Accurate transcriptions of the 1921 census are being added to the pub history site, starting with London.
John Bull, 490 Roman road, Bow E3
Bow pubs history index
Existed from at least 1848. The address is at 200 & 202 Roman Road by 1910, and at 490 Roman Road by 1942, following street renumbering. *
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
John Bull, 490 Roman Road, E3 - in 1987
From the Archives of East London & City CAMRA
John Bull, in recent years
Kindly provided by Philip Mernick
Residents at this address.
1848/Richard H. Hammond/../../../Post Office Directory *
1850/R H Hammond/../../../P.O. Directory **
1851/Richard H Hammond/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1851/Richard H Hammond/Licensed Victualler/53/Cambridgeshire/Census
1851/Bethia Hammond/Wife/42/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1851/Rd Holmes Hammond/Son/5/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1851/Bethia Harriet Hammond/Daughter/3/Old Ford, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah/House Servant/16/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Samuel Shepherd/Pot Boy/30/Middlesex/Census
1851/L R Grening/Visitor, Sadler/21/Walworth, Surrey/Census
1856/Richard Holmes Hammond/../../../Post Office Directory
1860/Richard Holmes Hammond/../../../Post Office Directory **
2nd July 1860/Richard Hammond/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
2nd July 1860/John Coe/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1861/John Coe/Victualler/35/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ***
1861/Jane Coe/Wife/28/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Henry Fenton/Servant/28/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Lilly/Lodger/30/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1861/Mary Lilly/Daughter/1/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
November 1864/John Bellet/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
November 1864/Thomas Coombs/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1865/Thomas Coombs/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
May 1865/Henry Bales/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
November 1865/Henry Wales/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
November 1865/Samuel Price/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
29th September 1866/Samuel Price/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
29th September 1866/Thomas Coombs/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
26th January 1867/Thomas Coombs/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
+
26th January 1867/Thomas Hatchard/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
1869/Thomas Hatchard/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Hatchard/Licensed Victualler/49/Dorsetshire/Census ***
1871/Margaret Hatchard/Wife/48/St Georges, Middlesex/Census
1871/Susan Day/Niece/20/Dorsetshire/Census
1871/Charlotte Hagan/Servant/25/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1872/Thomas Hatchard/../../../Post Office Directory **
1874/T. Hatchard/../../../Licensed Victuallers and Hotel Keepers Directory *
1875/Thomas Hatchard/../../../Post Office Directory **
July 1877/Thomas Hatchard/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
July 1877/Henry Hawkes/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1879/Ambrose Morley/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Ambrose Morley/Licensed Victualler/35/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louisa Morley/Sister, Assistant in Bar/38/Bethnal Green,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice Morley/Sister, Assistant in Bar/36/Bethnal Green,
Middlesex/Census
1882/Ambrose Morley/../../../Post Office Directory *
1884/Ambrose Morley/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Henry Cox & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Robert Coombs/Publicans Manager/21//Census
1891/Alice Coombs/Wife/21//Census
1891/Caroline Neunig??/Mother, House Keeper, Widow/44/Norwich,
Norfolk/Census
1891/Harry Coringe/Barman/22/Millwall, London/Census
1891/George Knapp/Barman/13/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1891/Harry Couchman/Barman/15/West London/Census
1891/William Hendy/Barman/17/Old Ford, London/Census
1891/Samuel Last/Barman/23/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1891/William Yawson/Potman/23/St Georges E, London/Census
1895/Henry Cox & Co/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/John Daly/Licensed Victualler/34/Lambeth/Census
1901/Lucy Daly/Wife/33/Bow, London/Census
1901/John Daly/Son/3/Brockley, Deptford/Census
1901/Florence Greenstreet/Step Daughter/11/Brixton, London/Census
1901/Henry Heffer/Boarder, Barman/35/Brixton, London/Census
1901/Emily Heffer/Domestic Servant/35/Chislehurst, Kent/Census
1901/Jeanette Taylor/Barmaid/28/Bankside/Census
1901/John Brown/Potman/20/Whitechapel, London/Census
1906/Henry Coward Warth Emery/../../../Post Office Directory *
1910/Michael Charles Evans/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Isaac Mandola Henrique/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Thomas Henry Parnham/../../../Post Office Directory *
1923/Thomas Henry Parnham/../../../Post Office Directory **
1927/Thomas Henry Parnham/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/William Robert Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1938/William Rt Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory
1940/William Robert Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory **
1941/William Robert Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory **
1942/William Robert Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory *
1944/William Rt Sewell/../../../Post Office Directory
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
* Provided By Ewan
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Chris Trendall