The Britannia, 87 Commercial street, Spitalfields E1
Demolished in 1929 **
Spitalfields index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Spitalfields, London.
The Britannia (left foreground), The Ten Bells (right background)
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The Britannia, Commercial street, Spitalfields - Landlord G Williams
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Residents at this address.
1861/Robert E Larke/Beer Retailer/27/City of London/Census
1861/Elizabeth Larke/Wife/27/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1861/Eliza E Larke/Daughter/2/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/James R Larke/Son/1/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Bridget Downey/House Servant/20/Bristol, Somerset/Census
1881/Walter Wringer/Beer Retailer/40/Birthurp, Norfolk/Census
1881/Matilda Wringer/Wife/37/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1881/Arthur Wringer/Son/13/Walton, Surrey/Census
1881/Florence Wringer/Daughter/11//Census
1881/Harry Wringer/Son/9/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Edith Wringer/Daughter/6/Dover Rd Bermondsey/Census
1881/Ada Wringer/Daughter/4/Dalston, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rhoda Spartellan/Barmaid/20/Broad St City/Census
On one of the Jack the Ripper websites: "The landlord in 1888 was officially Walter Ringer - rather curious since according to researcher Adam Wood he had been dead since 1881! That is why contemporary accounts place Mrs. Matilda Ringer behind the bar". **
1891/Matilda Ringer/Beer Retailer, Widow/47/Rotherhithe/Census
1891/Arthur Ringer/Son, Electrical Engineer/23/Walton, Surrey/Census
1891/Harry Ringer/Son, Sign Writer/19/Gravesend/Census
1891/Edith Ringer/Daughter, Dressmaker/16/Southwark/Census
1891/Ada Ringer/Daughter/14/Dalston/Census
1891/Kate Lidkard/Barmaid/23/St George East/Census
1894/Matilda Hannah Penniall otherwise Ringer / Deceased / Died 2 October 1894 /../../London Gazette, 26 February 1895 **
1899/Annie Blanche Haseman/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1908/George Williams/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1912/Mrs Harriet Townsend/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
1917/Ernest Carpenter/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **
The 1921 census at 87 Commercial street are
Harry Gibson, Licensed Victualler, aged 34 years 9 months and born in London, Middlesex
Rosa Gibson, Wife, Licensed Victualler, aged 28 years 11 months and born in London, Middlesex
Iris Gibson, Daughter, aged 11 months and born in London, Middlesex
1922/Harry Gibson, Beer Retailer, 87 Commercial street, Whitechapel E1/../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris