Steam Packet, 1 Park place, Poplar E14

Poplar pub history index

Existed from at least 1830.

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

Residents at this address.

1830/Mr Brown, Steam packet, Limehouse causeway/../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1839/Samuel Brown/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1842/Samuel Brown/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1848/Samuel Brown/../../../Post Office Directory

1856/Samuel Brown/../../../Post Office Directory

1861/James Bronin/Victualler, Widow/75/Bath/Census
1861/Elizabeth Coles/Niece, Housekeeper/44/Westminster/Census
1861/Mary A Coles/Niece, Barmaid/26/Westminster/Census
1861/Elizabeth Bateman/Servant/23/Westminster/Census

May 1861/Samuel Brown/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

May 1861/George Pilbeam/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1862/George Pillbeam/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era 

August 1862/Joseph Ryff/Incoming Licensee/../../Era 

My great grandmother's first husband, Richard Bailey, became the licensee in 1865, taking over from Joseph Raff. When Richard died on 30 May 1866, his widow, my great grandmother, Clara Olive Bailey(later Gamon), briefly became the licensee until Henry De Ritter took over, (as reported in the 'East London Observer', 7 July 1866). *

7th July 1866/Richard Bailey, deceased; Clara Bailey, executrix/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

7th July 1866/Henry De Ritter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1869/Henry De Ritter/../../../Post Office Directory

May 1869/Henry De Ritter/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

May 1869/George Haddrick/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1871/George Haddrick/Licensed Victualler/28/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Haddrick/Wife/27/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1871/Arthur Haddrick/Son/3/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Haddrick/Son/1 month/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Robert Haddrick/Father, Millwright/64/Gateshead, Durham/Census
1871/Ann Haddrick/Mother/49/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1871/Ann Rolf/Servant/67/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Maria Price/Servant/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Samuel Little/Potman/19/Shadwell, Middlesex/Census

1874/George Haddrick/../../../LV Directory

1881/George Haddrick/Licensed Victualler/38/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A Haddrick/Wife/37/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1881/Arthur M Haddrick/Son/13/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert C Haddrick/Son/9/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Haddrick/Son/7/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ann E Haddrick/Daughter/3/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edgar Haddrick/Son/1/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Haddrick/Father, Formerly Engineer/75/Gateshead, Durham/Census
1881/Elizabeth Stewart/Mother In Law/62/E Dereham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Frederick W Sibley/Potman/18/Deptford, Kent/Census
1881/Florence Bartlett/Domestic Servant/16/Poplar, Middlesex/Census

1884/George Haddrick/../../../Post Office Directory

1885/George Haddrick/../../../Electoral Register

1891/Alfred Wootten/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Alfred Wootten/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/George Fendall/../../../Post Office Directory

1901/John Fernandez/Licensed Victualler/43/Spitalfields, London/Census
1901/Hannah Fernandez/Wife/38/Spitalfields, London/Census
1901/Nathan Fernandez/Son, Purse Maker/18/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Morris Fernandez/Son, Rubber Stamp Merchants Clerk/16/New York, USA/Census
1901/Emma Nettlingham/Domestic Servant/16/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/Julia Fernandez/Daughter/4/New York, USA/Census

Ford R Hill is a barman at St Lukes Head, 90 Old street in the 1891 census.

In 1901, he is a lodger at his father in laws pub, the Balmoral Castle, at 97 Rathbone street.

East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
Steam Packet, Park place, transfer from James Phillips to Christopher George Croome was adjourned.

1911/Foord Russell Hill/Licensed Victualler/41/Barton le Clay, Bedfordshire/Census
1911/Minnie Jane Hill/Wife, Assistant/32/Blackfriars road, London SE/Census
1911/Thomas Russell Hill/Son/10/Loughboro Junction SE/Census
1911/Ethel Frances Hill/Daughter/Under one month/Poplar, London/Census
1911/Sidney Kemp/Barman/25/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1911/Berta Barnes/Servant/19/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census

In 1915, Foord Russell Hill, 44 years of age and a publican at 1 Park place, and now a widow marries Emily Maud Brown, aged 31 at St Lukes, Kentish Town.

1921/Charles Walker/../../../Post Office Directory

1934/Mrs Mary Ann Birdsey/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Rd Shambler/../../../Post Office Directory


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