Hackney pub history Index
This is listed as the Three Colts, Grove street in the 1859 and 1866 License transfers. The Empress of India was built at 130 Lauriston Road about 1881, this may have been a replacement for the Three Colts?
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/E Hartley, the Three Colts, Grove street, Hackney/../../Holdens
Directory
1808/Edward Hartley / Publican /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1836/Mary McNabb, Three Colts, Grove street/../../Pigot's Directory
August 1850/John William McNab/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1850/Keable Smyth/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Keable Smyth/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
1851/Kimble Smyth/Licensed Victualler, Widow/47/Kettleburgh, Suffolk/Census
1851/Ann Smyth/Daughter, House Keeper/20/Kettleburgh, Suffolk/Census
1851/Henry James Smyth/Son/8/London/Census
1851/Kemble Ealid Smyth/Son/10/London/Census
1851/Edgar John Smyth/Son/7/London/Census
1851/Sarah Whitweeck/Cook, Widow/44/Woolney Rivers, Wiltshire/Census
1851/John Holland/Potboy/17/London/Census
1856/Thomas Horner / Pot Man /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1861/Keable Smyth/Licensed Victualler/57/Kettleborough, Suffolk/Census
1861/Fanny Smyth/Wife/34/Barsley, York/Census
1861/Henry James Smyth/Son, Clerk to Sip Brokers/18/Shoreditch,
Middlesex/Census
1861/Edgar John Smyth/Son/16/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Arthur Gilbanks Smyth/Son/9 months/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Lydia Gilbanks/Wifes Sister, Barmaid/17/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Catherine Gilbanks/Wifes Sister/13/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1861/Esther Fox/Nurse Maid/14/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ellen Saunders/Cook/21/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Jessup/Potman/25/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
May 1862/Keable Smith/LV Association, Trustee/../../Era
October 1863/Keable Smyth/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
October 1863/John Johnson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1866/John Johnson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1866/John Walter Scott/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1866/Walter Scott/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
19th March 1870/Richard James Markham/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
19th March 1870/William Jones/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
April 1870/Richard James Markham/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
April 1870/Alwin George Sturt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1870/Alwin George Sturtt/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1870/James Frederick Munro/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
Three Colts & Music hall, Grove Street :
1871/James Munro/Licensed Victualler/41/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1871/Sarah Munro/Wife/40/Peckham, Surrey/Census
1871/Frederick Munro/Son, Cellerman/21/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1871/Rose Munro/Daughter/19/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charles Munro/Son/16/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Munro/Son, Clerk/14/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1871/Ellen Munro/Daughter/12/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1871/Douglas Munro/Son/10/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/James Munro/Son/8/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Munro/Daughter/6/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Munro/Son/2/Islington, Middlesex/Census
High House, part of the Three Colts :
1871/Keable Smyth/Licensed Victualler/67/Kettleborough, Suffolk/Census
1871/Fanny Smyth/Wife/44/Barnsley, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Henry J Smyth/Son/28/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1871/Arthur G Smyth/Son/10/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/William G Smyth/Son/8/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma J Smyth/Grand Daughter/6/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eliza Fairbrother/General Servant/24/Surrey/Census
1872/J Munro/../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
July 1872/James Frederick Munro/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1872/George Lovell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1874/George Lovell/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1877/George Lovell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/William Brown/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1878/William Brown/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
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