Forest Gate pub history index
The address is 140 Forest Lane in the 1896 Directory, prior to street renumbering, and is Prospect Place in 1878 and earlier. The name is also given as the Railway Hotel for much of the early-20th century. *
The Railway Hotel, Woodgrange Road
Thanks to Lal & Amy
28th September 2002
Taken by Brian Berry
Residents at this address
1851/Thomas Dyer/beer retailer & carpenter/../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Thomas Dyer/Carpenter & Beer Shop Keeper/46/Somerset/Census *
1851/Mary Dyerer/Daughter/18/Somerset/Census
1851/Amelia Dusk/Housekeeper/33/Foreign Parts (not known)/Census
1856/Thomas Dyer/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1861/William Breed/Beer House Keeper/38/Biggleswade, Bedfordshire/Census *
1861/Eliza Breed/Wife/37/Biggleswade, Bedfordshire/Census
1861/Charles Breed/Son/3 months/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1861/John Burrows/Brother-in-Law, Agricultural Labourer/35/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1861/Henry Burrows/Brother-in-Law, Agricultural Labourer/39/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1867/Abraham Gallienne/wine & beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory *
1870/Samuel Abbott/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/Samuel Abbott/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Samuel Abbott/Licensed Victualler/70/East Barnet, Herts/Census
1871/Ann Abbott/Daughter/30/East Barnet, Herts/Census
1871/William How/Waiter/18/Shalford, Essex/Census
1872/Samuel Abbott/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough of
West Ham***
1874/Samuel Abbott/../../../Kelly's Directory
1876/William Perriman/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough of
West Ham***
1878/William Perriman/../../../Kelly's Directory
1881/William Perriman/Licensed Victualler/34/City of London, Middlesex/Census *
1881/Rosina Perriman/Wife/41/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maud Perriman/Daughter/4 months/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Lister/Bar Maid/26/Norfolk/Census
1881/Susanna Hitchcock/Bar Maid/16/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1882/William Perriman/../../../Kelly's Directory
1885/Rosina Perriman/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough of
West Ham***
1885/Charles Thomas Knowler/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the
Borough of West Ham***
1886/Charles John Knowler/../../../Kelly's Directory
1893/George Carter/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough of
West Ham***
1894/Herbert Henry Fitzgerald/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the
Borough of West Ham***
1896/Charles Knowler/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1896/William Henry Holloway/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the
Borough of West Ham***
1902/William Henry Holloway/../../../Kelly's Directory
1906/William Henry Holloway/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1908/William Henry Holloway/../../../Kelly's Directory
1911/Frank Smithers/Hotel Manager/44/Paddington, London/Census
1911/Blanche Ellen Smithers/Wife/42/Aldersgot, Hampshire/Census
1911/Hilda May Smithers/Daughter/17/Lyme Regis, Dorset/Census
1911/Caroline Blanche Smithers/Daughter/11Camberley, Surrey//Census
1911/Oliver Collard/Barman/22/Taunton, Somerset/Census
1911/Leslie William Smith/Barman/18/Che;lmsford, Essex/Census
1911/Mary Ann Sangster/Cook/29/Whitechapel, London/Census
1912/William Henry Holloway/../../../Kelly's Directory
1914/William Henry Holloway/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1917/William Henry Holloway/../../../Kelly's Directory
1922/William Henry Holloway/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1925/Reginald L. Tompkins/../../../Kelly's Directory
1934/Charles Moss/../../../Kelly's Directory
1938/Albert William Smith/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1944/William Henry Roberts/../../../Kelly's Directory *
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