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Seven Stars, 49 Brick Lane, Spitalfields

Address formerly 189 Brick Lane, and at 49 Brick Lane by 1891 ; This pub was established in 1711. ***

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

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The Seven Stars, was re-built in 1937 and closed in November 2002. The building is now derelict.

The Seven Stars, was re-built in 1937 and closed in November 2002. The building is now derelict. ***

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.

I believe that the Seven Stars Pub, Brick Lane, in the early 1700s was run by my ancestor John Raby, (known as French John!) a French Huguenot who came from Paris. This information comes from a distant cousin whose Grandfather (1879 -1956) wrote notes on our family history. ++

1756/Henry Wilson / Deceased /../../London Gazette, 18 September 1756 ***

1760/Henry Hesketh/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***

1803/Abraham Smith / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***

1824/William Cash / Publican /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***

1824/Charlotte Cash / Daughter /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***

1826/Thomas Edwards / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library ***

My 3x great grandfather Thomas Edwards was publican of the Seven Stars on 25 October 1827 (Proceedings of the Old Bailey). He later became publican of the Bull's Head, Jewin Street. I also believe his grandson (and my great grandfather) Edward Edwards was publican of Dirty Dick's Bishopsgate at some time. *

1827/Thomas Edwards/../../Old Bailey Proceedings - Ref: t18271025-126 **

William Fraser was my ancestor. I have records of the first three of his children all showing father William Fraser Victualler, Brick Lane. These dates were 1829, 1831, 1834. ++

1829/William Frazer / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***

1830/William Fraser / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***
1830/Elizabeth Fraser / Wife /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1830/Daniel Neal / 26 / Pot Boy /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey

1835/Wm. Fraser/../../../Robson’s Directory ***

1839/Wm Fraser/../../../Pigot's Directory ***

1842/Parsby Bacon/../../../P.O. Directory ***

1846/Charles Collins/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1851/Henry Flint/../../../Kelly’s Directory ***

1852/John R Bowen/../../../Watkins Directory ***

1855/John Robert Bowen/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1856/J R Bowen/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1863/David Charles Bansback senior/../../../Trade Directory **

1866/D C Bansback/../../../P.O. Directory ***

1867/David Charles Bansback senior/../../../Trade Directory **

[David Charles Bansback then moves to the Princess Alice, Romford Road, Stratford ]

1869/William Lindsay/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1870/William Lindsay/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1871/Hubert Rowe/Licensed Victualler/32/Collampton, Devon/Census *****
1871/Rosetta Rowe/Wife/30/Dulverton, Somerset/Census
1871/Lucy Rowe/Daughter/14/Collampton, Devon/Census
1871/William Rowe/Son/11/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1871/Alice Rowe/Daughter/7/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/John Rowe/Son/3/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Cross/Visitor/62/Dulverton, Somerset/Census
1871/Jane Bowen/Barmaid/20/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Tomling/General Servant/51/Stepney, Middlesex/Census

1873/Hubert Rowe/../../../P.O. Directory ***

Hubert Rowe, my great great grandfather, then moved on to Barking, Essex before 1881 where he had given up being a publican. *****

1874/T Bridge/../../../H D Miles Directory of Licensed Victuallers ***

1875/Thomas Bridge/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1881/William Lovesy/Licensed Victualler/31/Northampton/Census ****
1881/Emma Lovesy/Wife/22/(British Subject), France/Census
1881/Reginald Lovesy/Son/1/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
1881/Clara Lovesy/Niece, Barmaid/18/Bow, Middlesex/Census

1882/William Lovesy/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/William Lovesy/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1885/William Lovesy/../../../P.O. Directory ***

1891/George Watson/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/George Watson/Licensed Victualler/62/Northumberland /Census ****
1891/Sophia Watson/Wife/61/Kent/Census
1891/Maria Coleman/General Servant/21/Mile End New Town, London/Census

1899/Mrs Sarah Ann Shacklady/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1912/Mrs Rose Cooney/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1914/Mrs Rose Cooney/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/Mrs Rose Cooney/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1921/Mrs Rose Cooney/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1932/Mrs Eliz Richmond/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1934/Mrs Eliz Richmond/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1938/Mrs Eliz Richmond/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1941/Mrs E B Richmond/../../../BT Telephone Directory [BIShpsgt 2759] ****

1942/Mrs E B Richmond/../../../BT Telephone Directory [BIShpsgt 2759] ****

My Grandparents, Henry (Harry) and Netta Joseph, were the publicans here either side of the Second World War, although I don't have the exact dates. After running the "Seven Stars" my Grandparents took over the "Portman Hotel" in Boscombe, Dorset from the late 1950s to the late 1960s when they retired. +

1943/H J Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [BIShpsgt 2759] ****

1944/Hy J Joseph/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/H J Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [BIShpsgt 2759] ****

1946/H J Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [BIShpsgt 2759] ****

1948/H J Joseph/../../../BT Telephone Directory [BIShpsgt 2759] ****

* Provided By Ryan Edwards

** Provided by Mike Bansback

*** Provided by Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

***** Provided By Elaine Cutts

+ Provided By Paul Yarden

++ Provided By Jane Hughes

+++ Provided By James Coster

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