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Mulberry Tree , 133 Stepney Green, Mile End E1

Mile End Pubs history

In 1930, this is the Mile end Labour Party & Club

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Mile End, East London  - in East London. The Mile End East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Mulberry Tree, 133 Stepney Green, E1 - circa 1900

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.

1802/Day/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

1803/Day/Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records, held at Guildhall Library **

I have the following information regarding William Greenhill at the Duke of Gloucester, from Holdens Trienniel in 1805 & 1808. He is at the Mulberry Tree, Stepney Green from Holdens Triennial of 1811. ***

Land Tax Records from 1808 show him at Gloucester Court, under a further heading “In the Court”. By 1810 the Land Tax Records show him on Stepney Green East, but listed towards the end of that address so most likely towards the end of the street, the name of the proprietor of the property is Capt Dryden with William listed as Occupier. Land Tax Records of 1811 & 1812 show the same information. In 1814 the proprietor is list as B Scutt with William having House & Garden, 1815 shows the same, as does 1817. 1819 & 1820 records show William with the House & Garden but with 2 cottages & garden added. Land Tax Records from 1824 show the same however as he had died in March 1823 I believe it may have been his son William Mills Greenhill that this record was referring to or did Sarah his widow carry on the business herself. ***

Baptism places of his children also follow the moves of the William from The Duke of Gloucester to Mulberry Tree, his earlier children were baptised in various places also and I wonder if William was moving with his work from licensed establishment to licensed establishment. ***

Sarah was referred to in later records as Licensed Victualler and Licensed Victualler’s widow however I am yet to find any evidence where she was Licensed under her own name. William Stevens and family are listed at the Mulberry Tree in the 1841 census. Nearby at 4 Mulberry Gardens is Sarah Greenhill and she has a grandchild with her on Census night. I am thinking that this address may be one of the two cottages that was showing in the land tax records of 1819 & 1820. ***

1811/William Greenhill, Mulberry Tree, Stepney green/../../Holdens Directory ***

1830/Thomas Mitchell, Mulberry Tree, Stepney green/../../Robsons Directory

1831/Thomas Mitchell, Mulberry Tree, Stepney green/../../Robsons Directory

1830/Thomas Mitchell / Formerly Victualler, now Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 12 March 1830 **

1832/William Mills, Mulberry Tree, Stepney green/../../Robsons Directory ***

1833-34/William Thomas Mills, Mulberry Tree, Stepney green/../../Pigots Directory ***

1834/E M Sheppard, Mulberry Tree, Stepney green/../../Robsons Directory

1835/Edward Michael Sheppard / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey **

1837/D McDonald, Mulberry Tree, 2 Stepney green/../../Pigots Directory

1839/William Stevens/../../../Pigots Directory **

1841/William Stevens/Licensed Victualler/45/Middlesex/Census ***
1841/Hannah Stevens/../40/../Census
1841/Susanna Stevens/../12/Middlesex/Census
1841/Henry Stevens/../14/Middlesex/Census
1841/Alfred Stevens/../5/Middlesex/Census
1841/Hannah Stevens/../10/Middlesex/Census
1841/Frances Stevens/../7/Middlesex/Census
1841/Susannah Brenan/Visitor/30/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Salmon/Visitor/35/Middlesex/Census

1842/William Stevens / Formerly Licensed Victualler, now Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 12 April 1842 **

1842/Thomas Cable/../../../Robson’s Directory **

1844/Thomas Cable/../../../Thompsons Directory **

September 1849/John Brundell/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

September 1849/George Bailey Allen/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1850/George Bailey Allen / Formerly Collector of Rents and Debts & Licensed Victualler, now Out-of-Business /../../London Gazette, 20 December 1850 **

1851/Robert Fenwick/../../../Kellys Directory **

1851/Robert Fenwick/Publican/41/Yorkshire/Census
1851/Lucy Fenwick/Wife/42/Fifeshire/Census
1851/Janet Barnard/Niece/20/Scotland/Census
1851/Mary Bartlett/Visitor/15/Middlesex/Census

1852/James V Wright/../../../Watkins Directory **

1855/John Avery/../../../Post Office Directory **

September 1855/John Avery/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

September 1855/Thomas Mihell/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1859/Thomas Mihell / Formerly Licensed Victualler, Commercial Traveller & Commission Agent, now Out-of-Employment /../../London Gazette, 25 February 1859 **

August 1860/William Blackwell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

August 1860/Thomas Mihell/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

May 1861/James Vernham/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

May 1861/Edwin John Thomas/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1861/Edwin Thomas/Victualler/26/St Andrews/Census
1861/Eliza Thomas/Sister, Assistant/28/St Andrews/Census
1861/Charles Winter/House Servant/21/Westminster/Census

October 1861/Edwin John Thomas/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

October 1861/Edward Hastillow/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

May 1863/Thomas Hastilow/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

May 1863/William Carter/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1864/William Carter/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *

1864/Robert George Sweasey/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era, 22 May 1864 *

November 1864/Thomas Mitchell/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

November 1864/William Percy Harvey/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1866/William P Harvey/../../../P.O. Directory **

1874/W P Harvey/../../../H D Miles London & Suburban Licensed Victuallers Directory **

1875/William Perry Harvey/../../../Post Office Directory **

October 1875/William Percy Harvey/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer

October 1875/Alfred Walter Clark/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer

1884/Leonard Carden/../../../Post Office Directory **

9th July 1892/Robert Walker/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer +

9th July 1892/William Simpson /Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer +

1895/Herbert Edward Edwards/../../../Post Office Directory **

1899/John Douglas/../../../Post Office Directory **

1900/Mrs Emma Douglas/../../../P.O. Directory **

1901/Emma Douglas/Licensed Victualler, Widow/62/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1901/Arthur Douglas/Son, Barman/23/Wandsworth, London/Census
1901/Jennie Fisher/Visitor, Laundress/23/Kensington, Middlesex/Census

1904/James Thomas Huxley/../../../Post Office Directory **

1905/James Thomas Huxley/../../../Post Office Directory **

1912/Edward Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory **

1915/Phillip Lederman/../../../Post Office Directory **

1921/William Reeder Fountain/../../../Post Office Directory **

1925/Harry Watson/../../../Post Office Directory **

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*** Provided By Allison Smith