Ratcliffe pub history index
At 3 Queen Street in 1856 and earlier; and at 18 Queen Street in 1869, and again the Rainbow, Queen street in 1878; then the address is at 18 Medland street until at least 1938; The address is at 404 The Highway by 1940, as the Highway extends. Also see The Highway in 1940
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Ratcliffe, London
Residents at this address.
1803/Davis / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1818/Davis / Victualler & Breeches Maker /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **
1827/Thomas Galloway, Rainbow, Queen street, Ratcliffe/../../Pigot's Directory
1833-34/William Nicholls, Rainbow, Queen Street, Ratcliff/../../Pigot�s Directory
1839/Joseph Dowler/../../../Pigot�s Directory **
1842/Jos. Dowler/../../../Robson�s Directory **
March 1849/Henry Francis Smith/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
March 1849/John Brown/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
1851/John Bruns/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/Johan Bruns/Publican/39/Guernsey/Census
1851/Mary Bruns/Wife/35/Ireland/Census
1851/Ann Finnigan/Servant/23/Ireland/Census
1851/George Johnson/Lodger/18/Shadwell/Census
January 1853/William Werneling/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1853/James Ross/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1856/James Ross/../../../Post Office Directory
August 1860/Thomas Gwalter/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1860/Thomas Le Cheminan/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1861/Daniel Francis Gale/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1861/Archibald Bennet Thomas/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
August 1861/Archibald Bennett Thomas/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
August 1861/James Francis/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
October 1861/James Francis/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
October 1861/Thomas Lack/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1862/Thomas Luck/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
March 1862/Charles Macro/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1864/George Prentice/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *
1864/Stephen Fowler/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *
September 1867/James Alexander Prike/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
September 1867/Maurice Brissenden/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/Benjamin Downe/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1869/Edward John Peters/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era
July 1869/John Suffield/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era
November 1869/John Suffield/ Outgoing Licensee /../../East London Observer
November 1869/Joshua Everett/ Incoming Licensee /../../East London Observer
1874/J Everett/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **
6th March 1875/Joshua Everett/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
6th March 1875/James Haynes/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
August 1875/James Haynes/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1875/William Rutherwood/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
19th August 1876/William Rutherwood/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th August 1876/James Henry Buckmaster/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
12th May 1877/James H Buckmaster/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
12th May 1877/William Rotherwood/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
September 1878/William Rutherwood/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
September 1878/John Martingell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1879/John Martingell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1879/Sarah Terry/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1879/Sarah Terry/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1879/Harriett H Storey/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Richard H Cloud/Publican, Widow/55/Hammersmith, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry R Cloud/Son, Barman/28/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily A Cloud/Daughter/26/Holborn, Middlesex/Census
1881/Laura L Cloud/Daughter/20/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census
1884/John Pruce/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Knights/Licensed Victualler/39/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Clara Knights/Wife/39/London/Census
1891/Stanley V A Knights/Son/8/York/Census
1891/Archilbald Knights/Son/4/Dirndalk, Ireland/Census
1891/Patrick Coleman/Potman/58/Limerick, Ireland/Census
1895/John Holloway/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/John Holloway/../../../Post Office Directory
1910/Charles Ellice/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Charles Ellice/Licensed Victualler/48/Newington, London/Census
1911/Thomas Garrett/Barman/32/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Susan Garrett/Barmaid/31/Hoxton, London/Census
1911/May Garrett/Daughter/9/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Ruth Garrett/Daughter/4/Stepney, London/Census
1911/William Donovan/Transport Worker/38/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/Mary Ann Donovan/Wife/33/Ratcliffe, London/Census
1921/Henry Wright/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 18, Medland Street, Stepney, Ratcliff,
H Wright, Publican, aged 50 years, and born in Shoreditch, London, Own Account
Mrs Wright, Wife, aged 48 years, and born in Bristol, Gloucestershire
H T Wright, Son, aged 15 years, and born in Shoreditch, London
D Wright, Son, aged 13 years, and born in Shoreditch, London
H Wright, Daughter, aged 10 years, and born in Shoreditch, London
J Wright, Son, aged 9 years, and born in Shoreditch, London
W Rochford, Boarder, Labourer, London County Council Tramway Dept, aged 23 years, and born in Shoreditch, London
E Rochford, Boarder, Factory Hand, Messrs Bargers, aged 19 years, and born in Poplar, London
V Tickerage, Boarder, Boot Trade, aged 26 years, and born in Poplar, London
E Tickerage, Boarder, Out Of Work, aged 21 years, and born in Poplar, London
1934/Harry Wright, Rainbow, 18 Medland street E14/../../Post Office Directory
1938/David S Simpson, Rainbow, 18 Medland street E14/../../Post Office Directory
1940/David S Simpson, Rainbow, 404 The Highway E14/../../Post Office Directory
1944/David S Simpson, Rainbow, 404 The Highway E14/../../Post Office Directory
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