Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Poplar pub history index
Existed from at least 1862. In 1869 & earlier it is listed under Millwall, This pub is demolished. ** Listed as 22 West Ferry Road in the 1871 census. ***
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
The following entries are in this format:
1862/Wm. Escott/../../../P.O. Directory **
May 1863/William Escott/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1863/Henry De Ritter/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
March 1864/Henry De Ritter/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1864/William Jenkins/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1866/Effingham Lucas/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/George Morrison and Andrew Morrison Longlands/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
August 1867/George Morrison and Andrew Morrison Longlands/Outgoing
Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
August 1867/Tobias Nelson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Thos Nelson/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Tobias Neilson/Publican/42/Norway/Census ***
1871/Mary Neilson/Wife/26/Thurlow, Suffolk/Census
1871/Martha Neilson/Daughter/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louisa Neilson/Daughter/11/Shadwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/Annie Neilson/Daughter/8/Shadwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charles Neilson/Son/4/Shadwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/Harry Neilson/Son/8 months/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ann Sullivan/Domestic Servant/38/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Auglis/Potman/27/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
May 1872/Tobias Nelson, deceased/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1872/Mary Nelson, widow and executrix/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
May 1873/Mary Nelson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1873/Hjalmar Parldon Wetterlund/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1881/William Chreighton/Publican Employing 2 Hands/56/Suffolk/Census
1881/Margaret Chreighton/Wife/57/Warlingworth, Suffolk/Census
1881/Caroline Hough/General Servant/34/Oatley Downs/Census
1881/William Oman/Barman/35/../Census
1882/Hjalmar Paridon Wetterlund/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Edwin P Rowe/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Shearman/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Thomas Shearman/../../../Post Office Directory
Morning Advertiser. 30 June 1896 License Transfers
Watermens Arms, West Ferry road, Robert Barnard to James William Dunn
1899/Brown Bros/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Brown Bros/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/Matthew Reed/Public House Manager/42/Somerstown, London/Census
1901/Seratum Reed/Wife/41/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Harry Reed/Son, Barman/19/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Alfred Reed/Son/17/Hackney, London/Census
1901/William Reed/Son/15/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Selina Reed/Daughter/10/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Samuel Reed/Son/9/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Hubert Reed/Son/7/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Ethel Reed/Daughter/1/Poplar, London/Census
Eastern Post. 11 November 1911 - Transfers of Beer and Wine Licenses
Beer and wine, 290 Poplar High street, John Richard Reeve to Walter Charles Burrows
Eastern Post. 15 February 1913 Transfers of Licenses
Watermans Arms, West Ferry road, Robert Wilson to William Green
1915/William Green/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1921/William Green/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Ewan