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The address is also given as 1 New Grove East in the 1851 census return. * At New Grove, Mile End Road in 1856; This pub is now demolished. An 1870 painting of this pub by J. Wilson is reproduced in ‘London’s East End – Life & Traditions’. ** The Plough was still open until at least 1940, and the address not listed by 1942.
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Plough, Mile End Road - in 1908
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Residents at this address.
Extract from Old Bailey Trial Record No t17850406-68 - 6th April 1785 Trial of Mary Pile [“Female highwayman”] *+
Abraham Abbot sworn. I lodge at the Plough, Mile-end .
Who keeps the Plough? - William Webb .
September 1791/Will of William Webb/Plough, Mile end old town/../../Access to Archives **
1803/Thomas Merrington/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1804/James Rant/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1805/James Rant, Plough Inn, Mile End/../../Holdens Directory
1828/Noeth/../../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1833-34/James Camp, Plough, New grove, Mile end road/../../Pigot's Directory
1839/George Liddibard/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Nicholas Neale/../../../Post Office Directory *
1842/Nicholas Neale/../../../../Robson’s Directory **
1843/George Liddiard/../../../Post Office Directory *
1848/George Lidiard/../../../Post Office Directory *
1847/George Lidiard / Outgoing Licensee /../../../The Era, Sunday 28 March 1847 **
1847/Thomas Dosson / Incoming Licensee /../../../The Era, Sunday 28 March 1847 **
Morning Advertiser 05 July 1847 - Transfers
Plough, Roadside, Thomas Dosson to John Garrett
1850/John Garrett/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/John Garrett/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/John Garrett/Licensed Victualler/47/Frome, Somerset/Census *
1851/Caroline Garrett/Wife/40/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1851/Francis C. Garrett/Son/6/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma M. Garrett/Daughter/5/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry T. Garrett/Son/3/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Fanny Garrett/Daughter/2/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Martha Cochrane/Aunt (Widow)/72/Devizes, Wiltshire/Census
1851/Harriet Roddenton/House Servant/21/Malden, Essex/Census
1851/George Rest/Potman/21/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
May 1852/John Garratt/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1852/John Bare/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1856/John Bare/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1861/John Bare/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/Thomas Webb/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Thomas Webb/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Webb/Publican/48/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Louisa Webb/Wife/48/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa Webb/Daughter/22/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Webb/Daughter/16/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Marian Webb/Daughter/13/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Webb/Son/10/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/James Winkfield/Potman/19/../Census
1871/Rose Gomm/Domestic Servant/15/Bristol, Somerset/Census
1876/Thomas Webb/../../../P.O. Directory **
March 1877/Thomas Webb/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/James Webb and Godwin Samuel Johnson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
12th May 1877/James Webb and Goodwin S Johnson/Outgoing Licensees/../../East London Observer +
12th May 1877/Louisa Webb/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/Sophie E Keen/Housekeeper To Publican/38/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edwin J Soffer/Manager To Publican/23/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Bishop/Barman/18//Census
1881/Edward H Harper/Barman/16/Mile End Old Town, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Pope/General Servant Domestic/24/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Taylor/Potman/29/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1882/Frederick Russell/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Louisa Webb/../../../Post Office Directory
1888/Mrs Louisa Webb/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/Rochester & Miller/../../../Post Office Directory
1894/Edward Rochester/../../../P.O. Directory **
1895/Edward Rochester/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John George Cathie/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Charles Crew/Licensed Victualler/35/Battersea, London/Census
1901/Alice Crew/Wife/35/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/John Crew/Son/10/Kilburn, London/Census
1901/Louie Crew/Daughter/7/Isliongton, London/Census
1901/Louisa Crew/Mother, Widow/70/Battersea, London/Census
1901/Sam Wilkinson/Barman/23/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Alfred Sparrow/Barman/21/Kenninghall, London/Census
1901/Hy Knott/Barman/19/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Geo Robinson/Barman/20/Marylebone, London/Census
1901/Wm Doe/Potman/26/St Georges, London/Census
1901/Mary Roach/Barmaid/19/Bow, London/Census
1901/Terrie Allday/Housemaid/25/Canning Town, London/Census
1901/Alice Gorman/Cook/23/Shepherds Bush, London/Census
1910/Charles James Crew/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Max Lederman/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/Max Lederman/../../../P.O. Directory **
1919/Harris Strikowsky, Plough, 606 MIle End road/../../Post Office Directory
1921/Harris Strikiwsky/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 606, Mile End Road, Mile End Old Town
Harris Strikowsky, Publican, aged 47 years 9 months and born at Turek, Poland, the Employer
Fanny Strikowsky, Wife, aged 44 years 1 month and born at Turek, Poland
Hettie Newman, Daughter, aged 24 years 1 month and born at London
Leah Strikowsky, Daughter, Bar Maid, aged 21 years 8 months and born at London
Sally Strikowsky, Son, Bar Man, aged 18 years and born at London
Louis Strikowsky, Son, Clerk, Mexico Petrolum Co, aged 15 years 10 months and born at London
Michael Strikowsky, Son, aged 11 years 8 months and born at London
Golda Markovitch, Bar Maid, H Strikowsky, aged 23 years 7 months and born at Poland
Nellie Davis, General Domestic Servant, aged 32 years and born at Margate
Louis Newman, Son-in-law, Musician, aged 25 years 10 months and born at Paris, France
George White, Barman, H Stirkowsky, aged 71 years 11 months and born at London
Ethel Chernoff, Barmaid, H Stirkowsky, aged 18 years 1 month and born at Kyiv, Ukraine
In 1924, Harris Strikowsky, a victualler of 169 Western road, Brighton, and formerly of the Plough, 606 Mile end road changes his name to Jack Harris by deed poll according to the London Gazette
1927/David Chapman/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Charles William Arnett/../../../Post Office Directory *
1939/Harold Godfrey Best/Licensed Victuallers Manager/Born 23 Dec 1896/../Electoral roll
1939/Daisy Best/Licensed Victuallers Manageress/Born 4 March 1905/../Electoral roll
1939/Michael A Cahill/Bar Cellerman/Born 5 Feb 1913/../Electoral roll
1939/Eugene G Murphy/Barman/Born 9 Sep 1913/../Electoral roll
1939/Thomas Smalley/Barman/Born 16 April 1909/../Electoral roll
1939/Greta Neagle/Barmaid & Waitress/Born 6 April 1906/../Electoral roll
1939/Annie A Hooker/Barmaid & Waitress/Born 28 September 1906/../Electoral roll
1939/Olive V Smith/Cook/Born 23 June 1897/../Electoral roll
1939/Dorothy C Abley/Housemaid/Born 1 June 1920/../Electoral roll
1940/Anchor Taverns Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
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** Provided By Stephen Harris
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