Also see the History of Plaistow
Also known as the Trossachs Hotel; This pub closed in 1998 and is now in mixed commercial/residential use. In its latter years the pub used several names, including Raffles, Valentino's and Memory Lane. **
Trossachs, 244 Barking Road, Plaistow E13 - in 1986
"From the Archives of East London & City CAMRA".
Trossachs, 244 Barking Road, Plaistow E13 - in June 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1870/Alfred Mellon/../../../Kelly's
1871/George E Muddyman/Publican/35/Birmingham, Warwikshire/Census ****
1871/Mary A Muddyman/Wife/30/Norfolk/Census
1871/Samuel C Morris/Visitor/5/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Parkinson/Potman/29/Everton, Notts/Census
1872/Isabella Kidd/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough of
West Ham*
1874/Mrs. Isabella Kidd/../../../Kelly's
1878/Mrs. Isabella Kidd/../../../Kelly's
1880/George Watson Kidd/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough
of West Ham*
1881/Isabella Kidd/Licensed Victualler's Wife/32/Scotland/Census
1881/Isabella Kidd/Daughter/3/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maggie Kidd/Daughter/2/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/Alice M. Kidd/Daughter/9m/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Colin Johnston/Potman/28/Dover, Kent/Census
1881/Fanny Hewart/Barmaid/22/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Hone/Barman/19/Millwall, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Watson/Domestic Servant/23/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Matthews/Nursemaid/17/Chatham, Kent/Census
1882/George Watson Kidd/../../../Kelly's
1886/George Watson Kidd/../../../Kelly's
1880/George Prince James/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough
of West Ham*
1890/Joseph Boniface/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough of
West Ham*
1894/Thomas Boys/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough of West
Ham*
1895/Thomas Tooks Trotts/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough
of West Ham*
1896/Jno Trott/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1896/George Samuel Smith/Licensee/../../Register of Licenses in the Borough
of West Ham*
1901/Fred Fairhead/Licensed Victualler/28/Colchester, Essex/Census ****
1901/Jane Fairhead/Wife/34/Deptford, London/Census
1901/Edith Jeffrey/Domestic Servant/21/Cornwall/Census
1901/John Kelley/Barman/21/Limehouse, London/Census
1901/William Mager/Barman/26/Lewisham/Census
1901/Frederick Kayes/Barman/18/Birmingham/Census
1901/Lawrence Laurel/Barman/18/Poplar, London/Census
1901/Alfred Mills/Barman/19/Poplar, London/Census
1902/George Samuel Smith & Son/../../../Kelly's ****
1908/Summers & Rowe/../../../Kelly's
1912/John Alfred Cope/../../../Kelly's
1917/John G. Storey/../../../Kelly's
1925/John G. Storey/../../../Kelly's
1934/Michael O'Reilly/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by Elizabeth Peacey
** Provided by Stephen Harris
**** Provided by Kevan