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Poplar index
at Catherine Street in 1869 & earlier
George IV, 7 Ida Street
Kindly provided by Jennifer Long
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Poplar, London - in East London. The Poplar, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1841/John Wratten/../../../Post Office Directory *****
1842/Wm. Webber/../../../Robson’s Directory *****
1856/Wm Evans/../../../Post Office Directory ****
My Great, great grandfather was William Watcham, the licensee of the George
IV Hotel at 7 Ida Street, Poplar. My great grandfather, Arthur was actually
born on the premises and some of the other children probably were too, but I
don’t have documentary evidence for them.
I’m not sure how many years William ran the pub but he was definitely there
in 1867 when Arthur was born. **
William Watcham is my great great grandfather through his son Harry Stephen Watcham who married Anne Eugenie Gibbs, the daughter of James
Frederick Gibbs the licensee of The Blakeneys
Head High Street Poplar. I therefore have the distinction of two gt gt
grandfathers as publicans in Victorian Poplar.
In 1861 William Watcham and his family were living at 20 Shoe Lane EC4 and in the census of
that year his occupation was recorded as a licensed victualler. In 1854 William
was a fishmonger living at 19 Shoe Lane and in the 1851 census he was a police
constable living in Southwark. When William married in 1847 in Mendlesham
Suffolk where he was born, his occupation was given as merchant. ***
1869/William Watcham/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1871/William Watcham/Licensed Victualler/48/Mendlesham, Suffolk/Census ****
1871/Mary B Watcham/Wife/43/Mendlesham, Suffolk/Census
1871/William Watcham/Son/15/Borough, Surrey/Census
1871/Frederick B Watcham/Son/10/City of London/Census
1871/Emily M Watcham/Daughter/6/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alice M Watcham/Daughter/4/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Arthur J Watcham/Son/3/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Louise A Watcham/Daughter/2/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Watcham/Son/3 months/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Finney/Servant/19/../Census
1871/Sophia Finney/Nurse/17/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ellen Brown/Housemaid/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1874/W Watcham/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Directory *****
1881/William Watcham/Licensed Victualler, Widow/55/Suffolk/Census ****
1881/William Watcham/Son/24/Borough, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Watcham/Son/18/Shoe Lane, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Watcham/Daughter/16/Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Watcham/Daughter/14/Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Watcham/Son/12/Middlesex/Census
1881/Ada Watcham/Daughter/10/Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriett Smith/Housekeeper/31/Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Brown/Domestice Servant/16/Middlesex/Census
1881/William Watcham / Licensed Victualler, Deceased / Died 9 November 1881
/../../London Gazette, 23 December 1881 *****
1881/Henry Stephen Watcham / Son /../../London Gazette, 23 December 1881
*****
1883/Charles Powell / Licensed Victualler, Builder & Confectioner
/../../London Gazette, 11 May 1883 *****
1891/Samuel Stride & Hy Housego/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1895/Arthur Dickson/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1899/Davis Suthard/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1901/David Suthard/Licensed Victualler/42/Cheshire/Census ****
1901/Cordelia Suthard/Wife/46/Hampshire/Census
1901/Edith Suthard/Daughter/18/London/Census
1901/Morris Suthard/Son/10/London/Census
1901/May Deidricht/Barmaid/18/Germany/Census
I remember my grandfather talking about the
Princess Alice. Maybe David Suthard took on that pub after the George,
being listed here in the 1910 directory. Regarding 1911, this was
the year of my grandparents' courtship. I have a postcard from David Suthard
to Jessie Trainor (to become his daughter-in-law in 1913) postmarked 1911
and addressed to Marquis of Cornwallis, Collier Street, Pentonville, London. Thomas Henry Trainor,
died 1909 so I presume his widow carried on as Jessie (my grandmother) was
obviously still in residence. *
Great grandfather David Suthard died in 1912 so never saw his son's wedding
to Jessie. In fact, both he and Thomas Trainor died in their early 50s. *
1921/Alfred Spencey/../../../Post Office Directory ****
Arthur Frederick Bell was licensee of the George IV in 1936, and died there
on 18 November leaving an estate of £52 19s 3d. Arthur was born about 1875.
Arthur was the second husband of Catherine Jane Yorwarth (1878-1933), who he
married in 1911. Catherine came from a family of publicans. Her father,
Richard Yorwarth, is mentioned in the section on the
Butchers Arms, 56
Farringdon Road and was licensee at the
Roebuck, Trafalgar Street SE17.
+
1934/Arth Frederick Bell/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1936/Arthur Frederick Bell/../../../Kellys Directory +
1938/Walter R Seeley/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1944/Stephen G Darby & Wm Fraser/../../../Post Office Directory ****
+ Simon Hayes
* Shelagh Ferreira
** Jennifer Long
*** David Chapman
**** Provided By Kevan
***** Stephen Harris
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