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Bedford Arms, 22 Bedford street, Commercial road, Mile End E1

Mile End Pubs history

Earlier address is 7 Bedford street until 1862, then at 14 Bedford Street by 1891

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

1821/William Gray / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1824/William Gray / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1826/William Gray / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1829/W Gray, Bedford Arms, Bedford street, Commercial road/../../Robsons Directory

1832/William Gray, Bedford Arms, Bedford Street, Commercial road/../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/William Gray, Bedford Arms, Bedford Street, Commercial road/../../Pigots Directory

1839/Mary Ann Gray/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/Mrs M A Grey/../../../Post Office Directory

1842/Mrs Gray/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1848/Edward Josiah Purton/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Edward Josiah Purton/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Edward J Purton/Licensed Victualler/34/Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary A Purton/Wife/38/Clerkenwell/Census
1851/Jane Scurr/Sister, Barmaid/21/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charles Purton/Son/6/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Henry/Waiter/44/Brentford/Census

1856/Edward J Purton/../../../Post Office Directory

2nd July 1860/Edward Josiah Purton/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

2nd July 1860/William John Masters/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1862/William John Masters/../../../Post Office Directory

March 1863/William John Masters/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

March 1863/Henry John Joyce & Eales Webb/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

August 1863/Henry John Joyce & Ellis Webb/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

August 1863/Ellis Webb/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1866/Roger George Salter/../../../P.O. Directory **

1869/Roger George Salter/../../../Post Office Directory

May 1869/Roger George Salter, quit/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

May 1869/Joseph Holt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1874/J Holt/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **

October 1874/Joseph Holt/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1874/Robert Moore/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1875/Robert Moore/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1875/Abner Henry Watson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

21st October 1876/Abner Henry Watson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

21st October 1876/Edward Thomas Goddard/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1876/Mr Goddard/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1876/Alfred Banford / Bar Man /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1881/George W Parkhurst/Licensed Victualler/37/West, Middlesex/Census
1881/E M Parkhurst/Wife/36/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/E E Parkhurst/Daughter/6/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/A R Parkhurst/Daughter/5/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/F R Parkhurst/Daughter/4/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/C Thomason/Barman/16/Hatton Garden, Middlesex/Census
1881/J Wheeler/Potman/24/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/R Underwood/Domestic Servant (F)/27/Blackfriars, Surrey/Census
1881/M Bertwell/Domestic Servant (F)/14/Stepney, Middlesex/Census

1882/George W Parkhurst/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/George W Parkhurst/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/George W Parkhurst/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Chas Hy Thomason/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Chas Henry Thomason/Licensed Victualler/26/Holborn, London/Census
1891/Henrietta Harriet Thomason/Wife/21/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Henry Charles Thomason/Son/8 months/Stepney, London/Census
1891/Martha Sharpe/Domestic Servant/22/St Luke, London/Census
1891/Fredk William Bishop/Barman/23/Walworth, London/Census

1895/Frederick Henry Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/John George Macartney/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Henry Parker/Licensed Victualler/42/Barnes, Surrey/Census
1901/Annie Parker/Wife/42/Islington, London/Census
1901/Herbert Johnston/Barman/25/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1901/Laura Senior/Visitor/54/Upton, Lincoln/Census

1906/Geo. Watkins/../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **

1910/Mrs Elizabeth Emma Broom/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Pyzer Segansky/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Pyzer Segansky/../../../Post Office Directory


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