 
  Mile End Pubs history
At Vincent Street in 1866 license transfers. Listed as the Earl St. Vincent, 8 Charles street in the 1851 census - actually, see Sidney Arms as is correctly noted in the 1848 and 1851 directories at 8 Charles street. The Sidney Arms appears to exist until about 1930.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1832/John Edwards/../../Robsons Directory
1839/William Henry Norford/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/John Sheppard/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/John Anthony Shepherd/../../../Post Office Directory **
1851/John Anthony Shepherd/../../../Kellys Directory **
1851/John Anthony Shepherd/Licensed Victualler/31/Greenwich/Census 
1851/T Philips/Barman/16/Stepney/Census
1852/John Anthony Shepherd/../../../Watkins Directory **
January 1864/Walter William Greenway/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1864/George Wooder/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
17th March 1866/George Wooder, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
17th March 1866/John Wooder, his executor/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1866/John Wooder/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era  
May 1866/John Robson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era 
1867/Mr John Robson, Sydney Arms, 8 Charles street, commercial road east/../../Licensed Victuallers Association 
1875/John Robson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/George Hughes/../../../Post Office Directory 
1891/George Hughes/Licensed Victualler/43/Stepney, London/Census 
1891/Mary Ann K Hughes/Wife/43/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Mary Eliz A Hughes/Daughter, Milliner/23/Spark Hill, 
Worcestershire/Census
1891/Geo Josh Fred Hughes/Son, Sign Maker/20/Spark Hill, 
Worcestershire/Census
1891/Winifred Caroline Hughes/Daughter/18/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1891/Agnes Maud V Hughes/Daughter/7/London/Census
1899/James Frederick Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory 
1901/John T Gifford/Licensed Victualler/33/Old Kent Road/Census
1901/Alice E Gifford/Wife/26/Limehouse/Census
1901/Vera M Gifford/Daughter/2/Upton Park/Census
1901/Gladdis Gifford/Daughter/5 months/Shadwell/Census
1901/Minnie Coates/Domestic Servant, Widow/51/Sheffield/Census
1907/Harry Alexander Place/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory 
1908/Abraham Joseph Bouneau/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory 
1911/Mary Ann Cotts/Aunt, Licensed Victualler/55/Aldgate, London/Census *
1911/Thomas Cotts/Nephew, Manager/36/Aldgate, London/Census
1911/Beatrice Cotts/Wife, manageress/31/St Georges East, London/Census
1911/Baby Cotts/../5 days/Stepney, London/Census
1911/Joe Cossy/Potman/28/St Georges East, London/Census
1911/Matilda Metcalf/Nurse/36/Stowmarket, Suffolk/Census
By
1913, there is an Miss Mary Ann Cotts at the  Crystal tavern, 25 Burdett road for some years. Thomas Cotts is also a  beer retailer at the Ship King George, Lower East Smithfield at and  before 1910
1913/Henry James Ladd/../../../Post Office Directory 
1915/Solomon Lyons/../../../Post Office Directory 
1921/Louis Max/../../../Post Office Directory 
In 1921 census at 90, Charles Street, Mile End Old Town,
Herbert Alfred Houlden, Licensed Victualler, aged 31 years and born at Paddington, London, the Employer
Clara Martha Houlden, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant, H A Houlden, Licensed Victualler, aged 32 years 8 months and born at Shoreditch, London 
Clara Evelyn Houlden, Daughter, aged 7 years 2 months and born at Paddington, London 
Herbert Alfred Houlden, Son, aged 5 years 11 months and born at Paddington, London 
Elizabeth Lillian Houlden, Daughter, aged 6 months and born at Stepney, London 
1923/Mrs Leah Colps/../../../Post Office Directory 
1927/Louis Newman/../../../Post Office Directory 
1929/Louis Newman/../../../Post Office Directory 
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