Three Pigeons, 120 & 122 Romford Road, Stratford Green, Stratford E15
Stratford Index
Also known as The Pigeons Hotel. At Stratford Point in 1826. The Three Pigeons (latterly just 2 Pigeons") was recently converted to a Tesco Metro store. It retains its pub outlook.
The Pigeons before 1885
Provided by Lal Cook
Now known as the Pigeons
Three Pigeons, 120 & 122 Romford Road, Stratford Green, Stratford E15 - in 1935
5th February 2003
Taken by Brian Berry
History of Stratford & West Ham
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1811/John Carter, Three Pigeons, Stratford green, Essex/../../Holdens
Directory
1819/William Robert Reader/../../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***
1826/John White/../../../Pigot's Directory
1828/John White/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*+
1828-9/John White/../../../Pigot's Directory
1832-3/George A. Elliott/../../../Pigot's Directory
1839/William Hinchley/../../../Pigot's Directory
1841/William Hinchley/Publican/40/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Hinchley/../40/../Census
1841/William Hinchley/../15/../Census
1841/Mathew Hinchley/../14/../Census
1841/George Hinchley/../11/../Census
1841/Frederick Hinchley/../9/../Census
1841/James Hinchley/../1/../Census
1841/Ann Hinchley/../13/../Census
1841/Mary Hinchley/../4/../Census
1841/Bridget Cain/Female Servant/20/Essex/Census
1841/William Smith/Male Servant/30/../Census
1845/William Laythorp/../../../Post Office Directory
1848/William Laythorp/../../../White's Directory
1851/Mrs. Alice Laythcarp/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Michael F Donovan/../../../Kelly’s Directory ***
1851/Michael Donovon/licensed victualler/27/Ireland/Census **
1851/Alice Donovon/wife/33/Ireland/Census
1851/Richard Donovon/son/2m/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Moss/barman/14/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Mary Bonner/servant/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Giles/nursemaid/13/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/John Munday/potman/16/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Hatteson/ostler/61/Little Sampford, Essex/Census
1855/James Catchpole/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1856/James Catchpole/../../../Post Office Directory
1859/William Jackaman / Ostler/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***
1861/Edward Whitechurch/Publican/35/Aston, Cambs/Census
1861/Elizabeth Whitechurch/Wife/29/Dunage, Suffolk/Census
1861/Charlotte Whitechurch/Daughter/11/Ilford, Essex/Census
1861/Edward Whitechurch/Son/8/Stepney, Middx/Census
1861/John Whitechurch/Son/5/Bethnal Green, Middx/Census
1861/James Whitechurch/Son/1/Stepney, Middx/Census
1861/Ann Savage/General servant/19/Whitechapel/Census
1861/Thomas Savill/General servant/22/Whitechapel/Census
1861/Thomas Hadinton/Boarder, Bricklayer/75/Dew Sanford, Devon/Census
1862/Edward Whitechurch/../../../Kelly's Directory
1867/John De Ritter/../../../Post Office Directory
William Edward Bench, Licensed Victualler.
1870/William Edward Bench/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/William Edward Bench/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William E Bench/Licensed Victualler/36/Maidenhead, Berkshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Bench/Wife/32/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1871/Fanny J Bench/Daughter/14/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/William E Bench/Son/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Edward Bench/Son/5/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Bench/Son/4/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary M Bench/Daughter/2 months/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Bench/Nephew/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1871/Jane Dixon/Niece, Barmaid/18/Datchet, Bucks/Census
1871/Ellen A Seaborn/Cook/21/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary A Seaborn/Nurse Maid/15/West Ham, Essex/Census
1871/Alfred Smith/Potman/18/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1874/George James/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/Thomas McGovain/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/Thomas McGovaran / Landlord/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey ***
1881/Robert Kemp/Publican/47/Bridgham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Amelia Kemp/Wife, Barmaid/40/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eliza Kemp/Daughter/18/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Lucy Kemp/Daughter/12/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Katie Kemp/Niece/10/Bridgham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Bertie Kemp/Son/9/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Moss/Barmaid/19/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Holmes/General Domestic Servant/46/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Holmes/Potman/19/Barnet, Middlesex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/Robert Kemp/../../../Kelly's Directory
1886/Robert Kemp/../../../Kelly's Directory
1896/William Henson/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/John Frost/Licensed Victualler/47/Kentishere, Devon/Census
1901/Thomas Arnold/Head Barman/49/Penzance, Cornwall/Census
1901/Thomas Ashwell/Cellerman/34/Hertford, herts/Census
1901/Robert Drew/Waiter/17/Glasgow/Census
1901/Emma Wallace/Head Barmaid/26/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1901/Jane Newman/Barmaid/26/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Gertrude Browning/Barmaid/23/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Florence Browning/Barmaid/22/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Clara Pluck/Housekeeper/38/Tunbridge, kent/Census
1901/Emma R Beaumont/Cook/44/Whitechapel, London/Census
1901/Edith E Belbin/Housemaid/23/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1902/John Frost/../../../Kelly's Directory
1904/John Frost / Licensed Victualler/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
***
1904/Clara Bermel / Barmaid/../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1906/John Frost/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1908/Charles Hohnen/../../../Kelly's Directory
1911/Frank Dickson/Licensed Victualler/32/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1911/Florence Eliza Dickson/Wife, Assistant/31/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1911/Clifford Frank Dickson/Son/3/Ilford, Essex/Census
1911/Audrey Florence Dickson/Daughter/1/Ilford, Essex/Census
1911/Louisa Betsy Smith/Cook/29/Stratford, Essex/Census
1911/Violet May Stone/Houseman/22/Rudham, Norfolk/Census
1911/Doris Loveday/Nurse/16/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1911/Arnold Ernest Riddle/Head Barman/21/Faversham, Kent/Census
1911/George Thomas Collins/Billiard Marker/20/Bromley by Bow, London/Census
1911/Ernest Jones/Barman/21/Torquay, Devon/Census
1911/Elizabeth Fagan/Barmaid/24/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1911/Agnes Nellie Fagan/Barmaid/19/Yorkshire/Census
1911/Ethel Elsie Bury/Barmaid/24/Barking, Essex/Census
1912/Joseph Anidjah Romain/../../../Kelly's Directory
1912/Frank Dickson/Publican/../../Kelly's Directory
1914 - 1940/A Matthews/../../../Freehold
1914/Joseph Anidjah Romain & Frank Dickson/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1917/Alfred Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1917/Eric Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1922/Alfred Matthews & Eric Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory *
1925/Alfred Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1925/Eric Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1934/Alfred & Eric Vernon Matthews/../../../Kelly's Directory
1938/Alfred & Eric Vernon Matthews/../../../Post Office Directory
1941 - 1950/Weston & Wood/../../../Freehold
1944/William Wood/../../../Post Office Directory *
1951 - 1967/A W Wood & Sons/../../../Freehold
* Provided by Ewan
*+ Provided by Mike Smith
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by Stephen Harris