Whitechapel pub history index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
A will from 1780, is of a Mr. Edward Pinder, who was the owner of the Red Lion and Spread Eagle in Whitechapel. The bequests specifically state that the Red Lion and Spread Eagle should be sold and the proceeds to his brother's grandchildren. His brother is Thomas Pinder. *
The will is dated 1780, but Mr. Pinder apparently was buried on 14 Jun 1782 at St Mary Marfan, Whitechapel, Middlesex,
The will is filed with the Consistory Court of Canterbury, proved 14 Jun 1782 by Messers. James Exeter of White Chapel, Horse Dealer and John Marshall the Elder, grocer, of Stratford, Essex. *
9 July 1807/Insured: William May, the Red Lion and Spread Eagle, Whitechapel, victualler/../Sun Fire Office records held at London Metropolitan Archives
1809/Richard May, Red Lion and Spread Eagle, Whitechapel/../../Holdens Directory
1811/Edward Winspar, Red Lion and Spread Eagle, Whitechapel/../../Holdens Directory
1827/James Gardner, Red Lion & Spread Eagle, 94 Whitechapel/../../Pigots Directory
1832/James Gardner/../../../Robsons Directory
03 December 1838/Will of James Gardner, Victualler of Red Lion and Spread Eagle Whitechapel High Street , Middlesex/../Kew
1839/James Weller/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/W Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1843/Rd Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/John Gray, Red Lion & Spread Eagle, 94 Whitechapel High Street/../../Post Office Directory
1851/John Gray/../../../Kellys Directory
July 1853/John Gray/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1853/Edmund Burke/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/Edmund Burke/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1854/Henry Hull/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Mrs Elizabeth Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1860/Thomas Bland/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1860/John Harris and Nicholas Collins/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1867/John Harris/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1867/Charles William Langenscheid/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
4th July 1868/Charles William Langenscheid/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
4th July 1868/William Cooper/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
November 1868/William Cooper/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1868/Israel Myers/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1869/Israel Myers/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
November 1869/Robert Holloway/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
1871/Robert Holloway/../../../Post Office Directory
1876/Woolf Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1878/W Cohen/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1878/E Woodford/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Phillip Brown/Publican/42/Upminster, Essex/Census
1881/Emily Brown/Wife/34/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frances J Brown/Daughter/17/Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Emily J Brown/Daughter/15/Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Mitchell/Lodger, Carpenter/25/Stirling, Scotland/Census
1881/Richard Parmenter/Barman/26/Aldham, Essex/Census
1881/Alfred Collinbridge/Potman/14/Buckingham/Census
1882/Phillip Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Phillip Brown/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Frederick Frost/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1895/Mrs Isabella Josephs/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Gomm/../../../Post Office Directory
1904/Reuben Butlin/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Emanuel Defries/../../../Post Office Directory
1910 - 1926/Lewis [Leon] & Rosetta Vandermolen/../../../Personal references **
1911/Emanuel Defries/Licensed Victualler/27/Spitalfields, London/Census
1911/Herman Defries/Brother, Warehouseman/32/Aldgate, London/Census
1911/Rose Defries/Sister in Law/32/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Bessie Defries/Niece/7/West Hackney, London/Census
1911/Beatrice Defries/Niece/6/West Hackney, London/Census
1911/Rose Molens/Sister, Assistant/29/Spitalfields, London/Census
1911/Lew Molens/Brother in Law, Manager/39/Mile End Old Town, London/Census
1911/Emily White/General Servant/15/Shadwell, London/Census
1911/Alice Golding/General Servant/20/Old Ford, London/Census
1916/Emanuel Defries/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Emanuel Defries/../../../Post Office Directory
The 1921 census at 94, High Street, Whitechapel,
Emanuel Defries, Licensed Victualler, aged 37 years 8 months, born in Spitalfields, London, Own Account
Leon Vandermolen, Brother-in-law, Licensed Victualler's Manager, E Defries, aged 48 years 8 months, born in Stepney, London
Rosetta Vandermolen, Sister, Housekeeper, E Defries, aged 39 years, born in Spitalfields, London
Elizabeth Vandermolen, Niece, aged 9 years 10 months, born in Stepney, London
Eva Vandermolen Niece, aged 8 years 9 months, born in Stepney, London
Derick Vandermolen, Niece, aged 6 years 10 months, born in Stepney, London
Esther Vandermolen, Niece, aged 4 years born in Stepney, London
Rebecca Lipertz, Nurse, E Defries , aged 25 years 8 months, born in St George's, London
Emily H Fraser, General Servant, E Defries, aged 17 years 1 month, born in Canning Town, Essex
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*** Provided By Keith Frost