Hackney pub history Index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
At 100 Mare Street in 1861
The Dolphin, 165 Mare Street, Hackney - circa 1924 (Landlord G T Belshaw)
The Dolphin, 165 Mare Street, Hackney - in September 2005
Residents at this address.
1736: Richard Scandrett/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1795/George Heckford/victualler, Dolphin and Acorn/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/George Heckford, the Dolphin, Hackney/../../Holdens Directory
1811/George Heckford, Dolphin Tavern, Mare street, Hackney/../../Holdens Directory
1823-24/Edward Artis, Dolphin, Church Street/../../Pigot's Directory
1826/Edward Artis/../../../Pigot's Directory
1827/Edward Hartis/../../../LV Association
1836/John James Homer, Dolphin, Mare street/../../Pigot's Directory
Morning Advertiser. 19 October 1837
Theatrical Licences to places of Public Entertainment within the County of Middlesex, to be applied for this day.
Pursuant to the Act of the 26th George II to grant licences for "public music, dancing, or other public entertainments of the like kind.
The Dolphin Tavern, Mare street, Hackney - John James Homer
1839/John James Homer/../../../Pigots Directory **
1842/J J Homer/../../../Robsons Directory **
1844/John James Homer/../../../Thompsons Directory **
1850/John James Homer/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/John James Homer/../../../Kellys Directory **
1856/John James Homer/../../../Post Office Directory *
January 1858/John James Homer/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1858/to the said John James Homer and William Richard Homer, his
partner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1861/John Js Homer/Licensed Victualler Wine Merchant/51/Wentworth, Surrey/Census
1861/Isabella J Homer/Wife/39/Stepney/Census
1861/Harriet Homer/Daughter/21/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Maria Homer/Daughter/16/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Fredk W Homer/Son, Clergyman Church of England/28/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Homer/Son, Assistant/24/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Charles H Homer/Son/23/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Heeley/Servant/25/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Croft/Servant/27/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Rolton/Servant/15/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/Edwin Smith/Servant/19/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
May 1862/William Homer/LV Association/../../Era
May 1866/William R Homer and C E Homer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1866/H J Homer/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
19th March 1870/Henry John Homer/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th March 1870/William Richard Homer/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1872/Homer Bros./../../../Brabners Hackney Directory **
1874/Brothers Homer/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/W R Homer & Brother/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/James Ball/Manager Public Houses/39/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louise Ball/Manageress/35/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louise L Ball/Daughter/11/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/James D Ball/Son/10/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1881/Clara J Ball/Daughter/8/Hounslow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate Hinghney/Barmaid/21/Carlow, Ireland/Census
1881/Sarah Cozens/General Servant Domestic/26/Abbotsbury, Dorset/Census
1881/Alfred Brown/Barboy/16/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1886/John J Homer/../../../Business Directory of London **
1896/Homer Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Homer Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Homer Brothers/../../../P.O. Directory **
1901/Fred Kemp/Public House Manager/43/Buckleigh, Devon/Census *+
1901/Ellen Kemp/Wife, Housekeeper/40/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1901/E Lizzie Kemp/Daughter/13/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Mary Kemp/Cousin, Drapers Assistant/24/Brampton, Devon/Census
1901/William Booker/Public House Cellerman/22/Olde Southgate,
Middlesex/Census
1901/George Hollands/Barman/34/Westerham, Kent/Census
1901/Stanley Wright/Barman/23/Roehampton, Surrey/Census
1901/Alfred Rudkin/Barman/21/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/William Briant/Barman/19/Devon/Census
1901/Martha Hollands/Domestic Servant/36/Windsor, Berkshire/Census
1904/Homer Brothers/../../../P. O. Directory **
1910/Homer Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Homer Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Henry John Homer/../../../Post Office Directory
1924/George Thos. Belshaw/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Mrs Gertrude Hazard/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Gertrude Hazard/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Harry Silver/../../../Post Office Directory
1988 - 90/J Sheerin esq/../../../Watney Truman publicans list
Joe and Bridget Sheerin had The Dolphin in Mare Street, Hackney, (E8) until
about 1991. They went into the pub in the 1970's, I think. ***
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ewan
*+ Provided By Rosie Green
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Joanne Croke
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