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Green Dragon, 179 High Street, Poplar

Poplar index

aka Green Dragon railway Tavern. There was a Green Dragon in Poplar by 1690. It closed in around 1926 and is now demolished. **

At 198 Poplar High Street before 1871 and renumbering

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

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The following entries are in this format:

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

1814/Roger Baker / Carpenter /../../Sun Fire Office records, Guildhall Library **

1828/Mr Pottinger/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1839/Joseph Pattendon/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1842/William Warren / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **
1842/Thomas Stichell / Potboy / 18 /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1842/W Warren/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1850/Thomas Graves/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Thos Graves/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1851/Thomas Graves/Victualler/31/Hatfield, Essex/Census ****
1851/Caroline Graves/Wife/37/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/George Warren/Step son/9/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Graves/Daughter/3/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Jackson/Niece/3/Battersea, Surrey/Census
1851/Luisa Clark/Servant/23/Blackmore, Esex/Census
1851/Thomas Hoseman/Servant/32/Stratford, Essex/Census

George Frederick Wickers went to run a hotel in Jersey where his son Harry married the sister of my great grandmother. ***

1861/George Frederick Wickers/Licensed Victualler/44/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ****
1861/Sarah Wickers/Wife/29/Camden Town, Middlesex/Census
1861/Emily Wickers/Daughter/1/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Wickers/Visitor, Commercial Clerk, Widow/68/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1861/John White/House Servant/18/Ratcliff/Census
1861/Mary Martin/House Servant/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Margaret Donovan/House Servant/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Minnie Wickers/Daughter/2/Poplar, Middlesex/Census

1862/George Wickers/../../../P.O. Directory **

1863/George Wickers / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1864/George Wickers / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1874/S Cowper/../../../H D Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers Directory **

1881/Edward Davies/Licensed Victualler/37/Ilfracombe, Devon/Census ****
1881/Mary A Davies/Wife/35/Homerton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward J Davies/Son/10/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Harry Davies/Son/8/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Amos Smith/Potman/33/Billington, Bedford/Census
1881/Mary Smith/Domestic Servant/35/Billington, Bedford/Census
1881/Ellen Smith/Servant Daughter/7/Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Smith/Servant Son/5/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Smith/Servant Son/3/Wapping, Middlesex/Census

1884/Mary A Davis/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1886/Henry James Dartnell / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 28 January 1887 **

1891/Alfred Robert Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1895/Frank Boulton Hill/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Walter Wm Wood/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Walter W Wood/Licensed Victualler/28/Cubitt Town, London/Census ****
1901/Mary E Wood/Wife/28/Sunderland/Census
1901/Alpheus C N Wood/Son/8 months/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Alice E Kelly/Housekeeper/18/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Kate H Simmons/Barmaid/25/Victoria Park, London/Census
1901/Lillie Linglow/Domestic Servant/19/Australia/Census

1910/Walter Wm Wood/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Walter Wm Wood/../../../Post Office Directory ****

** Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Provided By James McLaren

**** Provided By Kevan

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