Mile End Pubs history
The street name is also sometimes listed as Plummers Row, and the pub is also listed as 7 & 8 Charles Street in the 1851 census, 1861 license transfer & 1877 (which is the name of the intersecting street, now called Coke Street). *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1825/Mr Gilbert, Royal Oak, Charles street, Whitechapel/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/Joshua Gilbert, Royal Oak, Church street, Whitechapel/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1832/Joshua Gilbert, Royal Oak, Plummers Row, Whitechapel/../../Robson’s Directory
1833-34/Joshua Gilbert, Royal Oak, Plumbers Row, Whitechapel/../../Pigots Directory
1833-34/Jos Gilbert, Royal Oak, Charles street, Whitechapel/../../Pigots Directory
1841/Joshua Gilbert/../../../Post Office Directory
1842/J Gilbert/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1843/Joshua Gilbert/../../../Kellys Directory
1848/Joshua Gilbert/../../../Post Office Directory *
1851/Joshua Gilbert/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Joshua Gilbert/Victualler/74/Kersey, Suffolk/Census *
1851/Elizabeth Gilbert/Wife/64/Upminster, Essex/Census
1851/Caroline Gilbert/Daughter, Barmaid/26/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/George Gilbert/Son, Barman/24/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Gilbert/Daughter, Barmaid/18/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Jane Wrayford/General Servant (Widow)/51/Devon/Census
1851/Richard Dixon/Waiter/16/St George in the East, Middlesex/Census
1854/Roderick Walter Clarke / Landlord /../../The Friendly Societys’ and
Licensed Victuallers’ Journal – October 1854 **
1856/Charles Clark/../../../Post Office Directory *
October 1861/Joseph August Fleck/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
October 1861/Francis Edward Knibbs/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
October 1862/Isaac Carr/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
October 1862/Robert Davison/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
November 1863/Robert Davison/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1863/Charles Schmidt/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
May 1869/Edward Leach/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1869/John Baptist Scharle/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
July 1870/Isadora May/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1870/Frederick Wiegand/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1871/Frederick Wiegand/Licensed Victualler/32/Germany/Census *
1871/Alice Wiegand/Wife/32/Germany/Census
1871/George Wiegand/Son/5/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Augusta Wiegand/Daughter/3/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/John Wiegand/Son/1/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Caroline Landa/Servant/15/Germany/Census
January 1872/Frederick WiegandOutgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1872/John Guenther/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
23rd November 1872/John Guenther/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
23rd November 1872/Johnathan Batsford/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
6th March 1875/Henry Longhurst/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
6th March 1875/Joseph Squires/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1877/Frederick Wiegand/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1877/Louis Best/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Louis Best/Publican/47/Germany/Census *
1881/Susannah Best/Wife/45/Germany/Census
1881/Henry Best/Son/21/St Georges, London/Census
1881/Louis Best/Son/16/St Georges, London/Census
1881/Peter Best/Son/8/St Georges, London/Census
1882/Louis Best/../../../Post Office Directory *
1891/Louis Best/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Louis Best/Licensed Victualler/57/Nassau, Germany/Census
1891/Susanna Best/Wife/55/Kreitznach, Germany/Census
1891/Joseph Percival/Lodger, Traveller/52/London/Census
1899/Myer Hilkowitz/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Myer Hilkowitz/../../../Post Office Directory *
1915/Myer Hilkowitz/../../../Post Office Directory *
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* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris