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At 35 Hayfield Place, Mile End Road in 1856, near the intersection with Beaumont Street; This pub closed in November 2007, having traded as Soma in its final years. ** Now a kebab shop (2014). *+ The Kings Arms disappears from the Mile end road street directory in 1842, and the next entry I can find is in the 1973 BT Telephone directory listing. It is possible it reopens as a pub sometime in the period. The early records of Thomas Hemingway suggest the Kings Arms was in existence from about 1832. His records also list his licensing prior to this at the Waevers Arms etc. back as far as 1815; all courtesy of the National Archives, or 'access to archives' as I prefer to call it. Actually, looking at the 1832 London street directory for Mile end road where I suggest the Weavers Arms should read the Kings Arms, suggests that they are the same pub?? It looks very much like this if you compare this with the 1842 directory listing. The description placing it opposite Globe road also maps this correctly as the Weavers Arms, later the Kings Arms, confirming the existence of this pub back as far as 1823.
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Kings Arms, 230 Mile End Road - in October 2006
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Kings Arms, 230 Mile End Road - in June 2014
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Residents at this address.
26 August 1783, Thomas Hemingway, aged 27 days, is baptised at Christ Church, Spitalfields, son of Daniel Hemingway, a butcher, North street, and Ann Hemingway.
On 10 January 1827, aged 43, he is a member of the Mount Moriah Lodge of Freemasons until at least 1829, and listed as an inn keeper of Mile End road.
Thomas Hemingway was the licensed victualler of the Kings Arms, he was there in 1841 but retired in 1851. I assume it was sold or leased but that is a guess. **+
There is a marriage in St Botolph in 1815 between Thomas Hemingway and Elizabeth Kerr.
On the 2nd October 1815, Thomas is baptised at St George in the East to Thomas and Elizabeth Hemingway, he is listed as a Vintner
On the 30th November 1817, Thomas is baptised at St George in the East to Thomas and Elizabeth Hemingway, he is listed as a Victualler
On the 5th November 1819, Elizabeth is baptised at St George in the East to Thomas and Elizabeth Hemingway, he is listed as a Victualler
On the 16th March 1834, Susannah is baptised at St Dunstan, Stepney to Thomas and Elizabeth Hemingway, he is listed as a Victualler
29th June 1815/Thomas Hemingway, Red Lion, Old Gravel lane victualler - sun fire insurance records
31st July 1822/Thomas Hemingway,
Red Lion, Old Gravel lane victualler - sun fire insurance records
10th March 1823/Thomas Hemingway, 109 the
North Country Sailor
Wapping victualler - sun fire insurance records
12th August 1823/Thomas Hemingway, Weavers Arms, opposite to Globe road Mile end - sun fire insurance records
1st September 1824/Thomas Hemingway, Weavers Arms, opposite to Globe road Mile end - sun fire insurance records
14th December 1824/Thomas Hemingway, Weavers Arms, opposite to Globe road Mile end - sun fire insurance records
9th December 1830/Thomas Hemingway, Weavers Arms, Mile end victualler - sun fire insurance records
14th November 1833/Thomas Hemingway, Kings Arms, Mile end victualler - sun fire insurance records
3rd June 1835/Thomas Hemingway, Kings Arms, corner of Beaumont street, Mile end victualler - sun fire insurance records
15th November 1839/Thomas Hemingway, Kings Arms, Mile end victualler - sun fire insurance records
1832 - 1842/Thomas Hemingway/../../../Electoral Registers
1832/Thomas Hemingway/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1834/Thomas Hemingway/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1834/Mr Thomas Hemingway/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
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 Kings Arms, Mile End Old Town - T Hemingway
1839/Thomas Hemingway/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Thomas Hemingway/../../../P.O. Directory **
1841/Thomas Hemingway/Licensed Victualler/55/Middlesex/Census *
1841/Elizabeth Hemingway/../45/Middlesex/Census
1841/Robert Potter/Pot Boy/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/S. Cooper/Shoe Maker/20/Not Known/Census
1841/T. Hemingway/../20/Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Hemingway/../15/Middlesex/Census
1842/T Hemingway/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1844/Thomas Hemingway/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
I have Thomas Hemingways' death record and burial details - died Worthing 1856, aged 72, and buried in the London & Tower Hamlets Cemetery in February 1856; in the family grave purchased, when his son William died.
His son, Thomas II, must have taken over when the lease on the Bank Friendship (1841 for 21 years)
expired in 1862.
He died in 1869 and his sister Mary Ann took over in 1869.
The Kate Hemingway (1869 Proceeds of the Old Bailey) was the daughter of Thomas II and Mary Jane (nee Dredge).
I am not sure who the Mrs Hemingway 1870 is it could be Thomas’ I wife Elizabeth who died in 1873 or Mary Jane wife of Thomas II, both were widows at that time.
