Wapping pub history index
at 117 Upper East Smithfield in 1856 & earlier
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Brown Bear, 43 Upper East Smithfield, Wapping E1 - in 1939
Residents at this address.
20 October 1788/Insured: George Ludiman, at the Brown Bear in Upper East Smithfield, victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance records at the LMA
1811/Mary Wood, victualler, 117 Upper East Smithfield/../../Holdens Directory
1833-34/Henry Bergman/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/H Bergman/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Charles Collins/../../../Kelly's
May 1852/William Hierons/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
May 1852/William Mackenzie/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
July 1854/William Mackenzie, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1854/Mary Mackenzie, his widow and executrix/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/Mrs M Mackenzie/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/William Linsell/Barman, Widow/32/Balsham, Cambs/Census
1861/William M Fortescue/Barman/20/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1861/George Newlyn/Barman/17/Bassington, Hampshire/Census
1861/Louisa Tilson/General Servant/27/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
August 1861/Fanny Gorling/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1861/George Cadman/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
August 1863/George Cadman/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1863/William Wood/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1865/Mr William
Wood, Brown Bear, 43 Upper East Smithfield /../../Licensed Victuallers
Association
July 1867/William Wood/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1867/George Newbon/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
January
1877/George Newbon/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1877/Edward Shaw/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Edward Shaw/Licensed Victualler/38/Streatham, Surrey/Census
1881/Maria Shaw/Wife/36/Alperton, Derby/Census
1881/Robert A Shaw/Son/10/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1881/Mabel Shaw/Daughter/1/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Shaw/Wifes Sister, Farmers Daughter/38/Alperton, Derby/Census
1881/Fanny Parks/Barmaid/26/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily E Taylor/Barmaid/26/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Fitch/Domestic Servant, Cook/28/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1882/Edward Shaw/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/Edward Shaw/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas J Easey/Public House Manager/41/Limehouse. London/Census
1891/Frances Easey/Wife, Manageress/38/St Andrews, London/Census
1891/Edward J Easey/Son/14/Mile End Old Town, London/Census
1891/Henry Slade/Potman/19/Wapping. London/Census
1899/Thomas John Easey/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Charles Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Charles Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
1934 - 1939/D McDonnell/../../../Freehold
1934/Dennis McDonnell/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Dennis McDonnell/../../../Post Office Directory
1940 - 1941/A J Cope/../../../Freehold
1942 - 1950/T McDonnell/../../../Freehold
1944/Thomas McDonnell/../../../Post Office Directory
1951 - 1952/D P McDonnell/../../../Freehold
1953/D P Murphy/../../../Freehold
It appears that a Charles Atkinson is at the Duke of Lancaster, 36 Laburnam Street E2 in 1949-50, then the Norfolk Arms, Ivimey Street E2 between 1951 and 1954 then at Brown Bear, 43 East Smithfield E1 from 1955 to 1968.
1954 - 1961/C Atkinson/../../../Freehold
1955 - 1967/Charles Atkinson, The Brown Bear, 43 East Smithfield E1/../../BT Telephone Directory [ROYal 3724]
1968/Charles Atkinson, The Brown Bear, 43 East Smithfield E1/../../BT Telephone Directory [01 488 3724]
1983/../Moorings, 43 East Smithfield : Bass Charrington/../../Pub Directory
1991/../Ivories, 43 East Smithfield : Bass Charrington/../../Pub Directory
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