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This pub was established by 1805. It was probably rebuilt in its current form in 1933 and it closed in 1992, since when it has been in use as a mosque. Address is at 49 Bow High Street in 1871 and earlier. **
The Bombay Grab, in recent years
Kindly provided by Philip Mernick
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Elin Adams, Bombay Grab, Bow bridge, Middlesex/../../Holden's Directory *
1826/James Culyer/../../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/James Culyer/../../../Pigots Directory
1836/James Culyer, Bombay Grab, High street, Bow/../../Pigots Directory
1838/Robert Hall / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at
Guildhall Library **
1841/Robert Ambrose Hall/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/Richard Ridler/../../../Post Office Directory *
1848/Isaac Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Isaac Harris/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Isaac Harris/Licensed Victualler/57/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/Louisa W Harris/Wife/51/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/Liberal Harris/Son/13/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/William Harris/Son/11/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/Emily Harris/Daughter/8/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/Emma Crush/Barmaid/25/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/Simon Alridge/Potboy/14/Good Easter, Essex/Census
1856/Isaac Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Isaac Harris / Head / 67 / Victualler / Writtle, Essex
/census **
1861/Louisa Harris / Wife / 61 / / Writtle, Essex /census
1861/Liberal Harris / Son / 23 / / Writtle, Essex /census
1861/William Harris / Son / 21 / Chemist / Writtle, Essex /census
1861/Eliza Millichamp / Daughter / 21 / Gentlewoman / Pimlico, Middlesex
/census
1861/Emily Harris / Daughter / 18 / / Writtle, Essex /census
1861/Emma Crush / / 35 / Bar Maid / Writtle, Essex /census
1861/William Hayter / / 26 / Pot Man / Portsmouth, Hampshire
/census
1862/Isaac Harris/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/L Harris/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1870/Liberal Harris/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1870/William Harris/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1871/William Harris/Licensed Victualler/31/Writtle, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Harris/Wife/28/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Louisa Harris/Daughter/3/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Catherine Hawksworth/Wifes Sister/18/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Lavina White/Barmaid/28/Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Pipkin/Servant/20/Stock, Essex/Census
1871/Arthur Smith/Potman/21/Cambrige/Census
October 1872/William Harris/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1872/Thomas Renwick/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Robert Tate Barrett/Licensed Victuallers Manager/44/Walworth,
Surrey/Census
1881/Harriet Dunbar Barrett/Wife/39/Belper, Derby,/Census
1881/Arabella Dunbar Barrett/Daughter/15/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Biles Barrett/Nephew/8/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Barrett/Aunt, Widow/62/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1882/Robert Barrett/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas Catlin/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/James P Rising/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Alfred Cakebread/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Alfred Cakebread/Publican/45/London/Census
1891/A A Cakebread/Wife/38/Staffordshire/Census
1891/A Cakebread/Son/2/London/Census
1891/A A Cakebread/Daughter/10 months/London/Census
1891/W Watson/Barman/23/London/Census
1891/J Brad/Potman/30/London/Census
1891/R Carter/Barmaid/18/London/Census
1891/E Payne/General Servant/22/Suffolk/Census
15th August 1891/Alfred Cakebread/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
15th August 1891/Charles Frederick Young/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1892/Charles Young/../../../P.O. Directory **
1895/Charles Frederick Young/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/George Peter Hans/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George P Hans/Inn Keeper/38/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1901/Rosina B Hans/Wife/40/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Dorothy E P Hans/Daughter/7/Poplar, London/Census
1901/George P Hans/Son/4/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Edith S Blatch/General Servant/29/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Florence M Knight/General Servant/17/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1901/Robert Gastel/Barman/27/Bow, London/Census
1901/Alba G Mumford/Barmaid/23/Ongar, Essex/Census
1910/George Peter Hans/../../../Post Office Directory *
1915/William Shakespeare/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/William Shakespeare/../../../P.O. Directory **
1921/William Shakespeare/../../../Hughes Directory
1926/William Shakespeare/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/William Shakespeare/../../../Kelly's
1935/William Shakespeare /../../../P.O. Directory **
1938/Donald A Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Donald A. Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory *
1942/James C. Lane/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/James C Lane/../../../Post Office Directory
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** Provided By Stephen Harris
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