Barking pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
This pub was present by 1609 and also known as the Anchor * The name is listed as The Anchor Inn in 1861. The address is listed as Quay in 1848, and as Town Quay in 1851. *+
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Dowsett, at the Blue Anchor.
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Margaret Garrett, at the Blue Anchor.
1822-3/Joseph Frogley/../../../Pigots*
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Frogley, at the Blue Anchor.
1826/Joseph Frogley/../../../Pigots Directory
1828/William Smith/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances***
1828-9/Joseph Frogley/../../../Pigots
1832-3/William Smith/../../../Pigots
1839/William Smith/../../../Pigots
1840/William Smith/../../../Pigots*
Heath Street, Barking, Essex / 1841 Census shows this family at the Blue Anchor no. 52 Heath Street.
1841 / William Smith/45/Inn Keeper/Essex/Census
1841 / Elizabeth Smith//40/Essex/Census
1841 / Emma Smith/15//Essex/Census
1841 / Ann Smith/11//Essex/Census
1841 / Henry Smith/15//Essex/Census
1845/Thomas Monk/../../../Post Office
1848/Thomas Monk/../../../Whites
1851/Thomas Monk/../../../Post Office
1851/Henry Monk/licensed victualler/39/Ilford, Essex/Census **
1851/Emma Monk/wife/33/London/Census
1851/Emma Monk/daughter, scholar/09/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/Olive C Monk/daughter, scholar/05/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/Frederick L Monk/son/01/Barking, Essex/Census
1851/James Moss/pot boy/18/Barking, Essex/Census
1852/T. Monk/../../../Kellys*
1855/T. Monk/../../../Kellys*
1861/Thomas Porter/Licensed Victualler/48/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Mahala Porter/Wife/40/Manningtree, Essex/Census
1861/William Nickels/Pot Man/46/Poplar, Middx/Census
1861/Emma Abbott/General servant/20/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1862/Thomas Porter/../../../Kellys
1863 / Thomas Porter / .. / .. / .. / Whites Directory *+
1867/Thomas Porter/../../../Kellys
1871/James Grant/Publican/36/Tetbury, Gloucestershire/Census
1871/Charles Grant/Son/7 months/London/Census
1871/Harriet Grant/Daughter/9/London/Census
1871/Alfred Loabets/Potman/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen Hall/Domestic Servant/16/Ilford, Essex/Census
1872/J Millard/../../../The Essex Annual *
1874/James Grant/../../../Kellys
1878/Alfred Lovett/../../../Kellys
The [Ager/Wager link] - my great great great aunt, Martha Ager, married James
Wager in 1863 (she didnt have to change her name much!). James brother was
William Wager who ran the Compasses in Great Totham and the Fox in Rivenhall,
and his sister was Elizabeth Wager who appears to have lived quite a long life
at the Swan in Little Totham. He also had another sister, Eliza. She married
Albert Binks whose parents ran the Victoria, Barking, and after Albert’s death
she remarried William Bone who ran the Blue Anchor in Barking and was last seen in 1901 with the occupation of 'Publican' and living at 6 High Street, Ilford, Essex. *
1881/William Bone/Beerhouse Keeper/34/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1881/Esther Bone/Daughter/11/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/William Bone/Son/4/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Ann Bone/Daughter/3/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Burgess/Sister/49/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Dane/../17/Gorleston, Suffolk/Census
1882/William Bone/../../../Kellys
1886/William Bone/../../../Kellys
1890 / Joseph Frederick Hardwick / .. / .. / .. / Kellys Directory *+
1891/Joseph F Hardwick/Licensed Victualler/38/Northampton/Census
1891/Matilda Hardwick/Wife/35/Great Totham, Essex/Census
1891/Matilda S Hardwick/Daughter/15/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1891/Mabel Hardwick/Daughter/12/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1891/John Suckling/Potman/26/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Mary A Tyler/Domestic Servant/17/Barking, Essex/Census
1894/Joseph Frederick Hardwick/../../../Kellys
1895/Joseph Frederick Hardwick/../../../Kellys
1896/Robert Barnard/../../../Petty Sessions
1898/Robert Barnard/../../../Kellys
1899/Robert Barnard/../../../Kellys
1901/James Dallinger/Manager - Public House/38/Homerton, Middlesex/Census
1901/Mary Ann Dallinger/Wife/39/East Ham, Essex/Census
1901/Annie Cleary/Sister in Law, Cotton Goods Machinist/26/East Ham,
Essex/Census
# I need to check this, it is probably a private address
1901/Robert Barnard/Publican/60/Stowmarket, Suffolk/Census
1901/Rebecca Barnard/Wife/58/Dartford, Kent/Census
1901/Milly Pankhurst/Grandchild/8/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1901/Annie Pankhurst/Grandchild/6/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1902/Robert Barnard/../../../Petty Sessions
1902/Robert Barnard/../../../Kellys
1906/Robert Barnard/../../../Kellys
1908/Robert Barnard/../../../Kellys
In 1911, Robert Barnard is living at a private address, at 37 Cambridge Road, Barking.
1910 / Robert Barnard / .. / .. / .. / Kellys Directory *+
1911 / Ernest Grayston / Licensed Victualler Manager / 36 / Ipswich / Census *+
1911 / Hannah Grayston / Wife, Assistant / 26 / Somerton, Norfolk / Census
1911 / Gladys Grayston / Daughter / 3 / Barking / Census
1911 / Ernest E. Grayston / Son / 4mo / Barking / Census
1911 / Kate Joslin / Niece, Domestic Servant / 16 / Barking / Census
* Provided by Stephen Harris
*+ Provided by Ewan
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by Mike Smith
Provided by Janice Hart