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Sherwood Arms, 118 Bow Common Lane - in 1953 prior to demolition
Kindly provided by Caroline Macdivitt
Residents at this address.
1856/James Henry Burt/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1861/James Burt/Licensed Swindler/39/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1861/Caroline Burt/Wife/42/St Georges Square, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alice Ayers/Aunt, Retired Victualler, widow/63/Hambledon,
Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Mary A Holley/Niece/17/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Edward Parsney/Servant/15/Buckinghamshire/Census
29th September 1866/James Birt, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
29th September 1866/Mary Ann Holley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
26th January 1867/Mary Ann Holley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
26th January 1867/Richard Agate/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
August 1867/Richard Agate/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1867/Alfred Evans/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Alfred Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
March 1869/Alfred Evans/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1869/Benjamin Grant/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Benjamin Grant/Licensed Victualler/33/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Francis Grant/Wife/26/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Benjamin Grant/Son/6/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Francis Grant/Daughter/4/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Grant/Daughter/2/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Wenzel/General Servant/30/Germany/Census
1871/Hannah Grant/Mother, Widow/54/Warwickshire/Census
1881/James Creagh/Licensed Victualler, Widow/38/London, Middlesex/Census ***
1881/William J Creagh/Son/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate Creagh/Daughter/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie G Creagh/Daughter/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfie Davis/Manager/45/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eleanor Davis/Visitor/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Anderson/Potman/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Bridget Cronnin/Housekeeper/42/Ireland/Census
1882/James Creagh/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1885/Creagh James. Personal Estate �486 10s. - 17 November. Administration
of the Personal Estate of James Creagh late of "Sherwood Arms" Public House
Bow-Common-lane Bromley in the County of Middlesex Licensed Victualler a
Widower who died 26 October 1885 at the "Sherwood Arms' was granted at the
Principal Registry under the usual Limitations to Catherine Fahay of the
"Sherwood Arms" Widow the Grandmother and Guardian of William Creagh Kate
Creagh and Anne Gertrude Creagh Minors the Daughters and only Next of
Kin./Probate *
6 July 1894/CREAGH James of the "Sherwood Arms" public house Bow-common-lane
Bromley Middlesex licensed victualler died 26 October 1885 Administration
London 6 July to William James Creagh licensed victualler's manager Effects
�486 12s. 9d. Former grant November 1885./Probate *
1891/William James Creagh/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1891/Catherine Fahey/Licensed Victualler, Widow/70/Limerick, Ireland/Census
1891/William Creagh/Grandson/17/St Georges, London/Census
1891/Annie Creagh/Grand Daughter/12/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Kate Creagh/Grand Daughter/14/Shadwell, London/Census
1891/Mary Spry/Barmaid/22/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Maria Montague/General Servant/18/Stepney, London/Census
1895/William James Creagh/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1899/Charles Henry Cayzer/../../../Post Office Directory
My great-grandparents (Albert and Jane Simpson) and grandparents (Adam and
Vera Simpson) ran this pub from the early 1900's until it was closed in the
1940's. I have now managed to obtain a photograph of it in 1953, just
before it was demolished to make room for the expansion of the gas works *
1910/Albert Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Albert Simpson/Licensed Victualler/41/Bethnal Green, London/Census *
1911/Jane Simpson/Wife/38/../Census
1911/Arthur Simpson/Son/3/../Census
1911/William Davis/Potman/64/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1915/Albert Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1921/Albert Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Mrs Jane Sarah Simpson/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Jane Sarah Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Mrs Jane Sarah Simpson/../../../Post Office Directory *+
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* Provided By Caroline Macdivitt
*+ Provided By Ewan
*** Provided By John Annen
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