Stratford Index
Also known as The Pigeons Hotel. At Stratford Point in 1826. The Three Pigeons (latterly just 2 Pigeons") was recently converted to a Tesco Metro store. It retains its pub outlook.
The Pigeons before 1885
Provided by Lal Cook
Now known as the Pigeons
Three Pigeons, 120 & 122 Romford Road, Stratford Green, Stratford E15 - in 1935
Three Pigeons, Romford Road, Stratford Green, Stratford, 5th February 2003
Taken by Brian Berry
History Wof Stratford & West Ham
Residents at this address.
The licensee in 1784 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Robert Theobald, at the Three Pigeons.
The licensee in 1801 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Theobalds, at the Three Pigeons.
1811/John Carter, Three Pigeons, Stratford green, Essex/../../Holdens Directory
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Reader, at the Three Pigeons.
1819/William Robert Reader/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John White, at the Three Pigeons.
1826/John White/../../../Pigot's Directory
1828/John White/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*+
1828-9/John White/../../../Pigot's Directory
1832-3/George A. Elliott/../../../Pigot's Directory
1839/William Hinchley/../../../Pigot's Directory
1841/William Hinchley/Publican/40/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Hinchley/../40/../Census
1841/William Hinchley/../15/../Census
1841/Mathew Hinchley/../14/../Census
1841/George Hinchley/../11/../Census
1841/Frederick Hinchley/../9/../Census
1841/James Hinchley/../1/../Census
1841/Ann Hinchley/../13/../Census
1841/Mary Hinchley/../4/../Census
1841/Bridget Cain/Female Servant/20/Essex/Census
1841/William Smith/Male Servant/30/../Census
1845/William Laythorp/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/William Laythorp/../../../White's Directory
1851/Mrs. Alice Laythcarp/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Michael F Donovan/../../../Kelly’s Directory ***
1851/Michael Donovon/licensed victualler/27/Ireland/Census **
1851/Alice Donovon/wife/33/Ireland/Census
1851/Richard Donovon/son/2m/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Moss/barman/14/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Bonner/servant/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Giles/nursemaid/13/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/John Munday/potman/16/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Hatteson/ostler/61/Little Sampford, Essex/Census
1855/James Catchpole/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1856/James Catchpole/../../../Post Office Directory
1859/William Jackaman / Ostler/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***
1861/Edward Whitechurch/Publican/35/Aston, Cambs/Census
1861/Elizabeth Whitechurch/Wife/29/Dunage, Suffolk/Census
1861/Charlotte Whitechurch/Daughter/11/Ilford, Essex/Census
1861/Edward Whitechurch/Son/8/Stepney, Middx/Census
1861/John Whitechurch/Son/5/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census
1861/James Whitechurch/Son/1/Stepney, Middx/Census
1861/Ann Savage/General servant/19/Whitechapel/Census
1861/Thomas Savill/General servant/22/Whitechapel/Census
1861/Thomas Hadinton/Boarder, Bricklayer/75/Dew Sanford, Devon/Census
1862/Edward Whitechurch/../../../Kelly's Directory
1867/John De Ritter/../../../Post Office Directory
William Edward Bench, Licensed Victualler.
1870/William Edward Bench/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/William Edward Bench/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William E Bench/Licensed Victualler/36/Maidenhead, Berkshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Bench/Wife/32/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1871/Fanny J Bench/Daughter/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/William E Bench/Son/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Edward Bench/Son/5/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Bench/Son/4/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary M Bench/Daughter/2 months/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Bench/Nephew/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Dixon/Niece, Barmaid/18/Datchet, Bucks/Census
1871/Ellen A Seaborn/Cook/21/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary A Seaborn/Nurse Maid/15/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Alfred Smith/Potman/18/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1874/George James/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/Thomas McGovain/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/Thomas McGovaran / Landlord/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***
1881/Robert Kemp/Publican/47/Bridgham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Amelia Kemp/Wife, Barmaid/40/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Kemp/Daughter/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lucy Kemp/Daughter/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Katie Kemp/Niece/10/Bridgham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Bertie Kemp/Son/9/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Moss/Barmaid/19/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Holmes/General Domestic Servant/46/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Holmes/Potman/19/Barnet, Middlesex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/Robert Kemp/../../../Kelly's Directory
1886/Robert Kemp/../../../Kelly's Directory
1896/William Henson/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/John Frost/Licensed Victualler/47/Kentishere, Devon/Census
1901/Thomas Arnold/Head Barman/49/Penzance, Cornwall/Census
1901/Thomas Ashwell/Cellerman/34/Hertford, herts/Census
1901/Robert Drew/Waiter/17/Glasgow/Census
1901/Emma Wallace/Head Barmaid/26/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1901/Jane Newman/Barmaid/26/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Gertrude Browning/Barmaid/23/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Florence Browning/Barmaid/22/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Clara Pluck/Housekeeper/38/Tunbridge, kent/Census
1901/Emma R Beaumont/Cook/44/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Edith E Belbin/Housemaid/23/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1902/John Frost/../../../Kelly's Directory
1904/John Frost / Licensed Victualler/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
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1904/Clara Bermel / Barmaid/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1906/John Frost/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1908/Charles Hohnen/../../../Kelly's Directory
1911/Frank Dickson/Licensed Victualler/32/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1911/Florence Eliza Dickson/Wife, Assistant/31/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1911/Clifford Frank Dickson/Son/3/Ilford, Essex/Census
1911/Audrey Florence Dickson/Daughter/1/Ilford, Essex/Census
1911/Louisa Betsy Smith/Cook/29/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/Violet May Stone/Houseman/22/Rudham, Norfolk/Census
1911/Doris Loveday/Nurse/16/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Arnold Ernest Riddle/Head Barman/21/Faversham, Kent/Census
1911/George Thomas Collins/Billiard Marker/20/Bromley by Bow, London/Census
1911/Ernest Jones/Barman/21/Torquay, Devon/Census
1911/Elizabeth Fagan/Barmaid/24/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1911/Agnes Nellie Fagan/Barmaid/19/Yorkshire/Census
1911/Ethel Elsie Bury/Barmaid/24/Barking, Essex/Census
1912/Joseph Anidjah Romain/../../../Kelly's Directory
1912/Frank Dickson/Publican/../../Kelly's Directory
1914 - 1940/A Matthews/../../../Freehold
1914/Joseph Anidjah Romain & Frank Dickson/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1917/Alfred Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1917/Eric Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1922/Alfred Matthews & Eric Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1925/Alfred Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1925/Eric Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1934/Alfred & Eric Vernon Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1938/Alfred & Eric Vernon Matthews/../../../Post Office Directory
1941 - 1950/Weston & Wood/../../../Freehold
1944/William Wood/../../../Post Office Directory *
1951 - 1967/A W Wood & Sons/../../../Freehold
* Provided by Ewan
*+ Provided by Mike Smith
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by Stephen Harris