North Star, 24 Browning road, Leytonstone E11
Leytonstone pub history index
This pub was founded as a beer house in 1858 and named North Star. It is believed to have been established by William Wildsmith who had earlier sailed on a ship called the North Star. (I’m not sure if William Wildsmith is the same person as Frederick Wildsmith or as Frederick William Wildsmith). It obtained a beer and wine licence in 1939 and a full licence in 1959. It remains open, still under the name North Star. **
North Star, 24 Browning Road, Leytonstone
31st March 2003
Taken by Brian Berry
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1861/Fred Wildsmith/Retailer of Beer/23/Wanstead, Essex/Census **
1861/Eliza Wildsmith/Wife/21/Castleham, Essex/Census
1861/John Watts/Lodger, Bicklayers Labourer/44/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1871/Fred W Wildsmith/Beer Retailer/33/Wanstead, Essex/Census
1871/Eliza Wildsmith/Wife/31/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Annie Wallis/Visitor/19/Barking, Essex/Census
1872/Frederick Wildsmith/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
18/7/1874/Joseph Mousely/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
24/12/1875/Jas Moran/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
01/3/1879/Sarah Moran/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
12/11/1880/Arthur Wilson/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
1881/Arthur Wilson/Publican/28/Devon/Census
1881/Susannah Wilson/Wife/32/St. Georges East/Census
1881/Florence Wilson/Daughter/7/Leytonstone/Census
1881/Eleanor Wilson/Daughter/5/Leytonstone/Census
1881/Arthur Wilson/Son/3/Leytonstone/Census
1881/Albert Wilson/Son/7m/Leytonstone/Census
1882/Arthur Wilson/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
08/7/1882/Sarah Moran/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
21/2/1885/William Morgan/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
1886/Frederick William Wildsmith/beer retailer and builder/../../Kelly’s
Essex Directory **
4/10/1890/Catherine Sarah Hayter (executor)/Beer Retailer/../../Petty
Sessions
3/10/1891/John Downer/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
02/4/1892/John Brey ?/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
11/2/1893/Frederick William Wildsmith/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
13/12/1897/Emily Colton/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions
1906/John Thomas Mann/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1908/John Thomas Mann/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1911/John Thomas Mann/Licensed Victualler/48/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1911/Rachel Mann/Wife, Assistant/47/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Edith Maud Mann/Daughter, Assistant/25/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Esther Rachel Mann/Daughter, Assistant/22/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Ethel Clara Mann/Daughter/14/Mile End, London/Census
1911/Doris Emily Mann/Daughter/6/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1911/Emily Jane Zimmer/General Servant/25/Shoreditch, London/Census
1912/John Thomas Mann/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1914/John Thomas Mann/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1917/W. H. Hill/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1918/John T Mann/../../../per Yellow Advertiser of 4/9/1998 **
1922/Frederick Houghton/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1925/Frederick Nimsey/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1927 - 1939/Mrs Berry/../../../Freehold
1944/Alice Eleanor Berry/../../../per: Waltham Forest Oral History Group **
1944 - 1948/W J Haley/../../../Freehold
1944/William Thomas Haley/../../../per: Waltham Forest Oral History Group **
1949 - 1959/T W Rook/../../../Freehold
1950/Thomas William Rook/../../../per: Waltham Forest Oral History Group **
1960 - 1961/R C Gray/../../../Freehold
1983/../North Star, 24 Browning Road E11 : Bass Charrington/../../Pub directory
1991/../North Star, 24 Browning Road E11 : Bass Charrington/../../Pub directory
Note: Premises never named
** Kindly provided by Stephen Harris