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The List of Masonic Lodges of 1740 - 1755 note that a masonic lodge met at the Bear, Leman street, Goodmans Fields with a constitution date of February 18th 1754.
This pub was present before 1793 and was re-built in 1830. At 89 Leman Street in 1839, 1841 and 1848; and at 77 Leman Street in 1856 & 1871 census. Still open in 2018.
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Brown Bear, 139 Leman Street, E1 - circa 1930
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Brown Bear, 139 Leman Street, E1 - in January 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Brown Bear, 139 Leman Street, E1 - in 2014
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Residents at this address.
1802/Mr Carter/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1811/John Hennes, Brown Bear, Leman street, Goodmans fields../../Holdens Directory
1815/Gahvert Christophffr/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **
1816/Gahwert Christophfe/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **
1827/Jacob Koster, Brown Bear, Leman street/../../Pigots Directory
1829/William Double, Brown Bear, 87 Leman street/../../Robsons Directory
1829/Samuel Brantigam/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at
Guildhall Library **
1831/Samuel Brantigam & John George Muhm / Publicans /../../London Gazette, 24 June 1831 **
1833-34/Samuel Brantigam/../../../Pigots Directory
1834/Samuel Brantigam / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 24 June 1834 **
1835/Richard Flack/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **
Morning Advertiser. 19 October 1837
Theatrical Licences to places of Public Entertainment within the County of Middlesex, to be applied for this day.
Pursuant to the Act of the 26th George II to grant licences for "public music, dancing, or other public entertainments of the like kind.
The Brown Bear, Leman street, Goodmans fields - Rich Flack
1838/William Pile/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **
1839/William Pile/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Pile/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/William Pile/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory **
1848/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory *
1850/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory **
1851/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/William Brand/Licensed Victualler/37/Lavenham, Suffolk/Census *
1851/Mary Ann Brand/Wife/35/Christchurch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Turner/Sister/19/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1851/M. A. Turner/Niece/3/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizh. Jeffery/Bar Maid/22/Great Chesterford, Essex/Census
1851/Fred Bayford/Waiter/24/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Ann Donohue/Servant/21/Stratford, Middlesex/Census
1852/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory **
1855/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory **
1856/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1859/William Brand/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
May 1859/Henry Dittmar/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1861/Henry Dittmar/Victualler (Widower)/38/Germany/Census *
1861/Elizth. Dittmar/Mother-in-Law (Widow), Housekeeper/61/Germany/Census
1861/Catherine Dittmar/Daughter/11/St Georges in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizth. Dittmar/Daughter/8/St Georges in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jacob Dittmar/Son/6/St Georges in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frederick Shulse/Barman/21/Germany/Census
1861/Albert Hof/Waiter/23/Germany/Census
1861/Catherine Dibel/Housemaid/20/Germany/Census
1862/Harry Ditmar/../../../Post Office Directory **
August 1866/Margaret Caroline Dittmar/ Outgoing Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
August 1866/Neclaus Sturcke/ Incoming Licensee /../../Morning Advertiser
1869/Nicholas Sturcke/../../../Post Office Directory **
July 1869/Neclaus Sturcke/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
July 1869/Henry John William Bose/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1870/Henry John William Bose/../../../Post Office Directory **
1871/Henry Bose/Licensed Victualler/28/Germany/Census *
1871/Annie Bose/Wife/28/Germany/Census
1871/Henry Bose/Son/2/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ludwig Bose/Son/1/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Sulty/General Servant/30/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1874/H J W Bose/../../../H D Miles Directory of Licensed Victuallers **
1875/Henry Jno William Bose/../../../Post Office Directory **
1876/Henry Jno William Bose/../../../Post Office Directory **
19th August 1876/Henry John William Bore/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th August 1876/Daniel Zuschleg/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1878/Henry Daniel Zuschlag/../../../P.O. Directory **
1880/Daniel Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Daniel Zuschlag/Licensed Victualler/43/Cassel, Hesse-Darmstadt/Census
1881/Gertrude Zuschlag/Wife/32/Prussia/Census
1881/William Rose/Potman And Waiter/47/Prussia/Census
1881/Julia Knaus/General Servant Domestic/15/St Georges East,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Otta Clemens/Boarder, Hairdressers Assistant/27/Prussia/Census
1881/Heinrich Keck/Boarder, Bird Fancier/26/Bruswick/Census
1881/Louis Keck/Boarder, Bird Fancier/36/Bruswick/Census
1881/Heinrich Peter/Boarder, Bird Fancier/23/Bruswick/Census
1881/Heinrich Schafer/Boarder, Bird Fancier/52/Hessel Cassel/Census
1882/Daniel Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/D Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/D Zuschlag/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/Daniel Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory **
1893/Mrs Gertrude Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Mrs Gertrude Fosse/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Mrs Gertrude Fosse/../../../Post Office Directory
1902/Mrs Gertrude Fosse/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Adelaide Schaumloeffel/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1911/Jacob Schaumloeffel/../../../London Gazette, 7 March 1911 **
1911/Jacob Schaumloeffel/Licensed Victualler Manager/50/Germany/Census
1911/Adelaide Schaumloeffel/Wife, Assistant/52/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/William Brookes/Grandson/11/Lambeth, London/Census
1911/Sarah Flannery/Cook/48/Bristol/Census
1911/Henry Arthur Richards/Barman/19/Tottenham, London/Census
I believe that this was the pub my great grandfather helped with a friend to run around 1911. He was not living with his family at the time as he lived in the pub and would send them some wages home to forest gate for the family.
Apparently there used to be a photo of him stood outside this pub in an apron and bowler hat, but this has been mislaid somewhere. As he worked with a friend there we don't believe he was the landlord. My great grandfather was called William Franklin. ***
1915/Joseph Davis/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Joseph Davis/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 139, Leman Street, Whitechapel,
Joseph Davis, Licensed Victualler, aged 51 years 10 months, born in Minsk, Belarus, Employer
Bertha Davis, Wife, aged 47 years 1 month, born in Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania
Morris H Davis, Son, Licensed Victuallers Manager, J Davis, aged 25 years 9 months, born in St George's, London
Sylvia Davis, Daughter, Barmaid, J Davis, aged 23 years 11 months, born in St George's, London
Isadore C Davis, Son, Tailor, Talla & Co, Out Of Work, aged 22 years 3 months, born in Bethnal Green, London
Anne Harvey, Servant, J Davis, aged 39 years 3 months, born in England
1923/Joseph Davis/../../../P.O. Directory **
1923/John Henry Budde/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Lewis Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Herbert William Taylor Wells/../../../Kelly's
1937/Herbert William Taylor Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Herbert William Taylor Wells/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Mrs Annie Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory *
1949/Mrs Annie Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory
1952/Annie Fowler / Widow, Deceased /../../London Gazette, 23 September 1952
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1983/.//Brown Bear: 130 Leman Street E1. Allied Breweries./../../Pub Directory
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** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Vivienne Webster
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