Poplar pub history index
at number 5 in 1881, but by 1901 there
does not appear to be a number 5; Named the Islanders, it was also sometimes
referred to as Sexton’s.
The pub was best known as the headquarters of Millwall Football Club in its
early days around 1885. The Islanders was destroyed in an air-raid in the early
hours of 7 September 1940. **
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Poplar, London - in East London.
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1881/Maurice John Sexton/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory **
1881/Elizabeth Sexton/Wife/32/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jasper J Sexton/Son/12/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Catherine E Sexton/Daughter/13/Erith, Kent/Census
1881/Joseph L Sexton/Son/7/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry E Sexton/Son/5/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lilian J Sexton/Daughter/3/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/George L Sexton/Son/1/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A Duggan/General Servant/35/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Hosking/House Maid/17/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/James Wyness/Visitor, Boiler Maker/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1891/Maurice John Sexton/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory
1900/Maurice John Sexton/Beer Retailer/../../Island History Society **
1901/Henry E Sexton/Beer Retailer/25/Millwall/Census
1901/Emma L Sexton/Wife/29/Millwall/Census
1901/Norah Sexton/Daughter/2/Millwall/Census
1901/Henry V Sexton/Son/6 months/Millwall/Census
1901/Edward Heath/General Servant/28/Millwall/Census
1901/Susan Copland/General Servant/17/Millwall/Census
1903/Henry Edward Sexton/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory **
1904/Alexander Gregory/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory **
1906/Alexander Gregory/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory **
1907/James Rattray/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory **
1918/James Rattray/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory **
1919/Arthur John Griffiths/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory **
** Provided By Stephen Harris
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