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Foresters Arms, 113 High Street, Homerton, Hackney E9

Hackney Index

The first and only time that this is named the Forresters Arms is in 1931 to about 1940 in the BT telephone directories. It is also known as the Corner Pin, and could either have been known locally by both names, or this was the original name. ***

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The Foresters Arms, High street, Homerton

The Foresters Arms, High street, Homerton

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Mrs E E Matthews advertisement at The Foresters Arms, 113 High street, Homerton NE - in 1918

Mrs E E Matthews advertisement at The Foresters Arms, 113 High street, Homerton NE - in 1918

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Residents at this address.

1868/John Haywood the younger / Manager to a Beer Shop Keeper/../../London Gazette, 4 February 1868 **

1870/Robert Crouch Emes / Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **

1872/F W Parr/../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **

1872/Frederick Wm. Parr / Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Suburbs Directory **

1881/Phillis Hill/Beer House Keeper, Widow/37/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1881/George H Hill/Son, Barman/14/Barton On Humber, Lincoln/Census
1881/Eliza Hill/Daughter/9/Hull, York/Census

1889/Michael/../../../otherwise Charles ** Barker/../../../The Law Times � Volume 88 **

1890/Michael/../../../otherwise Charles ** Barker / Beerhouse Keeper, deceased / Died 18 January 1890/../../London Gazette, 11 March 1890 **

1891/George Faulkner/Publican, widow/51/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1891/George Faulkner/Son, Barman/18/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census

1896/Rd Mathews/../../../P.O. Suburban Directory

1901/Emma E Matthews/Beer Retailer, Widow/44/Camberwell, London/Census
1901/Georgina J Matthews/Daughter, Barmaid/24/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Richard C Matthews/Son, Barman/23/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Frederick G Matthews/Son, Barman/21/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/William R Matthews/Son/15/City of London/Census
1901/Albert E Matthews/Son/13/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Arthur T Matthews/Son/11/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Ernest W Hogg/Brother, Engineer/34/Plumstead, Kent/Census

1902/Mrs Emma Mathews/Beer & Wine Retailer/../../P.O. Suburban Directory

1904/Georgina Mathews/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1908/Mrs Emma Mathews/../../../P.O. Suburban Directory **

1909/Mrs Emma E Mathews / Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Suburban Directory **

1911/Emma E Mathews/Beer Seller, Widow/54/Camberwell/Census
1911/Albert E Mathews/Son, Barman/23/Bermondsey, London/Census
1911/Arthur T Mathews/Son, Office Clerk/21/Bermondsey, London/Census
1911/Rose E Mathews/Daughter, Barmaid/18/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Maud L Mathews/Daughter, Lady Clerk Office/15/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Richard A Mathews/Visitor, Nephew/4/Clapton. London/Census

1912/Mrs Emma E Mathews / Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Suburban Directory **

1919/Mrs E E Matthews/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1921/Mrs Emma E Matthews/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

My grandparents were Ernest and Alice Holford. Ernest was licensee of the Palmerston Arms on Well Street, Hackney. In the 1911 census he is registered at the pub as the manager. He bought it not long after at about the time of his marriage in 1913. My father was born in the Palmerston Arms (he was very proud of that fact!);  and that his parents owned the pub. Ernest was divorced in 1923 and moved on. According to the phone books, Ernest Holford was 'licensed victualler' of the Bishop Bonner on Bonner Street in 1924. From 1925 to 1929 he is listed as the 'licensed victualler' at 113 High Street, E9 - the Forester's Arms. He is not in the phone book in 1930 or 1931 but I'm certain he stayed at that pub until his death in 1931 at the age of 47.  ***

1925 - 1929/Ernest Holford/Licensed Victualler/../../Telephone Directory ***

1931/Henry Blake/Foresters Arms/../../BT Telephone Directory [AMHerst 4521]

1932/Henry Blake/Foresters Arms/../../BT Telephone Directory [AMHerst 4521]

1934/Harry Blake/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

1934/Henry Blake/Foresters Arms/../../BT Telephone Directory [AMHerst 4521]

1938/Harry Blake/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1940/Henry Blake/Foresters Arms/../../BT Telephone Directory [AMHerst 4521]


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*** Provided By Peter Holford


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