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It was built in 1865 as a large and imposing hotel. The George Tavern, East Ferry Road in the 1867 license transfer; The earlier address is at 57 Glengall Street. Rebuilt in much more modest form - as it survives today - in 1932. **
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The George, corner of Glengall Road, and East Ferry road
George, 114 Glengall Grove - in March 2007
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Residents at this address.
May 1865/George Reid/Appeal Licensee granted/../../East London Observer +
15th July 1867/John Thackway Davis/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
15th July 1867/Frederick John Deacon/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1869/Frederick John Deacon/../../../Post Office Directory
1879/William Clark/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1879/John Coakley / Barman /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1880/William Clark/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1881/William Clark/Licenced Victualler/33/Wiltshire/Census
1881/E Clark/Wife/29/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/E H Clark/Daughter/3/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/M Clark/Daughter/2 months/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/H Clark/Mother/60/Wiltshire/Census
1881/J Brown/Manager ,Licenced Victualler/22/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louis Stanfield/Barman/19/Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Moore/Barman/19/Middlesex/Census
1881/M A Scrives/Barmaid/26/Surrey/Census
1881/J Marnes/Barman/26/Poplar/Census
1881/W McCarty/Servant/25/../Census
1881/L Blake/Nursemaid/18/Surrey/Census
1881/L Aston/Servant/19/Middlesex/Census
1884/Brown & Clark/../../../Post Office Directory
1889/William Clark/../../../Survey of London **
In 1881 census, Louis William S Innocent is licensee of the Havelock Arms; and also on 22nd June 1881, at the baptism of Beatrice Maud May Innocent at St Giles Cripplegate, her father is a victualler at 110 Fort road, Bermondsey, and mother is Matida Georgina Innocent.
1891/Louis William S Innocent/Licensed Victualler/55/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/Frank Stanley Innocen/Son, Barman/22/Surrey/Census
1891/Amy Florence Innocent/Daughter/20/Surrey/Census
1891/Clarissa Adelaide Innocent/Daughter/18/Surrey/Census
1891/Robert Lewis Innocent/Son, Engineers Apprentice/15/Surrey/Census
1891/Ethel Matilda Innocent/Daughter/13/Surrey/Census
1891/Beatrice M May Innocent/Daughter/9/Surrey/Census
1891/Daisy Edith Irene Innocent/Daughter/7/Surrey/Census
1891/William Thomas Hearn/Boarder/21/Surrey/Census
1891/Edward Chas Hearn/Boarder, Upholsterers Apprentice/18/Surrey/Census
1891/Ada Rose Murray/Daughter/24/Surrey/Census
1891/Ada Melvina Murray/Grand Daughter/3/Surrey/Census
1891/Harriett Smith/Barmaid/54/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/James Goddard/Barmaid/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/Nellie Kilner/Barmaid/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/William Grant/Barman/43/Scotland/Census
1891/Horace Bromley/Barman/23/Scotland/Census
1892/Lewis Samuel William Innocent / Landlord /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1899/John Hablett/../../../Post Office Directory
I have my Mother’s birth certificate which shows that she was born in The George Hotel, Millwall Docks, Poplar on 23rd January 1905. Her father’s name was Claude Ravenscroft Phelps, described as Licenced Victualler.
Her Mother’s maiden name was Innocent; and I note that a Lewis William Samuel Innocent described as a Licenced Victualler died in 1912. *
October 8th 1901, a mariage exists in South Hackney between Claude Ravenscroft Phelps, dealer in antiques, aged 24, son of Joseph Phelps to Beatrice Maude May Innocent, aged 20, of 47 Approach road. Her father is Lewis William Samuel Innocent, Licensed Victualler
1901/Ernest J Merrett/Licensed Victuallers Manager/32/Finsbury, London/Census
1901/Ellen S Merrett/Wife/28/Harbury, Warwickshire/Census
1901/John F Merrett/Son/3/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Lilian Light/Niece/16/Paddington, London/Census
1901/Ernest J Hablett/Masters Son, Assistant/26/Camberwell, London/Census
1901/Thomas W Moir/Barman & Cellerman/26/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Albert E Roe/Barman/19/Bow, London/Census
1901/Richard Hammond/Barman/16/Essex/Census
1901/Albert J Cash/Barman/15/Poplar, London/Census
1901/William T Laurie/Waiter/15/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/George H Letsall/Waiter/28/Essex/Census
1901/Ethel Balham/Barmaid/25/Norfolk/Census
1901/Emma E Gilding/Domestic Servant/30/Southampton, Hants/Census
1901/Alics S Smith/Domestic Servant/13/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Minnie Howick/Domestic Servant/25/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1901/Alice J Potter/Domestic Servant/19/Dover, Kent/Census
1901/Maggie Nellaney/Barmaid/22/Scotland/Census
1901/Louisa F Clapton/Domestic Servant/20/Holborn, London/Census
By 1911, Lewis W S Innocentis the Publican, aged 75 at the Dock House Tavern, 233 West Ferry road. He Morts here a year later.
1915/Henry Walter Lucas/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Howlett (Caterers) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Howlett (Caterers) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1988 - 90/Mr S J Holmes/../../../Watney Truman publicans list
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