Railway Hotel, 2 Connaught Road, Silvertown E16
Listed as Mickleburgh Terrace in 1871. It was renamed Cundy's Tavern in around 2005 - the name remembering a former landlord, Simeon Cundy. Despite its rough appearance, this pub remains open. **
Railway Tavern, 2 - 4 Connaught Road - in February 2007
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.
1855/William Owston/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1867/James Pile Conduit/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/William Holland/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/William Owston/Manager
of Hotel/34/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/Selina Owston/Wife/34/Warwick/Census
1871/Simon Berlinski/Lodger, Tailor/27/Poland/Census
1871/Georgina Gregory/Servant/25/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1871/William Morley/Potman/17/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1874/William
Owston/../../../Kelly's
Directory
1878/Francis James Peirson/../../../Kelly's Directory
1882/Francis James Peirson/../../../Kelly's Directory
1886/Francis James Peirson/../../../Kelly's Directory
1890/Simeon Cundy/../../../Kelly's Directory
1891/Simeon
Cundy/Licensed
Victualler/38/Old Basford, Nottinghamshire/Census
1891/Elizabeth
A. Cundy/Wife/29/Somersetshire/Census
1891/Thomas
Howard/Servant/23/Halstead, Essex/Census
1891/George
Mills/Barman/Bethnal Green, London//Census
1891/Eliza
Waldron/Barmaid/19/New Charlton, Kent/Census
1891/Sarah
Dark/Servant/22/Millwall, London/Census
1891/Alfred
Asher/Potman/17/Plashet Park, Essex/Census
1891/William
Rainge/Barman/24/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1891/Jane
Saddington/Sister/14/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1896/Simeon Cundy/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1901/Simeon
Cundy/Licensed
Victualler/48/Old Basford, Nottinghamshire/Census*
1901/Elizabeth
A. Cundy/Wife/39/Somersetshire/Census*
1901/Elizabeth Clara
Cundy/Daughter/8/Silvertown, Essex/Census*
1901/Simeon
Cundy/Son/7/Silvertown, Essex/Census*
1901/Jennie
Louisa Cundy/Daughter/3/Silvertown, Essex/Census*
1901/William
James Saddington/Brother
in Law, Manager/26/Plaistow, Essex/Census*
1901/Grace
Maud Saddington/Sister
in Law, Barmaid/21/Plaistow, Essex/Census*
1901/Mabel
Gertrude Saddington/Sister in Law/17/Plaistow, Essex/Census*
1901/Eliza
C. Walker/Servant/19/Beckton, Essex/Census*
1901/Kate
Collins/Servant/18/Plaistow, Essex/Census*
1901/Lilly
M. Hayman/Servant/18/Plumstead, Kent/Census*
1901/Mary
Woold(?)/Cook/28/St. Georges, Middlesex/Census*
1901/Blanche
J. Fisher/Nursemaid/17/Plaistow, Essex/Census*
1901/William
Loudene(?)/Potman/45/Clapham, Surrey/Census*
1901/Frederick Descan(?)/Kitchen
Man/18/Middlesex/Census*
Note: Premises not named in 1901
1902/Simeon Cundy/../../../Kelly's Directory ****
1908/Simeon Cundy/../../../Kelly's Directory
1912/Simeon Cundy/../../../Kelly's Directory
1917/Simeon Cundy/../../../Kelly's Directory
Note: Simeon Cundy died in 1914 so the Kelly's 1917 entry is out of date. The next listed licensee, William James Saddington, was Simeon's Brother in Law and it is thought he took over the premises after Simeon*
1925/William James Saddington/../../../Kelly's Directory
1934/William James Saddington/../../../Kelly's Directory ****
* Provided by Rowan Tanner, the great granddaughter of William James Saddington
** Provided By Stephen Harris
**** Provided By Kevan