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Green Dragon, 123 Well Street, Hackney E9

Hackney Index

At 10 Palace Place, Well Street in 1861 & 1866

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

1732/Charles Gosdin/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **

1752/Joseph Souter/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **

1796/William Peters / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1823/Henry Pilling / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1825/Henry Pilling / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1826/Henry Pilling / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall Library **

1826/Hy Pelling/../../../Pigot's Directory ****

1826/Henry Pelling / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1826/Charlotte Davis / Servant / 17 /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1851/Elizabeth Jane Wildsmith/Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/Tooting, Surrey/Census ****
1851/Samuel Wildsmith/Son, Butcher/21/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Wildsmith/Son/14/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ruth Crisp/Aunt/76/Yarmouth/Census
1851/George Fletcher/Potman/18/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/William Spurling/Lodger, Labourer/21/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Watts/Lodger, Labourer/25/Hackney, Middlesex/Census

1861/James Curran/Victualler/56/Brighton, Sussex/Census ****
1861/Mary Curran/Wife/59/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1861/Louisa Sewards/Niece/15/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census
1861/Catherine Thomas/Servant/25/Poplar, Middlesex/Census

1866/Thomas Haynes/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****

1867/Robert Davy / Licensed Victualler, Bankrupt /../../London Gazette, 13 December 1867 **

1872/F Smith/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **

1874/Frederick Smith/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****

1876/Frederick Smith / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 7 July 1876 **

1878/James Taylor/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****

Joseph John Steward was my paternal great grand father. My paternal grand father Stephen Henry Steward was born at 123 Well Street, Hackney on 4th September 1891 his fathers occupation was Licensed Victualler; he died in 1962.
Ernest George Ovenden who is referred to as the proprietor in 1910 & 1915 married my great grand mother Eliza Susannah Steward (nee Johnson) after she was widowed by the death of Joseph John Steward.
I have a large group family photo taken I am informed at the “Green Dragon” (looks to possibly be in the back yard!) of the Wedding Party following my my grand fathers marriage on 11th May 1913 to my grand mother Jessie Steward (nee Hobbs). Interestingly on their marriage certificate his address is given as 95 Well Street (Butcher) and her address as 123 Well Street (Spinster) ? At the time of their wedding both their fathers were already deceased but both mothers still living and in the group photo referred to earlier.
Subsequently for quite a few years (until his death in 1962) my grand father Stephen Henry Steward was the proprietor of “The Castle”, 100 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 & he also at the same time owned and ran under management what was “Morrells” (Butchers), 96 Holland Park Avenue, London W11. His siblings were Joe Steward (who also later was a publican), Jack Steward (who I understand died in 1917 possibly in WW1) and Ada Steward (who I think also later was a publican).
As regards further info on the careers as publicans of both Joe ( one near harbour in Ramsgate possibly amongst others) & Ada (amongst possibly others “Warwick Castle”, Little Venice, that I used to visit as a kid). Joe was at the Harp, Ramsgate in 1922 at the birth of his daughter, and after at the Shipwrights Arms, Ramsgate. ***

1891/John Steward/Licensed Victualler, Widow/47/Wapping, London/Census ****
1891/Joseph J Steward/Son, Licensed Victualler/26/Wapping, London/Census
1891/Eliza Steward/Daughter in Law/23/St George in the East, London/Census
1891/Caroline Steward/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Wapping, London/Census
1891/Joseph B Steward/Grandson/4/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/John W Steward/Grandson/8 months/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Walter Chaplin/Barman/18/Bridgwater, Somerset/Census
1891/Sarah Peeram/Domestic Servant/17/Hackney, London/Census
1891/Theresa Constable/Domestic Servant/14/Wapping, London/Census

1896/John Steward/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/John Steward/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1900/John Steward/../../../Post Office Directory **

1901/John Steward/Licensed Victualler, Widow/57/Wapping, London/Census ****
1901/Eliza S Steward/Daughter in Law, Widow/32/St George in the East, London/Census
1901/Joseph J Steward/Grandson/14/St George in the East, London/Census
1901/John W Steward/Grandson/10/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Stephen H Steward/Grandson/9/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Ada G Steward/Grand Daughter/7/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Ellen R Riley/Barmaid/22/St George in the East, London/Census
1901/Clara Chatfield/Domestic Servant/38/Islington, London/Census
1901/George Lea/Barman/22/Mile End, London/Census

1910/Ernest George Ovenden/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Ern Geo Ovenden/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Stephen Henry Steward/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1923/S H Steward/../../../Telephone Directory [Dalston 5068] ****

1926/S H Steward/../../../Telephone Directory [CLIssold 5068] ****

1930/S H Steward/../../../Telephone Directory [CLIssold 5068] ****

1932/S H Steward/../../../Telephone Directory [AMHerst 3068] ****

1934/Harry Norman Smith/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Harry Norman Smith/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Ernest Blow/../../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Dion Steward

**** Provided By Kevan

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