Servant/14/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census

1882/
Henry Hunscomb/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Samuel Newman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/
Walter Carter/../../../Post Office Directory ****

My Great Grandfather was Henry Couchman. In 1870 he ran "The Old Fish" in Baldwins Gardens, Grays Inn Road; in  1877  "The Hope", Ivy Lane St. Pauls and "The Dukes Head";  in 1879  "The George" Bury St, Piccadilly; in 1888  "The Harp" Church St. Lisson Grove; and in 1891  "The Old Kings Head", Tooley St.
 
Henry died in 1893 and his son Harry went on to establish COUCHMAN'S LTD soon after WW1. **


1891/
Henry Couchman/Licensed Victualler/49/Lewes, Sussex/Census **
1891/Jane Couchman/Wife, Publicans Manager/45/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/Minnie M Couchman/Daughter, Barmaid/18/Holborn,London/Census
1891/Arthur Couchman/Son/10/St Georges, London/Census
1891/Florence C Couchman/Daughter/8/Chelsea, London/Census
1891/Richard Couchman/Son/4/Paddington, London/Census
1891/Clara Couchman/Daughter/3/Paddington, London/Census
1891/Alice Couchman/Daughter/1/Paddington, London/Census
1891/William Hey/Potman/21/Camden Town, London/Census
1891/Emily Parsons/Cook/22/St Pancras, London/Census

1895/
Kingston Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Walter Wm Woodman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/
James Townsend & Son/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/John Townsend/../../../Post Office Directory ****


 

** Provided by Norma Leatherby

**** Provided By Kevan

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Updated in April 2008 by Kevan.
And Last updated on: Friday, 01-Feb-2008 14:03:21 PST