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Dover Castle, 55 Sutton street E1

St George in East Index

The address is at 30 Church Road, Commercial Road east, in the 1862 and earlier, and as the same publican is also at the new address of 55 Sutton Street in 1865, this link is reasonably proven. It finally closed as a Pub in 2004, and is now a hotel ** / *

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in St George In East, London - in East London.

Dover Castle, 55 Sutton Street

Dover Castle, 55 Sutton Street

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Dover Castle, 55 Sutton Street - in August 2006

Dover Castle, 55 Sutton Street - in August 2006

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

Lodge of Amity Freemasons membership initiated May 17th 1824, Charles Cheeseman, aged 24, Victualler, St Georges East, 1824

1827/George Cheeseman, Dover Castle, 30 Church road, Commercial road/../../Pigots Directory

1833-34/Charles Cheeseman, Dover Castle, 30 Church road, St Georges east/../../Pigot's Directory

1839/Chas. Shaw/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1842/H Morgan, Dover Castle, 30 Church road, Commercial road east/../../Robsons Directory

1848/Henry D Famariss/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/H D Famariss/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Thomas Weaver/Licensed Victualler/35/Compton, Sussex/Census *
1851/Elizabeth Weaver/Wife/19/Deptford, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas F. Weaver/Son/5 months/Stepney/Census
1851/John Ingram/Barman/19/Shoreditch/Census
1851/John Simpson/Potman/22/Nottinghamshire/Census
1851/Ann Cronen/House Maid/24/Ireland/Census

July 1853/Thomas Weaver/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1853/Charles Fritchley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1856/C Fritchley/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/Charles Fritchley/Licensed Victualler/35/Ilkstone, Derbyshire/Census *
1861/Sarah Ann Fritchley/Wife/40/Yalding, Kent/Census
1861/Charles Fritchley/Son/6/St George in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Anne Dodson Fritchley/Daughter/5/St George in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Dodson Fritchley/Son/4/St George in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Ann Fritchley/Daughter/2/St George in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frederick Fritchley/Son/1/St George in the East, Middlesex/Census
1861/Catherine Whorton/Bar Maid/27/Camden Town, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Sayers/Domestic Servant & Nurse Maid/22/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1861/Augusta Baker/Domestic Servant & House Maid/19/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census

1862/Charles Fritchley, Dover Castle, 30 Church Road, Commercial Road east E/../../Post Office Directory

1865/Charles Fritchley, Dover Castle, 55 Sutton street east, Commercial Road east E/../../Post Office Directory

1869/Charles Fritchley/../../../Post Office Directory

20th May 1876/James Blake and Walter James Blake/Outgoing Licensees/../../East London Observer +

20th May 1876/James Fritchley/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1881/W D Fritchley/Licensed Victualler/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/E J Fritchley/Licensed Victualler, Wife/30/Bristol/Census
1881/E Neale/Gen Servant/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Wright/Gen Servant/19/London, Middlesex/Census

1882/Wm Dodson Fritchley/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/W D Fritchley/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/James Johnson/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/James Johnson/Licensed Victualler/39/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Johnson/Wife/36/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Harry Johnson/Son/10/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Ada Johnson/Daughter/8/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Ethel Johnson/Daughter/6/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Maria Schleman/Sister, Assistant/29/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Thomas Morgan/Barman/19/Brixton, London/Census

9th July 1892/James Johnson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

9th July 1892/Alfred Levy/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1895/Morris & Crown/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Henry Aley/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Thomas Holmes/../../../Post Office Directory

Frederic Collins was my Great grandfather and we had a lot of publicans in the family. Lily was my grandmother who was a publican as was her daughter as was I. Frederic had a number of pubs in London, as did a number of names in the census.

In 1911 at 55 Sutton street, St George in the East, London *+
Frederic Collins, Licensed victualler aged 62 and born in Alton, Hampshire
Mary Collins, Wife aged 67 and born in Foulness, Essex
Reginald Collins, Son, Barman aged 34 and born in Dulwich, Surrey
Esther Collins, Daughter in law aged 25 and born in Surrey Thornton Heath
Frederic Collins, Grandson aged 3 and born in Thornton Heath, Surrey
Maud Collins, Daughter, Barmaid aged 31 and born in Dulwich, Surrey
Grace Collins, Grandchild aged 11 and born in Tottenham, Middlesex
William Crouch, Son in law, Incandescent gas burner aged 33 and born in Stockwell, Surrey
Beatrice Crouch, Daughter aged 29 and born in Dulwich, Surrey
Gladys Crouch, Grandchild aged 6 and born in S Norwood, Surrey
Winifred Crouch, Grandchild aged 2 and born in Chiswick, Middlesex
John Showler, Son in law, Tailor cutter aged 28 1883 and born in Clapham, Surrey
Lily Showler, Daughter aged 24 and born in Dulwich, Surrey
Cecil Showler, Grandchild aged 1 and born in Thornton Heath, Surrey
William Bean, Visitor aged 9 months and born in Haggerston, Middlesex

1915/Lewis Litcook/../../../Post Office Directory *

1921/Henry H. Connor/../../../Hughes Directory *

In 1921 census at 55 Sutton Street, St George in the East
Harvey Connor, Licensed Victualler, aged 42 years 6 months and born Shoreditch, London
Emma Connor, Wife, aged 45 years 3 months and born London
John Connor, Son, Lab Assistant, University College, aged 18 years 8 months and born London
Ivy Mary Ann Connor, Daughter, aged 17 years 2 months and London
Henry Albert Connor, Son, Apprentice, C White Builders Cable St, E1, aged 15 years 8 months and London
Elsie Emma Connor, Daughter, aged 12 years 11 months and London
William Henry Connor, Son, aged 10 years 8 months and London
Charles Alfred Connor, Son, aged 9 years and London
George Edward Connor, Son, aged 8 years 11 months and London
Ethel May Connor, Daughter, aged 6 years 5 months and London
Francis Herbert Connor, Son, aged 6 years 5 months and London

1938/Leonard Arthur Huckett/../../../Post Office Directory


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