Bethnal Green pub history index
Existed from at least 1805. At 21 Old Castle Street in 1871 and earlier, plus the 1877 license transfer. The address is given as Castle Street in 1805 and the Sun Fire Office insurance records. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1805/Edward Mabbutt, Watermans Arms, Castle street, Bethnal green/../../Holdens
Directory
1808/Thomas Robert Dawson / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held
at London Metropolitan Archives **
1809/Thomas Robert Dawson / Victualler /../../Sun Fire Office records, held
at London Metropolitan Archives **
1842/Jno. Finney/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1851/Geo. Danl. Moore/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
Watermans Arms, 21 Old Castle Street :
1851/William Godier/Licensed Victualler/40/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Godier/Wife/38/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Godier/Daughter/12/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Moore/Visitor/12/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1856/William Godier/../../Post Office Directory
October 1859/William Godier/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
October 1859/John Cook/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
2nd July 1860/John Cook/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
2nd July 1860/George Coe/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1861/George Coe/Victualler/32/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Coe/Wife/26/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Coe/Son/6/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/George Coe/Son/3/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Frederick Coe/Son/9 months/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Ann Brown/Wifes Sister, Silk Winder/19/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1861/Charlotte Jeffries/House Servant/16/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
November 1863/George Coe/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1863/John Quaintrell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1867/John Quaintrell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1867/George English/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
1869/George English/../../Post Office Directory
1871/Joseph English/Publican/48/Mile End Old Town/Census
1871/Emma English/Wife/46/Whitechapel/Census
1871/Geo English/Potman/18/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/Emma English/Daughter, Barmaid/15/Bethnal Green/Census
July 1877/George English/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1877/Wiliam Frederick Worton/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1882/James Hart/../../../Post Office Directory *
1895/Septimus William Clifton/../../../Post Office Directory *
1899/Hermann Dittmer/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Diedrich Meyer/Publican/42/Germany/Census
1901/Anna Meyer/Wife/34/Germany/Census
1901/Elizabeth Weiler/Domestic Servant/28/Germany/Census
1910/Diedrich Meyer/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Cornelius Lindsey/Licensed Victualler/38/Poplar, London/Census
1911/Albert Thompson/Barman/22/Bow, London/Census
London Evening Standard 03 July 1912
Licensing Act 1904 Notice of principal meeting to discuss by the Compensation authority on 3rd July 1912
Tower
Watermans Arms, Virginia road, Bethnal Green, Full, Cornelius John Alfred Lindsey
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided by Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris