Swan Tavern, 13 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch E1
The very early address for this is in Swan Yard in the
directories as is the 1848 license transfer, All the other early license
transfers up until 1873 refer to the address as Swan Street, Shoreditch; and
these match the early Swan Yard directory references.
There are also Swan, Swan street in both Bethnal Green and Whitechapel! And to
confuse matters even more, the directories which refer to Swan street,
Shoreditch actually refer to the Bethnal Green Swan.
In the 1871 census, the address is at
21 Sclater Street, It was certainly in existence by 1872
as it is marked on the OS 1:2500 of that year. At that time it stood on the
junction of Sclater Street with York Street, but both these streets have been
re-named: the western part of Sclater Street became part of Bethnal Green Road
when that road was re-routed probably about 1880. York Street was also re-named
Ebor Street at about the same time so the pub, which of course closed by 1983,
is now at the junction of Bethnal Green Road and York Street ***
Shoreditch index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Shoreditch, East London.
Swan, Bethnal Green Road - in May 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
May 1802/Joseph Drew/White Swan, Swan Yard, Shoreditch, victualler/../../Sun
Fire Insurance - London Metropolitan Archives
1805/Benj Maddock, White Swan, Swan yard, Shoreditch/../../Holdens Directory
1806/Rt Guy/victualler, Swan Yard/../../Bankruptcy
January 1809/Thomas Quantrill/Swan, Swan Yard, Shoreditch,
victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance - London Metropolitan Archives
February 1825/Thomas Hopton/Swan, Swan Yard, Shoreditch,
victualler/../../Sun Fire Insurance - London Metropolitan Archives
1825/Mr
Hopton, Swan, Swan yard, Shoreditch/../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1827/Joseph Ensom/Proprietor, Swan, Swan Yard/../../Review of the Year
Directory
1827/Eliza Harris/Servant, Swan, Swan Yard/../../Review of the Year
Directory
February 1829/Joseph Ensom/Swan, Swan Yard, Shoreditch, victualler/../../Sun
Fire Insurance - London Metropolitan Archives
1829 - 1844/Joseph Ensom/House, Swan Yard, Shoreditch,
victualler/../../Electoral Register
1841/Joseph Ensom/../../../Post Office Directory *
1843/Joseph Ensom/Swan, Swan Yard/../../Post Office Directory
1848/Joseph Ensom/Swan, Swan Yard/../../Post Office Directory
July 1848 /Joseph Enson, deceased/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
July 1848 /Sarah Anne Enson, his widow and executrix/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
1851/Mrs Sarah Ann Ensom/Swan, Swan Yard/../../Post Office Directory
1851/Sarah Ann Ensom/Licensed Victualler, Widow/54/Great Waltham,
Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Ann Whitaker/Niece/33/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/Charles Luckin/Servant/20/Essex/Census
November 1852 /Sarah Ann Enson/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
{1869/The Will of Sarah Ann Ensom formerly of the Swam Inn Swan yard
Shoreditch in the County of Middlesex but late of 7 North cottages Clapham
rise in the County of Surrey Widow deceased who died 1 February 1869 at 7
North cottages aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of
Samuel Silver Garrett of 50 Doughty street Mecklenburgh square in the County
of Middlesex aforesaid Esquire the sole Executor. Effects under
£3000/Probate}
November 1852 /Thomas George Watkinson/Incoming Licensee/../../Era
September 1853/Thomas George Watkinson/Applications for music and
dancing/../../Era
1856/Thomas George Watkinson/Swan, Swan Yard/../../Post Office Directory
January 1858/Thomas George Watkinson/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
January 1858/Mary Maria Vanner/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
January 1860/Mary Maria Vanner/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era
January 1860/her husband William George Murray/Incoming
Licensee/../../Era
March 1864/William George Murray/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
March 1864/Sydney Joseph Silver/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
August 1866/Sydney J Silver/Outgoing Licensee/../../Morning Advertiser
August 1866/Frederick Thomas Philo/Incoming Licensee/../../Morning
Advertiser
July 1867/Frederick Thomas Philo/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London
Observer
July 1867/Charles Buckingham jun/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1869/C Buckenham/Swan, Swan Yard/../../Post Office Directory
1871/Chas Buckenham/Licensed Victualler/45/Laindon, Essex/Census
1871/William Scull/Manager/70/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Smyth/Manager/50/Burnham, Norfolk/Census
1871/George Wignall/Servant/35/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/Sarah Fell/Servant/30/Chelmsford, Broomfield, Essex/Census
1872/Charles Buckenham/../../../P.O. Directory **
1873/Charles Buckenham/../../../P.O. Directory **
May 1873/Charles Buckingham/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
May 1873/Joseph Christopher Malett/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
19th July 1873/Joseph Christopher Malet, late occupier/Outgoing
Licensee/../../East London Observer +
19th July 1873/Sarah Malet, widow/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer +
August 1875/Sarah Malet/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
August 1875 /Stewart James Robinson/Incoming Licensee/../../East London
Observer
1881/John Grey/Licensed Victualler/29/Baintree Liverpool/Census
1881/Sarah Warner/Housekeeper, Widow/39/Birmingham/Census
1881/Henry Hanig/Barman/23/(F), Prussia/Census
1881/Henry Ayents/Barman/24/Kingsland, Middlesex/Census
1881/Louis Lipman/Barman/17/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1882/John Grey/../../../Post Office Directory *
1891/George Cox/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Robert Reed/Licensed Victualler/43/Waldridge Fell, Durham/Census
1891/Esther Reed/Wife/46/Newcastle on Tyne, London/Census
1891/Ethel Muckle/Barmaid/21/Goswell Road, London/Census
1891/Frank Joyce/Barman/24/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1891/George Barrow/Potman/25/Barnstaple, Devon/Census
1891/Mary Henson/Domestic Servant/24/St Albans, Hertfordshire/Census
1891/Emily Weedon/Domestic Servant/14/Stepney, London/Census
1895/Robert Reed/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Edward Henry Woodman/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/William Thorpe/Licensed Victualler/36/Guyhirn, Cambridgeshire/Census
1901/Edith Thorpe/Wife/32/Kensington, London/Census
1901/Harry Andrews/Barman/23/Chichester, Sussex/Census
1901/George Clarke/Barman/21/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1910/Frank Gange/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Edwin Pickard/Licensed Victualler/70/Twinham, Sussex/Census
1911/Emelie Pickard/Wife, Assistant/68/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1911/George Edward Pickard/Son, Barman/48/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1911/William Deike/Relative, Barman, Widow/37/Germany/Census
1914/Vernon Short/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/Vernon Short/../../../Post Office Directory *
1921/Edward W. Lawley/../../../Post Office Directory *
1934/Leslie S Hastings/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Harry Rd Chorley/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/Leonard A Auson/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Ewan
+ Provided by Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Neil Clifton