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Eagle, 103 Wick Road, E9 - in November 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1872: J C Bennett/Beer Retailer/../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory ***
1874/Henry Delaforce/Beer Retailer/../../Middlesex Directory
1881/Frederick Sage/Beer House Keeper/52/Eling, Hampshire/Census
1881/Harriett sage/Wife/39/Walworth, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Palmer/Step Daughter/17/Walworth, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Sage/Son/14/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1881/Esther Barry/Visitor/13/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
Matthew C Horne was my Great Great Grandfather.
I have, the Inventory of The Little Bell Tavern from when he purchased it on
2nd July 1879, for £2288-10-00
I also have one of his account books with the New Westminster Brewery Co
Ltd, From 27th April 1892 through to 29th March 1894 for the Eagle, 103 Wick
road; and finally I have his beer Retailers Licence for 103 Wick Road dated
11th Oct 1894. I believe he also ran, or owned, the Windsor Castle. *
1891/Matthew Horne/Beer House Keeper/48/Edinburgh, Scotland/Census
1891/Millie Horne/Wife/27/London/Census
1891/Millie Agnes Horne/Daughter/10/London/Census
1891/Matthew Horne/Son/4/London/Census
1893/Matthew Horne, 103 Wick road/../../Electoral register
1896/Matthew Horne/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1899/Walter Scott/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1901/Walter Scott/Beer House Keeper/31/East Dereham, Norfolk/Census
1901/Charlotte Scott/Wife/29/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1901/Walter Scott/Son/3/Homerton, London/Census
1901/William Scott/Son/1/Homerton, London/Census
1908/Robert Lee/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1910/Charles Turl/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1911/Charles Turl/Head/30/Poplar, London/Census
1911/Gertrude Turl/Licensed Victualler/25/East Grinstead, Sussex/Census
1911/Master George Turl/Son/2 and a half years/103 Wick Road, Homerton/Census
1914/Thomas Leigh/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1921/John Howitt/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
Joseph Brown is at the Eagle from about 1923 when his youngest son George is
aged 7. Joseph would have been aged about 36 then, and was married in 1909
to Elizabeth Stroulger. *
My Grandfather, Joseph Brown, ran the pub for many years. Joseph Brown; born
28.2.1889 in Bonner Street, Bethnal Green; and Eliza ( Not Elizabeth)
Stroulger ; born 19.6.1887 in Gainsborough Road, Hackney; They married
1.8.1909 in Hackney. **
They took over the pub in 1922 when it was a beer house under the Mann,
Crossman & Pauline brewery. They had 3 children, Joseph, the eldest; Ethel,
my mother ; George, the youngest.
They had previously run a general shop in Mallard Street, also in Hackney
Wick, for some 6 years. Before that Joseph had been a brush maker and Eliza
a confectioner at the local factory of Clarnicos.
The couple retired from the pub to South Benfleet in Essex in 1951. During
their time at the pub they were additionally licensed to sell beer and wines
and spirits but I don't know of the exact date. The mansard roof to the
building was added by the brewery in 1938/39 to give the family more living
accommodation .
As a young child I spent a good deal of time at the Eagle and was given free
rein over the building but my favourite place was the beer cellar watching
the barrels being delivered through the traditional wooden beer drop trap,
evidence of which can still be seen at the front of the pub. **
1922 - 1951/Joseph Brown/../../../Personal History **
1934/Joseph Brown/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1938/Joseph Brown/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1944/Joseph Brown/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1967/../The Eagle, 103 Wick Road E9/../../BT Telephone Directory ***
1974/C Hughes/The Eagle, 103 Wick Road E9/../../BT Telephone Directory ***
1976/C Hughes/The Eagle, 103 Wick Road E9/../../BT Telephone Directory ***
1979/C Hughes/The Eagle, 103 Wick Road E9/../../BT Telephone Directory ***
1981/C Hughes/The Eagle, 103 Wick Road E9/../../BT Telephone Directory ***
1983/../The Eagle, 103 Wick Lane E9 : Watneys/../../Pub Directory
1988/Mr P Johnson/The Eagle, 103 Wick Road, Homerton E9 : Watneys/../../Pub
Directory
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** Provided By Dave Martin
*** Provided By Stephen Harris
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