Grove Passage, Hackney, London, England

Grove Passage (Now Sylvestre Path) was a row of houses in Hackney, London, England. Two of my ancestors lived at Grove Passage in 1856 so they could marry in the nearby St John, Hackney, London, England.
==Grove Passage itself==
Grove Passage was a small back alley which was directly behind Church Road, Hackney. The street is now called Sylvestre Path. Grove Passage was built in about 1830. A pub called The Ship was situated down Grove Passage.
==Ancestors who lived there==
*William Thomas Coombs (1828-1885) - Lived there in 1856
*Clara Emma Auber (1835-1884) - Same as William
On the 24th March 1856, William Thomas Coombs wed Clara Emma Auber at St John Hackney. Their residence given on the marriage certificate was Grove Passage. The number of the house was not given. William and Clara usually lived in inner London parishes as in 1856, Hackney was still semi rural.
==Notes==
*In the April 1851 census, 5 years before William Coombs lived there, at No 1 Grove Passage, a Charles Green was living there, a printer. In the April 1861 census Charles was still there and employing 3 men and 2 boys. It is possile that William Coombs took up employment with Charles during his time down Grove Passage. William was a journeyman printer, ie one who has fully served an apprenticeship in a trade or craft and is a qualified worker in another's employ.
*Grove Passage had a pub, The Ship, down it.
*In 1848, Eliza Auber (1821-1890) married at St John Hackney and her and her husband Walter Beck also lived down Grove Passage. It does seem the Aubers used this alleyway as a temporary residence so they could marry in the Hackney Church. Walter was a compositor, same as William.
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