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General Canrobert, 40 Canrobert Street, Bethnal Green E2

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Existed from at least 1858. Through road renumbering, this is NOT the Pub at 6 Canrobert Street in the 1891 census.

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Morning Advertiser 17 August 1858 - Transfer of Licences :
General Canrobert, Canrobert street, William Riley to Joseph Wells

March 1859/Joseph Wells/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

March 1859/James Pickard/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

January 1863/James Pickard/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

January 1863/John Newman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

January 1866/John Newman/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

January 1866/James Huxley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

March 1867/James Huxley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

March 1867/Harry Jordan/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

March 1870/George Redgrave/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer

March 1870/James Webster/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer

1872/R Redgrove /../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

May 1872/James Webster/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

May 1872/Wm John Stillwell/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1874/W J Stillwell/../../../H D Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers Directory **

20th May 1876/William John Stillwell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

20th May 1876/Nathaniel Nathan Foley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

September 1877/Nathaniel Nathan Foley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

September 1877/George Bull/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

July 1879/George Bull/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

July 1879/H Botten/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1881/Henry Botten / Licensed Victualler / Bankrupt /../../London Gazette, 20 February 1883 **

1882/Henry Botten/../../../Post Office Directory *

Hackney and Kingsland Gazette 08 March 1882
Local Licensing News of the following transfers
General Canrobert, Canrobert street, from Arthur Salter to William John Stilwell

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

1891/F C Nye/Publican/28/Melbourn, Cambs/Census
1891/E K Nye/Wife/26/Stepney/Census
1891/M J Brown/Barmaid/24/Stepney/Census
1891/N Corke/Niece/6/Rotherhithe/Census
1891/G Medus/Uncle/48/Portsmouth/Census

1895/John Robert Knox/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1899/Robert Osborne Leigh/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1901/R O Leigh/Licensed Victualler/25/Stepney/Census
1901/Martha Leigh/Sister, Barmaid/40/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Susanah Leigh/Sister, Barmaid/24/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth Davis/Domestuc Servant/21/Bethnal Green, London/Census

1910/Robert Osborne Leigh/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1911/Robert Leigh/Publican/39/Stepney, London/Census
1911/Ada Wheeler/Domestic Servant/26/Bethnal Green, London/Census

1915/Walt Edward Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory ***

Eastern Post 28 July 1917 - East London Licences. Many Transfers.
General Canrobert, Canrobert street, Bethnal Green, from Walte Edward Wilson to Mary Anne Wilson, for and on behalf of her husband, W E Wilson

1921/Walt Edward Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1927/Walter Edward Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory *

1938/Walt Edward Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1940/Walter Edward Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory *

1942/Walter Edward Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory *

1944/Miss Gladys E McDermott/../../../Post Office Directory ***


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