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Black Lion, Plaistow
Kindly provided by David Twitchett - copyright
4th October 2002
Taken by Brian Berry
Black Lion, High Street - in August 2009
Residents at this address
1790/Thomas Adams/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives
1791/Thomas Adams/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives
1826/Joseph Duck/../../../Pigot's Directory
1828-9/Joseph Duck/../../../Pigot's Directory
1832-3/Joseph Duck/../../../Pigot's Directory
1839/Joseph Duck/../../../Pigot's Directory
[Not named in 1841 census]
1841/Jos Duck Senr/L Victualler/70/../Census
1841/Rebeca ? Duck/../60/../Census
1841/Eliz Norrice/Female Servant/15/../Census
1841/H Butler/Male Servant/15/Essex/Census
1841/Jos Simmonds/Sawyer/25/../Census
1841/Benj Simmonds/Labourer/60/../Census
1845/Mrs. Jane Cohu/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Jane Cohu/../../../White's Directory
1851/Mrs. Jane Cohu/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Jane Cohu/victualler (widow)/40/Stratford, Essex/Census **
1851/Jane Elizabeth Cohu/daughter, scholar/14/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Thoma Cohu/son, scholar/11/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Harriet Law/sister in law, annuitant/55/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Bones/house servant/20/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Jane Bells/house servant/17/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Thomas Smith/errand boy/14/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1855/Mrs. Jane Cohu/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Jane Cohu/Licenced Victualler, Widow/50/Stratford, Essex/Census
1861/Jane E Cohu/Daughter/24/Stratford, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas Cohu/Son, Carpenter/21/Stratford, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Watts/House Servant/22/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Winch/House Servant/21/East Ham, Essex/Census
1861/William Ashby/Pot boy/15/Wisbech, Cambs/Census
1862/Mrs. Jane Cohu/../../../Kelly's Directory
1867/Mrs. Jane Cohu/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/Mrs. Jane Cohu/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/Thomas Cohu/Publican/31/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Hannah Cohu/Wife/23/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
1871/Jane Cohu/Mother, Widow, Publican retired/60/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Blunden/sister in Law, Barmaid/18/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
1871/Margaret Kinghorn?/Visitor, School Mistress retired, Widow/62/Mile End, Middx/Census
1871/Elizabeth Watts/Barmaid/32/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1871/Alice Lee/Servant/20/Farningham, Kent/Census
1871/Frederick Gaston/Pot boy/17/Southampton, Hants/Census
1874/Thomas Cohu/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/Thomas Cohu/Wine & Spirit Merchant & Ale & Stout Bottler/../../Kelly's
1881/Thomas Cohn/Licensed Victualler/41/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/Anna M. Cohn/Wife/36/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1881/Elen H. Cohn/Daughter/9/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas B. Cohn/Son/8/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Annie L. Lee/Stepdaughter/12/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edith E. Lee/Stepdaughter/11/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lilian A. Lee/Stepdaughter/10/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Blunden/Sister in Law, Assistant/28/Chadwell, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Watts/Assistant/42/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1881/Alice Garnham/Cook/22/Great Bergholt, Suffolk/Census
1881/Louisa Boardman/Housemaid/28/London, Middlesex
1881/Joseph Thomson/Pot Boy/17/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1882/Thomas Cohu/Wine & Spirit Merchant & Ale & Stout Bottler/../../Kelly's
1886/Thomas Cohu/Wine Merchant/../../Kelly's Directory
1891/Thomas Cohu/Licensed Victualler/51/Stratford, Essex/Census
1891/Hannah Cohu/Wife/46/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1891/Ellen H Cohu/Daughter/19/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1891/Thomas B Cohu/Son, Commercial Clerk/18/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1891/Edith A Lee/Step Daughter, Milliner/21/Chelsea, Middx/Census
1891/Lillian A Lee/Step Daughter/20/Chelsea, Middx/Census
1891/Mary Blunden/Sister in Law, Barmaid/38/Chadwell Heath, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Watts/Barmaid/52/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1896/Thomas Cohu/../../../Post Office Directory
1902/Cundy & Co./../../../Kelly's Directory
1906/Cundy & Co./../../../Kelly's Directory
1908/Cundy & Co./../../../Kelly's Directory
1912/Cundy & Co./../../../Kelly's Directory
1914/Cundy & Co./../../../Kelly's Directory
1917/Cundy & Co./../../../Kelly's Directory *
In 1921 census at Black Lion, 59 High Street, Plaistow, West Ham,
Richard Wayland, Manager, Wine & Spirit Merchants, Cundy & Co, aged 60 years 9 months, and born in Port Adelaide, South Australia
May Wayland, Sister, Manageress, Cundy & Co, aged 39 years 7 months, and born in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
Harriett Wayland, Daughter, aged 32 years 4 months, and born in Waltham Abbey, Essex,
Harry P O'Keeffe, Visitor, Medical Student, London Hospital, aged 19 years, and born in Clonmel, Co Tipperary
Rita Bennett, Barmaid, Cundy & Co, aged 25 years 2 months, and born in Tir-Phil, Glamorganshire, Wales
Lilian Nutall, Barmaid, Cundy & Co, aged 25 years 9 months, and born in Plaistow, Essex
Louisa Blake, Barmaid, Cundy & Co, aged 24 years 5 months, and born in Bloomsbury, London
Hannah Arnopp, Cook, Cundy & Co, aged 25 years 11 months, and born in Plaistow, Essex
Gertrude Tavener, Maid, Cundy & Co, aged 21 years 9 months, and born in Streatham, London
1934/Arthur William Clark/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Arthur William Clark/../../../Kelly's Directory
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided by John Mead
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