Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Limehouse index
The address is listed at Catherine Street in 1877, as 1 Old Road in the 1861 census, as 1 Old Manor Road in the 1833 and 1856 directories, and as Stepney Old Road in the 1851 directory. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1829/J Fancy, Anchor, Catherine street, Limehouse/../../Robsons Directory
1830/Mr Fancy, Blue Anchor, Catherine street, Limehouse fields/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1833-34/James Fancy, Blue Anchor, Old Manor road, Limehouse/../../Pigots Directory
1851/Thomas Stebbing/../../../Post Office Directory *
May 1853/Thomas Stebbing/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1853/William Payne/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/William Payne/../../../Post Office Directory *
November 1855/William Payne/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
November 1855/Robert Turner/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1861/Robert Turner/Licensed Victualler/57/Portsea, Hampshire/Census *
1861/Mary Ann Turner/Wife/50/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1861/Sarah Bear Turner/Daughter, Barmaid/24/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Robert Turner/Son, Lighterman/20/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Maria Turner/Daughter, Barmaid/18/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Rosa Bear Turner/Daughter/15/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Harriet Turner/Daughter/14/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/Thomas Turner/Son/13/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1861/John Ridley/Potman/67/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
August 1861/Robert Turner/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1861/George Dobson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1863/George Dobson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1866/Henry Bonner/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1867/Henry Bonner/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1867/James Jones Porcas/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Jas Porcas/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1869/James Jones Porcas/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1869/Thomas Brighton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/Thomas Brighton/Licensed Victualler/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ann Brighton/Wife/32/../Census
1871/Thomas Spriggs/Boarder, Short Hand Writer/29/St Margarets, Leicester/Census
January 1877/George Cook/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1877/Samuel Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1879/Samuel Smith, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1879/Harriet Smith, widow of Samuel Smith/Incoming
Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Harriet E Smith/Licensed Victualler, Widow/66/Beckenham,
Kent,/Census
1881/Margaret J Smith/Daughter/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/James Laughton/Barman/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clara Loomer/General Servant/25/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1882/George Griffin Cook/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/George G Cook/../../../Business Directory of London **
1886/George G Cook/../../../Business Directory of London **
1891/Frederick George Hone/Licensed Victualler, Widow/29/Poplar,
Middlesex/Census
1891/Mary Miles/Housekeeper, Widow/67/St Georges East/Census
1891/Amie Oakley/Barmaid/22/Hertfordshire/Census
1891/Elizabeth Oakley/Barmaid/20/?/Census
9th July 1892/Frederick George Griffin Hone/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
9th July 1892/William Mark Gange/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1895/William Arthur Gainge/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Joseph Edward Crow/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Joseph E Crow/Licensed Victualler/45/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Emily Crow/Wife/42/Stepney, London/Census
1901/William G Crow/Son/17/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Gretrude E L Crow/Daughter/15/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Joseph E Crow/Son/13/Poplar, London/Census
1901/John E P Crow/Son/8/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Maude M Crow/Daughter/5/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Albert R Crow/Son/3/Limehouse, London/Census
1911/Edward Arber/Manager, Public House/35/Steeple, Essex/Census
1911/Teresa Arber/Wife/35/St Lukes, London/Census
1911/Herbert Arber/Son/10/Walth, London/Census
1911/Lily Arber/Daughter/8/Walth, London/Census
1911/Fred Arber/Son/6/Walth, London/Census
1911/Rosy Arber/Daughter/4/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Florry Arber/Daughter/2/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Thomas Tyrrell/Barman/23/Hackney, London/Census
1915/John Parker/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Bert Storer/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 136 White Horse Street, Stepney, Limehouse
Edward Ellis, Licensed Victualler, aged 32 years 2 months, born in London, Own Account
Ellen Ellis, Wife, aged 36 years 3 months, born in London
Patricia Ellis, Daughter, aged 7 years 9 months, born in London
Eileen May Ellis, Daughter, aged 1 month, born in London
Eastern Post. 25 September 1926 Local Licences Transferred Bethnal Green and Stepney.
Stepney
Blue Anchor, White Horse street, Edward John Taylor to Florence Taylor and Edward Thomas Taylor
1934/Joseph Alfred Daniels/../../../Kelly's
1938/Joseph Alfred Daniels/../../../Post Office Directory
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