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Man in the Moon, 27 Plough Street, Whitechapel, E1

Address given also as Colchester Street, e.g.in 1811. At 10 Colchester Street in 1851 census and the 1874 license transfer. **

Whitechapel pub history index

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

1750/Mr Young/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1750/Grace Rigg / Servant /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1805/Joseph Miller, Man in the Moon, Plough street, Whitechapel/../../Holdens Directory

1811/Robert Mays, Man in the Moon, Colchester street, Whitechapel/../../Holdens Directory

1836/Mary Davey/../../../Pigot’s Directory

1839/William Dunn/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/Roe Mercer/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/John D Beger/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/J Dav. Beger/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1851/William Parsons/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/William Parsons/Licensed Victualler/39/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sophia Parsons/Wife/48/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1851/Agnes Sophia Parsons/Daughter/3/Whitechapel/Census
1851/Samuel Keeble/Stepson, Apprentice to Builder/20/Whitechapel/Census
1851/William Sweeting/Waiter/24/St Leonards, Shoreditch/Census
1851/Simon Emanuel/Waiter, Widow/64/Westphalia, Germany/Census
1851/John Draycott/Lodger, Town Traveller/49/Malpas, Shropshire/Census
1851/Caroline Lannagan/Cook/24/Clonmel, Ireland/Census
1851/Robert Coy/Lodger, Baker/30/St Lawrence, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas Gidney/Lodger, Coachmaker/35/St Paul, Shadwell/Census
1851/Joseph Spencer/Lodger, Butcher, Widow/60/Stoughton, Leicestershire/Census
1851/Ann Strange/Stepmother, Gentlewoman, Widow/79/Roxham, Norfolk/Census
1851/Charles Parker/Lodger, Labourer/43/Whitechapel/Census
1851/William Sanders/Lodger, Harness Maker/69/Updell, Norfolk/Census
1851/Robert Swells/Lodger, Dealer/38/City of York/Census

1856/W Parsons/../../../Post Office Directory

August 1860/William Parsons/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1860/John Turnham/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

September 1860/John Turnham/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

September 1860/John Tibbs/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1867/John Tibbs / Formerly Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette,10 May 1867 **

March 1867/Henry Joseph Squires, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

March 1867/Ann Squires, his administratrix/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1869/Mrs Ann Squires/../../../Post Office Directory

14th July 1874/Ann Squires/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

14th July 1874/John Curtis/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

May 1879/Robert Frederick Fick/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

May 1879/Alfred Paine/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1885/Alfred Paine/../../../P. O. Directory **

My ancestor, C Lutjens, resided at this pub for a few years as listed in the census record for 1891. The two Bammann girls were daughters of Hermann Bammann, who is mentioned in 1895 and 1899. *

1891/Margaret Bammann/Manageress/26/St Georges East, London/Census *
1891/Henrietta Bammann/Sister, Barmaid/17/Shadwell, London/Census
1891/C H Lutjens/Barman/25/Germany/Census

1895/Hermann Bammann/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Hermann Bammann/../../../Post Office Directory

November 1904/Transfer of licence of the Man in the Moon, Colchester street, Wiliam Helmke (deceased) to Catherine Elizabeth Helmke/../../East London Observer

1910/Mrs Catherine Helmke/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/John Adam Lower/Licensed Victualler/50/Germany/Census
1911/Christina Lower/Wife, Assistant/35/London/Census
1911/Jacob Lower/Son, Fur & Skin Salesman/21/London/Census
1911/Elizabeth Catherine Lower/Daughter, Assistant/18/London/Census
1911/Charles George Lower/Son, Grocers Porter/17/London/Census
1911/Ernest Conrad Lower/Son/11/London/Census
1911/Christina Frances Lower/Daughter/9/London/Census
1911/Katharine Lower/Sister, Cook & Housekeeper/36/Germany/Census
1911/Heinrich Franck/Bread baker/65/Germany/Census
1911/George Hansmann/Potman/28/City of London/Census

1915/John Adam Lower/../../../Post Office Directory



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