Bow pubs history index
This pub was present by 1811 and probably rebuilt in its present form in 1869, earlier address is at 10 Clarendon Terrace, Bow Road **
Little Driver, 125 Bow Road, Bow E3 - in 1941
Little Driver, in recent years
Kindly provided by Philip Mernick
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bow, East London- in East London. The Bow, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Residents at this address.
1811/Thomas Humphreys/../../../Holden's Directory *
1826/Thomas Humphries/../../../Pigots Directory
1836/John Watts, Little Driver, Bow road, Bow/../../Pigots Directory
1841/James Green/../../../P.O. Directory **
1843/James Green/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/James Green/../../../Kellys Directory **
1851/James Green/Licensed Victualler/38/Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza Green/Wife/39/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1851/Lucy Charlotte Green/Daughter/9/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1851/Eliza Green/Daughter/7/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Green/Daughter/4/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sophia Dobbin/Barmaid/31/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1851/Betsy Staines/General Servant/17/Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Heaford/Servant/29/Wolverhampton, Staffordshire/Census
1856/Mrs Eliza Green/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Stephen Green/Son, Licensed Victualler/21/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Eliza Green/Daughter/17/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Victoria Brider/Barmaid/20/Westminster/Census
1861/Jane Schiria/House Maid/17/Dhadwel/Census
1861/George Cook/Potman/18/Birmingham/Census
1861/John Trow/Lodger, Groom/26/Birmingham/Census
May 1862/Eliza Green/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1862/Stephen Green/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1866/Stephen Green/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/John Tepper/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
17th March 1866/John Tepper/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
17th March 1866/George Pillbeam/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
1869/G Pillbeam/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/G Pilbeam/Licensed Victualler/50/Essex/Census
1871/S Pilbeam/Wife/47/Kent/Census
1871/S A Pilbeam/Daughter/26/Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Pilbeam/Daughter/23/Middlesex/Census
1871/Anne Pilbeam/Daughter/17/Middlesex/Census
1871/M A Pilbeam/Daughter/15/Middlesex/Census
1871/H Pilbeam/Daughter/14/Middlesex/Census
1871/William Tillier/Servant/17/Essex/Census
1871/J Allen/Barman/24/Middlesex/Census
1871/Alice Graves/Servant/19/Essex/Census
30th September 1871/George Pilbeam/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
30th September 1871/Charles Good/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
March 1877/Charles Good/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/William Jetson Brewster and Charles Richard Webster/Incoming
Licensee/../../East London Observer
10th January 1880/Robert and Napoleon Goode/Outgoing Licensee/../../East
London Observer +
10th January 1880/Napoleon Goode/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1881/Joseph Good/Licensed Victualler/29/Ware, Hertford/Census
1881/Annie Marion Good/Wife/26/Chesham, Buckingham/Census
1881/Joseph Napoleon Good/Son/1/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Infant Good/Daughter/1 month/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Isabella Martin/Cousin, Housekeeper/31/Sibel Kenningham, Essex/Census
1881/Charlotte Louise Russell/Barmaid/21/Paris, France/Census
1881/Ada Crisp/Barmaid/20/Watering Bury, Kent/Census
1881/Jas.Henry Gander/Barman/19/City Of, London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rosa Scollard/Nurse (Monthly)/44//Census
1881/Lucy Jordan/General Servent/17/Essex/Census
1882/Joseph N Good/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/R & J N Good/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Edward Good/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Edward Good/Victualler/50/Cripplegate, London/Census
1891/Lavinia E Good/Wife/44/St Martins, London//Census
1891/Lavinia E Good/Daughter, Lady Sorting Clerk GPO///Census
1891/Edw H Good/Son, Manager/20/Bloomsbury, London//Census
1891/Rosa Good/Daughter/19/Bloomsbury, London/Census
1891/Charles Good/Son, Sub Manager/18/Bloomsbury, London/Census
1891/Florence M Good/Daughter/15/Bloomsbury, London/Census
1891/Louisa E Sudbury/Visitor, Widow/65/Holborn, London//Census
1891/Ernest Worts/Barman/18/Mile End, London//Census
1891/Robert J Melhuish/Barman/18/Islington, London//Census
1891/Ann Badkin/General Servant/42/Bethnal Green, London//Census
1892/Edward Good/../../../P.O. Directory **
1895/Edward Good/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Mrs Eleanor Flower/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Eleanor Flower/Licensed Victualler, Widow/54/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Farnham Flower/Son, Licensed Victualler/32/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Henry Flower/Son, Licensed Victualler/26/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Helena Flower/Daughter, School Teacher/25/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Minnie Flower/Daughter/22/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Arthur Flower/Son, Clerk Solicitor/21/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Annie Flower/Daughter/20/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Julius Weifenback/Barman/24/Germany/Census
1901/George Beard/Barman/19/Wanstead, Essex/Census
1901/James Niell/Barman/17/Kensington, London/Census
1901/Will Minot/Barman/21/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Betsy Olding/Cook/53/St Lukes, London/Census
1906/Mrs Eleanor Ann Flower/../../../Post Office Directory *
1910/Mrs Eleanor Ann Flower/../../../Post Office Directory *
1915/John Tratt/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Robert William Mirrington/../../../Post Office Directory *
1926/Robert William Mirrington/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Mrs Mabel R Riddington/../../../Kelly's
1938/Wm Barker & Son/../../../Post Office Directory **
1940/William Barker & Son Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Wm Barker & Son (D.D.s) Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/../LITTLE DRIVER: 125 Bow Road E3 Bass Charrington. /../../Pub Directory
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