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Hawk, Hawk Hill, Battlesbridge, Wickford SS11 7RJ

Battlesbridge pub history index

The licensee records are only listed until 1937, but it is still a Mitchells & Butlers Premium Country public house in 2017.

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.

Hawk, Battles Bridge - in 1930

Hawk, Battles Bridge - in 1930

Hawk, Battles Bridge, 6th August 2003

Hawk, Battles Bridge, 6th August 2003

Taken by Raymond Silk

Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Ann Leaper, at the Hawke, Rettendon.

The licensee in 1800 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Nathan Jackson Quilter, at the Hawk, Rettendon.

The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Nathan Quilter, at the Hawk, Rettendon.

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Nathan Jackson Quilter, at the Hawk, Rettendon.

1828-9/Henry Chatters/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Henry Chatters/../../../Pigot's

April 1838/Edward Mann/Innkeeper/../../Baptism**
April 1838/Sarah Mann/Wife/../../Baptism
April 1838/George Sergeant Mann/Son/../../Baptism

Note: Premises not named in 1838

1839/Edward Mann/../../../Pigot's

1841/Edward Mann/publican/35/Essex/Census ***
1841/Sarah Mann/wife/30/Essex/Census
1841/George Mann/son/03/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Mann/daughter/02/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Mann/daughter/8m/Essex/Census
1841/Emma Pitcher/servant/15/Essex/Census
1841/Ann Aves/servant/14/Essex/Census
1841/William Widsher/servant/15/Essex/Census 

1845/Edward Mann/../../../Post Office

1848/Edward Mann/Victualler/../../White's

1851/Edward Mann/../../../Post Office

1851/Edward Mann/Innkeeper, Farmer/45/Great Burstead, Essex/Census**
1851/Sarah Mann/Wife/43/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1851/Edward Mann/Son/8/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Mann/Son/6/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Mann/Son/5/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1851/Susanna Tibball/Visitor, Nurse/50/Widford, Essex/Census
1851/Sophia Lilly/Servant/24/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/William Luckling/Servant, Ostler/23/Great Waltham, Essex/Census
1851/James Smith/Lodger, Poulterer/30/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1851/George Hawkes/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/40/D?, Essex/Census
1851/Edward Raven/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/30/East Mersea, Essex/Census
1851/George Portway/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/19/Great Waltham, Essex/Census

1855/E. Mann/../../../Kelly's*

1862/Edward Mann/../../../Kelly's

1867/Edward Mann/../../../Post Office

1870/Edward Mann/../../../Kelly's

1871/Edward Mann/../../../Post Office

1874/Edward Mann/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1878/Edward Mann/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1881/Edward Mann/Publican/38/Battles Bridge, Rettendon, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Ann Mann/Wife/36/Bowers Gifford, Essex/Census
1881/Archibald E. Mann/Son/8/Southend, Essex/Census
1881/George L. Mann/Son/6/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1881/William S. Mann/Son/2/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1881/William Cranmer/Ostler/27/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1881/John Wright/Lodger, Labourer/73/Ramsden Crays, Essex/Census
1881/Grace Ellen Baycock/Domestic Nursemaid/15/Rettendon, Essex/Census

1882/Edward Mann/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1886/Mrs. Emma Mann/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1894/Mrs. Emma Mann/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1895/Mrs. Emma Mann/../../../Kelly's

1898/George Attridge/../../../Kelly's

1899/George Attridge/../../../Kelly's

1901/George Attridge/Inn Keeper (Full License)/56/nk, Essex/Census
1901/M J Attridge/Wife/41/Middlesex/Census
1901/Charles Harway/Ostler/52/Essex/Census

1906/George Attridge/../../../Kelly's

1908/George Attridge/../../../Kelly's

1912/George Attridge/../../../Kelly's

1917/Mrs. Mary Annie Manchester/../../../Kelly's

1925/Edward Pitts/../../../Kelly's

1928 - 1930/Pitts/../../../Freehold

1931/Hawkes/../../../Freehold

1933/Walter William Hawkes/../../../Kelly's

1937/Walter William Hawkes/../../../Kelly's


* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

** Provided by Ron Cox

*** Provided by John Mead


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