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Nags Head, 70 Cotton Street, Poplar E14

Poplar pub history index

Existed from at least 1833. The address varies in the 1921 directories as one gives it as 70 Cotton Street, and the other as at 6 Manisty Street. This is the later address.

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

1833/George Jenkins/../../../LVAssociation

1842/Nath. Bowdler/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1848/Nathaniel Bowdler / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday August 13, 1848 **

1848/James Fenwick / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday August 13, 1848 **

1851/James Fenwick/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1856/William Burgess/../../../Post Office Directory

1866/William Burgess/../../../Post Office Directory **

29th September 1866/William Burgess/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

29th September 1866/Zachariah Fenning/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1869/Z Fenning/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Zacariah Fenning/Publican/45/Thorpe le Soken, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Fenning/Wife/42/East Stony, Dorset/Census
1871/Thomas Partridge/Barman/37/Whitechapel/Census
1871/Laura Whale/Domestic Servant/18/Limehouse/Census

1874/Z Fenning/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **

October 1873/Zachariah Fenning/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1873/Roland Thomas Partridge/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

January 1877/Roland Thomas Partridge/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

January 1877/John Cook Cuthbertson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

30th March 1878/J.C. Cuthbertson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

30th March 1878/C J Duck/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1881/Thomas Partridge/Licensed Victualler/49/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Partridge/Wife/50/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Watts/Sister, Barmaid/35/../Census
1881/Leslie Watts/Nephew/11/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Dunmew/General Servant/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census

1891/Charles Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Charles Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Charles Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Chas Johnson/Publican/71/Gloucester/Census
1901/Harriett Johnson/Wife/65/Bristol/Census
1901/Arthur Johnson/Son, Barman/31/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Ada A Johnson/Daughter, Barmaid/27/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Daisy Johnson/Daughter, Barmaid/21/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Emma Everitt/Domestic Servant/31/Poplar, London/Census

1910/Harry William Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Frank Thomas Adams/Licensed Victualler, Widow/46/Marylebone, London/Census ***
1911/Florence Ellen/Daughter, Teacher/23/Wapping, London/Census
1911/Helen Dora Dedman/Visitor, Teacher/25/Poplar, London/Census
1911/Kate Edith Griffin/Servant/38/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1911/Edward Parker/Barman/21/Bow, London/Census

1921/Alfred John Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory

My grandfather was the publican of the Nags Head, 70 Cotton Street, Poplar from around 1925 until 1940 when it suffered bomb damage. Alfred John Stevens was my mothers grandfather on her mothers side of the family. He went on to run the Eagle Tavern at 182 East India Dock Road. *

1934/William George Clark/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/William George Clark/../../../Post Office Directory


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* Provided By Bill Roth

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Aandeg Skelly


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