Commercial Arms, 142 Commercial Street, Spitalfields E1
[aka Commercial Tavern]
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Commercial Tavern, 142 Commercial Street - in April 2006
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
This pub was built in 1865 and is still in use today **
May 1865/Abraham Keymer/Appeal Licensee granted/../../East London Observer +
1865/Abraham Keymer/../../../Survey of London **
1866/Abraham Keymer/../../../P.O. Directory **
1869/Abrhm Keymer/../../../Post Office Directory **
October 1873/Abraham Keymer/Outgoing Licensee/../../East London Observer
October 1873/Thomas Hoare/Incoming Licensee/../../East London Observer
1875/Charles Entwhistle/../../../P.O. Directory **
1881/James Blumson/Publican/32/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rose Blumson/Wife/29/Spitalfield, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rose Blumson/Daughter/8/Woodford, Essex/Census
1881/Alfred Narey/Publicans Servant/23/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Phoebe Narey/Servant/22/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Daniel McCue/Publicans Servant/30/Hoxton, Middlesex/Census
1881/Charles Bailey/Publicans Servant/23/Aberdeen, Scotland/Census
1881/Eliza Darking/Publicans Servant/27/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1884/William Blumson/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Blumsom/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Blumson/Publican/40/Spitalfields, London/Census
1891/Lizzie Blumson/Wife/30/Manchester, Lancashire/Census
1891/William Blumson jun/Son, Barman/19/Spitalfields, London/Census
1891/John Blumson/Son/9/Spitalfields, London/Census
1891/Alan Blumson/Son/7/Spitalfields, London/Census
1891/Charlie Blumson/Son/4/Spitalfields, London/Census
1891/William Miller/Potman/22/Strpnry, London/Census
1891/__ Bourne/Domestic Servant/20/Bury, Lancashire/Census
1891/Bertie Roberts/Nephew/8/Dalston, London/Census
1895/William Blumsom/../../../Post Office Directory
1896/James Blumson / Assistant to a Licensed Victualler /../../London Gazette, 13 October 1896 **
1899/William Blumsom/../../../Post Office Directory
East London Observer 03 October 1903
Tower Hamlets, the following transfers were made:
Commercial Tavern, Commercial street, William Blumson jun to Joseph Pailes
1908/Joseph Pailes/../../../Post Office Directory **
1911/Joseph Pailes/Licensed Victualler/59/Boro, Southwark/Census
1911/Caroline Pailes/Wife/58/Boro, Southwark/Census
1911/Alfred Pailes/Son, Helper/26/Boro, Southwark/Census
1911/Florrie Pailes/Daughter, Helper/22/Strand/Census
1911/Edward Pailes/Son, Page Boy/16/Strand/Census
1911/Willia Pailes/Son/8/../Census
1911/Louisa Johnson/Housemaid/53/London/Census
1912/Joseph Pailes/../../../Post Office Directory **
1914/Joseph Pailes/../../../Post Office Directory
1917/Joseph Pailes/../../../Post Office Directory **
The 1921 census at Commercial Tavern, 142 Commercial street, Spitalfields, are
Caroline Pailes, Mother, Widow, Licensed Victualler, aged 73 years 1 months and born in London, the Employer
Florence Hockwell, Daughter, Barmaid, aged 33 years and born in Drury Lane, London
William Pailes, Son, Barman, aged 18 years 9 months and born in Drury Lane, London
Frank Hockwell, Grandson, aged 9 years 3 months and born in Ilford, London
Edward Pailes, Son, Barman, aged 26 years 11 months and born in Drury Lane, London
Florence Pailes, Daughter-in-law, Barmaid, aged 25 years 10 months and born in Stratford, London
1922/Mrs Caroline Pailes/../../../Post Office Directory
1934/A G Pailes/../../../Kellys Directory
1944/Copes Taverns/../../../Post Office Directory
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** Provided by Stephen Harris