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Hearts of Oak, 36 St Leonards Road, Bromley

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Listed as 48 St Leonards Road in 1901 census, which appears to be an error. This pub was demolished in 1961 or 1962 for the construction of northern approach to the Blackwall Tunnel.  **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bromley, Middlesex - now in East London. The Bromley, 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.

1880/William Andrews/Beer Retailer,/../../Post Office Directory **

1881/William Andrews/Beer Retailer, Widow/48/Chislet, Kent/Census ****
1881/Frederick Andrews/Son, Ships Steward/19/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Andrews/Daughter, Milliner/18/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rose Andrews/Daughter, Milliner/16/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Nance/Domestic Servant/25/Leighton Buzzard, Beds/Census

1882/William Andrews/Beer Retailer,/../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/William Bodkin (Exors of)/Beer Retailer,/../../Post Office Directory ****

The publican’s daughter, Ada Dickinson features in a family tree I am interested in. I have provided an extract from the 1891 census below. The publican, Agnes Dickinson, was the daughter of William Bodkin (not Bollkin as in the census). She married Henry Dickinson early in 1882, but he had obviously died before the 1891 census.

You say that in the 1891 Post Office Directory, the Hearts of Oak was listed as belonging to the executors of William Bodkin, so I guess the Bodkins must have had the money. I don’t know how long Agnes Dickinson ran the pub for, but by the time of the 1901 census, she was retired and ‘living on my own means’.

1891/Agnes Dickinson/Beer Retailer, Mother, Widow/40/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census ***
1891/Ada Dickinson/Daughter/7/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1891/Maud Dickinson/Daughter/5/Bromley, London/Census
1891/Alice Bollkin [Bodkin]/Sister, Housekeeper/26/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1891/Ernest Bollkin [Bodkin]/Brother, Baker/36/Walworth, Surrey/Census

1895/Mrs Agnes Dickinson/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Thomas Chandler/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Sarah A Chandler/Beer Seller, Widow/48/Bromley, London/Census ****
1901/Mary A Chandler/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1901/Lilian E Chandler/Daughter/16/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1901/Rose C Chandler/Daughter/13/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1901/Ethel M Chandler/Daughter/7/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Sophia Currall/General Servant/22/Millwall/Census
1901/Ada J Winrow/General Servant/21/Canning Town, Essex/Census

1910/Mrs Sarah Ann Chandler/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **

1911/Archibald Sayers/Publican/38/Poplar, London/Census ****
1911/Frances Sayers/Wife, Assistant/34/Poplar, London/Census
1911/Irene Sayers/Daughter/14/Poplar, London/Census
1911/Walter Sayers/Son/11/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1911/Archibald Sayers/Son/9/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1911/Harold Sayers/Son/6/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1911/Thomas Sayers/Son/2/Canning Town, Essex/Census

1912/Archibald Scott Sayers/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **

1914/Archibald Scott Sayers/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory **

1921/John Joseph Walker/../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Harold Martin/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Harold Martin/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ****


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