British Empire, 308 Barking Road, Plaistow E13
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British Empire Bottle, Plaistow to W Irons - pre world war one.
Kindly provided by Dusty
The address is listed as 1 & 2 Victoria Terrace, Barking Road in 1878, and as 1 & 2 Victoria Street, Barking Road in 1874, prior to street renumbering. Listed at 308 Barking Road in 1896 & 1901. *
Residents at this address
1874/James Thomas Bennett/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
1878/James Thomas Bennett/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
1881/James T. Barnett/Beer Retailer/43/Chatham, Kent/Census
1881/Rebecca Barnett/Wife/41/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Amy Barnett/Daughter/17/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/William Barnett/Son/15/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Harry Barnett/Son/12/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Barnett/Son/11/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Barnett/Daughter/9/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Kate Barnett/Daughter/3/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Martha Barnett/Daughter/1/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Rebecca Barnett/Daughter/5m/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Laura Offord/General Servant/18/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1891/James Bennett/Beer Retailer, Widow/53/Chatham, Kent/Census
1891/Amy Bennett/Daughter, Beer Retailers Assistant/27/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1891/William Bennett/Son, Beer Retailers Assistant/25/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1891/Thomas Bennett/Son, Beer Retailers Assistant/21/Shoreditch, Middxx/Census
1891/Kate Bennett/Daughter/13/West Ham, Essex/Census
1891/Martha Bennett/Daughter/11/West Ham, Essex/Census
1896/Jas T Bennett/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1901/James Bennett/Beer Retailer, Widow/63/Chatham, Kent/Census
1901/William Bennett/Son, Manager/35/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1901/Kate Bennett/Daughter, House Keeper/23/Plaistow, West Ham/Census
1901/Martha Bennett/Daughter, Assistant/21/Plaistow, West Ham/Census
1906/William Irons/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1911/William Irons/Beer House Keeper/48/West Ham, Essex/Census
1911/Hilda Harriett Irons/Daughter, Assistant/17/West Ham, Essex/Census
1911/Willim Thomas Irons/Son, Assistant/16/West Ham, Essex/Census
1911/Lilian Louisa Irons/Daughter/8/West Ham, Essex/Census
1911/Bert Bartell/Barman/19/West Ham, Essex/Census
1911/Ethel Rose Ashenden/Domestic Servant/18/West Ham, Essex/Census
1914/William Irons/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1917/William Irons/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
In 1921 census at 308, Barking Road, Plaistow, West Ham
Arthur Cooper, Beer House Manager, W Irons, Licensed Victualler, aged 36 years 7 months, and born in West Ham, Essex
Emily Ada Cooper, Wife, aged 29 years 8 months, and born in Woolwich, Kent
Arthur Cooper, Son, aged 1 year 8 months, and born in West Ham, Essex
1922/Robert Henry Irons/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1934/William Irons/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory
1938/Fras B Hagon/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
My father and mother owned the British Empire in Barking Road, Plaistow. Frank and Florrie Hagon. My father was in India and my mother was running the pub. It got a direct hit in 1941 my mother was giving a party to a load of customers going to war. When a bomb destroyed the pub killing all except my mother and the barmaid. If youve got any pictures of the British Empire, or other information I would be very grateful. It was a Taylor Walkers house, where we had a funny license and could open at 4 oclock in the morning for the stevedores and duckies. They were only licensed to sell wine and beer, and there were five bars. When we closed my father would squeegee the beer and the sawdust out into the street. **
In 1939 electoral register at 308 Barking Road
Francis B Hagon, Licensed Victualler, born in 08 Jul 1913
Florence E Hagon, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born in 25 Oct 1910
Ernest Lewis, Stevedore, born in 17 Oct 1901
Note: Premises only named in 1881 and 1911
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided by Bernard Hagon