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It claims a foundation date of 1722, and parts of the present building may date back to 1749; The name Ferry House was certainly in use by 1740. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Ferry House, 26 Ferry Street E14 - in October 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1749/William Brown/../../../Survey of London **
1837/Amelia Ingram/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1838/Amelia Ingram/../../../London Gazette, 6 July 1838 **
1839/Amelia Ingram /../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1842/John Gilbert/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1844/John Gilbert/../../../Thompson’s Directory **
May 1848/John Gilbert/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1848/Robert Shepherd/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1851/Robert Shepherd/../../../Kellys Directory
1852/Robert Shepherd/../../../Watkins Directory
1855/Robert Shepherd / Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 15 July 1855
**
1855/Benjamin Shepherd / Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, Sunday 15 July
1855 **
1856/Robert Shepherd/../../../Post Office Directory
May 1858/Thomas Cumberland Davidson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
May 1858/Robert Sheppard/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1869/Mrs Mary Ann Davenport/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/My. Ann Davenport/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed
Victuallers' Directory **
October 1873/Mary Ann Devonport/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1873/Henry Lumsden/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
20th May 1876/Henry Lumsden/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
20th May 1876/George Williams Tremlett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1881/George W Tremlett/Licensed Victualler/41/Broad Clist, Devon/Census
1881/Georgina E Tremlett/Wife/50/Broad Clist, Devon/Census
1881/Ellen A Bingham/Niece/14/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Phoebe J Craven/Barmaid/18/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1881/Matilda Alsing/Visitor/11/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Hales/Potman/17/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1884/George W Tremlett/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/George William Tremlett/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Collingbridge & Bates/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Henry Watson/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/John J Silvester/Publican/39/London/Census
1901/Annie Silvester/Wife/29/Lewisham, London/Census
1901/Dorothy Silvester/Daughter/10/Millwall, London/Census
1901/Alice Fudge/Visitor/11/Scotland/Census
1901/Jane R Peters/Domestic Servant/22/Scotland/Census
1901/John Peters/Barman/20/Scotland/Census
1921/Mrs Ellen Stevenson/../../../Post Office Directory
1971/../Ferry House, 26 Ferry street/../../Pub
Directory
1983/../Ferry House, 26 Ferry street, Courage/../../Pub
Directory
1991/../Ferry House, 26 Ferry street, Courage/../../Pub
Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided By Stephen Harris