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Mile End Pubs history
This pub was present by 1750; in 1856, listed as 9 1/2 Mile End Road; At 179 Mile End Road in 1910. It was re-built in its present form in 1904 at the time of the construction of Stepney Green Station. The pub closed in c.1996 and the building now houses two fast food outlets (2006). It also traded as the Farmers Arms in the 1940s and as Fifth Avenue in its final years. **
This pub was re-built in its present form in 1904 at the time of the construction of Stepney Green Station. The pub closed in c.1996 and the building now houses two fast food outlets. **
From 137 Mile End Road to the Black Boy Tavern no 169, the houses are all pulled down for the construction of the Whitechapel & Bow Railway.
From the Black Boy to the corner of Globe Road, all the houses are down for the construction of the railway mentioned above. - 1901 census commentary
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Black Boy, 169 Mile End Road - in April 2006
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Residents at this address.
1805/Richard Hall, Black Boy, Mile End/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Rachel Hall, the Black Boy, Mile end road/../../Holdens Directory
1813/Hall/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office Records, held by Guildhall
Library **.
1833-34/Francis Goode, Black Boy, Mile End Road/../../Pigots Directory
1834/Mr Francis Goode/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1839/Sarah Goode/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Sarah Goode/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/S Goode/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1843/Mrs Sarah Goode, Black Boy, 9 1/2 Mile end road /../../Kelly's
1844/George Grimes/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
1847/G F Grimes / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 17 January, 1847 **
1847/William Andrew Myer / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 17 January, 1847 **
1851/William Cragg/../../../Kelly's
Prior to the Black Boy, John Dorton is licensee of the Lord Wellington, Bethnal
green
Mary Dorton (nee Brown) is the daughter of George Brown (George was born about 1792). *
1851/John Dorton/Licensed Victualler/45/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census *
1851/Mary Dorton/Wife/42/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Dorton/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Dorton/Daughter/12/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane Dorton/Daughter/4/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Robert Baycus/Servant/23/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
In 1855, Elizabeth Dorton, daughter of John Dorton (not listed at the pub in
1851), married Thomas Curme, and they soon after run the
Alfreds Head
1852/John Dorton/../../../Watkins Directory **
January 1855/John Dorton/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
January 1855/Frederick Ward/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/Mrs Mary Ann Watts/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/Samuel Alger/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1863/Samuel Alger, deceased the late occupier/Outgoing
Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1863/Sarah Alger/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1864/Sarah Alger/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1864/Stalwood Frederick Watkinson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
4th July 1868/James Brown/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th July 1868/James Pye/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/James Bye/../../../P.O. Directory **
1874/J Bye/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **
1876/James Bye/../../../P.O. Directory **
August 1878/James Bye/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1878/George Hyde Case/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
10th January 1880/George Hyde Case/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
10th January 1880/Arthur Gilbey/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/Arthur Gilbey/Publican/49/Melbourne, Cambridge/Census
1881/Agnes Gilbey/Wife/45/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/A Franks/Domestic Servant/17/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Wright/Potman/22/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1882/Arthur Gilbey/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Arthur Gilbey/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Alfred Toye/../../../Business Directory of London **
1888/Alfred Toye/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/Alfred Toye/../../../Post Office Directory
1894/Alfred Toye/../../../P.O. Directory **
1895/Alfred Toye/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Charles Wilkinson/../../../Post Office Directory
I believe my ancestors ran the Black Boy in 1901 ***
1901/George Coake/Publican/57/Poplar, Middlesex/Census ***
1901/Emma A Coake/Wife, Manageress 'Black Boy Inn'/48/../Census
1910/Mrs Kate Marock/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Kate Marock/../../../Post Office Directory
1916/Mrs Kate Marock/../../../P.O. Directory **
1917/Mrs Kate Marock/../../../P.O. Directory **
1921/Mrs Kate Marock/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 179, Mile End Road, Mile End Old Town,
Joseph Marock, Licensed Victualler, Mrs K Marock Licensed Victurallers, aged 47 years 10 months and born in Paris, France
Kate Marock, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 47 years 7 months and born in London, the Employer
Bessie Marock, Daughter, Bar Assistant, K Marock Licensed Victuallers, aged 17 years 6 months and born in Bristol, Gloucestershire
Christina Van Brock, Aunt, aged 76 years 6 months and born in Netherlands
1925/Mrs Kate Marock/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Louis Rozelaar/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Louis Rozelaar/../../../Kelly's
1944/Louis Rozelaar/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/../Blackboy: 169 Mile End Road E1 : Courage./../../Pub Directory
1991/../Fifth Avenue: 169 Mile End Road E1 : Courage/../../Pub Directory
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