Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Stratford Index
The pub has had several different names in recent years and is now closed, most recently having traded as La Luna. **

Freemason's Tavern, 342 Romford Road, E7 - in March 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
History of Stratford & West Ham
Residents at this address.
1870/Samuel Angus/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/Samuel Angus/Publican/52/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1871/Helena Angus/Wife/39/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1871/George Angus/Son/15/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Thomas Angus/Son/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa Angus/Daughter/11/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Joseph Weatherson/Ostler/22/Fobbing, Essex/Census
1871/A man/Visitor, Widow/63/../Census
1871/Samuel Angus/../../../Post Office Directory
June 1872/Samuel Angus/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
June 1872/William Dorman Carrington/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1874/George Norman/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/William Butty/../../../Kelly's Directory
1881/George Lansbury/Publicans Manager/29/Worcester/Census
1881/Ellen Lansbury/Wife/29/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur J. Arnold/Cousin, Bar Man (Inn St)/26/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth M. Bunton/General Domestic Servant/22/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/William Brutty/../../../Kelly's Directory
1886/William Bruty/../../../Kelly's Directory
1896/George A Brabazon/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George A Brabazon/Licensed Victualler/43/Ratcliffe, London/Census
1901/Agnes A Brabazon/Wife/39/Longwright, Manchester/Census
1901/Alice M Blair/Visitor, Drapers Apprentice/17/London/Census
1901/Dorothy J Bennett/Housemaid/18/Exeter, Devon/Census
1901/Beatrice A Barlow/Housemaid/18/Finsbury Park, London/Census
1901/Elizabeth M Hopson/Cook/40/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Isabel A Gunn/Barmaid/21/Kilburn, London/Census
1901/Lucy Hayward/Barmaid/23/Maldon, Essex/Census
1901/Clara Witney/Barmaid/26/Stratford, essex/Census
1901/Amy F Barham/Barmaid/17/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1902/George A Brabazon/../../../Kelly's Directory
1906/George A. Brabazon/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1908/George A. Brabazon/../../../Kelly's Directory
1911/George Alfred Brabazon/Licensed Victualler/53/Shadwell, London/Census
1911/Agnes Adeline Brabazon/Wife/49/Manchester, Lancashire/Census
1911/Alice Mary Black/Cousin, Companion/27/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1911/Margaret Eleanor Brown/General Servant/22/Bennington, Herts/Census
1911/Francis Alice Brown/Cook/20/Bennington, Herts/Census
1911/Edith Harod/General Servant/16/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1911/Gertrude Simpson/Barmaid/24/Barking, Essex/Census
1911/Harriett Payne/Barmaid/25/Victoria Docks, Essex/Census
1911/Emily Ambridge/Barmaid/21/Dalston, Middlesex/Census
1911/Hilda Hamilton/Barmaid/28/St Pancras, London/Census
1911/Donald Mackinnon/Barman/30/Isle of Skye, Scotland/Census
1912/George A. Brabazon/../../../Kelly's Directory
1914/George A. Brabazon/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1917/George A. Brabazon/../../../Kelly's Directory
In 1921 at 342 Romford Road, West Ham - Freemasons Arms, 342 Romford Road
James John Galliven, Licenced Victualler aged 31 and born in West Ham, Essex
Mary Martha Galliven, Wife, Licenced Victualler Assistant, H H Gallwen aged 28 and born in Hackney, London
Gladys Victoria Galliven, Daughter aged 5 and born in West Ham, Essex
Charlotte King, General Servant aged 22 and born in Grays, Essex
Harold Freeman Holt, General Man Servant aged 24 and born in Romford, Essex
Frank Graham Gooden, Boarder, Commission Traveller, A Leaver, 482 High St, Manor Park, Wholesale Confectioner And Tobacco aged 39 and born in Yeovil, Somerset
Rose Gooden, Boarder, House Wife aged 41 and born in Camberwell, London
Violet Gooden, Domestic Servant aged 17 and born in West Ham, Essex
1922/James John Calliven/../../../Kelly's Directory
1925/James John Galliven/../../../Kelly's Directory
1934/James John Galliven/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1938/James John Galliven/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/James John Galliven/../../../Post Office Directory *
* Provided by Ewan
** Provided by Stephen Harris