Many accurate 1921 census transcriptions have already been added to the pub history site, including London, and parts of Middlesex. If you can contribute to the site, send me some details to Kevan, along with some description of the specific property.
Mile End Pubs history
At 14 Langley Place, Commercial Road east in 1871 and earlier; The 1864 and 1879 license transfers list this as the Duke of Clarence, Greenfield street. It is now demolished. **
Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.
Residents at this address.
1816/William John Wright/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office Records, held at Guildhall Library **
1839/Jas. Sinclair/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1841/James Sinclair/../../../P.O. Directory **
1842/J Sinclair/../../../Robson’s Directory **
1848/George West/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1851/George West/../../../Kelly's
1851/George Sanderson/Dk. Clarence Victualler/30/London/Census *+
1851/Charles Stewart/Barman/22/Morley, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Dear/Barman/18/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/Phoebe Stoke/House Servant/28/Welling, Kent/Census
1856/George Sanderson/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1861/Geo. Sanderson/Victualler/33/Bloomsbury, Middlesex/Census *+
1861/Caroline Sanderson/Wife/34/Nottingham, Nottinghamshire/Census
1861/Susana Sanderson/Daughter/5/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1861/Wm. Turner/Visitor, Annuitant/29/Nottinghamshire/Census
1861/Elbth. James/Servant/24/Somerset/Census
1861/Susanna Lester/Servant/20/Essex/Census
1861/Js. Penfold/Servant/24/Kent/Census
1861/Simeon Turner/Servant/23/Wiltshire/Census
1861/Johs. Savage/Servant/23/Middlesex/Census
May 1862/George Sanderson/LV Association, Governor/../../Era
January 1864/George Sanderson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +
January 1864/Henry Mitchell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +
1865/Henry Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory **
1866/Henry Mitchell/../../../P.O. Directory **
1867-79 Nicholas Robert Page is at the Duke of Clarence, 14 Langley Place,
later renumbered 71 Commercial Road East. *
1869/Nicholas Page/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Nicholas Robert Page/Licensed Victualler/31/Northwood, I O W/Census *+
1871/Tryphena Page/Wife/32/Shadwell/Census
1871/Theodore Frederick Page/Son/6/Shadwell/Census
1871/Reuben Edgar Page/Son/11 months/Angel Road/Census
1871/Joseph Nash/Barman/23/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/Henry Henderson/Barman/16/Bethnal Green/Census
1871/Amelia Knowles/Nursemaid/10/../Census
1877/Nicholas Page/../../../Post Office Directory **
January 1879/Nicholas Page/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
January 1879/William Arthur Hine/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1881/William Hine/Licensed Victualler/27/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Hine/Wife/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Eleanor Hine/Daughter/6/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Hine/Son/5/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Wm Hine/Son/2/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clarence Hine/Son/1/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Spreadbors/Barman/20/Hampshire/Census
1881/Charles Penn/Barman/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Smith/General Servant/30/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jessie Knight/Nursemaid/29/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Goodway/Nursemaid/17/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/William Arthur Hine/../../../Post Office Directory *+
1884/William A Hine/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Matthew James Wesson/../../../Post Office Directory
1895/William James Playle/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frederick James Bute/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Sophia Bute/Publican, Widow/39/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Arthur Hall/Relative, Manager/26/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Rose hall/Relative, Manageress/26/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Arthur Hall/Relative/3/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Frederick Hall/Relative/1/Mile End Old Town, London/Census
1903/Mrs Sophia Bute/../../../Post Office Directory
East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
Duke of Clarence, Commercial road, application withdrawn of transfer from Sophia Bute to Joseph Jones
November
1904/Transfer of licence of the Duke of Clarence, Commercial road, Albert
William Norris to Louis James Cooper/../../East London Observer
1906/Lewis J Cooper/../../../Morris Business Directory of London **
1910/William Stanley Webb/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Harris Fishman/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/Harris Fishman/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Harris Fishman/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 census at 71 Commercial, Stepney, Mile End Old Town
Harris Fishman, Publican, aged 58 years 2 months and born in Kyiv, Ukraine, the Employer
Rosa Fishman, Wife, aged 58 years 4 months and born in Germany
Hymie Fishman, Son, Assistant (Public House), Mr Fishman, aged 21 years 6 months and born in Stepney, London
Frieda Fishman, Daughter, Assistant (Public House), Mr Fishman, aged 19 years 1 month and born in Stepney, London
Mary Whitehead, Servant, Mr Fishman, aged 50 years 2 months and born in Dublin, Ireland
1923/Harris Fishman/../../../Post Office Directory **
1934/Harris Fishman/../../../Kelly's
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