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Brown Bear, 139 Leman Street, Whitechapel E1

Whitechapel index

This pub was present by 1793 and was re-built in 1830. At 89 Leman Street in 1839 & 1841; and at 77 Leman Street in 1856 **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Whitechapel, London  - in East London. The Whitechapel  East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Brown Bear, 139 Leman Street, E1 - in January 2008

Brown Bear, 139 Leman Street, E1 - in January 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1802/Mr Carter/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1815/Gahvert Christophffr/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **

1816/Gahwert Christophfe/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **

1829/Samuel Brantigam/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **

1831/Samuel Brantigam & John George Muhm / Publicans /../../London Gazette, 24 June 1831 **

1834/Samuel Brantigam / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 24 June 1834 **

1835/Richard Flack/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **

1838/William Pile/Victualler/../../records of Sun Fire Office, held at Guildhall Library **

1839/William Pile/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1841/Wm Pile/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1842/Wm. Pile/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1846/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory **

1850/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory **

1852/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory **

1855/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory **

1856/William Brand/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1862/Harry Ditmar/../../../Post Office Directory **

1869/Nicholas Sturcke/../../../Post Office Directory **

1870/Henry Jno Wm Bose/../../../Post Office Directory **

1874/H J W Bose/../../../H D Miles Directory of Licensed Victuallers **

1875/Henry Jno Wm Bose/../../../Post Office Directory **

1876/Henry Jno Wm Bose/../../../Post Office Directory **

1878/Henry Dnl. Zuschlag/../../../P.O. Directory **

1880/Daniel Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/Daniel Zuschlag/Licensed Victualler/43/Cassel, Hesse-Darmstadt/Census ****
1881/Gertrude Zuschlag/Wife/32/Prussia/Census
1881/William Rose/Potman And Waiter/47/Prussia/Census
1881/Julia Knaus/General Servant Domestic/15/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1881/Otta Clemens/Boarder, Hairdressers Assistant/27/Prussia/Census
1881/Heinrich Keck/Boarder, Bird Fancier/26/Bruswick/Census
1881/Louis Keck/Boarder, Bird Fancier/36/Bruswick/Census
1881/Heinrich Peter/Boarder, Bird Fancier/23/Bruswick/Census
1881/Heinrich Schafer/Boarder, Bird Fancier/52/Hessel Cassel/Census

1882/Daniel Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/D Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/D Zuschlag/../../../Business Directory of London **

1886/Daniel Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory **

1893/Mrs Gertrude Zuschlag/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/Mrs Gertrude Fosse/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Mrs Gertrude Fosse/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1902/Mrs Gertrude Fosse/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Mrs Adelaide Schaumloeffel/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1911/Jacob Schaumloeffel/../../../London Gazette, 7 March 1911 **

1911/Jacob Schaumloeffel/Licensed Victualler Manager/50/Germany/Census ****
1911/Adelaide Schaumloeffel/Wife, Assistant/52/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/William Brookes/Grandson/11/Lambeth, London/Census
1911/Sarah Flannery/Cook/48/Bristol/Census
1911/Henry Arthur Richards/Barman/19/Tottenham, London/Census

I believe that this was the pub my great grandfather helped with a friend to run around 1911. He was not living with his family at the time as he lived in the pub and would send them some wages home to forest gate for the family.
Apparently there used to be a photo of him stood outside this pub in an apron and bowler hat, but this has been mislaid somewhere. As he worked with a friend there we don't believe he was the landlord. My great grandfather was called William Franklin. ***

1915/Joseph Davis/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Joseph Davis/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1923/Joseph Davis/../../../P.O. Directory **

1923/John Henry Budde/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1929/Lewis Cohen/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Herbert William Taylor Wells/../../../Kelly's ****

1937/Herbert William Taylor Wells/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1949/Mrs Annie Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1952/Annie Fowler / Widow, Deceased /../../London Gazette, 23 September 1952 **


** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Vivienne Webster

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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