Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex.
Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1792. The address is also spelled as 2 Pollards Row. It is at 1 Pollards Row in 1856 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. * Buskers - Renamed back to Ye Olde Hope (1993)] - This pub was demolished in 2007. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
The Hope, Pollard Row, Bethnal Green - in November 1939
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
The Hope, Pollard Row, Bethnal Green - on a coach outing
Kindly provided by John Carnaby
Residents at this address.
1792/John Wardley/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the
London Metropolitan Archives *
1793/John Wadley/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London
Metropolitan Archives *
1803/Thomas Homewood / Victualler / /../../../Sun Fire Office records held
at Guildhall Library **
1808/Jane Crops / Victualler / /../../../Sun Fire Office records held at
Guildhall Library **
1814/Samuel Turner /../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall
Library **
1818/Samuel Turner /../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall
Library **
1820/Samuel Turner /../../../Sun Fire Office records held at Guildhall
Library **
1825/Mr. Thomas Homewood, Hope, Pollard's row, Bethnal green/../../Licensed
Victuallers Association
1833-34/Thomas Homewood, Hope, 1 Pollards row, Bethnal green/../../Pigots Directory
1839/John Robert Ward /../../../Pigots Directory **
1842/R J Ward/../../../Robson�s Directory **
1851/Robert Entwistle /../../../Kelly�s Directory **
1856/Robert Entwistle/../../../Post Office Directory *
January 1858/John Sam Amos/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1858/George William Wright/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
October 1859/George William Wright/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1859/James Baynton/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1861/James Baynton/Licensed Victualler/69/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary A Baynton/Wife/45/Suffolk/Census
1861/Mary A Baynton/Daughter, Barmaid/38/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Baynton/Son/17/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Baynton/Son/14/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Brackel/Potman/19/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
May 1866/James Baynton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1866/Mary Ann Coe/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
7th July 1866/Mary Ann Coe/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
7th July 1866/Elizabeth Potter/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
1869/Mrs Elizabeth Potter /../../../P.O. Directory **
January 1871/Elizabeth Potter/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1871/George Francis Whitehead/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1871/G F Whitehead/Licensed Victualler/45/Limehouse/Census
1871/Isabel Whitehead/Wife/40/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Thos Whitehead/Son/11/Colney Hatch/Census
1871/Fredk Whitehead/Son/9/Colney Hatch/Census
1871/Sml Whitehead/Son/6/Colney Hatch/Census
1871/Isabel Whitehead/Daughter/16/Limehouse/Census
1871/Emily Whitehead/Daughter/7/Colney Hatch/Census
1871/Fanny Whitehead/Daughter/3/Colney Hatch/Census
1871/John Skidmore/Servant/18/Poplar/Census
1871/Rebecca Wright/Servant/19/Bethnal Green/Census
1872/G F Whitehead /../../../Brabner�s Hackney Directory **
September 1877/Jonathan Foster/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
September 1877/William Edward Groom/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1881/William Edward Groom/Licensed Victualler/42/London City Of,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Ann Groom/Wife/41/Bromley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Maria Groom/Daughter/19/Spitalfields, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Groom/Daughter/12/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/George William Groom/Son/8/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Butler/Servant/20/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Julia Hensher/Niece/11/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1882/William Edward Groom/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/William E Groom/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/George Knights/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/George Knights/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/George Knights/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/George Knights/Publican/45/Campsea Ash, Suffolk/Census
1901/Rose Knights/Wife/28/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1901/Martha Sherwin/Barmaid/19/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Alice Heath/Barmaid/21/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Maggie Shado/Servant/21/Poplar, London/Census
1911/George Knights/Licensed Victualler, Widow/56/Copsea Ash, Suffolk/Census
1911/Jessie Woods/Barmaid/30/Stratford, essex/Census
1911/Percy Donnell Pratt/Nephew, Barman/20/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1911/Hannah Jane Freeman/General Servant/31/Peckham, London/Census
1915/George Knights/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Henry Albert Lovett/../../../Post Office Directory *
1927/Joseph J. Mason/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Samuel H J Boon/../../../Kelly's
1938/Mrs Ellen May Boon/../../../Post Office Directory
1942/Mrs Ellen May Boon/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/Mrs Ellen May Boon/../../../Post Office Directory *
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided by Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris