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Essex Arms, 82 Leytonstone Road, Stratford E15

Stratford Index

Essex Arms, 82 Leytonstone Road, Stratford E15

Essex Arms, 82 Leytonstone Road, Stratford E15

Essex Arms, Leytonstone Road, Stratford

5th February 2003

Taken by Brian Berry

History of Stratford & West Ham

Residents at this address.

1861/John Claydon/Publican/42/Billericay, Essex/Census ***
1861/Susannah Claydon/Wife/40/St Albans, Herts/Census
1861/Susannah Claydon/Daughter/19/Limehouse, Middx/Census
1861/Mary Ann Claydon/Daughter/17/Limehouse, Middx/Census
1861/John Claydon/Son/15/Limehouse, Middx/Census
1861/William Henry Claydon/Son/14/Mile End, Middx/Census
1861/Eliza Jane Claydon/Daughter/12/Mile End, Middx/Census
1861/Sarah Claydon/Daughter/8/Limehouse, Middx/Census
1861/Martha Claydon/Daughter/6/Limehouse, Middx/Census
1861/Emily Claydon/Daughter/4/Limehouse, Middx/Census
1861/Alice Claydon/Daughter/1/West Ham, Essex/Census

1862/John Claydon/../../../Kelly's

1867/John Clayden/../../../Post Office

1870/John Clayden/../../../Kelly's

1871/John Clayden/Publican/52/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Susanah Clayden/Wife/53/St Albans, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Sarah Clayden/Daughter/17/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Martha Clayden/Daughter/15/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emily Clayden/Daughter/14/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Alice Clayden/Daughter/11/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Henry James Clayden/Son, Potman/14/Deptford, Kent/Census

1871/John Clayden/../../../Post Office

1874/John Clayden/../../../Kelly's

1878/Thomas Holmes/../../../Kelly's

1881/James Mortimer/Licensed Victualler/36/Stamford, Lincoln/Census
1881/Eliza E. Mortimer/Wife/38/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rosie Mortimer/Daughter/12/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1881/John T. Mortimer/Son/10/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1881/James Mortimer/Son/9/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Mortimer/Daughter/7/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1881/Kate J. Mortimer/Daughter/4/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1881/Beatrice G. Lowe/Cousin/4/Woodford, Essex/Census
1881/Matilda Lowe/Barmaid/23/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Kate H. Smith/Barmaid/20/Ipswich, Norfolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth Morrow/General Domestic Servant/19/Lasbus Square, Middlesex/Census

1882/James Mortimer/../../../Kelly's

[In footnote to 1891 census is noted a George Caston, the owner ?]

1891/Alfred H Hawkins/Head Barman/22/Plaistow, West Ham, Essex/Census
1891/Susannah Hitchcock/Barmaid/23/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth White/Barmaid/21/Loughton, Essex/Census
1891/Henry Fry/Barman/17/Ambrook, Somerset/Census
1891/Emile Brodie/General Servant/24/Africa/Census
1891/Catherine Cressell/Eclatine?/67/Bethnal Green, London/Census

1896/George Francis Penney/../../../Post Office Directory

1898/George Francis Penney / Public House Keeper/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1898/George John Penney / Son/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1902/George Francis Penney/../../../Kelly's

1906/George Francis Penney/../../../Kelly's Directory *

1907/George Francis Penney / Licensed Victualler, deceased, Died 30 September 1907/../../London Gazette, 3 December 1907 **

1908/Robert Benjamin Prichard/../../../Kelly's

1911/Elliot Snow/Licensed Victualler Manager/45/Upminster, Essex/Census
1911/Amy Violet Snow/Daughter, Manageress/23/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1911/Mabel Emily Grace Curtis/General Servant/21/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1911/Frank Henry Snow/Son, Engineer Fitter/18/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1911/Annie Hailstone/Barmaid/24/Maidenhead, Berks/Census
1911/Percy Andrew Smith/Barman/24/St George the East, London/Census
1911/Charles Wheeler/Barman/23/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1911/Albert Patrick/Cellerman/23/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census

1912/Robert S. Chatty/../../../Kelly's

1914/Alfred David Sparham/../../../Kelly's Directory *

1917/Alfred David Sparham/../../../Kelly's

In 1921 at 222 High Street, Stratford, West Ham
Henry Maskell, Licensed Beer House Keeper aged 42 and born in Lewisham, Kent
Mary Maskell, Wife, Home Duties aged 38 and born in Bromley, Kent
Doris Maskell, Daughter aged 7 and born in Stratford, Essex
Henry Maskell, Son aged 6 and born in Stratford, Essex
Leonard Maskell, Son aged 4 and born in Stratford, Essex
Gladys Maskell, Daughter aged 3 and born in Stratford, Essex
Irene Maskell, Daughter aged 1 and born in Stratford, Essex
Francis Draper, Servant aged 15 and born in Plaistow, Essex

1922/James Thomas Jarvis/../../../Kelly's Directory

1925/James Thomas Jarvis/../../../Kelly's

1927/James Thomas Jarvis/../../../Post Office Directory

1930/James Jarvis/../../../Kelly's

1934/James Jarvis/../../../Kelly's

1938 - 1939/Light/../../../Freehold

1938/Arthur Light/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Arthur Light/../../../Post Office Directory *

1946 - 1963/Mrs Light & N Light/widow and son/../../Freehold

1971/N. A. Light/../../../BT Telephone Directory *


* Provided by Ewan

** Provided by Stephen Harris


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