• Home page
• 14 Day FREE trial
• What's New
• FAQ
• Public houses in London
• Public houses in Essex
• Kent Public houses
• Herts Public houses
• Suffolk Public houses
• Sussex Public Houses
• Suffolk Villages
• Kent Villages
• GOSH Landlords Xmas Quiz
• Essex & Suffolk 1841 census
• Maps of London
• Image Search
• Links for London
• London Pubs 1899
• Olympics Zone Walk
• Romford History
• Stratford History
• Barking History
• Hornchurch History
• Canning Town History
• Great & Little Warley, Essex
• Suffolk 1839
• Suffolk 1869
• Suffolk 1891
• Essex Hundreds
• Kent Pubs in 1882
• Kent Pubs in 1913
• Essex Trade Directories
• Brick Lane
• Hanbury Street
• Poplar High Street
• Whitechapel - A Timeline over 200 years
• ESSEX publications
• Pubs in UK
• Message Boards
• Olympics Zone Walk
• London 1839 Pigots Directory
• Pubs in London 1841
• Pubs in London 1851
• Pubs in Essex 1895
• Essex herts Kent 1855
• Middlesex 1874
• Middx Beer 1874
• London Publicans 1891
• London Publicans 1910
• Pubs in London 1899
• Pubs in London 1944
• Try a FREE 14 day trial to Ancestry.co.uk
• What's New
• Pubs in London Index
• Pubs in Essex Index
• Suffolk Pubs Index
• Kent Pubs Index
• Herts Pubs Index
• Sussex Pubs in 1899
• Essex & Suffolk 1841 census

The Historical Directory of Pubs in the South East of England, including London

Search the Historical Pubs site for the South East of England by street address, surname and known pub names powered by FreeFind

If you have a query then try the search engine first, if you have something to add to the historical Pubs site, please email - and as an added incentive, - if you offer useful information for a Public House or Beer House, then I will usually add lots of extra detail / landlords. All non-copyright pictures are always welcome; BUT, if I do not have relevant pictures on the site, then I do not know where to find them.

Updated in September 2008 by Kevan.

Freemasons Tavern, 271 Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town E16

Also see the History of Canning Town

The Freemasons Tavern, junction of Victoria Dock Road and Freemasons Road.  lately became 'The Barge' circa 1951

Thanks to Lal & Amy

The following entries are in this format:

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

1862/Joseph Stanley Pilgrim/../../../Kelly's

1867/John Tonkinson/../../../Post Office

1870/George Turner/../../../Kelly's

1871/George Turner/Licenced Victualler/37/Bridgewater, Somerset/Census ****
1871/Elizabeth Turner/Wife/38/Thunster, Somerset/Census
1871/Matilda Taylor/Sister in Law, Barmaid/28/Thunster, Somerset/Census
1871/Mary Tallentire/Domestic servant/23/Walworth, Surrey/Census

1874/George Solomon/../../../Kelly's

1878/John Osborne/../../../Kelly's

1881/John Osborne/Licensed Victualler/46/Messing, Essex/Census
1881/Matilda Osborne/Daughter/19/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Augusta Osborne/Daughter/17/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1881/Susan Osborne/Sister in Law, Bar Assistant/53/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1881/Emma Osborne/Niece, Bar Assistant/19/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Harrison/Brother in Law, Barman/43/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Mary Harrison/Sister, Domestic Cook/36/Messing, Essex/Census
1881/William ? Harrison/Nephew/13/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ada Harrison/Niece/12/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Harrison/Niece/11/Millwall, Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert Harrison/Nephew/8/Millwall, Middlesex/Census

1882/John Osborne/../../../Kelly's

1886/John Osborne/../../../Kelly's

1896/James Nares/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Walker Almond/Manager Public House/37/Lancashire/Census ****
1901/Eleanor S/Manageress/33/Bow, London/Census
1901/Emelia M Stone/Sister in Law, Assistant/35/Bow, London/Census
1901/Susan Stone/Sister in Law, Assistant/29/Bow, London/Census
1901/Edward Kluish/Barman/26/Hants/Census
1901/James Kluish/Barman/21/Stepney, London/Census

1902/Mrs James Nares/../../../Kelly's ****

1934/William Edward Chandler/../../../Kelly's ****