Spitalfields index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Spitalfields, London.
Residents at this address
Stephen Foulsham (my 4x great grandfather) who ran the Dyers
Arms in Brick Lane in 1841 was born on 26 Oct 1784 in Wymondham in Norfolk.
On the 1851 census he's still living in Brick Lane at no. 188, but has gone
back to his original profession of 'Dyer' - thus the pub's name. On this
census he says he's from Windham in Norfolk (which is how Wymondham is
pronounced). He ran the
Goat pub in Wymondham in 1822. He, and his son, (also called Stephen)
gave evidence in a court case in London, where he was the publican of the
Dyer's Arms in 1834, so he'd moved sometime between 1822 and 1844 to Brick
Lane. His wife, Elizabeth Foulsham (his second cousin also from Wymondham)
died in 1853, and he remarried in 1854 to Elizabeth Weight. On the marriage
licence he gave his father's name as James Foulsham. The only Stephen
Foulsham born to James Foulsham in Wymondham, was Stephen born on 27 Oct
1784. On each of the censuses he gives a different age for himself,
sometimes older than he was and sometimes younger... He died on 22 Nov 1869
whilst living at 1 Little George Street, Bethnal Green. ***
1834/Stephen Foulsham / Public House Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey **
1834/Stephen Foulsham junior / 12 / Son /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
1841/Stephen Foulsham/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/Stephen Foulsham/Publican/50/Middlesex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Foulsham/50/Middlesex//Census
1841/Stephen Foulsham/Publican/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/William Bold/Male Servant/25/Middlesex/Census
1841/Ann Bold/Femal Servant/20/Middlesex/Census
1841/John Frew/Tailor/60/Middlesex/Census
1841/Charles Frew/../70/../Census
1851/John Summerwill/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/John Summerwill/Beershop Keeper/53/Devon/Census
1851/Mary Summerwill/Wife/58/Devon/Census
1851/Louisa Summerwill/Daughter/17/Devon/Census
1851/James Hamsley/Lodger, Grave Digger/47/Spitalfields/Census
1856/John Summerwill/../../../Post Office Directory
1852/John Summerwill/../../../Watkins Directory **
1855/John Summerwill/../../../P.O. Directory **
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Gary Taylor