Hackney pub history Index
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
At 100 Mare Street in 1861
The Dolphin, 165 Mare Street, Hackney - circa 1924 (Landlord G T Belshaw)
The Dolphin, 165 Mare Street, Hackney - in September 2005
Residents at this address.
1736: Richard Scandrett/../../../Hackney Petty Sessions Book **
1795/George Heckford/victualler, Dolphin and Acorn/../../Sun Fire Office
records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *
1805/George Heckford, the Dolphin, Hackney/../../Holdens Directory
1811/George Heckford, Dolphin Tavern, Mare street, Hackney/../../Holdens Directory
1823-24/Edward Artis, Dolphin, Church Street/../../Pigot's Directory
1826/Edward Artis/../../../Pigot's Directory
1827/Edward Hartis/../../../LV Association
1836/John James Homer, Dolphin, Mare street/../../Pigot's Directory
1839/John James Homer/../../../Pigot�s Directory **
1842/J J Homer/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1844/John James Homer/../../../Thompson�s Directory **
1850/John James Homer/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/John James Homer/../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1856/John James Homer/../../../Post Office Directory *
January 1858/John James Homer/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1858/to the said John James Homer and William Richard Homer, his
partner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1861/John Js Homer/Licensed Victualler Wine Merchant/51/Wentworth,
Surrey/Census
1861/Isabella J Homer/Wife/39/Stepney/Census
1861/Harriet Homer/Daughter/21/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Maria Homer/Daughter/16/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Fredk W Homer/Son, Clergyman Church of England/28/Hackney,
Middlesex/Census
1861/William Homer/Son, Assistant/24/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Charles H Homer/Son/23/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Heeley/Servant/25/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Croft/Servant/27/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Rolton/Servant/15/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1861/Edwin Smith/Servant/19/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
May 1862/William Homer/LV Association/../../Era
May 1866/William R Homer and C E Homer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1866/H J Homer/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
19th March 1870/Henry John Homer/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
19th March 1870/William Richard Homer/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1872/Homer Bros./../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
1874/Brothers Homer/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/W R Homer & Brother/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/James Ball/Manager Public Houses/39/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louise Ball/Manageress/35/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louise L Ball/Daughter/11/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1881/James D Ball/Son/10/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1881/Clara J Ball/Daughter/8/Hounslow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Kate Hinghney/Barmaid/21/Carlow, Ireland/Census
1881/Sarah Cozens/General Servant Domestic/26/Abbotsbury, Dorset/Census
1881/Alfred Brown/Barboy/16/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1886/John J Homer/../../../Business Directory of London **
1896/Homer Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Homer Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Homer Brothers/../../../P.O. Directory **
1901/Fred Kemp/Public House Manager/43/Buckleigh, Devon/Census *+
1901/Ellen Kemp/Wife, Housekeeper/40/Clapham, Surrey/Census
1901/E Lizzie Kemp/Daughter/13/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Mary Kemp/Cousin, Drapers Assistant/24/Brampton, Devon/Census
1901/William Booker/Public House Cellerman/22/Olde Southgate,
Middlesex/Census
1901/George Hollands/Barman/34/Westerham, Kent/Census
1901/Stanley Wright/Barman/23/Roehampton, Surrey/Census
1901/Alfred Rudkin/Barman/21/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/William Briant/Barman/19/Devon/Census
1901/Martha Hollands/Domestic Servant/36/Windsor, Berkshire/Census
1904/Homer Brothers/../../../P. O. Directory **
1910/Homer Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Homer Brothers/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Henry John Homer/../../../Post Office Directory
1924/George Thos. Belshaw/../../../P.O. Directory **
1934/Mrs Gertrude Hazard/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Gertrude Hazard/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Harry Silver/../../../Post Office Directory
1988 - 90/J Sheerin esq/../../../Watney Truman publicans list
Joe and Bridget Sheerin had The Dolphin in Mare Street, Hackney, (E8) until
about 1991. They went into the pub in the 1970's, I think. ***
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ewan
*+ Provided By Rosie Green
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Joanne Croke