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British Lion, 46 West Ham Lane, West Ham

It was present by 1850 and rebuilt in the 1960s. It closed in 2008 and was demolished in 2009. See British Lion

History of Stratford & West Ham

In the 1901 Stratford census

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1851/Thomas Watkinson/victualler/45/Hackney, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Frances Ann Watkinson/wife/45/Hackney, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Thomas G Watkinson/son, assistant/20/Hackney, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Frances Ann Watkinson/daughter/18/Lambeth/Census **
1851/Victoria Jane Watkinson/daughter/13/Cripplegate, London/Census **
1851/Stallwood F Watkinson/son/10/St Ann’s, Soho/Census **
1851/Amelia Watkinson/daughter/07/St Botolph’s, City/Census **
1851/Eliza Ann McGregor/servant/17/St Leonard’s/Census **

1855/T Watkinson/../../../Essex, Herts, Kent ...Post Office Directory ****

1861/George Macaire/Licensed Victualler/30/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census ***
1861/Emma Hall/Barmaid, Housekeeper/21/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census
1861/William Worrall/Potman/23/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census
1861/Caroline Davis/Domestic Servant/17/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census

1862/George Macaire/../../../Kelly's

1870/George Macaire/../../../Kelly's

1871/George Macaire/../../../Post Office

1871/George Macaire/Licensed Victualler/40/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ****
1871/Emma Macaire/Wife/31/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Macaire/Son, Assistant/18/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/Marion Macaire/Daughter/7/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/James Macaire/Son/5/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Florence Macaire/Daughter/3 months/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Grant/Visitor/17/Hoxne, Suffolk/Census
1871/Ann Diggins/Housemaid/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Robert Wright/Potman/24/West Ham, Essex/Census

1874/James Nevill/../../../Kelly's

1878/James Nevill/../../../Kelly's

1879/James Nevill / Licensed Victualler/../../London Gazette, 6 May 1879 ***

1881/James Nevill/Publican/52/West Hanningfield, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Nevill/Wife/58/Slapton, Buckingham/Census
1881/James Nevill/Son/24/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/William Nevill/Son/25/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Ada Nevill/Daughter/20/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Donald Sevanson/Grandson/2/Kennington, Surrey/Census

1882/James Nevill/../../../Kelly's

1886/James Nevill/../../../Kelly's ****

1896/William Walton Foulger/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Wm W Houlger/Licensed Victualler/42/Forest Gate, Essex/Census ****
1901/Eliz A Houlger/Wife/39/Leek, Staffordshire/Census
1901/Ethel L Houlger/Daughter/7/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Clara G Houlger/Daughter/1 month/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Harriet Houlger/Niece/22/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Edward Vickerstaff/Barman/25/Milford, Staffordshire/Census
1901/Bert gerner/Potman, Barman/26/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Grace James/Barmaid/24/C Town, Essex/Census

1902/William Walton Foulger/../../../Kelly's ***

1908/William Walton Foulger/../../../Kelly's

1912/William Walton Foulger/../../../Kelly's

1917/Alfred Banton/../../../Kelly's

1925/William Albert Munns/../../../Kelly's


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**** 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.
The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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