The Living History of Britain’s Pubs

Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.

The Horse & Groom, 71 White Horse Street, Ratcliffe

The Horse & Groom, 48 White Horse street in 1856 and earlier. This pub is now demolished. **

Ratcliffe pub history index

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Ratcliffe, London

Residents at this address.

1811/George Irwin / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1814/William Irwin / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1816/William Irwin / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **

1839/John Brice/../../../Pigots Directory **

1851/John Brice/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/John Brice/Victualler, widow/66/Devon/Census
1851/John Brice/Son, Cooper/28/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Bogus/House Servant/26/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census

1853/John Brice, Horse & Groom, 48 White Horse street/../../Post Office Directory

January 1855/John Brice/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

January 1855/Mary Ann Morse/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1856/Mrs Mary Ann Morse/../../../Post Office Directory

November 1855/Mary Ann Denton/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

November 1855/Edward Yates/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1869/Isaac Dyke/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Isaac Dyke/Publican/53/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1871/Ellen Dyke/Wife/53/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1871/James Plastin/Potman/14/Poplar/Census
1871/Alice Cross/General Servant/17/St Pancras/Census

26th October 1872/Isaac Dyke/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

26th October 1872/William Haylock/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

14th July 1874/William Haylock/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

14th July 1874/William Evans/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

October 1875/William Evans/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1875/William Wilson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

July 1878/W Wilson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

July 1878/E J D Bradshaw/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1881/James Darby/Licenced Victualler/36/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Darby/Wife/46/Mile End, Middlesex/Census

1884/James Darby/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/Frederick Yexley/../../../London Gazette, 18 January 1887 **

1891/James Towns/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/William George Berry/../../../Post Office Directory

1896/W G Berry / China & Glass Merchant /../../London Gazette, 15 February 1896 **

1897/W G Berry/../../../London Gazette, 20 February 1897 **

1899/W G Berry / China & Glass Merchant /../../London Gazette, 15 February 1899 **

1899/William George Berry/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/W G Berry / China & Glass Merchant /../../London Gazette, 17 February 1900 **

1901/William George Berry / China & Glass Merchant /../../London Gazette, 10 February 1901 **

1902/W G Berry / China & Glass Merchant /../../London Gazette, 17 February 1902 **

1903/W G Berry / China & Glass Merchant /../../London Gazette, 25 February 1903 **

1904/W G Berry / China Merchant /../../London Gazette, 17 February 1904 **

1905/William G Berry / China & Glass Merchant /../../London Gazette, 23 February 1905 **

1910/William George Berry/../../../Post Office Directory

Eastern Post. 11 November 1911 - Transfers of Victuallers Licenses
Horse and Groom, White Horse street, Ada Grant to Frederick James Whitehorne

Eastern Post. 15 February 1913 Transfers of Licenses
Horse and Groom, Whitehorse street, Frederick James Whitehorne (deceased) to Rose Whitehorne

1915/William Henry Parnell/../../../Post Office Directory **

Horse and Groom landlord in 1921 census John Chapman born 1889 at Bow is Publican at the Horse and Groom in the 1921 census; previous to this he was at his fathers public house, the Grave Maurice, 18 St Leonards Road, Poplar in 1911 ***

In 1921 at 71 White Horse Street, Ratcliff
Emily Louise Chapman, Mother, Widow, Publican Manageress, John Chapman Publican aged 53 years 6 months and born in Poplar, Middlesex
John Chapman, Publican aged 32 years 3 months and born in Bow, Middlesex
Daisy Gertrude Chapman Sister, Dressmaker, Vivian Porter & Co Dressmaker aged 23 years 7 months and born in Poplar, Middlesex



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