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North Star, 24 Browning Road, Leytonstone

This pub was founded as a beer house in 1858 and named North Star. It is believed to have been established by William Wildsmith who had earlier sailed on a ship called the North Star. (I’m not sure if William Wildsmith is the same person as Frederick Wildsmith or as Frederick William Wildsmith). It obtained a beer and wine licence in 1939 and a full licence in 1959. It remains open, still under the name North Star. **

31st March 2003

Taken by Brian Berry

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1861/Fred Wildsmith/Retailer of Beer/23/Wanstead, Essex/Census **
1861/Eliza Wildsmith/Wife/21/Castleham, Essex/Census
1861/John Watts/Lodger, Bicklayers Labourer/44/Leytonstone, Essex/Census

1871/Fred W Wildsmith/Beer Retailer/33/Wanstead, Essex/Census ****
1871/Eliza Wildsmith/Wife/31/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Annie Wallis/Visitor/19/Barking, Essex/Census

1872/Frederick Wildsmith/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

18/7/1874/Joseph Mousely/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

24/12/1875/Jas Moran/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

01/3/1879/Sarah Moran/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

12/11/1880/Arthur Wilson/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

1881/Arthur Wilson/Publican/28/Devon/Census
1881/Susannah Wilson/Wife/32/St. Georges East/Census
1881/Florence Wilson/Daughter/7/Leytonstone/Census
1881/Eleanor Wilson/Daughter/5/Leytonstone/Census
1881/Arthur Wilson/Son/3/Leytonstone/Census
1881/Albert Wilson/Son/7m/Leytonstone/Census

1882/Arthur Wilson/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

08/7/1882/Sarah Moran/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

21/2/1885/William Morgan/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

1886/Frederick William Wildsmith/beer retailer and builder/../../Kelly’s Essex Directory **

4/10/1890/Catherine Sarah Hayter (executor)/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

3/10/1891/John Downer/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

02/4/1892/John Brey ?/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

11/2/1893/Frederick William Wildsmith/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

13/12/1897/Emily Colton/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

1906/John Thomas Mann/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1908/John Thomas Mann/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1911/John Thomas Mann/Licensed Victualler/48/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census ****
1911/Rachel Mann/Wife, Assistant/47/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Edith Maud Mann/Daughter, Assistant/25/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Esther Rachel Mann/Daughter, Assistant/22/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Ethel Clara Mann/Daughter/14/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Doris Emily Mann/Daughter/6/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1911/Emily Jane Zimmer/General Servant/25/Shoreditch, London/Census

1912/John Thomas Mann/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1914/John Thomas Mann/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1917/W. H. Hill/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1918/John T Mann/../../../per Yellow Advertiser of 4/9/1998 **

1922/Frederick Houghton/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1925/Frederick Nimsey/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1944/Alice Eleanor Berry/../../../per: Waltham Forest Oral History Group **

1944/William Thomas Haley/../../../per: Waltham Forest Oral History Group **

1950/Thomas William Rook/../../../per: Waltham Forest Oral History Group **

Note: Premises never named

** Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

**** Provided by Kevan

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North Star, 24 Browning Road, Leytonstone

The historical street directory shows details of an address through time. Search for an open OR closed pub by historical Pub name, surname or street address.

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