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Stratford Index
This pub was present by 1765 and was originally positioned at 150-152 The Grove. It was rebuilt alongside at 1 Maryland Point in around 1880 – the former premises surviving until they were demolished in 1970. ***


Cart & Horses, Maryland - in June 2006
Kindly provided by Kevan
History of Stratford & West Ham
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1826/Thomas Bigg/../../../Pigot's Directory
1828-9/Thomas Bigg/../../../Pigot's Directory
1832-3/Thomas Bigg/../../../Pigot's Directory
1839/Thomas Bigg/../../../Pigot's Directory
1841/Thomas Bigg/Publican/40/../Census ****
1841/Ann Bigg/../40/../Census
1844/Thomas Bigg/../../../Thompson’s Directory ***
1848/Thomas Biggs/../../../White's Directory
1851/Thomas Bigg/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Thoma Bigg/licensed victualler/52/Maidstone, Kent/Census **
1851/Ann Bigg/wife/52/Bromley, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Lydia Bigg/daughter/19/Stratford, Essex/Census **
1851/Ann Renwicks/grandaughter/08/Maidstone, Kent/Census **
1851/Sally Dyer/mother in law (widow)/house proprietor/76/Leytonstone,
Essex/Census **
1851/Eliza Steward/house servant/19/Leytonstone, Essex/Census **
1855/Thomas Bigg/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1856/Thomas Bigg/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/William Spencer/../../../Kelly's Directory
1867/William Spencer/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/William Spencer/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/William Spencer/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Edwin Spencer/Publican/33/Stepney, Middx/Census ****
1871/Ann Spencer/Wife/24/Meppershall, Bedfordshire/Census
1871/Mary Peck/Visitor/29/Meppershall, Bedfordshire/Census
1871/Ann Hudson/General Servant/18/Poplar, Middx/Census
1874/William Spencer/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/Mrs. Sarah Bennett/../../../Kelly's Directory
1881/Francis King/Licensed Victualler/26/West Ham, Essex/Census
1881/Abigail King/Visitor/75/St. George in East, Middlesex/Census
1881/Abigail King/Sister/27/West Ham, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Smith/Barmaid/20/West Ham, Essex/Census
1882/Frank King/../../../Kelly's Directory
1886/James Wait/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1891/William Munro/Licensed Victualler/22/Lambeth, London/Census ****
1891/Emily Munro/Wife/23/Shoreditch, London/Census
1891/William J Munro/Son/9 months/Stratford, Essex/Census
1891/Clara lee/Domestic Servant/21/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1891/James Tipper/Bar Assistant/18/Highgate, Middlesex/Census
1891/Walter Williams/Bar Assistant/17/Snaresbrook, Essex/Census
1896/William Munro/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1902/Francis W M Symes/../../../Kelly's Directory ****
1908/Francis W. M. Symes/../../../Kelly's Directory
1911/Maud Symes/Licensed Victualler, Widow/36/Stepney, Middlesex/Census ****
1911/Olive Booker/Manageress/26/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/George Harry Blumes/Manager/32/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1911/Lilian Maud Gathercole/Barmaid/21/Beckton, Essex/Census
1911/Minnie Reede/Barmaid/25/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1911/Lilly Sawyer/Barmaid/23/Barking, Essex/Census
1911/Ethel Cornelia Amers/Cook/21/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/Amy Mary Squires/Housemaid/17/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/Francis Albert Victor Symes/Son/13/Stratford, Essex/Census
1912/Mrs. Maud Symes/../../../Kelly's Directory
1917/Mrs. Maud Symes/../../../Kelly's Directory
1921/F W Symes/../../../Hughes Directory ****
1922/Offwood & Free/../../../Kelly's Directory
1925/Offwood & Woollard/../../../Kelly's Directory
1932/Arthur Billinghurst / Deceased, Died 27 December 1932/../../London Gazette,
25 July 1933 ***
1934/Edgar Alex Marshall/../../../Kelly's Directory ****
1938/Edgar Alex Marshall & Stephen A Handfield/../../../Post Office Directory ****
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*** Provided by Stephen Harris
**** Provided by
Kevan