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East India House, 96 Maryland Road, Stratford

Known Residents

History of Stratford & West Ham

The following entries are in this format:

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

13/9/1872/Miss Sarah Ellen Cropper/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

1874/Miss Sarah Ellen Cropper/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's ****

1878/Miss Sarah Ellen Cropper/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's ****

1882/Miss Sarah Ellen Cropper/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's ****

23/2/1884/Charles Bowen/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions ****

1886/Charles Bowen/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's ****

1896/Charles Bowen/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's ****

1902/John Scott/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's ****

1911/John Scott/Barhouse Keeper/57/Stratford, Essex/Census ****
1911/James Scott/Brother, Barman/51/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/Francis Mary Scott/Sister in Law, Housekeeper/43/Kippax, Yorkshire/Census
1911/Hannah Scott/Niece/14/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1911/Eleanor Scott/Niece/13/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census

1912/John Scott/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's ****

My mum lived here during the WW1 with her parents and sister (Hannah), indeed mum told us how they were at the Variety Theatre (watching musical artist Dan Leno) when half way through his performance, the curtains were closed and an announcement was made for everyone to go home immediately as the Zeppelin was flying up the Thames with gun firing and small bombs (grenades) being dropped. Mum said that she and her sister raced home, hearing the droning of the airship's (five-valve Maybach I believe) engines droning in the background. She told us a local farmer was firing his shotgun at it - though hopelessly out of range.
Mum also told us that the East India House organised a trip to Cuffley (Potters Bar area, I believe) quite soon after to see the first Zeppelin's burned out shell, days after Leafy Robinson( Canadian airman) shot it down - winning the DFC, I believe..
Mum (Eleanor Jones -nee Scott) lived to be nearly 95. with us just a few miles from Cannock, Staffs where the five Zeppelin crews bodies are interred in the German war-grave cemetary.
She enjoyed life at East India House very much, apart from falling down the cellar steps which stopped her going to school for three formative years. Although born at Holbeck in Leeds she always liked to be thought of as a Londoner.
She married my father , a Leeds Pal volunteer of the Somme & Ypres and lived in Birmingham area together for 43 years. ***

1922/G Scott/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's ****

*** Provided by Ron Jones

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Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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