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Existed from at least 1839. The East India coffee house in 1854 and 1877 license transfers. At 225 Poplar High Street before 1871 and renumbering; This tavern has existed since about 1773, until 1923 ***
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1839/William Blake /../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/William Blake/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/William Blake/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/William Blake/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/John Ferguson/Victualler/37/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1851/Ann Ferguson/Wife/38/Whitechapel/Census
1851/Elizabeth Ferguson/Daughter/11/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Agnes Ferguson/Daughter/8/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Isabell Ferguson/Daughter/6/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Edward Ferguson/Son/4/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Ferguson/Daughter/2/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1851/Catharine Vaughan/Servant/20/South Wales/Census
1851/Elizabeth Millet/Servant/26/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Louisa Millet/Servant/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
January 1854/Sarah Delver Blake/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/John Emmerson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/John Emmerson/../../../Post Office Directory *
Morning Advertiser. 07 July 1857
Transfer of East India Coffee house, High street, William Whitmore, official assignee of the late occupier, to William Clark Avis
1861/William Aves/Licensed Victualler/42/Chilford/Census
1861/Susannah Aves/Wife/46/? Row/Census
1861/Clara Aves/Daughter/15/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Aves/Son/7/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Aves/Nephew/9/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Duffield/Cousin, Barmaid/36/Birmingham/Census
May 1862/William C Aves/LV Association/../../Era
1862/William Charles Aves/../../../Post Office Directory **
1869/William C Aves/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William C. Aves/Publican Licensed Victualler/60/Thetford, Norfolk/Census *
1871/Susannah Aves/Wife/58/Tollington, Norfolk/Census
1871/William Aves/Son, Barman/19/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas C. Aves/Son, Clerk/17/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Anne Duffield/Cousin, Barmaid/46/Birmingham, Warwickshire/Census
1871/Thomas Manton/Potman/24/Market Harbro, Leicestershire/Census
8th July 1876/William Clark Aves/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
8th July 1876/John Chown/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1877/John Chown/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/William Clarke Aves/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/William C Aves/Licensed Victualler, Widow/63/Thetford, Norfolk/Census
1881/Mary McDonald/Housekeeper/73/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha Young/Barmaid/17/Methwold, Norfolk/Census
1882/William J Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Thomas W Finnis/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/George Henry Dann/../../../Post Office Directory
1893/John Daly jun/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frederick John Lane/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Alice M M Lane/Licensed Victualler, Widow/41/Dorchester, Dorset/Census
1901/Frederick J Lane/Son, Manager/24/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1901/Mabel B Lane/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1901/Francis W Lane/Son/14/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1901/Charles Lane/Son/12/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1901/Harry Lane/Son/7/Blackwall, London/Census
1901/Annie Lane/Daughter/5/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Willie Lane/Son/3/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Ethel M Lane/Daughter in Law/23/Millwall, London/Census
1901/Frederick John Lane/Grandson/2/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Arthur W Lane/Grandson/1/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Alfred Higgs/Barman/21/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Constantine Lindrose/Boarder Ships Stoker Mercantile Marine/29/Finland
(Foreign Subject)/Census
1901/Augusta Olssen/Boarder Ships Stoker Mercantile Marine/33/Sweden
(Foreign Subject)/Census
1901/Richard Putt/Boarder, Dock Labourer/22/Poplar, London/Census
1910/Mrs Alice Maud Mary Pettermann/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Alice Maud Mary Pettermann/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 125, High Street, Poplar
Alice Maud Mary Pettersson, Licensed Victualler, Widow, aged 62 years 1 month, and born in Poole, Dorset, Employer
Alice Maud Mary Johnson, Daughter, Home Duties, aged 30 years 2 months, and born in Poplar, London
Christopher Andreas Johnson, Son-in-law, Licensed Victualler Manager, Mrs Petterson, aged 36 years 11 months, and born in Norway
Alice Maud Johnson, Granddaughter, aged 9 years 10 months, and born in Poplar, London
Frederick Christopher Johnson, Grandson, aged 6 years 11 months, and born Poplar, London
Charles Johnson, Grandson, aged 11 months, and born Poplar, London
Annie Sophie Nyberg, Adopted daughter, Home Duties, aged 27 years7 months, and born Poplar, London
George Cornick, Brother, Merchant Seaman, Out Of Work, aged 47 years 5 months, and born Southampton, Hampshire
Arthur William Lane, Grandson, Licensed Victualler, Mrs Pettersson, aged 21 years 11 months, and born Poplar, London
John Wilson, Boarder, Labourer (Dock Yark), Naval Victualling Yard, aged 54 years 6 months, and born Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Ambrosius Andreassen, Boarder, Labourer, Hinkley Wharf Ltd, aged 63 years 11 months, and born Norway
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*** Survey of London - Athlone Press 1944
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