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The early address is at 157 Wapping High street. This Pub appears to have been briefly named as the Steam Ferry from about 1891, but again the Bell Tavern by 1910, at 123 Wapping High Street. It is now demolished **
Wapping High street in 1832 and also one hundred years later in 1940
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
31 March 1800/Insured: James Pert, the Bell, King Street, Wapping, victualler/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
12 January 1802/Insured: John Spencer, the corner of Wapping Dock Street, Wapping, victualler and brandy merchant - Other property or occupiers: near Newmarket Street Wapping (Whitnell shoemaker)/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
9 January 1812/Insured: John Spencer, the Bell, Wapping Dock Street, Wapping, victualler - Other property or occupiers: corner of New Martin Street Wapping/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
7 April 1814/Insured: John Spencer, The Bell, near New Martin Street Wapping, victualler - Other property or occupiers: corner of New Market Wapping/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
30 April 1817/Insured: John Spencer The Bell Wapping victualler/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
2 July 1818/Insured: John Spencer The Bell Wapping victualler/../Sun Fire Insurance records held at the L M A
1841/Henry Hinds/../../../Missing Ancestors website **
1846/Clarke Thompson/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/Clarke Thompson/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Clarke Thompson, Bell, 157 Wapping High street/../../Kelly's
May 1853/Clarke Thompson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/William Hicks Richards/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/William Hicks Richards/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/William Richards/Licensed Victualler/39/St Georges East,
Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Richards/Wife/32/Walbrook, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Baley Richards/Son/5/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Richards/Son/3/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Carter/Mother in Law, Widow/55/Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1860/William Hicks Richards/../../../P.O. Directory **
1862/William Hicks Richards/../../../P.O. Directory
August 1863/William Hicks Richards/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
August 1863/Thomas Withers/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1866/Thomas Withers/../../../Post Office Directory **
1869/Thomas Withers/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Withers/Licensed Victualler/33/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Quinnell/Cousin, Licensed Victualler out of business/31/Bethnal
Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Martha Quinnell/Cousin/33/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary English/General Servant/20/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1873/Thomas Withers/../../../Post Office Directory **
August 1878/John Abbey/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1878/John Girdler/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1880/John Girdler/../../../P.O. Directory **
10th January 1880/John Sadler/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
10th January 1880/Edwin Charles Dean/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
Rolles family :
1881/Nathaniel Rolles/Manager of Public House/43/Westminster,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Amelia Rolles/Wife/40/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Emily Rolles/Daughter, Junior Assistant In Pub House/17/Christchurch,
Surrey/Census
1881/Harry Rolles/Son, Junior Assistant In Pub House/15/Christchurch,
Surrey/Census
1881/Mary Ann Rolles/Daughter/10/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth Rolles/Daughter/6/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1881/Florance Rolles/Daughter/2/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hasman/Domestic Servant/15/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/George Major/Potman/19/Bedford, Bedford/Census
1884/Charles E Dean/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Charles E Dean/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London **
1891/David William Quinton, Bell, 157 Wapping High street E/../../Post Office Directory
1891/John Ryan/Licensed Victualler/48/Blackwater, Ireland/Census
1891/Bridget Ryan/Wife/39/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1891/Mary A Ryan/Daughter/18/St Georges east, London/Census
1891/Nellie A Ryan/Daughter/16/St Georges east, London/Census
1891/Bridget A Ryan/Daughter/15/St Georges east, London/Census
1891/Jane M Trumble/Niece/3/Wanstead, London/Census
1895/John Ryan/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Herbert Fletcher, Steam Ferry Tavern, 123 Wapping High street E/../../Post Office Directory
1900/George Larnder/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/George Larnder/Licensed Victualler/39/Ratcliff, London/Census
1901/Ellen A Larnder/Wife/36/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/Jessie Larnder/Daughter/18/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/Martha Larnder/Daughter/17/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/Nellie Larnder/Daughter/16/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/Lizzie Larnder/Daughter/14/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/George Larnder/Son/10/Wapping, London/Census
1901/Frederick Larnder/Son/7/St Georges East, London/Census
1901/Florence Larnder/Daughter/2/St Georges East, London/Census
1906/George A Larnder/../../../Morris� Business Directory of London **
George A Larnder is at the Cape
of Good Hope, Commercial Road, Limehouse about 1910, and the
Gunmakers Arms, Canal Road,
Mile End by the 1911 census. *
1910/John Higgins, Bell Tavern, 123 Wapping High street E1/../../Post Office Directory
1911/Mary Donaghy/Licensed Victualler/29/Bromley by Bow, London/Census
1911/Ann Molyneux/Mother/70/Carnteel, Ireland/Census
1911/Lewis Best/Cousin, Barman/24/Carnteel, Ireland/Census
1913/Miss Mary M Donaghy/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Mrs Mary Maud Donaghy/../../../Post Office Directory
1923/Raphael Patrick Defferary, Bell Tavern, 123 Wapping High street E1/../../Post
Office Directory **
1926/Davis H Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory **
1927/Davis H Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/William Francis Miller/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/William Francis Miller/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/William Francis Miller/../../../Post Office Directory
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