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Royal Duke, 474 Commercial Road, Ratcliffe

In 1871, before Commercial Road east is numbered, the address is at 1 Bloomsbury Terrace. This pub was rebuilt in its present form in 1879 and closed in 1995. Now used as a grocer's store **

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

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Royal Duke, 474 Commercial Road - in August 2006

Royal Duke, 474 Commercial Road - in August 2006

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

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

1815/Thomas Nathan / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1820/Peter Belton / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1836/George Baverstock / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1839/Geo. Baverstock/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1841/William Jenkins/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/Wm. Jenkins/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1851/William E Jenkins/Victualler/20/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census ****
1851/Ann M Jenkins/Sister/16/Fulham, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Coela/House Servant/23/Cork, Ireland/Census

1856/Henry C Green/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1861/William Newman/Licensed Victualler/39/Gravesend, Kent/Census ****
1861/Matilda Newman/Wife/35/Dartford, Kent/Census
1861/Charles Newman/Son/3/Commercial Road east/Census
1861/Joseph Webb/Barman/27/Fulham, Middlesex/Census
1861/Thomas Smith/Barman/23/Great Rossington, Gloucester/Census
1861/Sophia Roper/Cook, Widow/46/Surrey/Census
1861/Emma Reed/Nurse Girl/17/Dartford, Kent/Census
1861/Mary Sharp/Nurse Girl/14/Limehouse/Census

1865/William Newman/../../../Post Office Directory **

1869/Henry Michell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1871/Henry Michell/Licensed Victualler/44/St Ives, Cornwall/Census ****
1871/Mary D Michell/Wife/40/St Ives, Cornwall/Census
1871/Joseph Michell/Son/19/Wapping, Middlesex/Census
1871/Frederick Jackson/Visitor/23/St James, Middlesex/Census
1871/Edwd S Green/Barmaid/18/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1871/Wiliam R Huntley/Barmaid/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Helen Crawley/Cook/22/Ireland/Census
1871/Sarah Watts/Housemaid/16/Norfolk/Census

1877/Henry Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory **

1881/Thomas Curme/Licensed Victualler/52/Stratton, Dorset/Census ****
1881/Elizabeth Curme/Wife/45/Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Curme/Daughter/24/Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Curme/Son/21/Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Cottrell/Barman/22/Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth French/General Servant/29/Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Fox/General Servant/50/Dorset/Census
1881/Harriet Fox/Barmaid/18/Dorset/Census

1882/Thomas Curme/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Thomas Curme/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Thomas Curme/Licensed Victualler/62/Spratton, Dorset/Census ****
1891/Elizabeth Curme/Wife/55/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1891/Mary Curme/Daughter/34/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1891/Thomas Curme/Son, Barman/31/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1891/Charlotte Davis/Mothers help/35/Cerne Abbas, Dorset/Census
1891/Edward Andrews/Barman/34/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1891/Aisher Freeman?/Barman/19/barking, Essex/Census
1891/Josiah Billes?/Barman/16/Cerne Abbas, Dorset/Census
1891/Elizabeth French/General Servant/38/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census

1894/Thomas Curme / Licensed Victualler, deceased / Died 2 december 1894 /../../London Gazette, 11 January 1895 **

1895/Thomas Curme/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1910/Thomas Curme/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1914/Thomas Curme/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Percy James Strong/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1923/Percy James Strong/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Mrs Maud Florence Strong/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Leonard Jas Hy Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Leonard Jas Hy Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1948/Leonard Jas Hy Herbert/../../../Post Office Directory **


** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

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