Old Brown Bear, 79 Aldersgate Street,Aldersgate EC1

Aldersgate pubs history index

The White Bear existed from at least 1755. aka Brown Bear in 1851 & 1856, at 78 Aldersgate Street. This pub is now demolished. ** The name is given as the White Bear in 1841 and earlier. The name reverts to simply the Brown Bear by 1938. ***

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

The Philanthropic Lodge, 1770 meets at the White Bear, Aldersgate street, London in 1755

1789/Joshua Vevers/victualler, White Bear/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives ***

1790/Joshua Vevers/victualler, White Bear/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives ***

1806/Mr Thomas, White Bear, Aldersgate street/../../London Brewery 1806 customer for supplying the public with genuine malt liquor

1819/Thomas Tharratt/victualler, White Bear/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives ***

1826/George Hart/victualler, White Bear/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives ***

1831/George Hart/victualler, White Bear/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives ***

1834/George Hart/victualler, White Bear/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives ***

1839/Thomas Stinton/../../../Pigot's Directory ***

1841/Thomas Stinton/../../../P.O. Directory **

1842/Thos. Stinton/../../../Robson�s Directory **

1850/Thomas Worton/../../../P.O. Directory **

1851/Thomas Worton/../../../Kellys Directory

1851/Thos Worton/Licensed Victualler/55/Aldersgate, London/Census
1851/E C Worton/Wife/52/Shoreditch, London/Census
1851/John Worton/Son/27/Shoreditch, London/Census
1851/Monica Hunt/House Servant/20/Cripplegate, London/Census
1851/Charles Edward/General Servant/20/St George in East, London/Census

1852/Thomas Worton/../../../Watkins Directory **

July 1853/Thomas Worton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1853/Anton Scherzinger/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

December1853/Anton Scherzinger/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

December 1853/Henry John Vousley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1856/Charles Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory

October 1860/Ann Ellis/Outgoing Licensee/../../London City Press

October 1860/John Henry Maycock/Incoming Licensee/../../London City Press

1881/F W Wykes/Licensed Victualler/33/Leatherhead, Surrey/Census
1881/Caroline Wykes/Sister, Housekeeper/23/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maud Price/Barmaid/23/Monmouth/Census
1881/Arthur Gould/Manager/25/Bromley, Ken/Census
1881/William Robinson/Barman/22/Newington, Surrey/Census
1881/John Thyen/Barman/21/Bridgewater, Somerset/Census
1881/Isaac Clift/Barman/23/Clerkenwell/Census
1881/Kate Townsend/Domestic General/24/Holborn/Census
1881/Ellen Gammon/Domestic Housemaid/19/Woolwich, Kent/Census

1882/Frederick William Wykes/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1884/Frederick W Wykes/../../../Business Directory of London **

1886/Frederick William Wykes/../../../Business Directory of London **

1891/Frederick William Wykes/../../../Post Office Directory

1894/Fredk. William Wykes/../../../City of London Directory **

1895/Frank William Wykes/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Herbert James Cathie/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/Herbert James Cathie/Licensed Victualler/35/Peckham, Surrey/Census
1901/Emma Grace H Cathie/Wife/32/Salisbury, Wiltshire/Census
1901/Arthur Abraham Attwell/Barman/25/Cardiff, Wales/Census
1901/Lila Louisa Dungale/Barmaid/21/Onslow Square, Middlesex/Census
1901/Amy Trickey/Barmaid/20/Alyabeer, Devon/Census
1901/Herbert Glover Roberts/Barman/18/Bracknell, Berkshire/Census
1901/Florence Joyner/Domestic Servant/19/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1901/Rose Beckingham/Domestic Servant/20/Peterborough, Northampton/Census
1901/Annie Eaton/Domestic Servant/25/Blackfriars, Surrey/Census

1910/Raphael Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory ***

The barmaid in the 1911 census, i.e. Elizabeth Hare, was my great-aunt. *

1911/Ralphael Phillips/Licensed Victualler/53/Russia, Naturalized British subject/Census *
1911/Elizabeth Phillips/Wife, Assistant/54/Spitalfields, London/Census
1911/Sidney Phillips/Son, Assistant/21/St George in East, London/Census
1911/Minnie Phillips/Daughter, Clerk/20/St George in East, London/Census
1911/Florrie Phillips/Daughter, Milliner/17/Whitechapel, London/Census
1911/William Smith/Potman/28/Bath, Somerset/Census
1911/Elizabeth Hare/Barmaid/29/Egham, Surrey/Census
1911/Emily Land/Housemaid/19/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1911/Florrie Bell/Barmaid/28/Deal, Kent/Census

1915/Raphael Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1921/Cambrian Catering Co. Ltd./../../../P.O. Directory **

In 1921 census at 79 Aldersgate Street, City of London are
Elkan Daitz, Restaurant Proprietor, aged 50 years and born in Riga, Latvia, the Employer, 79 Aldersgate Street
Miriam Daitz, Wife, aged 42 years and born in Poland, Russia
Annie Daitz, Daughter, aged 26 years 2 months and born in Spitalfields, London
Eva Daitz, Daughter, Shorthand Typist, aged 22 years 8 months and born in Spitalfields, London, England
Minnie Daitz, Daughter, Shorthand Typist, Simon Vicland & Stras (Tobacco Pipe Maker), aged 15 years 6 months and born in Southend on Sea, Essex
Johnie Platzhar, Step-son, Grocers Assistant, Cotton Wares, aged 18 years 7 months and born in Stepney, London, England
Hetty Platzhar, Step-daughter, Shorthand Typist, G Bansbury Solictor, aged 16 years 11 months and born in Stepney, London, England

1938/Mrs Laura Fanny Ashley/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1944/Geo H Brooks/../../../Post Office Directory




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