White Swan, 229 Mile End road, Mile End E1

Mile End Pubs history

This pub was present by 1750; aka the  Swan in 1856 & 1881; The White Swan is the prominent building three from the left in the photo. It is now demolished **

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

White Swan, 229 Mile End Road, E1 - in 1910

White Swan, 229 Mile End Road, E1 - in 1910

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Residents at this address.

1805/Peter Newbold, Swan, Mile End/../../Holdens Directory

1827/Thomas Grout, White Swan, Mile end road/../../Pigot's Directory

1829/Thomas Grout, White Swan, Mile End road/../../Robsons Directory

1832/J Grant, White Swan/../../Robsons Directory

1836/Thomas Grout, White Swan, Mile End road/../../Pigot’s Directory

1839/Thomas Grout/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1842/T Grout, White Swan/../../Robson’s Directory **

1844/Thomas Grout/../../../Thompson’s Directory **

1851/Thomas Spurging/../../../Kelly's

1852/Thomas Spurging/../../../Watkins Directory **

November 1852/Edward Edwards and _ Phillips, assignees of Thomas Spurging/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

November 1852/Joseph Parker/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1856/John Harrison/../../../Post Office Directory

Era 2 October 1859 - Transfer of Licenses
White Swan, roadside, William Woodward to Thomas Wildsh

March 1860/Thomas Wildash/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

March 1860/Alfred Paine/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1861/Alfred Paine/Victualler/30/Margate, Kent/Census *+
1861/Amelia Paine/Wife/29/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1861/Alfred Paine/Son/6/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Amelia Paine/Daughter/11/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Alice M. Paine/Daughter/2/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Edward T. Paine/Son/1/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Eliza A. Matthews/Barmaid/16/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Eliza A. Bailey/Shopwoman/23/../Census
1861/Martha E. Smith/Servant/18/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Aldridge/Waiter & Potman/20/Stepney, Middlesex/Census

January 1864/Alfred Paine/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

January 1864/George Jacobs/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1864/George Jacobs/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *

1864/Thomas Middleton Marshall/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *

May 1866/Thomas M Marshall/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era 

May 1866/Henry Turner/Incoming Licensee/../../Era 

1869/Harry Tucker/../../../Post Office Directory

1874/H Tucker/../../../H.D. Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Directory **

1874/John Richard Vinsun / Victualler, sued as ‘James Richards’ /../../London Gazette, 16 June 1874 **

1875/James Richards/../../../P.O. Directory **

1875/Robert McIan Templeton / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 3 August 1875 **

August 1875/Robert M'Ian Templeton/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1875/Richard William Motion/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

21st October 1876/Richard W Motion/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

21st October 1876/James Escott/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1881/William Rose/Publican/28/St Georges East, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Rose/Wife/27/Nuneaton, Warwick/Census
1881/William Frank Webb/Barman/14/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/William T Whittaker/Barman/18/Blackfriars, Surrey/Census
1881/Frederick J Bellamy/Barman/23/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Sarah B Greenwood/Domestic Servant/15/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Seymour/Barman/18/Chamnor, Oxford/Census

1882/Edward John Rose/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/Edward J Rose/../../../Business Directory of London **

1888/Edward John Rose/../../../P.O. Directory **

1891/George Shrimpton/../../../Post Office Directory

1894/Thomas Shrimpton/../../../Post Office Directory **

1895/Thomas Shrimpton/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Chas Jn Knowsley/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/John Griffin/Public House Manager/30/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/James Goodman/Barman/25/Willerham, Kent/Census
1901/Frank Younger/Barman/19/Long Melford, Kent/Census
1901/Esther Wright/Housekeeper, Widow/56/Hampstead/Census
1901/Alfred Wtight/Barman/18/St Pancras, London/Census

1910/Joseph Morris Levy/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Joseph Morris Levy/../../../P.O. Directory **

1915/Joseph Morris Levy/../../../Post Office Directory

1916/Joseph Morris Levy/../../../P.O. Directory **

1917/Jacob Feldman/../../../P.O. Directory **

1921/Jacob Feldman/../../../Post Office Directory

In 1921 census at 229 Mile End Road, Mile End Old Town, Jacob Feldman, Licensed Victualler, 229 Mile End Road, aged 51 years and born in Poland, Own Account
Sarah Feldman, Wife, aged 48 years and born in Austria
Ada Ment, Adopted daughter, Licensed Victualler Assistant, aged 21 years and born in Whitechapel, London
Ethel Harr, Mother-in-law, Retired, aged 82 years and born in Austria

1922/Jacob Feldman/../../../P.O. Directory **

1925/Jacob Feldman/../../../Post Office Directory

1930/Jacob Feldman/../../../Post Office Directory


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