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The address was 44 Totton Street until at least 1861, as this is the address listed in the 1861 census, and the 1866 license transfer. * At 34 Belgrave Road in 1869; This pub is just a few yards from the White Horse, White Horse Lane. The pub closed in 2006 and is undergoing conversion to residential use ** Converted to residential use, now Mercers Place (2014). *+
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Ratcliffe, London - in East London.
Mercers Arms, 34 Belgrave Street, Commercial Road east, Ratcliffe E1 - in 1939
Mercers Arms, 34 Belgrave Street - in August 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Mercers Arms, 34 Belgrave Street, E1 - in September 2013
Kindly provided by Tris
Residents at this address
1839/William Palmer/../../../Pigot's Directory *
1848/Robert Tyler/../../../Post Office Directory *
November 1849/Robert Tyler/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1849/John Wells/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1850/John Wells/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1850/William Jarrey/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/John Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Willm Jarrey/Licensed Victualler/47/Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizth Jarrey/Wife/49/Hampshire/Census
1851/Roy Jarrey/Son/9/Middlesex/Census
1851/Willm J Jarrey/Son/7/Middlesex/Census
1851/Edward Jarrey/Son/5/Middlesex/Census
1851/Anne Herbert/Niece, Barmaid/20/Suffolk/Census
1851/Chas Jigson/Servant/22/Middlesex/Census
November 1852/William Jarrey/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
November 1852/Thomas Warren/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1856/Thomas Warren/../../../Post Office Directory *
1861/William Nunn/Publican/37/Ipswich/Census *
1861/Ann Nunn/Wife/27/Chichester/Census
1861/Elizabeth Nunn/Daughter/5/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Nunn/Son/3/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Albert Nunn/Son/7 months/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Bray/Barman/24/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Boseley/Cook/40/Buckinghamshire/Census
1861/Betsy Russell/Nursemaid/14/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
July 1864/Joseph Myerscough/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1864/John William Hamis/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
11th March 1865/John William Haines/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
11th March 1865/Joseph Charles Holt/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
November 1866/Joseph Charles Holt/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1866/Thomas Wilkinson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Thomas Wilkinson/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Wilkinson/Licensed Victualler/36/Northamptonshire/Census
1871/Emma/Wife/31/Bulchamp, Suffolk/Census
1871/Elizabeth/Daughter/1/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma Yarnhard/Niece/11/Millwall, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mathew Hoster/Pot Boy/16/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
July 1872/Emma Wilkinson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1872/Thomas Watkins Braine/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1874/T W Braine/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory **
19th July 1873/Thomas Watkins Braine/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
19th July 1873/Thomas John Gravell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
August 1874/administratrix of Thomas John Pavell/Outgoing
Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1874/Arthur Wheeler/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Thomas Braine/Trinity ? & Licensed Victualler/58/Seaford, Sussex/Census
1881/Mary A Braine/Manager of Business/50/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Braine/Son, Engine Fitter at Works/24/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Braine/Daughter, Barmaid/21/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Eliza Braine/Daughter, Barmaid/18/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Christina Braine/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Jessie Braine/Daughter/13/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Henry Gordon/Grandson/3/Limehouse/Census
1882/Arthur Wheeler/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Arthur Wheeler/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Hobbs/../../../Post Office Directory
1894/William Hobbs/../../../Post Office Directory **
1895/William Hobbs/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Gurney/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Robert Westwood/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Robert Westwood/Publican/33/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Emma Westwood/Wife/29/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Robert Westwood jun/Son/8/Haggerston, London/Census
1911/James Westwood/Son/6/Stepney, London/Census
1911/Eleanor Westwood/Daughter/4/Stepney, London/Census
1911/Ada Stewart/General Servant/34/Liverpool/Census
1915/Robert Westwood/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Robert Westwood/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 34, Belgrave Street, Ratcliff
Robert James Westwood, Licensed Victualler, aged 43 years 5 months, and born in Bethnal Green, London, the Employer
Ann Margaret Westwood, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant, R Westwood, aged 39 years 1 month, and born in Bethnal Green, London
Robert James Westwood, Son, Locke Lancaster & W W & R, Johnson & Sons Ltd, Lead, Tin, Zinc Ectrusion & Rolling Mills, White Lead Manufacturers, aged 18 years 1 month, and born in Haggerston, London, England, Chemists Assistant
James Richard Westwood, Son, Maintenance Engineers Apprentice, London And Paurton Brewery - Brewers, aged 16 years 1 month, and born in Stepney, London
Eleanor Elizabeth Westwood, Daughter, aged 14 years 4 months, and born in Stepney, London
Philip Thomas Westwood, Son, aged 5 months, and born in Stepney, London
1934 - 1935/Littley/../../../Leasehold
1936 - 1946/La Plain../../../Leasehold
1938/Alfred George Laplain/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Alfred George La Plain/../../../Post Office Directory *
1947 - 1952/A Priest/../../../Leasehold
1953 - 1955/A A Graham/../../../Leasehold
1956 - 1962/F G Rolph/../../../Leasehold
1963/J E Saunders/../../../Leasehold
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