Bethnal Green pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Bethnal Green, Middlesex - now in East London. The Bethnal Green, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
In 1805, there are two entries as noted in later records. At 83 Church Street in 1869 & earlier. Named the Jolly Weavers in the Era transfer of licenses in 1865 and 1870. In the 1861 census, the Blade Bone is clearly listed as the Three Jolly Weavers at this same address.
It originally opened in 1823, and was rebuilt after the second world war. It closed as a pub in 1999 and the premises are now in use as a restaurant (2006). ** Situated at the junction with Satchwell Road, east side, this pub was demolished in 2016 to make way for housing. ***
Blade Bone, 185 Bethnal Green Road - in April 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1805/J Dickinson, Jolly Weavers, 82 Church street, Bethnal green/../../Holdens
Directory
1805/Dickinson, the Blade Bone, Church street, Bethnal green/../../Holdens
Directory
1810/James Morton/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *+
1827/Mrs Carter/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1832/M Carter/Blade Bone, 83 Church street/../../Robsons Directory
1839/Francis Steevens/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/Charles Miller/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/Francis Steevens/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1846/Francis James Steevens /../../../P.O. Directory **
Isaac Mills Carter is to be found at the
Noahs Arks, 216
Blackfriars Road prior to the Blade Bone *
1848/Isaac Mills Carter/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/Isaac Mills Carter/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/Isaac M Carter/Publican/50/St Saviours, Surrey/Census *
1851/Ann Carter/Wife/48/Guildford, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary Ann Carter/Daughter, Dressmaker/26/Guildford, Surrey/Census
1851/Sarah Carter/Daughter/23/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/George Carter/Son, Ivory Turner (Apprentice)/17/Christchurch,
Surrey/Census
1851/Edward Carter/Son/14/Christchurch, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Richardson/Visitor, Formerly Dressmaker/55/Guildford,
Surrey/Census
1851/George Howard/Waiter/21/Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Woolger/House Servant/25/Oakham, Surrey/Census
1856/Mrs A Carter/../../../Post Office Directory
1861/Ann Carter/Licensed Victualler, Widow/58/Guildford, Surrey/Census *
1861/George Carter/Son, Assistant/26/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1861/Henry Carter/Son, Wood Carver/19/Christchurch, Surrey/Census
1861/Isaac M Carter/Son, Clerk to a Corn Dealer/17/Christchurch,
Surrey/Census
1861/Anne Broilliger/Domestic Aervant/23/Bath, Somerset/Census
1861/George Wailing/Potman/23/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Collins/Assistant/21/Norwich/Census
1866/Mrs A Carter /../../../P.O. Directory **
October 1865/Ann Carter/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
October 1865/George Carter/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1869/George Carter/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/George Carter/../../../P.O. Directory **
January 1870/George Carter/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
January 1870/Jane Rawlings/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
The Blade Bone in the 1871 Census has Jane Rawlings listed as the
resident/licensee - she is the sister of Isaac Mills Carter and William
Carter i.e. she took over the Blade Bone from the family of her brother. *
1871/Jane Rawlings/Manager to Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/Bethnal Green
Road/Census *
1871/Jemima Miller/Housekeeper, Widow/62/Southgate, Surrey/Census
1871/Frances Davis/Servant/17/City, Worcester/Census
1871/Richard Dyer/Barman/20/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1871/Samuel Mack/Barman/28/Hibbard, Norfolk/Census
1871/Elizabeth Sharp/Domestic Servcant/31/North Folgate/Census
1872/W Carter/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
1875/Mrs J Rawlings/../../../Post Office Directory **
1876/Mrs Jane Rawlings/../../../P.O. Directory **
19th August 1876/Jane Rawlings/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
19th August 1876/Henry Flint/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
March 1877/Henry Flint/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
March 1877/Joseph Province/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1881/Joseph Province/Licensed Victualler/54/Winche Hill, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Province/Wife/52/Long Parish, Hampshire/Census
1881/Arthur Province/Son, Assistant/21/Hammth, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Province/Daughter, Assistant/17/Hampshire/Census
1881/John Grave/Barman/24/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Drake/Domestic Servant/54/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jeannett Hedgcock/Adopted Daughter/13/Bethnal Green, Middlesex//Census
1882/J Province/../../../Post Office Directory
1883/Joseph Province / Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 19 January
1883 **
1884/Frederick Ayres/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Frederick Ayres/../../../Business Directory of London **
1888/Thomas Pease/../../../P.O. Directory **
1891/Thomas Pease/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Pease/Licensed Victualler/48/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Mary A Pease/Wife/42/Bethnal Green Road, London/Census
1891/Arthur E Bush/Barman/25/Marylebone, London/Census
1891/Edward Bishot/Barman/20/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1895/George Thos Ayres/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Richard Hough/../../../Post Office Directory
1900/Edwin Bottrill /../../../P.O. Directory **
1901/William Wortley/Licensed Victualler, Widow/54/Walcham, Leicester/Census
1901/Earnie Wortley/Son, Engineer/16/Barnsbury, London/Census
1901/Percy Wortley/Son, Bar Boy/14/Barnsbury, London/Census
1901/Harold Wortley/Son/12/Barnsbury, London/Census
1901/Lily E Wortley/Daughter/7/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Mary A Robson/Housekeeper, Widow/53/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/William Highams/Barman/28/St Albans/Census
1901/William Giles/Barman/24/Stepney, London/Census
1901/Jane Watt/Cook/54/Kingsland, London/Census
1906/Henry Taylor /../../../Morris’ Business Directory of London **
1910/Arthur Leslie Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/William Graysmark/Manager/29/Lewisham, Kent/Census
1911/Elizabeth Halsey Gattey/Housekeeper, Widow/50/South Belgravis/Census
1911/Edgar Plater/Barman/21/Bucks/Census
1911/Percy Victor Paul/Barman/18/Hackney/Census
1911/Arthur John Goode/Barman/19/Stepney/Census
1915/Arthur Leslie Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/Arthur Leslie Ellis/../../../P.O. Directory **
1921/Arthur Leslie Ellis/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/Isaac Scott/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Isaac Scott/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Arthur Edwin Bates/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided by Roger Ladbrook
*+ Provided By Ewan
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Tris
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