Poplar index
Existed from at least 1805 as the Antigallican with alternating addresses including 'Limehouse Hole', becoming the Union by 1856.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Arthur Newman, the Antigallican, Limehouse hole/../../Holdens Directory
The marriage and banns take place between Joseph Bray Woolfe and Mrs Mary
Bray Rudd in October 1838. He is a boat builder, son of Thomas Woolfe, boat
builder, at 62 Luke street. Mary is the daughter of William Rudd,
Wheelwright. The 1841 census lists them with their first son, Joseph, aged
1. They are both listed as aged 25, and Joseph is a boatbuilder. In 1848,
Joseph Bray Woolfe is at the Antigallican, Emmett street, as is Mary in
1851. By 1856, she is listed at the Union, Emmett street. Are these the
same, probably.
Antigallican, Emmett street :
1829/G Allison, Antigallican, Emmett Street, Poplar/../../Robsons Directory
1833-34/George Allison, Antigallican, Emmett Street, Poplar/../../Pigots
Directory
1836/Thomas Olley, Antigallican, Limehouse hole/../../Pigots Directory
1839/Thomas Joseph Candlin/Antigallican, Emmett street/../../Robsons
Directory
1841/George J Woolfe, Antigallican, Limehouse hole/../../Post Office
Directory
1842/George John Woolfe/Antigallican, Emmett street/../../Robsons Directory
1846/George J Woolfe, Antigallican, Limehouse hole/../../Post Office
Directory
1848/Joseph Bray Woolfe/Antigallican, Emmett street/../../P.O. Directory
The 1847 Tower Hamlets cemetery record lists Joseph Bray Woolfe,
Antigallican, Limehouse hole buried aged 32, in December.
1851/Mrs Mary B Woolfe/Antigallican, Emmett street/../../P.O. Directory
1851/Mary B Woolfe/Licensed Victualler, Widow/37/Hertfordshire/Census
1851John Rudd/Brother, Barman/23/Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Charlotte Rudd/Sister, Barmaid/24/Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Joseph H Woolfe/Son/11/St Georges East/Census
1851/John H Woolfe/Son/9/St Georges East/Census
1851/Emmily Woolfe/Daughter/6/St Georges East/Census
1851/Henry H Woolfe/Son/3/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Alice/Servant/25/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Beaumont/Potman/23/St Georges East/Census
Union, Emmett street :
1856/Mrs Mary Bray Woolfe/../../../P.O. Directory **
1861/Mary Woolf/Victualler, Widow/46/Herefordshire/Census
1861/Joseph Woolf/Son, Assistant/21/St Georges East/Census
1861/John Woolf/Son, Assistant/18/St Georges East/Census
1861/Henry Woolf/Son/13/Poplar/Census
1861/Emily Woolf/Daughter, Assistant/16/St Georges East/Census
1861/Charlotte Budd/Sister/32/Herefordshire/Census
1861/Elizabeyh Pitton/Servant/37/Wales/Census
December 1863/Mary Bray Woolfe, Union, Emmett street, Limehouse, false
measures, fined 50s/../../London Evening Standard
January 1866/Mary Bray Woolfe/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1866/William Henry Gedge/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/William Henry Gedge/../../../P.O. Directory **
1874/W H Gedge/../../../H D Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers
Directory **
14th July 1874/William Henry Gedge/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
14th July 1874/Oliver Shaw/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1881/George Windes/Licensed Victualler/59/City Of London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma R Newry/Barmaid/18/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Daniel Cronin/Potman/55/City Of, London, Middlesex/Census
1884/James Blumson/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/Owen Hancock/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/Lionel Fairweather/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Lionel Fairweather/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Lionel Fairweather/Licensed Victualler/39/Debenham, Suffolk/Census
1901/Louisa Fairweather/Wife/25/Mile End, London/Census
1901/Lily Fairweather/Daughter/12/Islington, London/Census
1901/Emily Fairweather/Daughter/11/St Lukes, London/Census
1901/Louisa Fairweather/Daughter/1 month/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Samuel Redshaw/Visitor/15/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Violet Hyard/Nurse/16/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Gustave Salm/Boarder, Wine Merchants Cooper/38/Switzerland/Census
1901/Susanne Salm/Boarder/25/Switzerland/Census
1901/Robert McLellan/Boarder, Dock Labourer/45/Pembroke, Maine, USA/Census
1908/John Gilmore/../../../P.O. Directory **
1909/John Gilmore/../../../P.O. Directory **
1910/John Gilmore/../../../P.O. Directory **
1914/Henry Challen Coveney/../../../P.O. Directory **
London Evening Standard 03 June 1914
Licensing Act 1904 Notice of principal meeting to discuss by the Compensation authority on 1st July 1914
Tower
Union, Emmett street, Poplar, Full, Henry Challen Coveney
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided By Stephen Harris