Poplar pub history index
This pub was established in 1765, the name coming with the landlord from another Rising Sun which stood across the road, this earlier pub being renamed the Sun & Sawyers. It is now demolished. At 101 Poplar High Street before 1871 and renumbering. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1765/Richard Newcombe/../../../Survey of London **
1830/Mr Rumsey, Rising Sun, High street, Poplar/../../Licensed Victuallers
Association
1833-34/George Beesley, Rising Sun, 1 High street, Poplar/../../Pigots Directory
1835/Chas. Wilson/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1839/Charles Wilson/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Charles Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/Chas. Wilson/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1843/Charles Wilson/../../../Kellys Directory
1837 BAPTISM: Susan HOLLINGSWORTH, baptised 3 Feb 1837, St Mary Magdalene
Bermondsey, parents John Hollingsworth and Eliza (probably an older son of
John of Benington).
1839 DEATH OF FATHER? : John HOLLINGSWORTH, d. Jun Q 1839 Bermondsey
1841 CENSUS : I haven't looked for Eliza and Susan Hollingsworth or George
RING in the 1841 census. Were they in Poplar? ***
1847 REMARRIAGE OF MOTHER : Susan's mother, Eliza HOLLINGSWORTH, married
George RING Dec Q 1847, London District ***
1851/George Ring/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Geo Ring/Victualler/34/Ryme, Dorset/Census
1851/Eliza Ring/Wife/36/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Susan Hollingsworth/Daughter/14/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1851/M A Ingram/Barmaid/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Esther Rogers/Barmaid/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Chas Miller/Potman/29/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jos Johnson/Potman/29/Buckingham/Census
1851/J W Loft/Visitor, Mariner/29/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jas Purdy/Visitor, Beadle/67/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1856/George Ring/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/George Ring/Licensed Victualler/45/Repne, Dorset/Census
1861/Emma Richardson/Visitor/15/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Caroline Abrahams/Servant/21/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Ruffell/Servant/19/Shrimpling, Suffolk/Census
1861/John Hanwell/Potman/22/Tring, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Emma Hanwell/Cook/23/Newton, Suffolk/Census
1862/George Ring/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/Thomas Graves/../../../Post Office Directory
13th August 1870/Thomas Graves/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
13th August 1870/Richard Coltman/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1871/Mary A Coltman/Licensed Victualler/51/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Coltman/Son, Licensed Victualler/24/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary A Coltman/Daughter/27/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah A Coltman/Daughter/25/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eliza Coltman/Daughter/22/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1871/Alfred H Coltman/Son, Cabinet maker/19/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1871/George Dove/Potman/32/Ashford, Kent/Census
1871/Matilda Watts/General Servant/29/Norfolk, Yarmouth/Census
23rd November 1872/Mary Ann Coltman/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
23rd November 1872/Frederick Henry Smither/Incoming Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
1876/Frederick Henry Smither/../../../Post Office Directory
12th May 1877/Frederick Henry Smither/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
12th May 1877/James P Rising/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/James Plummer Rising/Licensed Victualler/36/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1881/Margaret Rising/Wife/34/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1881/Martha Manning/Sister, Barmaid/22/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1881/Maud Manning/Sister, Barmaid/17/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1881/Sarah Webb/Servant/22/Stepney/Census
1881/Luke Amos/Potman/23/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1882/James P Rising/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/James P Rising/../../../Post Office Directory
1888/James Plummer Rising / Licensed Victualler, Deceased / Died 5 January
1888 /../../London Gazette, 20 April 1888 **
1891/William Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Ernest Alfred Wass/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/George Caseley / Former Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 16
June 1899 **
1901/William G Johnson/Public House Manager/27/Chelsea, London/Census
1901/Charles F March/Visitor, Ships Steward/31/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Rose M March/Barmaid/21/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Lizzie M A Hill/Barmaid/23/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Maud Webb/General Servant/17/Poplar, London/Census
1901/George Barker/Potman/53/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
1915/Jas Joseph O'Brien/../../../Post Office Directory
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