I am currently researching Poplar as I’m looking for information about the Old Poplar Police Station and came across this website – by looking up your surname on the 1911 UK Census I found the following :-
Living at 69 Upper North Street Poplar
George Henry Mager 47 born Germany
Lydia Mager 41 born Hackney London
George Alfred Mager 17 born Holloway London
Conrad Mager 15 born Holloway London
Alfred Henry Andreas Mager 14 Born Plaistow London Junior clerk
William George Mager 12 born Poplar London Assistant in a Chemist
Margaret Winifred maker 10 born Poplar London at School
Percival John Mager 8 born Poplar London at School
Evelyn Lucy Mager newborn 10 weeks old born Poplar London
They were married 18yrs had 9 children only 7 living 2 died family all running the Bakery except for the younger children

Hopefully this will help you start tracing your family tree

My Mum lived in The Ivy pub with my auntie, uncle and Nan in the 1930/40 I can’t find a photo of it anywhere

My wifes Father was born in Poplar late 1880’s his parents ran an “off licence”. My husbands father was William Stapleton also called Willie or Harry. He had a brother Leslie as well as other siblings. He migrated to Australia after 1st ww and spent the rest of his life here

I lived in Providence House West Ferry Road, poplar – went to Wades Street Catholic School – would love to hear from kids who played at Limehouse Pier – Victoria Park , Shadwell locks , hard but we were all had the same, nothing, great days

Saint Anne’s R.C. Shcool
I went saint Anne’s R.C school in the 50s my name is Ken Mcgrath Age 74...anyone out there??

I was born in a hospital that I think was on the Mile End Road. It may have been the Mile End Maternity, or Mother and Babies Hospital. Born within the sound of Bow Bells I am able to call myself a true Cockney. ( I hope I have legitimate claim to this ) I lived in Crisp Street and had great fun when the market was being held, after dark, when the lamps were spluttering was particularly exciting with the strong smells of Sarsparella, Toffee Twist and even Horseradish Root being grated. The poor lady doing this with red rimmed eyes and a runny nose!!.My Father worked at Poplar Hospital almost opposite Blackwall Tunnel and opposite the Docks. I remember the Statue outside the Poplar Swimming Baths, it was of a gentleman called George Green. My Brother went to George Green School. I think the theater we went to was The Mile End Theater, and we went there to see the singer Donald Peers, his signature tune was " By a Babbling Brook" Working at the Hospital Dad quite often was given complimentary tickets to the theater and to the Speedway at West Ham Race Stadium. We copped our fair share of bombs during the Blitz, being in the Docklands. My Dad told a little story about the George Green Statue. Apparently some mischief making boys reported to the local constable that there was a man and his dog outside the Swimming Baths, and he had been there a long while, watching the children. .Dad didn't say what the outcome was to this prank..For many years there was a lovely picture on the wall at the Hospital Entrance, depicting the new Poplar Hospital which was to be built to replace the badly bomb damaged original one . It never happened, as a child I used to gaze at this picture and think what a lovely building it was.I was saddened to see the Docks, devoid of the lovely majestic ships and other vessels that were moored there when I visited. Sitting on the upper deck of a number 15 Bus I actually shed some tears for the Hospital that never was, and seeing those great ugly containers on the docks, not a lovely ship in sight. Kathleen Joyce Hunt nee Bones.

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