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Three Pigeons, 120 & 122 Romford Road, Stratford Green, Stratford E15

Also known as The Pigeons Hotel. At Stratford Point in 1826. The Three Pigeons (latterly just 2 Pigeons") was recently converted to a Tesco Metro store. It retains its pub outlook.

The Pigeons, Romford Road

The Pigeons before 1885

Provided by Lal Cook

Now known as the Pigeons

Three Pigeons, Romford Road, Stratford Green, Stratford

5th February 2003

Taken by Brian Berry

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.

1819/William Robert Reader/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***

1826/John White/../../../Pigot's Directory

1828/John White/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1828-9/John White/../../../Pigot's Directory

1832-3/George A. Elliott/../../../Pigot's Directory

1839/William Hinchley/../../../Pigot's Directory

1841/William Hinchley/Publican/40/../Census ****
1841/Elizabeth Hinchley/../40/../Census
1841/William Hinchley/../15/../Census
1841/Mathew Hinchley/../14/../Census
1841/George Hinchley/../11/../Census
1841/Frederick Hinchley/../9/../Census
1841/James Hinchley/../1/../Census
1841/Ann Hinchley/../13/../Census
1841/Mary Hinchley/../4/../Census
1841/Bridget Cain/Female Servant/20/Essex/Census
1841/William Smith/Male Servant/30/../Census

1845/William Laythorp/../../../Post Office Directory

1848/William Laythorp/../../../White's Directory

1851/Mrs. Alice Laythcarp/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Michael F Donovan/../../../Kelly’s Directory ***

1851/Michael Donovon/licensed victualler/27/Ireland/Census **
1851/Alice Donovon/wife/33/Ireland/Census **
1851/Richard Donovon/son/2m/Stratford, Essex/Census **
1851/Robert Moss/barman/14/Hackney, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Mary Bonner/servant/20/London, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Ann Giles/nursemaid/13/Stratford, Essex/Census **
1851/John Munday/potman/16/Stratford, Essex/Census **
1851/Thomas Hatteson/ostler/61/Little Sampford, Essex/Census **

1855/James Catchpole/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1856/James Catchpole/../../../Post Office Directory

1859/William Jackaman / Ostler/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***

1861/Edward Whitechurch/Publican/35/Aston, Cambs/Census ****
1861/Elizabeth Whitechurch/Wife/29/Dunage, Suffolk/Census
1861/Charlotte Whitechurch/Daughter/11/Ilford, Essex/Census
1861/Edward Whitechurch/Son/8/Stepney, Middx/Census
1861/John Whitechurch/Son/5/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census
1861/James Whitechurch/Son/1/Stepney, Middx/Census
1861/Ann Savage/General servant/19/Whitechapel/Census
1861/Thomas Savill/General servant/22/Whitechapel/Census
1861/Thomas Hadinton/Boarder, Bricklayer/75/Dew Sanford, Devon/Census

1862/Edward Whitechurch/../../../Kelly's Directory

1867/John De Ritter/../../../Post Office Directory

1870/William Edward Bench/../../../Kelly's Directory

1871/William Edward Bench/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/William E Bench/Licensed Victualler/36/Maidenhead, Berkshire/Census ****
1871/Elizabeth Bench/Wife/32/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1871/Fanny J Bench/Daughter/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/William E Bench/Son/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Edward Bench/Son/5/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Bench/Son/4/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary M Bench/Daughter/2 months/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Bench/Nephew/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Dixon/Niece, Barmaid/18/Datchet, Bucks/Census
1871/Ellen A Seaborn/Cook/21/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary A Seaborn/Nurse Maid/15/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Alfred Smith/Potman/18/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census

1874/George James/../../../Kelly's Directory

1878/Thomas McGovain/../../../Kelly's Directory

1878/Thomas McGovaran / Landlord/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***

1881/Robert Kemp/Publican/47/Bridgham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Amelia Kemp/Wife, Barmaid/40/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Kemp/Daughter/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lucy Kemp/Daughter/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Katie Kemp/Niece/10/Bridgham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Bertie Kemp/Son/9/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Moss/Barmaid/19/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Holmes/General Domestic Servant/46/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Holmes/Potman/19/Barnet, Middlesex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1881

1882/Robert Kemp/../../../Kelly's Directory

1886/Robert Kemp/../../../Kelly's Directory ****

1896/William Henson/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/John Frost/Licensed Victualler/47/Kentishere, Devon/Census ****
1901/Thomas Arnold/Head Barman/49/Penzance, Cornwall/Census
1901/Thomas Ashwell/Cellerman/34/Hertford, herts/Census
1901/Robert Drew/Waiter/17/Glasgow/Census
1901/Emma Wallace/Head Barmaid/26/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1901/Jane Newman/Barmaid/26/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Gertrude Browning/Barmaid/23/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Florence Browning/Barmaid/22/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Clara Pluck/Housekeeper/38/Tunbridge, kent/Census
1901/Emma R Beaumont/Cook/44/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Edith E Belbin/Housemaid/23/Bethnal Green, London/Census

1902/John Frost/../../../Kelly's Directory ****

1904/John Frost / Licensed Victualler/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***
1904/Clara Bermel / Barmaid/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1908/Charles Hohnen/../../../Kelly's Directory

1911/Frank Dickson/Licensed Victualler/32/Southampton, Hampshire/Census ****
1911/Florence Eliza Dickson/Wife, Assistant/31/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1911/Clifford Frank Dickson/Son/3/Ilford, Essex/Census
1911/Audrey Florence Dickson/Daughter/1/Ilford, Essex/Census
1911/Louisa Betsy Smith/Cook/29/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/Violet May Stone/Houseman/22/Rudham, Norfolk/Census
1911/Doris Loveday/Nurse/16/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Arnold Ernest Riddle/Head Barman/21/Faversham, Kent/Census
1911/George Thomas Collins/Billiard Marker/20/Bromley by Bow, London/Census
1911/Ernest Jones/Barman/21/Torquay, Devon/Census
1911/Elizabeth Fagan/Barmaid/24/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1911/Agnes Nellie Fagan/Barmaid/19/Yorkshire/Census
1911/Ethel Elsie Bury/Barmaid/24/Barking, Essex/Census

1912/Joseph Anidjah Romain/../../../Kelly's Directory

1912/Frank Dickson/Publican/../../Kelly's Directory

1917/Alfred Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1917/Eric Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory

1925/Alfred Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1925/Eric Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory

1934/Alfred & Eric Vernon Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory ****

1938/Alfred & Eric Vernon Matthews/../../../Post Office Directory ****


* Provided by Mike Smith

** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by Stephen Harris

**** Provided by Kevan

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.
site search by freefind

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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