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Sir John Lawrence, 26 Rathbone Street, Canning Town E16

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Residents at this address

1871/Thos Palmer/Publican/32/Bristol/Census
1871/Lavinia Palmer/Wife/32/Middlesex/Census
1871/Lavinia R Palmer/Daughter/8/Middlesex/Census
1871/Isabella E Palmer/Daughter/6/Kent/Census
1871/Thos F Palmer/Son/4/Essex/Census
1871/Henry Cadman/Servant/24/Essex/Census
1871/Emma Brown/Servant/19/Middlesex/Census

1874/Thomas Palmer/../../../Kelly's Directory

1878/Thomas Palmer/../../../Kelly's Directory

1881/Thomas Palmer/Publican/45/Bristol, Gloucester/Census
1881/Savonia Palmer/Wife/39/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Savonia Palmer/Daughter, Dressmaker/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Isabella Palmer/Daughter, Dressmaker/16/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas J. Palmer/Son/14/West Ham, Essex/Census
1881/Ada Palmer/Daughter/9/West Ham, Essex/Census
1881/Charles G. F. Palmer/Son/3/West Ham, Essex/Census
1881/Francis A. Palmer/Daughter/3m/West Ham, Essex/Census

1882/Thomas Palmer/../../../Kelly's Directory

1886/Emanuel Mills/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's Directory

Note: Premises not named in 1886

1891/James Turpin/Licensed Victualler/35/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1891/Catherine Turpin/Wife/30/Poplar, London/Census
1891/James W Turpin/Son/10/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1891/Catherine H Turpin/Daughter/7/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1891/Ernest R Turpin/Son/4/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1891/Elsie Wilkins/General Servant/18/Poplar, London/Census

1896/A Bullion/../../../Post Office Directory

1902/Andrew Scott Bullions/../../../Kelly's Directory

East End News and London Shipping Chronicle. 13 February 1940 - Mr W G Short
Many Tributes at Funeral. The burial took place on Friday at the East London Cemetery, Plaistow of Mr William George Short, licensee for many years at the Harrow, Ripple Road, Barking, who died after a long illness at the age of 76.
Mr Short had been an esteemed member of the licensed victuallers trade for about 40 years and among the well known houses of which he had been licensee were The Volunteer, East India Dock road, Bromley Hall Tavern, Poplar and the Sir John Lawrence, at Canning Town, which he took over when he first entered into the trade.
In his early life he was by profession a civil engineer engaged on Government works and he obtained his membership of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers until his death. He was also a Freemason at the Royal Victorian Lodge.

1908/Thomas John McIsack/../../../Kelly's Directory

In 1911 at 26 Rathbone St Canning Town E, West Ham
Thomas John McIsack, Licensed victualler, Widower aged 57and born in Blackwall London
Rose Laura McIsack, Daughter aged 27and born in Plaistow Essex
Clara McIsack, Daughter aged 22and born in Plaistow Essex
Ethel McIsack, Daughter aged 18and born in Plaistow Essex
Mary Ann Selina Moore, Manageress aged 52 and born in Southampton Hampshire

1912/Thomas John McIsack/../../../Kelly's Directory

1917/William Dennis Murphy/../../../Kelly's Directory

Leytonstone Express and Independent. 05 October 1918
Transfer of Licenses
Sir John Lawrence, Rathbone street, Canning Town from William Dennis Murphy to Cornelius Binks

1925/Cornelius Binks/../../../Kelly's Directory

1934/Cornelius Binks/../../../Kelly's Directory

 


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