Aldgate pub history index
Existed from at least 1762. This address appears to have disappeared by 1882. I think there is a strong chance that this is the pub that earlier had the address Salt-Petre Bank. ** This is at or by the Carron and the Black Lion & Carron Wharves.
Residents at this address.
1762/[Black Boy, Salt-Petre Bank] Thomas Evans/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1 April 1789/Insured: William Barton, the Black Boy, Lower East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
9 October 1794/Insured: Charles Wipperman, The Black Boy, Lower East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
1794/[Black Boy, Lower East Smithfield] Charles Wipperman / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **
1833-34/John Corsan, Black Boy, 88 Lower East Smithfield/../../Pigots Directory
1839/George McBlain/../../../Pigot�s Directory **
1841/George McBlain/../../../P.O. Directory **
1841/Mary McBlain/Publican/45/../Census
1841/Stephen Larkins/Mariner/50/../Census
1841/Edward Stephens/Clerk/30/Middlesex/Census
1841/Henry King/Mariner/25/../Census
1841/William Freeman/Miller/40/../Census
1841/Sarah Junks/Independant/55/Middlesex/Census
1841/Ellen Carter/Female Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Will Reading/Male Servant/15/../Census
1842/George McBlain/../../../Robson�s Directory **
Morning Advertiser 05 July 1847 - Transfers
Black Boy, Lower East Smithfield, Henry Watling to Eliza Morley
1851/James Marley/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1853/John Angus McLeod/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1853/William Brock/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/William Brock/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/James Woollcott/../../../Post Office Directory
1864/James Woollcott, Black Boy, 88 Lower East Smithfield/../../Post Office Directory
7th July 1866/James Woolcott/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
7th July 1866/Charles Chessell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
1869/Charles Chessell/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1870/Robert Chesell, deceased/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London
Observer ***
March 1870/Rosanna Chessell, Widow of Robert Chesell, late occupier/ Incoming Licensee /../../East
London Observer ***
1871/Rosanna Chessell/Licensed Victualler, Widow/39/Plymouth,
Devonshire/Census
1871/Richard W G Walshe/Son/13/Aldgate, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah A G Chessell/Daughter/6/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Banks/General Servant/24/Bread Street, City/Census
1871/John Long/Lodger, Labourer/54/Ireland/Census
1871/Edward Webb/Lodger, Ship Worker/46/Falmouth, Cornwall/Census
1874/Rosianna Dow Chessell/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed
Victuallers' Directory **
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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