Mrs M. J. Hemingway is Mary Jane the wife of Thomas II She was there until 1882 according to your records.
I have found her death which occurring to the probate records on "3rd July 1881 at the Bank of Friendship, Public House, Hartford Street, Mile End Road”.
1848/Moss Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory *
1850/Moss Phillips/../../../P.O. Directory **
September 1855/Moss Phillips/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1855/Henry Levy/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Henry Levy/../../../Post Office Directory
Era 2 October 1859 - Transfer of Licenses
Kings Arms, roadside, Henry Levy to Lewis William Strauss
March 1867/William Lewis Strauss/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1867/Caroline Strauss/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/James Henry Edmonds/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1869/James Edmonds/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/James Edmonds/../../../P.O. Directory **
1871/James Morgan/Hotel Manager/29/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/George Wards/Barmaid/19/Windsor/Census
1871/Sarah Weeden/Cook, Widow/44/Kennington/Census
1871/James Jennings/Waiter/17/Aylesham, Suffolk/Census
January 1873/James Edmonds/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1873/William Alfred Gale/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
March 1874/William Alfred Gale/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1874/Henry Alfred Wilson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1874/H A Wilson/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
January 1875/Henry E Wilson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1875/George Cole/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1876/George Cole/../../../P.O. Directory **
January 1877/Maria Lazarus and Lewis Lazarus/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1877/Barunt Cross/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1882/Charles Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory **
1884/Thomas McGavaria/../../../Post Office Directory *
1888/Christopher Wheeler/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891Christopher Wheeler/../../../Post Office Directory
1892/Henry Allen Craighead of 230 Mile End Road Middlesex died 9 December 1892 Probate London 31 December to Jane Frances Craighead widow Effects £1952 1s 2d/Probate ***
1894/Mrs Jane Francis Craighead/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/Mrs Jane Francis Craighead/../../../Post Office Directory
Mrs Jane Frances Craighead is at the Colet Arms according to electoral
registers between 1898 and 1900. ***
1899/William Edward Dyne/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Emma Dyne/Licensed Victualler, Widow/43/Caulty, Norfolk/Census
1901/Evelyne M Dyne/Daughter/14/Westbourne Park, London/Census
1901/Maud W Dyne/Daughter/12/Notting Hill Gate, London/Census
1901/Jonie Amy Dyne/Daughter/8/Mile End, London/Census
1901/J W Hatcher/Potman/25/Hurst Green, Sussex/Census
1901/Alice Farrell/Barmaid/22/Barnsbury, London/Census
1901/Florrie Stuard/Domestic Servant/18/Hackney, London/Census
1904/Mrs Emma Spooner/../../../Post Office Directory
1906/Mrs Emma Spooner/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Emma Spooner/../../../Post Office Directory
William Zimmerman is at the Catherine Wheel, 50 St Peters road in the 1901 census
1911/William Zimmerman/Licensed Victualler/44/Dabberg, Germany/Census
1911/Christina Zimmerman/Wife/45/St Georges east/Census
1911/Annie Zimmerman/Daughter/13/Mile End Old town/Census
1911/Elizabeth Jonest/Barmaid/19/Middlesex/Census
1911/Annie Stanley/General Servant/30/Middlesex/Census
1915/Barnett Isaacs/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/Barnett Isaacs/../../../P.O. Directory **
Eastern Post 28 July 1917 - East London Licences. Many Transfers.
The Kings Arms, Mile End road from Esther Isaacs to Joseph Price
1921/Joseph Price/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 230, Mile End Road, Mile End Old Town
Joseph Price, Licensed Victualler, aged 55 years and 11 months born at City of London, the Employer
Nancy Price, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 58 years and 9 months born at Tower Hamlets, London
Mark Price, Son, Tailor, aged 28 years and 1 month born at London
Kim Abrahams, Visitor, Tailor, aged 29 years and 6 months born at City of London
Emma Hyams, Daughter, Assistant, Joseph Price Licensed Victualler, aged 38 years and 6 months born at United States
Joseph Hyams, Grandson, aged 9 years and 10 months born at Dalston, London
1925/Israel Wasserman/../../../Post Office Directory
1927/Israel Wasserman/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Israel Wasserman/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Israel Wasserman/../../../Post Office Directory
1935/Israel Samuel Wasserman / Licensed Victualler / born: Russia /../../London Gazette, 7 June 1935 **
1940/Hyman L Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
1941/Hyman L Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
1973/L G Martyn/Kings Arms , 230 Mile End Road E1/../../BT Telephone Directory
1983/../Kings Arms , 230 Mile End Road : Allied Brewery/../../Pub Directory
1991/../Kings Arms , 230 Mile End Road : Ind Coope Taylor Walker. For many years the upstairs rooms were the first offices of the Doctor Barnardo organisation. Darts./../../Pub Directory
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