Stratford Index
John Davies was licensee at the Boar in 1784. This pub was demolished some time after 1962 in a road widening scheme. * The Blue Boar was rebuilt in 1936.
Blue Boar, 328 High Street, Stratford E15 - in 1935
Blue Boar, 328 High Street, Stratford E15 - in 1939
History of Stratford & West Ham
Residents at this address.
The licensee in 1784 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Davies, at the Boar.
1805/Richard James, Blue Boar, Stratford, Essex/../../Holdens Directory
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard James, at the Blue Boar.
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Edmund May, at the Blue Boar.
1823/Edmund May/../../../Pigot's Directory***
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Edmund May, at the Blue Boar.
1826/Edmund May/../../../Pigot's Directory
1828/William May/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*+
1828-9/Edmund May/../../../Pigot's Directory
1832-3/William May/../../../Pigot's Directory
1834/Wm May / Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office, records held at Guildhall Library *
1839/William May/../../../Pigot's Directory
1844/William May/../../../Thompson’s Directory *
1845/William May/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/William May/../../../White's Directory
1848/Miss Mary Ann Geaxley / Servant/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey *
1848/George Tilley / Pot Boy/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1851/William May/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William May/innkeeper/49/Romford, Essex/Census **
1851/Julia May/wife/52/Upminster, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas May/son/16/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Yeley/barmaid/20/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza Yeley/house servant/28/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1851/George Tilley/servant/24/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Robert Talbot/servant/13/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1855/William May/../../../Post Office Directory *
1856/William May/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/William May/Inn Keeper/59/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/M W May/Wife/63/Upminster, Essex/Census
1861/S C May/Son/26/West Ham, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Carter/Domestic servant/27/North Benfleet, essex/Census
1861/Emma Lefevrer/Domestic servant/22/Cambridgeshire/Census
1861/Theodore Allen/Visitor/34/West Ham, Essex/Census
1861/John Patch/Innkeepers boy/16/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Joseph Newman/Innkeepers boy/12/West Ham, Essex/Census
1862/William May/../../../Kelly's Directory
1867/William May/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/Stowers Carter May/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/Stowers Carter May/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Stowers C May/Licensed Victualler/36/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Annie W May/Wife/36/Scotland/Census
1871/Mary A Coates/Nurse/28/Little Bealing, Suffolk/Census
1871/Matilda Allen/Barmaid/26/Enfield, Middx/Census
1871/Rosetta Love/Barmaid/26/Rochford, Essex/Census
1871/Julia A May/Daughter/7/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Stowers May/Son/4/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Isabella May/Daughter/3/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/James Porter/Pot Boy/17/Stratford, Essex/Census
1871/Jesse Garrett/Waiter/47/West Ham, Essex/Census
1874/Stowers Carter May/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/Mrs. Annie Williams/../../../Kelly's Directory
1881/Benjamin Carter/Licensed Victualler/55/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Ann Carter/Wife/50/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/Benjamin T. Carter/Son, Barman/24/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Carter/Daughter, Barmaid/21/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Carter/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alfred C. Carter/Son/15/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sydney N. Carter/Son/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert M. Carter/Son/11/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1881/Ada Dean/Niece/9/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Emma Canfield/General Domestic Servant/18/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Quinlin/General Domestic Servant/16/Dublin, Ireland/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/Benjamin Carter/../../../Kelly's Directory
1886/Benjamin Carter/../../../Kelly's Directory
1891/William Dorton/Licensed Victualler/42/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1891/Margaret Dorton/Wife/40/Stratford, Essex/Census
1891/Herbert N Dorton/Son/19/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1891/Gertrude J Dorton/Daughter/17/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
1891/John A Dorton/Son/15/Stockwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Ethel M Dorton/Daughter/13/Stratford, Essex/Census
1891/Mable E Dorton/Daughter/9/Stratford, Essex/Census
1891/Douglas G Dorton/Son/7/Stratford, Essex/Census
1891/Margaret A Dorton/Daughter/5/Snaresbrook, Essex/Census
1891/Dora Dorton/Daughter/2/Snaresbrook, Essex/Census
1891/Hilda A Dorton/Daughter/7 months/Stratford, Essex/Census
1891/Louisa Burn/Visitor/20/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1891/Arthur Gardener/Visitor, Commercial Clerk/29/Woodford, Essex/Census
1891/Clement Blair/Visitor, Jockey/20/Boulogne, France/Census
1891/George Andrews/Barman/26/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1891/Harry Foster/Barman/18/Fenchurch Street, Middlesex/Census
1891/Florence Smith/Nursemaid/20/Wanstead, Essex/Census
1891/Rose Cootes/Housemaid/18/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1891/Alice Emery/Cook/28/Cambridgeshire/Census
1896/George Watson Kidd/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Alfred D Dodson/Public House Manager/28/City, Middlesex/Census
1901/Clare R Dodson/Wife/27/New Cross, Sussex/Census
1901/Edward Absolom/Barman/33/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1901/Emily Dummer/Barmaid/34/Tillington, Sussex/Census
1901/Hetty Dallon/Barmaid/22/City, Middlesex/Census
1901/Maurice Ruggles/Barman/23/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Lydia Williams/Waitress/28/City, Middlesex/Census
1901/Emily Cockerton/Kitchenmaid/25/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1902/George Watson Kidd/../../../Kelly's Directory
1906/George Watson Kidd/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1908/George Watson Kidd/../../../Kelly's Directory
1911/William Henry Barnes/Hotel Manager/45/Sherfield, Hants/Census
1911/Janet/Wife, Manageress/42/Great Berkhampstead, Herts/Census
1911/Dora Winifred/Daughter/11/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Gertrude Janet Taylor/Cook/44/Kentish Town, London/Census
1911/Mary Takle/Housemaid/25/Hereford Town/Census
1911/Lily Emily Davies/Barmaid/25/Waterloo, London/Census
1911/Kate Williamson/Nurse/15/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/Sidney King/Barman/24/Waltham Cross, Herts/Census
1911/Henry James Francis/Barman/21/Bow, London/Census
1912/George Watson Kidd/../../../Kelly's Directory
1914/George Watson Kidd/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1917/George Watson Kidd/../../../Kelly's Directory
1922/George W Kidd/../../../Kelly's Directory
1925/Sidney Alfred Mitchell/../../../Kelly's Directory
1930 - 1934/Hensher/../../../Freehold
1934/David Edward Hensher/../../../Kelly's Directory
1935 - 1941/Noonan/../../../Freehold
1938/Ernest Frederick George Noonan/../../../Post Office Directory
1942 - 1947/A Thomson/../../../Freehold
1948/Mrs R C Thomson/../../../Freehold
1949 - 1954/H Stradling/../../../Freehold
1955 - 1961/H J London/../../../Freehold
1971/H. J. London/../../../BT Telephone Directory *
* Provided by Ewan
*+ Provided by Mike Smith
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
Provided by Kevan
* Provided by Stephen Harris