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Existed from at least 1805. At 4 Bow High Street in 1869 and earlier; and at 2 Rectory Place in 1871
The Kings Arms, in recent years
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Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Richard Cowley/../../../Holden's Directory *
1826/Ann Grubb/../../../Pigots Directory
1836/F Farnham, Kings Arms, High street, Bow/../../Pigots Directory
1851/Farnham Flower/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/Farnham Flower/Licensed Victualler & Horse Contractor/56/Somerset/Census
1851/Ann Eliza Flower/Wife/51/Bath, Somerset/Census
1851/William Flower/Son, Lighterman & Contractor/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Cordelia Smith/Barmaid/23/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1851/Ann Flower/Daughter/19/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma M Flower/Daughter/15/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1851/Lavina J Flower/Daughter/13/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza G Brown/Visitor/23/Scotland/Census
1851/Margaret O Reily/General Servant/19/Ireland/Census
1851/Daniel Godsave/Pot Boy/18/Margaret Roothing/Census
1851/William Pye/Ostler/24/Monmouth/Census
1851/William Fuller/Groom/41/Wisbeach/Census
1851/William Porter/Carman/40/../Census
1851/Charles Turner/Carman/28/../Census
1856/William Flower/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Farnham Flower / Head / 66 / Contractor / Lye-on-Findip, Somerset /../../census **
1861/Elizabeth Flower / Wife / 61 / / Bath, Somerset /../../census
1861/William Flower / Son / / Victualler / Poplar, Middlesex /../../census
1861/Susanna Flower / Daughter / 22 / / Bow, Middlesex /../../census
1861/Emma Wright / Daughter / 20 / General Servant / Balsham, Cambridgeshire
/../../census
1861/Olivia Monk / / 15 / Bar Maid / Barking, Essex /../../census
1861/Robert Richardson / / 15 / Pot Boy / Stratford, Essex /../../census
1862/William Flower/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/Mrs F Gear/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Fanny Gear/Licensed Victualler, Widow/48/Rotherhithe, Kent/Census
1871/Fanny Cole/Niece/17/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1871/Fanny Dark/Niece, Barmaid/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eva Cole/Niece/15/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1871/Emma Cole/Niece/14/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1874/Fanny Gear/../../../Licensed Victuallers and Hotel Keepers Directory *
1877/Mrs Fanny Gear/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/William Lawson/Publican/52/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Lawson/Wife/48/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Lawson/Daughter/10/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Mary Ann Codd/Sister In Law, Assistant At The Bar/34/Mile End,
Middlesex/Census
1881/George Codd/Nephew/4/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1881/Edith Codd/Niece/2/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Winslow/Potman/20/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Tichme/Nursemaid/13/Romford, Essex/Census
1882/William George Jarvis/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/James Poole/../../../Post Office Directory *
1891/James Poole/../../../Post Office Directory *
1891/James Poole/Licensed Victualler/60/Middlesex/Census
1891/Jane Poole/Wife/40/Middlesex/Census
1891/Clara Poole/Daughter/17/Middlesex/Census
1891/Eliza Poole/Daughter/12/Middlesex/Census
1891/Mabel Poole/Daughter/4/Middlesex/Census
1891/James Poole/Son/7/Middlesex/Census
1891/Sarah Dunyard/Servant, Widow/50/Middlesex/Census
1892/Joseph Winstead/../../../P.O. Directory **
1895/Joseph Wimsted/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Elijah Morton/../../../Post Office
1901/Elijah Morton/Licensed Victualler/45/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Louisa Morton/Wife/40/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1901/James Morton/Son/16/Walworth, London/Census
1901/Ammy Beer/Niece/15/Old Kent Road/Census
1901/Mary B Allen/Nurse, Widow/46/Scotland/Census
1901/Henry Pollard/Barman/34/Ottery St Mary, Devon/Census
1901/Willm Prevost/Potman & Barman/39/Stepney, London/Census
1910/Elijah Morton/../../../Post Office Directory *
1915/Elijah Morton/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Henry William Blanks/../../../Post Office Directory *
The 1921 census at 167 Bow Road, Poplar
Henry William Blanks, Licensed Victualler, aged 40 years 2 months, and born in Northfleet, Kent, Employer
Alice Annie Blanks, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 37 years, and born in Red Sea, Aden (Yemen), Employer
William Collett Barman, aged 22 years 2 months, and born in Warley, Essex
Leonard Victor Blanks, Son, aged 5 years 1 month, and born in Burdett road, Stepney, London
1926/Harry William Blanks/../../../P.O. Directory **
1927/Harry William Blanks/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Harry William Blanks/../../../Kelly's
1938/Harry William Blanks/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Harry William Blanks/../../../Post Office Directory *
1942/Donald A. Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Mrs Alice Berry/../../../Post Office
1971/E. J. Goode/../../../BT Telephone Directory *
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