Hackney pub history Index
At 10 Palace Place, Well Street in 1861 & 1866
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address
1732/Charles Gosdin/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1752/Joseph Souter/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1796/William Peters / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1811/Isaac Cash, Green Dragon, Well street/../../Holdens Directory
1823-24/Henry Pelling, Green Dragon, Well street/../../Pigot's Directory
1823/Henry Pilling / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1825/Henry Pilling / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1825/Mr Pelling/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1826/Henry Pilling / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1826/Hy Pelling/../../../Pigot's Directory
1826/Henry Pelling / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1826/Charlotte Davis / Servant / 17 /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1836/John Pelling, Green Dragon, Wells street/../../Pigot's Directory
1843/Mrs Penelope Pelling/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Mrs Jane Wildsmith/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Elizabeth Jane Wildsmith/Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/Tooting,
Surrey/Census
1851/Samuel Wildsmith/Son, Butcher/21/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Wildsmith/Son/14/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ruth Crisp/Aunt/76/Yarmouth/Census
1851/George Fletcher/Potman/18/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/William Spurling/Lodger, Labourer/21/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Watts/Lodger, Labourer/25/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1856/John Pelling/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/James Curran/Victualler/56/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1861/Mary Curran/Wife/59/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1861/Louisa Sewards/Niece/15/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1861/Catherine Thomas/Servant/25/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
January 1864/James Curran/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1864/Thomas Haynes/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1866/Thomas Haynes/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
January 1867/Thos Haynes/Outgoing Licensee/../../Shoreditch Observer
January 1867/Robert Davy/Incoming Licensee/../../Shoreditch Observer
26th January 1867/Thomas Haynes/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
26th January 1867/Robert Davy/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1867/Robert Davy / Licensed Victualler, Bankrupt /../../London Gazette, 13
December 1867 **
September 1867/William Holland/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1867/Alfred John Waite/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1869/William John Thorpe/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
July 1869/William Stephens/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
19th March 1870/William Stevens/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
19th March 1870/Frederick Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
1872/F Smith/../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
1874/Frederick Smith/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
1876/Frederick Smith / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 7 July
1876 **
12th May 1877/Frederick Smith/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
12th May 1877/William Tallent/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
September 1877/William Tallent/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
September 1877/James Taylor/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1878/James Taylor/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory
Joseph John Steward was my paternal great grand father. My paternal grand
father Stephen Henry Steward was born at 123 Well Street, Hackney on 4th
September 1891 his fathers occupation was Licensed Victualler; he died in
1962.
Ernest George Ovenden who is referred to as the proprietor in 1910 & 1915
married my great grand mother Eliza Susannah Steward (nee Johnson) after she
was widowed by the death of Joseph John Steward.
I have a large group family photo taken I am informed at the �Green Dragon�
(looks to possibly be in the back yard!) of the Wedding Party following my
my grand fathers marriage on 11th May 1913 to my grand mother Jessie Steward
(nee Hobbs). Interestingly on their marriage certificate his address is
given as 95 Well Street (Butcher) and her address as 123 Well Street
(Spinster) ? At the time of their wedding both their fathers were already
deceased but both mothers still living and in the group photo referred to
earlier.
Subsequently for quite a few years (until his death in 1962) my grand father
Stephen Henry Steward was the proprietor of �The Castle�, 100 Holland Park
Avenue, London W11 & he also at the same time owned and ran under management
what was �Morrells� (Butchers), 96 Holland Park Avenue, London W11. His
siblings were Joe Steward (who also later was a publican), Jack Steward (who
I understand died in 1917 possibly in WW1) and Ada Steward (who I think also
later was a publican).
As regards further info on the careers as publicans of both Joe ( one near
harbour in Ramsgate possibly amongst others) & Ada (amongst possibly others
�Warwick Castle�, Little Venice, that I used to visit as a kid). Joe was at
the Harp, Ramsgate in 1922 at
the birth of his daughter, and after at the
Shipwrights Arms,
Ramsgate. ***
1891/John Steward/Licensed Victualler, Widow/47/Wapping, London/Census
1891/Joseph J Steward/Son, Licensed Victualler/26/Wapping, London/Census
1891/Eliza Steward/Daughter in Law/23/St George in the East, London/Census
1891/Caroline Steward/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Wapping, London/Census
1891/Joseph B Steward/Grandson/4/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/John W Steward/Grandson/8 months/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Walter Chaplin/Barman/18/Bridgwater, Somerset/Census
1891/Sarah Peeram/Domestic Servant/17/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Theresa Constable/Domestic Servant/14/Wapping, London/Census
1896/John Steward/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Steward/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/John Steward/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/John Steward/Licensed Victualler, Widow/57/Wapping, London/Census
1901/Eliza S Steward/Daughter in Law, Widow/32/St George in the East,
London/Census
1901/Joseph J Steward/Grandson/14/St George in the East, London/Census
1901/John W Steward/Grandson/10/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Stephen H Steward/Grandson/9/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Ada G Steward/Grand Daughter/7/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Ellen R Riley/Barmaid/22/St George in the East, London/Census
1901/Clara Chatfield/Domestic Servant/38/Islington, London/Census
1901/George Lea/Barman/22/Mile End, London/Census
1910/Ernest George Ovenden/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Ernest George Ovenden/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Stephen Henry Steward/../../../Post Office Directory
1923/S H Steward/../../../Telephone Directory [Dalston 5068]
1926/S H Steward/../../../Telephone Directory [CLIssold 5068]
1930/S H Steward/../../../Telephone Directory [CLIssold 5068]
1932/S H Steward/../../../Telephone Directory [AMHerst 3068]
1934/Harry Norman Smith/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Harry Norman Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
I noticed the account of publicans, but I remember that circa 1938 a lad named Alan Botsdale/Bottesdale (I may not be exact with the spelling, whose father had taken over the Green Man from Steve Steward (my father, unfortunately, had been a regular customer and at times I can remember being �put over the bar� to avoid legal complications! I do not know for how long Botsdale (if that was also the then proprietor�s name)remained, I went into evacuation with the local Orchard School in September, 1939. (I am now 92 yrs.) *
1939/A Botfield/Licensed victualler/Born 7th January 1893/../Post Office Directory
1939/Maria Botfield/Domestic duties/Born 15th April 1896/../Post Office Directory
1940/Albert Arthur Botfield/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Ernest Blow/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Tony Standley
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Dion Steward