Poplar pub history index
Existed from at least 1827. Presuming correct, this is at Sophia street in 1830, and in Cross street in 1842. The Royal Mason, Pennyfields in the 1862 license transfer
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1827/William Crawley, Royal Mason, Cross street, Poplar/../../Pigots Directory
1830/Mr Crawley, Royal Mason, Sophia street, Poplar/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1842/Sarah Crawley, Royal Mason, Cross street, Poplar/../../Robsons Directory
1856/Henry Luff, Royal Mason, Shirbutt street, Poplar/../../Post Office Directory
March 1862/Henry Luff/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1862/Joseph Cole/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1864/John Dean Self and Thomas Smith/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *
1864/Susannah Cole/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *
July 1865/Susannah Cole/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1865/Benjamin Brown Beale/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1869/Benjamin B Beale/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1871 at Royal Mason, Shurbutt Street Poplar
Benjamin B Beale, Licensed victualler aged 38
Susanna Beale, Wife aged 45
William J Dyer, Step-son, Baker clerk, aged 20
George H Dyer, Step-son, Barman, aged 17
Susan F Dyer, Step-daughter aged 19
Frederick J Dyer, Son aged 7
Sydney B Dyer, Son aged 5
Florence C Dyer, Daughter aged 1
Sarah Jones, Domestic servant aged 19
Ann Downey, Domestic servant aged 16
1874/B B Beale/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **
30th September 1876/Benjamin Brown Beale/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
30th September 1876/Robert Gilbert/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
October 1878/Robert Gilbert/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1878/Philip Bundock/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Philip Bundock/Wine & Spirit Merchant/43/Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline Bundock/Wife/47/Kent/Census
1881/Mabel Bundock/Daughter/8/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Percival Bundock/Son/6/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lily Bundock/Daughter/3/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Emma Bundock/Daughter/17/Epping, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Past/Potman/20/../Census
1891/James Griffith/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/James Griffith/Licensed Victualler/59/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1891/Ellen Griffith/Wife/45/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1891/Thomas Griffith/Son, Assistant/22/South Norwood, Surrey/Census
1891/Nelly Griffith/Daughter, Assistant/20/South Norwood, Surrey/Census
1891/George Griffith/Son/14/Poplar, London/Census
1891/John Griffith/Son/12/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Frederick Griffith/Son/10/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Harry Griffith/Son/8/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Alice Griffith/Daughter/Daughter/4/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Dora Griffith/Daughter/Daughter/1/Poplar, London/Census
1895/James Griffith / Deceased, Died 17 March 1895 /../../London Gazette, 27
July 1909 **
1895/Robert Corne/../../../Post Office Directory
1898/Miss C Ruffell / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 16 February 1898 **
1899/Mrs Clara Ruffell/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/William J Jorgensen/Licensed Victualler/55/Denmark (Foreign Subject)/Census
1901/Mary Jorgensen/Wife/50/London/Census
1910/Joe Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/George Edginton/../../../Post Office Directory
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