Ship, 140 Hanbury street, Mile End E1

Mile End Pubs history

at 58 Preston Street in 1869, and at 37 Well Street in 1856 & earlier through road name changing. In 1920 this address is a grocers. This pub is now demolished.

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

1825/Mr Campkin, Ship, Well street, Mile End New Town/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1827/Thomas Murray, Ship, 37 Well street, Mile end New Town/../../Pigots Directory

1831/Thomas Murray, Ship, Well street, Mile End New Town, in addition to 2 guineas, 3 guineas/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1833 - 34/Thomas Murray, Ship, 37 Well Street, Mile End New Town/../../Pigots Directory

1839/Thomas Murray, Ship, Well Street, Mile End New Town/../../Pigots Directory

1842/George Nicholson/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1851/Bernard William Menge/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Thomas Hayward/Licensed Victualler/40/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Hayward/Wife/46/Hampstead, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Hayward/Son/12/St Georges east, Middlesex/Census
1851/Caroline Hayward/Daughter/9/St Georges east, Middlesex/Census
1851/Emma Hayward/Daughter/5/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Hayward/Daughter/1/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Simpson/General Servant/41/St Mary le Strand, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Sullivan/General Servant/25/Ireland/Census

1855/Peter Debock / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 15 July 1855 **

1855/Henry Wade / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 15 July 1855 **

1856/Henry Wade/../../../Post Office Directory

1869/Richard Woodbridge/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/George Cate/Licensed Victualler/39/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Cate/Wife/37/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1871/Sarah Cate/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Cate/Daughter/13/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Cate/Son/11/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Rosetta Cate/Daughter/9/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Cate/Son/7/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Eliza Cate/Daughter/4/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Margaretta Cate/Daughter/2/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Walden/Grand Daughter/1/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/William V Hislop/Lodger/45/Masham, Yorkshire/Census

1879/Frederick Schirmer/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/Frederick Schirmer/Licensed Victualler/43/Hanover, Germany/Census
1881/Sophie Schirmer/Wife/40/Hanover, Germany/Census
1881/Henry Schirmer/Son, Decorator/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jessie Schirmer/Daughter In Law/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Dorso Schirmer/Mother/70/Chastapl, Germany/Census
1881/Osca Breithupt/Boarder, Commercial Traveller/34/Braunschwich, Germany/Census
1881/Hedwich Breithupt/Boarder/25/Hamburg/Census

1882/Frederick Schirmer/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Frederick Schirmer/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Thomas John Mortimer/../../../Post Office Directory

My Great Great grandfather John Bennett Booker was licensed Victualler, but I am still trying to find out the duration he was at the Ship – my great uncle still recalls this grandmother (John’s wife) telling him stories about Jack the Ripper! John Bennett Booker is at the One Tun, Saffron Hill by 1899, whilst his father is at the Pauls Head, 1 Crispin Street, Spitalfields *

1891/John B Booker/Licensed Victualler/24/Camberwell, Surrey/Census *
1891/Ellen L Booker/Wife/24/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1891/Nellie Ann Booker/Daughter/1/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Amy J Palmer/General Servant, Widow/57/Stepney, London/Census
1891/John Smith/Uncle, Cab Drivers Groom/61/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Jane Smith/Aunt, Machinist (Boot)/50/Branford, Suffolk/Census
1891/George H Smith/Cousin, Printer/21/Stepney, London/Census
1891/John Smith/Cousin/10/Stepney, London/Census

1895/Daniel Gladman/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Solomon Abrahams/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Morris Simkin/Publican/32/Russia (Nat British Subject)/Census
1901/Fanny Simkin/Wife/25/../Census
1901/Annie Simkin/Daughter/15/Spitalfields, London/Census
1901/Esther Simkin/Daughter/13/Spitalfields, London/Census
1901/Ginny Simkin/Daughter/11/Spitalfields, London/Census

1910/Walter George Moffatt/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Walter Moffatt/Licensed Victualler/61/London, Middlesex/Census
1911/Elizabeth Moffatt/Wife/45/London, Middlesex/Census
1911/Annie Moffatt/Daughter, Shop Assistant/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1911/Walter Moffatt/Son, Lighterman Apprentice/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1911/Arthur Moffatt/Son, Tailors Machinist/17/London, Middlesex/Census
1911/Grace Moffatt/Daughter/12/London, Middlesex/Census

Walter Moffat in his first world war service record names his father, Walter George Moffat as being at the Compasses, London road, Romford. He is at the Compasses for a number of years, and the family continue here until at least 1933.

1915/Barnet Rabin/../../../Post Office Directory

1917/Barnett Rabin/../../../P.O. Directory **


* Provided By Sara Shaw

** Provided By Stephen Harris

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