British Lion, 46 West Ham Lane, West Ham
West Ham pub history index
It was present by 1850 and rebuilt in the 1960s. It closed in 2008 and was demolished in 2009.
In the 1901 Stratford census
4th October 2002
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.
1851/Thomas Watkinson/victualler/45/Hackney, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Frances Ann Watkinson/wife/45/Hackney, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Thomas G Watkinson/son, assistant/20/Hackney, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Frances Ann Watkinson/daughter/18/Lambeth/Census **
1851/Victoria Jane Watkinson/daughter/13/Cripplegate, London/Census **
1851/Stallwood F Watkinson/son/10/St Ann’s, Soho/Census **
1851/Amelia Watkinson/daughter/07/St Botolph’s, City/Census **
1851/Eliza Ann McGregor/servant/17/St Leonard’s/Census **
1855/T Watkinson/../../../Essex, Herts, Kent ...Post Office Directory
1856/Thomas Watkinson/../../../Post Office Directory *
1861/George Macaire/Licensed Victualler/30/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census ***
1861/Emma Hall/Barmaid, Housekeeper/21/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census
1861/William Worrall/Potman/23/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census
1861/Caroline Davis/Domestic Servant/17/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census
1862/George Macaire/../../../Kelly's
1867/George Macaire/../../../Post Office Directory *
1870/George Macaire/../../../Kelly's
1871/George Macaire/../../../Post Office
1871/George Macaire/Licensed Victualler/40/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Emma Macaire/Wife/31/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Macaire/Son, Assistant/18/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/Marion Macaire/Daughter/7/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/James Macaire/Son/5/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Florence Macaire/Daughter/3 months/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Grant/Visitor/17/Hoxne, Suffolk/Census
1871/Ann Diggins/Housemaid/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1871/Robert Wright/Potman/24/West Ham, Essex/Census
1874/James Nevill/../../../Kelly's
1878/James Nevill/../../../Kelly's
1879/James Nevill / Licensed Victualler/../../London Gazette, 6 May 1879 ***
1881/James Nevill/Publican/52/West Hanningfield, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Nevill/Wife/58/Slapton, Buckingham/Census
1881/James Nevill/Son/24/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/William Nevill/Son/25/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Ada Nevill/Daughter/20/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Donald Sevanson/Grandson/2/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1882/James Nevill/../../../Kelly's
1886/James Nevill/../../../Kelly's
1896/William Walton Foulger/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Wm W Houlger/Licensed Victualler/42/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1901/Eliz A Houlger/Wife/39/Leek, Staffordshire/Census
1901/Ethel L Houlger/Daughter/7/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Clara G Houlger/Daughter/1 month/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Harriet Houlger/Niece/22/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Edward Vickerstaff/Barman/25/Milford, Staffordshire/Census
1901/Bert gerner/Potman, Barman/26/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Grace James/Barmaid/24/C Town, Essex/Census
1902/William Walton Foulger/../../../Kelly's ***
1906/William Walton Foulger/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1908/William Walton Foulger/../../../Kelly's
1912/William Walton Foulger/../../../Kelly's
1914/William Walton Foulger/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1917/Alfred Banton/../../../Kelly's
1922/Alexander Morriss/../../../Kelly's Directory
1925/William Albert Munns/../../../Kelly's
1934/Christopher Slennett/../../../Kelly's
1938/Christopher John & Mrs Eliz Ellen Slennett/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided by Ewan
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by Stephen Harris