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Existed from at least 1836. This pub is now demolished. ** The address is usually given as 2 Alfred Street, and is only listed as 4 Alfred Street in some directories (such as 1891, 1895 and 1899). *
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Residents at this address.
1836/Ann Sowley, White Hart, Alfred street, Bow/../../Pigots Directory
July 1848/John Walter Henley/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1848/John Thomas Javan/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1851/Thomas Javan/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Thomas Javan/Publican/40/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Javan/Wife/35/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Joseph Biss/Potman/38/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Newson/Visitor/11/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
January 1855/John Thomas Javan/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
January 1855/James Talbot/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/Richard Clarke/../../../Post Office Directory *
November 1855/Richard Clark/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
November 1855/Francis Hatt/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
August 1856/Francis Hatt/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1856/William Thomas Stephens/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
George Washington Cole, the son who was affiliated with the White Hart, was the brother of my direct ancestor Eliza Cole Graham. *+
Morning Advertiser 17 August 1858 - Transfer of Licences :
White Hart, Alfred street, William Thomas Stephens to George Washington Cole
Morning Advertiser 18 January 1859 - Licence transfers :
White Hart, Alfred street, George Washington Cole to George Buckley
1861/George Buckley/Victualler/30/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1861/Susan Buckley/Wife/26/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/George H Buckley/Son/6/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Wm Buckley/Son/4/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Fountain/House Servant/15/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1862/George Buckley/../../../P.O. Directory **
May 1862/the administrators of George Buckley deceased to his widow/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1862/Susan Buckley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1863/Susan Buckley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1863/John Witt/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1863/John Witt/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1863/Robert Friswell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1866/Richard Butler/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Robert Hamilton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
4th July 1868/Robert Hamilton/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th July 1868/James Green/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/James Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/James Green/Licensed Victualler/61/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Green/Daughter/25/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1871/John William Green/Son, Commercial Clerk/20/City of London/Census
1871/Ellen Eliza Green/Daughter in Law/20/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Jane Francis/Visitor/14/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
March 1872/James Green/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1872/James Coveney/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
19th August 1876/Alice Young/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th August 1876/Thomas Wood/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1876/Thomas Wood/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1876/Thomas Davis/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1877/Thomas Davies/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/David Cordery/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1878/W Brough/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1878/C Luck/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1882/Charles Luck/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Charles Luck/../../../Post Office Directory *
1886/Ernest Brougham/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Herbert French/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Elijah French/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Elijah French/../../../Post Office Directory *
1891/Hubert Frebach/Publican/31/Mile End, London/Census
1891/George Turner/Publican/57/Suffolk/Census
1901/Elijah French/Licensed Victualler/41/Ballenton, Essex/Census
1901/Helen French/Wife/42/Walworth, London/Census
1901/Charles French/Son, Joiner & Carpenter/17/London/Census
1901/William French/Son, Wire Worker/15/London/Census
1901/Ellen French/Daughter/14/London/Census
1901/Arthur French/Son/12/London/Census
1901/Frederick French/Son/10/Bow, London/Census
1901/Florence French/Daughter/8/Bow, London/Census
1901/Robert French/Son/6/Bow, London/Census
1901/Albert French/Son/2/Bow, London/Census
1901/Mary Carter/General Servant/19/Bromley, London/Census
1906/John Purcell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1910/Mrs Rachael Purcell/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Isaac De Costa/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Mrs Rose Blanche Pritchard/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Thomas Edward Ambler/../../../Post Office Directory *
1938/Thomas Edward Ambler/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Thomas Edward Ambler/../../../Post Office Directory *
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