Bromley pubs history index
Address formerly 80 Empson Street and earlier given as George Street in 1871 census and earlier, and also in the 1880 license transfer
The Beehive, in recent years
Kindly provided by Philip Mernick
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1844/John Davis/../../../Thompson�s Directory **
August 1847/John Davis/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
August 1847/John Edwards/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1851/John Edwards/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1851/John Edwards/Licensed Victualler/48/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1851/Hester Edwards/Wife/37/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/S Edwards/Son/11/St Giles in Fields, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry Edwards/Son/8/St Giles in Fields, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Edwards/Son/6/St Giles in Fields, Middlesex/Census
1851/Hester Edwards/Daughter/4/St Giles in Fields, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Sim/Visitor/12/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
May 1853/John Edwards/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/David Edwards/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1855/David Edwards / Outgoing Licensee/../../The Era, Sunday 15 July 1855 **
1855/John Lyon Edwards / Incoming Licensee/../../The Era, Sunday 15 July
1855 **
1856/John Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory
Tower Hamlets Mail 20 November 1858 - Licence transfers :
Bee Hive, George street, Joseph How to William Dubery
1861/William Dubery/Publican/65/../Census
1861/Henry Dubery/Brother, Servant/57/../Census
1861/Mary Dubery/Servant/37/../Census
1862/William Dubery/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1861/William Dubery, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/Henry Elisha Dubery, administrator of the late William Dubery/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1865/Henry Elisha Dubrey, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1865/Mary Ann Dubrey, sole executrix of Henry Elisha Dubrey, late occupier/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1866/Miss M A Dubery/../../../P.O. Directory **
16th May 1868/Mary Ann Dubery/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
16th May 1868/Henry Cole and John Cole/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/Henry & John Cole/../../../Post Office Directory
November 1869/Thomas Charles Sewell, assignee of the late occupier/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
November 1869/William Heath/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
19th March 1870/William Heath/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th March 1870/Evan Jones/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1871/Evan Jones/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1871/Robert Morgan/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Robert Morgan/Public House Keeper/37/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane A Morgan/Wife/32/Witney, Oxfordsh/Census
1871/Sarah F Morgan/Daughter/3 months/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Johnson/Servant/56/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Phillips/Potman/57/Saint Saviours Southwark/Census
August 1871/Robert Morgan/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
August 1871/John Murphy/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
30th September 1871/John Murphy/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1871/James Frasks/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1872/James Frank/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1872/John Williams/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
23rd May 1874/John Williams/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
23rd May 1874/James Passmore/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1874/James Pasmore/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1874/Foster Shoebridge/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
20th May 1876/Foster Shoebridge/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
20th May 1876/Edward Potter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
10th January 1880/Edward Potter/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
10th January 1880/William Henry Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1881/William Thomas Nutting/Licensed Victualler/34/Brougton Blean, Kent/Census
1881/Mary A Nutting/Wife/37/St German Linn, Norfolk/Census
1882/William Thomas Nutting/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Charles G Tredwen/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/William Hayward/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/James Donaghy/Publican/22/Ireland/Census
1891/Ann J Donaghy/Mother, Assistant, Widow/50/Ireland/Census
1891/Annie J Donaghy/Sister, Assistant/23/Fulham. London/Census
1891/Frank Donaghy/Brother, Engineer Fitter/20/Fulham. London/Census
1891/Helena Donaghy/Sister, Assistant/17/Fulham. London/Census
1891/Hugh Donaghy/Brother, Office Boy/14/Bromley, London/Census
1891/Maud Donaghy/Sister/11/Bromley, London/Census
1891/James Shangnamie/Boarder, Gas Worker/26/Limerick, Ireland/Census
1891/Lily Farr/Visitor/11/Canning Town, London/Census
1895/James Donaghy/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1899/William Thomas Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/William Green/Licensed Victualler/29/Islington, London/Census
1901/Rose Green/Wife/27/Millwall, London/Census
1901/William Green/Son/7/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Rose Green/Daughter/7 months/Bromley, London/Census
1901/Emily Moor/Nursemaid/14/Millwall, London/Census
1901/Humphrey Gadsder/Boarder, Window Cleaner/67/Bow, London/Census
1901/Ann Gadsder/Boarder/55/Norton Folgate, London/Census
1901/Frances Hermitage/Aunt, Widow/53/St George, London/Census
November 1904/Transfer of licence of the Bee Hive, Empson street, Richard Thomas
Calcroft to George Monk/../../East London Observer
1906/George Monk/../../../Morris Business Directory of London **
1910/Frank John Meakins/../../../Post Office Directory
Eastern Post. 11 November 1911 - Transfers of Victuallers Licenses
Bee Hive, Empson street, Frederick George Joseph Godfrey to John William Ward
1914/John William Ward/../../../P.O. Directory **
1915/Christopher Garstin/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Margaret Hallen/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Albert E. Barker/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Mrs Elizabeth Bibbey/../../../Kellys
1938/Frederick Hemmings/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Frederick Hemmings/../../../Post Office Directory *
1942/Frederick Hemmings/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Frederick Hemmings/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/../BEEHIVE: 104 Empson Street E3 : Allied Breweries. Two bar red decor 1950's built house. /../../Pub Directory
1991/../BEEHIVE, 104 Empson Street E3 /../../Pub Directory
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