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The Cat, 220 Whitecross Street, St Luke parish of London

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St Luke parish of London, Middlesex - now in East London. The St Luke parish of 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.

With an overlay of a map of Upper Whitecross St (the 1862 Motco map) with house numbers and pub names and from various directories I have worked out where all the Pubs including the Cat were.  The Cat is mentioned in two Old Bailey trials in the early 1800s.  IThe numbers started on the East side at Chiswell Street with 66; went North to Old Street to 150 and then carried on South back to Beech St with 220 where the Cat was, just before Beech St. 
When the Street was renumbered; Whitecross and Upper Whitecross St were combined, and the numbering started at the south end, odd on one side and even on the other.  That is how the Cat became 57.
Cat Old Bailey trial ref at http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/html_sessions/T18340220.html and http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/html_sessions/T18330905.html   **

 

1832/The Cat not present - another Pub present at 220 Whitecross Street

1839/William Crofts/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/Charles Sneezum/../../../Directory **

1842/Charles Sneezum/../../../Directory **

1843/Charles Sneezum/../../../Directory **

1844/Charles Heen/../../../Directory **

1845/John Gamble/../../../Post Office Directory **

1846/John Gamble/../../../Directory **

1847/John Gamble/../../../Directory **

1848/John Gamble/../../../Directory **

1849/John Gamble/../../../Directory **

[Not listed as a Public House in 1851 census] **

1851/Honor Evans/Widow, Annuitant/../../../Census **

[Appears to have changed names to Kings Arms for some time, definitely between 1854 & 1871] **

As the kings Arms : -

1852/Gurney & Richardson/../../Directory **

1861/William S Richardson/Victualler/45/Stepney, Middlesex/Census ****
1861/Mary A Richardson/Wife/60/St James, Middlesex/Census
1861/John C Richardson/Brother/49/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Richardson/?/24/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1861/Margaret Maton?/General Servant/29/Cornwell/Census
1861/John Gould/General Servant/19/London/Census
1861/Alfred Best/General Servant/27/London/Census

1871/Daniel Coldham/Licensed Victualler/30/Westminster/Census **
1871/Mary Ann Coldham/Wife/32/Shoreditch/Census
1871/Daniel Jas Coldham/Son/8/St Lukes/Census
1871/James H Coldham/Son/6/St Lukes/Census
1871/Amy Coldham/Daughter/4/Hornsey/Census
1871/Alfred Coldham/Son/2/Edgware/Census
1871/Jesse Coldham/Son/1 month/St Lukes/Census
1871/Mary Thomas/Nurse, Widow/58/Surrey/Census
1871/Elizabeth Wheaterly/Domestic Servant/39/Shoreditch/Census
1871/John Sullivan/Barman/29/Dublin, Ireland/Census
 

As the Cat again: -

1875/George Henry/../../../Directory **


1881/John Hurran/Licensed Victualler/55/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Selina Hurran/Wife/54/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Eliza Hurran/Daughter/22/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jessie Fuddenham/Barmaid/19/Norfolk/Census
1881/James Westaway/Barman/20/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Ann Conner/General Servant, Widow/44/Cork, Ireland/Census

1882/John Hurran/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1883/John Hurran/../../../Directory **

1884/John Hurran/../../../Directory **

1887/Thomas M??/../../../Directory **

1891/Alfred Probyn/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/No Upper Whitecross Street - now numbering up to 209 only **

1895/Renumbering and the Cat now at 57 Whitecross Street; just after Beech Street going North **

1895/Alfred Probyn/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Alfred Probyn/../../../Directory **

1901/Alfred Broome/Public House Manager/50/St Pancras, London/Census **
1901/Adelaide Broome/Public House Manageress, Wife/48/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Emily Dane/Domestic Servant, Widow/43/Newton Abbott, Devon/Census

1910/Geo Herbert Blomfield/../../../Directory **

1914/Daniel Macarthy/../../../Directory **

1915/Bertie Rowley/../../../Directory **

 

 

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