Marquis of Cornwallis, 337 Old Ford Road, Bow E3

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Existed from at least 1855. This pub is now demolished. ** This is named as the Marquis Cornwallis in 1882 and earlier. *

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

Marquis of Cornwallis, 337 Old Ford Road, Bow E3 - in 1962

Marquis of Cornwallis, 337 Old Ford Road, Bow E3 - in 1962

Residents at this address.

James Brown is the son of George Brown (George was born about 1792). *+

1855/James Brown/../../../P.O. Directory **

1856/James Brown/../../../Post Office Directory *

1861/James Brown/Licensed Victualler/49/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Sarah Brown/Wife/35/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Brown/Son, Barman/21/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Brown/Son, Barman/18/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Benjn Brown/Son/12/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Arthur Brown/Son/7/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/Charlotte Brown/House Servant, Widow/30/Lyons Hall, Herefordshire/Census

1866/Jas. Brown/../../../P.O. Directory **

November 1865/James Brown/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

November 1865/Charles Dohoo/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

My great great grandfather George John PENNEY was the licencee of the Crown & Dolphin, circa 1862 (the year before, he was the licencee of THE GEORGE, 1 Portland Street, Soho). His last child, Francis was born in the pub on 12 August 1862.  The Penney family were resident there until approx 1871. In the 1871 census, George Penney was registered as the licensee of the MARQUIS OF CORNWALLIS, Old Ford Road, Bow. His elder children, George Francis and Ann were, by now running the Crown and Dolphin - George Francis had already received an inheritance from his father in 1868 and it seems possible that he bought the pub. However, in 1872, George John was registered at both pubs. ***

March 1869/Charles Dohoo/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

March 1869/George John Penney/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1869/George Penny/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/George Jno Penney/Licensed Victualler/48/St George in East, Middlesex/Census ***
1871/Susannah Penney/Wife/48/Harwich, Essex/Census
1871/Kate Penney/Daughter/19/St George in East, Middlesex/Census
1871/Walter Penney/Son/15/St George in East, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Penney/Son/11/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Amelia Penney/Servant/26/Islington, Middlesex/Census

1874/G. J. Penny/../../../Licensed Victuallers and Hotel Keepers Directory *

23rd May 1874/George John Penny/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

23rd May 1874/William Smith/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1879/William Smith/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/William Smith/Licensed Victualler/34/Hampshire/Census
1881/Alice My Smith/Wife/31/St George, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas George Lelesore/Barman/19/Poplar, Middlesex/Census

1882/Mrs Alice Mary Smith/../../../Post Office Directory *

1884/Alice M Smith/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/James Laban/../../../Post Office Directory

15th August 1891/James Leban/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

15th August 1891/Richard Crane/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1894/George Byers Crabb/../../../P.O. Directory **

1895/Frederick Thomas Crabb/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Alfred Faulkner/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/David Ogg/Public House Keper & Wine & Spirit Merchant/46/Leith, Scotland/Census
1901/Ada M J Ogg/Wife/32/London SW/Census
1901/David Ogg/Son/1/Bow, London/Census
1901/Emma Hayward/Barmaid/32/Bow, London/Census
1901/Margaret Borman/Barmaid/21/Bow, London/Census
1901/Jane Waughman/Barmaid/22/Bow, London/Census
1901/Sarah Smith/Housemaid/16/Bow, London/Census

1906/David Ogg/../../../Post Office Directory *

1907/David Ogg/../../../P.O. Directory **

1910/William Henry Martin/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/John Watts/Publican/40/Rearsby, Leicestershire/Census
1911/Alice Watts/Wife/34/Hampstead/Census
1911/Gertrude Watts/Daughter/13/Fulham/Census
1911/Mary Watts/Daughter/8/Bow/Census
1911/Walter Watts/Son/5/Shoreditch/Census
1911/George Cuthbert/Potman/42/Curtain Road EC/Census
1911/Ada Lambert/Barmaid/27/East Ham/Census

1915/John Poole/../../../Post Office Directory

1921/Frederick Thomas Bills/../../../Post Office Directory

1923/Frederick Thomas Bills/../../../P.O. Directory **

1924/John Tozer/../../../P.O. Directory **

1927/John Tozer/../../../Post Office Directory *

1934/Michael Winch/../../../Post Office Directory *

1938/Hy Weinberg/../../../Post Office Directory **

1940/Henry Weinberg/../../../Post Office Directory *

1944/Henry Weinberg/../../../Post Office Directory *

1942 - 1962/H Weinberg/../../../Freehold

1963/M G E Kilgow/../../../Freehold

1963/G J Thompson/../../../Freehold


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