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At 24 Napier Terrace, Bow Common Lane in 1871 and earlier. This pub closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2012. ** The 1874 Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory and the 1874 and 1876 license transfers are for the Charley Naplier, Napier Terrace, Bow Common Lane; which suggests these are the same place.
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Britannia, 185 Bow Common Lane - in September 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1862/Samuel Leheup/../../../P.O. Directory ***
1869/Benjamin Beach/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/Samuel Russell / Pot Man /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1871/Benjamin Suddell/Licensed Victualler/35/Southend, Essex/Census
1871/Mary A Suddell/Wife/29/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1871/Alice Suddell/Daughter/7/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1871/Benjamin Suddell/Son/5/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1871/Mary A Suddell/Daughter/3/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1871/Grace Suddell/Daughter/2/Mile End Old Town, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa Gooch/Barmaid/18/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1874/R Ford/Charley Naplier/../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory **
1874/Robert Ford/../../../Post Office Directory **
January 1874/Robert Ford/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1874/Richard Morley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1876/Richard Morley/../../../P.O. Directory ***
22nd January 1876/Richard Morley/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
22nd January 1876/George Barnett Boulter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1876/George Barnet Boulter/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1876/Joseph Brindly Sherwin & James Brindly Sherwin/Incoming Licensees/../../East London Observer +
1878/Sherwin Brothers/../../../P.O. Directory ***
1879/Sherwin Brothers/../../../P.O. Directory ***
1881/Robert Gosheron/Publican, Widow/49/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Gosheron/Son/22/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Gosheron/Daughter/15/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edith Gosheron/Daughter/9/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred Gosheron/Son/8/London City, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Hogg/Barmaid/24/Rotherhithe/Census
1881/George Chasara/Barman/15/Milford, Suffolk/Census
1881/Caroline Hamilton/House Keeper, Widow/37/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1882/Robert Gosheron/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Robert Gosheron/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/George Smith/../../../Business Directory of London ***
1890/George Smith / Formerly Licensed Victualler, deceased / Died 13 January 1890 /../../London Gazette, 25 February 1890 **
1891/Edwin Spicer/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George Wyatt/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/James Stokes/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/James Stokes/Licensed Victualler/62/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1901/Fanny Stokes/Wife/61/Chichester, Sussex/Census
1901/Ernest J Stokes/Son, Barman/32/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1901/Fanny Stokes/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1901/Eva Millar/Visitor/25/Stepney, London/Census
1910/Jas Richard Stevenson/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Benjamin De Fries/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Benjamin Defries/../../../P.O. Directory ***
In 1921 census at 185, Bow Common Lane, Mile End Old Town
Benjamin De Fries, Publican, aged 60 years 3 months and born in London, Middlesex, the Employer
Flora De Fries, Wife, aged 58 years 6 months and born in London, Middlesex
Harry De Fries, Son, Barman, aged 35 years and born in London, Middlesex
Matilda De Fries, Daughter-in-law, Bar Maid, aged 24 years 8 months and born in London, Middlesex
Fanny De Fries, Daughter, aged 24 years and born in London, Middlesex
Jane Woolf, Daughter, aged 30 years and born in London, Middlesex
Hyman Woolf, Son-in-law, Upholsterer, aged 34 years and born in London, Middlesex
Benjamin Woolf, Grandson, son, aged 11 years and born in London, Middlesex
Isaac Sid Woolf, Grandson, son, aged 8 years and born in London, Middlesex
Edward Brown, Pot Man, Britannia, Bow Common Lane, aged 69 years and born in London, Middlesex
1926/Benjamin De Fries/../../../Kelly's **
1927/Henry H. Defries & Mrs Matilda M. Defries/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Henry H & Mrs Matilda M Defries/../../../Kelly's
1938/Henry H & Mrs Matilda M Defries/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/Henry H. Defries & Mrs Matilda M. Defries/../../../Post Office Directory *
1942/Henry H. Defries & Mrs Matilda M. Defries/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Henry H & Mrs Matilda M Defries/../../../Post Office Directory
1949/Hy. H & Mrs Matilda M Defries/../../../P.O. Directory ***
The last Landlord of the Britannia was Ronald Martin 1983 – 2008, when we closed forever!!! *+
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ewan
*+ Provided by Neil Martin
** Provided by Rosemary Wenzerul
*** Provided By Stephen Harris
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