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Updated in September 2008 by Kevan.

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Black Swan, 23 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields

At 26 Browns Lane prior to 1881 ***

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

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1839/Francis Bolton/../../../Pigots Directory ****

1851/George Evans/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1856/Thomas Burns/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1869/Michael Ullmer jun/../../../Post Office Directory ****

In the 1871 census my Great Grandfather George Perry was working in the Black Swan as a barman. At the same time a barmaid, Mary Cannell, was also working there and later (1873) married George and therefore became my Great Grandmother.
 
The entry in the 1871 census shows the pub in Brown's Lane not Hanbury Street. However I have compared Whitbread's 1865 map of London with a current map, Brown's Lane clearly occupies the area that Hanbury Street does now, so presumably the road was renamed. ***

1871/Michael Ullmer/Licensed Victualler/35/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1871/Mary Cannell/Barmaid/27/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Perry/Barman/22/Prittlewell, Essex/Census
1871/John Sutton/Potman/29/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1871/John Deacon/Lodger, Tailor/59/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census

1881/Kate Tilney/Manageress (Licenced Victualler)/23/Mile End, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Edwin Evans/Nephew, Clerk/16/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/Marion Evans/Niece/13/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/George A Evans/Nephew/9/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Evans/Nephew, Barman/19/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Minnie Andrews/Barmaid/17/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary A Elvin/General Servant/19/Limehouse, Middlesex/Census

1882/Edward Tilney/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1884/Henry Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Thomas Holmes/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/William Nay/Head, Barman, Widow//Bethnal Green, London/Census ****
1891/Elizabeth Nay/Daughter/20/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Alfred Woolbrough/Servant/51/Stowmarket, Suffolk/Census

1891/Thomas Holmes/../../../Post Office Directory ****

 1895/Michael Lipman/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Michael Lipman/../../../Post Office Directory ****



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**** Provided By Kevan

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Updated in April 2008 by Kevan.
And Last updated on: Thursday, 06-Dec-2007 11:38:33 PST