Poplar pub history index
The earlier address is at 16 Gates Street in 1871. Gates Street is then a continuation of Canton Street and is part of Canton Street by 1881 *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
May 1862/Henry Matthews/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
May 1862/Elizabeth Coddington/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
October 1865/Elizabeth Coddington/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
October 1865/Henry Matthews/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/Henry Matthews/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Henry Matthews/Licensed Victualler/40/Limehouuse, Middlesex/Census *
1871/Emily S Matthews/Wife/30/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1871/Emily M Matthews/Daughter/18/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Harriet R Matthews/Daughter/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charlotte Matthews/Daughter/15/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ada F Matthews/Daughter/1/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Anderson/Ge4neral Servant/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Edward Lavender/Potboy/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
January 1873/Henry Matthews/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1873/Charlotte Ann Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1874/Charlotte A Smith/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed
Victuallers' Directory **
1881/William H E Orchard/Licensed Victualler/27/Bethnal Green,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Orchard/Wife/29/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Orchard/Son/2/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/James G Orchard/Son/7 months/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Harrison/Barman/23/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Irmina Long/General Domestic Servant/22/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Greenfield/Nursemaid/15/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1882/William Henry Edward Orchard/../../../Post Office Directory
1884/William H W Orchard/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Jas Emery/../../../Post Office Directory
1893/James Emery / Licence Holder /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1895/Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Arthur Nelson Crouch/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Ellis Frederick Rodwell/Licensed Victualler/34/Morval, Cornwall/Census
1901/Keturah Rodwell/Wife/39/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Mary Matilda Robb/Barmaid/23/Mile End, London/Census
1901/Mary Adelaide Swift/General Servant/30/Bow, London/Census
1901/Winifred Haitsch/Nephew/8/West Ham, Essex/Census
East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
Norfolk Hero, Canton street, Ellis Frederick Rodwell to John Morron
1906/Henry Rideout, Norfolk Hero, 92 Canton street, Poplar E/../../Post Office Directory
1910/Mrs Mary Jones, Norfolk Hero, 92 Canton street, Poplar E/../../Post Office Directory
1935/Leonard J O’Brien/../../../Post Office Directory **
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