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Bell & Anchor, North Woolwich Road/Dock Road, Canning Town

Canning Town index

Also see the History of Canning Town

Listed address is 'Marsh' in 1855 Directory

circa 1931

Thanks to Lal & Amy

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1851/Thomas Stoatt/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Frederick Richardson/wine merchant/59/London/Census
1851/Elizabeth Richardson/wife/58/London/Census **
1851/Frederick Richardson/son/30/Camberwell, Surrey/Census **
1851/Martha Richardson/daughter/19/Camberwell, Surrey/Census **
1851/Mary Harrowby/visitor, annuitant (widow)/53/Suffolk/Census **
1851/Charles Bethen/house servant/25/Pulham, Dorset/Census **
1851/Kitty Daly/house servant/23/East Ham, Essex/Census **

1855/Frederick Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1862/John Elliott Healey/Butcher/../../Kelly's Directory

1867/Henry John Joyce/../../../Post Office Directory

1870/Henry John Joyce/../../../Kelly's Directory

1871/Henry J Joyce/Licenced Victualler/33/St Lukes, Wilts/Census ***
1871/Hannah Joyce/Wife/30/Poynings, Surrey/Census
1871/Grace Lelliatt/Sister in Law, Barmaid/36//Census
1871/Mary A J Hearn/Barmaid/32/Camden Town, Middx/Census
1871/John Moyser/Barman/20/Islington, Middx/Census
1871/Fanny Wells/House Maid/19/Millwall, Middx/Census
1871/Hannah Marner/Cook/25/Islington, Middx/Census
1871/George Smith/Potman/39/Clerkenwell.Middx/Census
1871/Benjamin Jacobs/Boarder, Butcher/23/West Bromwich, Staffs/Census

1872/Henry J Joyce/../../../Kelly's Directory ****

1874/Henry John Joyce/../../../Kelly's Directory
The author Gavin Thurston 'The great Thames disaster' wrote upon the history of the Princess Alice / Bywell Castle collision (3th of Sept. 1878) Woolwich. He mentioned the discovery of four bodies; two men and two women in the Bell & Anchor Inn near Victoria Dock there is no further information of the source of this story . Perhaps it was printed in the 'Kentish Independent' or 'Kentish Mail'. ****

1878/John George Cundy/../../../Kelly's Directory

1881/J. G. Cundy/Licensed Victualler/39/Nottingham/Census
1881/L. A. Cundy/Wife/29/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/L. A. Cundy/Daughter/5/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/B. B. Cundy/Daughter/3/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/H. T. Cundy/Son/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/L. F. Cundy/Daughter/8m/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Anne Willcox/Domestic Servant/20/Lincoln/Census
1881/Marian Osborne/Servant/22/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Dugaiger/Servant/39/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann Biggs Preston/Domestic Nursemaid/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Leeves/Potboy/16/London, Middlesex/Census

1882/John George Cundy/../../../Kelly's Directory

1886/John George Cundy/../../../Kelly's Directory

1891/Arthur Smith/Licensed Victualler/34/Weatherfield, Essex/Census *
1891/Mary Ann Smith/Wife/35/Bardfield, Essex/Census
1891/Louisa Smith/Daughter/13/West Ham, Essex/Census
1891/Emily Smith/Daughter/13/West Ham, Essex/Census
1891/Laura Cary/Barmaid/22/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1891/Edith Griffithd/Barmaid/20/Horfield, Gloucester/Census

1896/Arthur Smith/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Alfred Smyth/Publican/41/Greenwich, Kent/Census ****
1901/William Hasler/Barman/20/Weatherfield, Essex/Census
1901/Robert England/Barman/21/West Ham, Essex/Census
1901/Henry Hunt/Barman/24/London, Middlesex/Census

1902/Harry Dare/../../../Kelly's Directory ***

1908/Alfred Mandel/../../../Kelly's Directory

1912/George Weidenfield/../../../Kelly's Directory

1917/David Charles Bardrick/../../../Kelly's Directory

1925/James O'Brien/../../../Kelly's Directory

* Provided by Lee Cole

** Provided by John Mead

**** Provided by Kevan

**** Provided by Veronica

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