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Existed from at least 1827. The pub is generally named as the Portobello in directories. The address is given as 1 Old Nichol Street (the intersecting street) in the 1871 census. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1827/Abraham Barker, Porto Bello, 5 Turville street, Bethnal Green/../../Pigot's
Directory
1829/James Disman, Portabello, Turville Street, Bethnal green/../../Pigots
Directory
1832/John Smith, Portobello, Turville Street, Bethnal green/../../Robsons
Directory
1833-34/John Smith, Portobello, 5 Turville Street, Bethnal green/../../Pigots
Directory
1836/John Smith, Portobello, 5 Turville Street, Bethnal green/../../Pigots
Directory
1839/David Baker/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1842/Daniel Baker/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1845/Daniel Baker, Portobello, 5 Turville Street/../../Post Office Directory
1851/Daniel Baker/Victualler Licensed/46/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/Mary A Baker/Wife/45/Mile End/Census
1851/Harriet Hampstead/Niece, Barmaid/21/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/James Wood/Waiter/22/Bethnal Green/Census
1851/Mary White/House Servant/17/Bethnal Green/Census
May 1852/Daniel Baker/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1852/Thomas Attle/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/T Attle/5 Turville Street/../../Post Office Directory
1861/Thomas Attle/Licensed Victualler/48/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census ***
1861/Sarah Attle/Wife/43/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Ann Attle/Daughter/43/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Harriett Attle/Daughter/23/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Attle/Son, Attorneys Clerk/20/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Emily Attle/Daughter, Teacher (British school)/17/Bethnal Green,
Middlesex/Census
1861/Alice Attle/Daughter, Dress maker/15/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Attle/Daughter/11/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Attle/Son/7/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Attle/Son/3/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Andrews/General Servant/15/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Edgar Burch/Potman/18/City of London/Census
By 1866, Thomas Attle is at the Hare & Hounds,
Stoke Newington **
1864/Eugene Kelly/Portobello, 5 Turville Street/../../Post Office Directory
4th July 1868/Eugene Kelley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th July 1868/Edward Dickens/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/Edward Dickens/5 Turville Street/../../Post Office Directory
1871/Edward Dickens/5 Turville Street/../../Post Office Directory
1871/Edward Dickens/Brother, Publican/32/London/Census
1871/Annie Kerridge/Sister, Pastries/30/Buckingham/Census
1871/Mary Ann Camp/Visitor/21/London/Census
1871/Edward Mathews/Waiter/21/London/Census
1871/Rebecca Parks/Servant/14/Stratford/Census
1871/Edgar Kerridge/Son/10/Calcutta ?/Census
1871/Blanche Kerridge/Daughter/6/Stratford/Census
August 1871/Edward Dickens/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
August 1871/Samuel Watts/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1872/S Watts /../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory *+
1873/Samuel Watts/../../../Post Office Directory *
1881/Samuel Watts/Licensed Victualler/42/Frome, Somerset/Census
1881/Sarah Watts/Wife/42/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Samuel Watts/Son/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Watts/Son/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Hannah Watts/Daughter/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Watts/Daughter/6/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Watts/Daughter/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Watts/Son/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha 5Andrews/Domestic Servant/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Samuel Watts/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Samuel Watts/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/S Watts/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Samuel Watts/Licensed Victualler/52//Census
1891/Sarah Watts/Wife/52//Census
1891/William Watts/Son, French Polisher/22//Census
1891/Hannah Watts/Daughter, Tie Maker/17//Census
1891/Sarah Watts/Daughter, Assistant/15//Census
1891/Alice Watts/Daughter/14//Census
1891/Grace Watts/Daughter/9//Census
1893/Samuel Watts/../../../Post Office Directory
9th July 1892/Samuel Watts/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
9th July 1892/George King/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
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