Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1797. The early address is at 1 Stepney Rents, Hackney Road. The name is given as the George in records of 1833 and earlier. The address is as 2 & 4 Hackney Road by the 1891 Directory *.
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
George & Dragon, 2 Hackney Road - in January 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1797/Mr Edwards/victualler, George/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/Mr Edwards/[George]/../../Holden's Directory *
1809/Mr Edwards/victualler, George/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1822/Mr Edwards/victualler, George/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1833/John Edwards/victualler, George/../../Prerogative Court of Canterbury
records held at the National Archives *
1839/Richard Stanner/../../../Pigots Directory **
1842/George Harrold/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1844/Saml Plumber/../../../Post Office Directory **
1850/Hn. C Seckington /../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/Frederick Jno Wood/Licensed Victualler/27/St Giles, Middlesex/Census
1851/Catherine H Wood/Sister, Housekeeper/30/St Martins, Middlesex/Census
1851/Charlotte Hayward/Barmaid/19/St Giles, Middlesex/Census
1851/Richd Waggitt/Potman/18/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1856/Frederick J Wood/../../../Post Office Directory
January 1860/Joseph Wright/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1860/David Bowker Catling/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1861/Thomas Guest/Licensed victualler/28/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Guest/Wife/26/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/James Guest/Son/4/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Annie Guest/Daughter/3/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Kate Guest/Daughter/2/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Holloway/barmaid/22/London/Census
1861/Ann Flowest/General Servant/21/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Lovelock/Potman/21/East Grafton, Wiltshire/Census
March 1864/William James Willetts/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
March 1864/Elizabeth Newton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1865/Elizabeth Newton/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
July 1865/Thomas Watson Francis/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
1869/Thomas Watson Francis/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/Thomas W Francis/../../../Post Office Directory **
1882/Thomas W. Francis/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Thomas W Francis/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/John Bambridge/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/Henry T Hollington/Licensed Victuallers Manager/25/Bethnal Green,
London/Census
1891/Agnes H Hollington/Wife, Housekeeper/26/Whitechapel, London/Census
1891/Henry W Hollington/Son/2/Islington, London/Census
1891/Robert E Hollington/Son/6 months/Kingsland, London/Census
1891/Clara Stone Hollington/General Servant/30/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Jon Wadding/Barman/19/Battersea, London/Census
1891/James Farrow/Potman/18/Whitechapel, London/Census
1892/William Ball/../../../London Gazette, 1 April 1892 **
1895/Charles Thomas Oliver/../../../Post Office Directory **
1899/John Frederick Ayton/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/John F Ayton/Licensed Victualler/48/Paddington, London/Census
1901/Alettia M Ayton/Wife/47/Kentish Town, London/Census
1901/Bernard N Ayton/Son, Guager/23/Paddington, London/Census
1901/Kate Norman Ayton/Daughter/16/Paddington, London/Census
1901/May Norman Ayton/Daughter/6/Islington, London/Census
1901/Henry C Turrell/Barman/20/Chislehurst, Kent/Census
1901/Robert Atkin/Barman/18/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Amelia A Self/Domestic Servant/39/Southampton/Census
1901/Ellen C Knott/Domestic Servant/16/New Brompton, Kent/Census
1904/Henry John Treadaway/../../../Post Office Directory **
1910/Harry Thomas Woodcock/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Harry Thomas Woodcock/Publican/29/Marylenone, London/Census
1911/Annie Lavian/Wife/37/Torquay, Devonshire/Census
1911/Mabel Louise/Step Daughter/13/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Leslie James/Stepson/7Wandsworth, London//Census
1911/Beatrice Louise Wooton/General Servant/25/Capton, Devonshire/Census
1911/Cecil Bailey/Barman/19/Hethersell, Norfolk/Census
1911/Thomas Davey/Barman/45/Elmswell, Suffolk/Census
1913/John Patrick Miley/../../../Post Office Directory **
1915/John Patrick Miley/../../../Post Office Directory **
1922/Mrs Florence Emily Miley/../../../Post Office Directory **
1938/Frank Jas Bing/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Frank Jas Bing/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ewan
*+ Later information from Keith Emmerson
** Provided By Stephen Harris