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De Beauvoir Arms, Downham

The De Beauvoir Arms closed in around 2004 and is now in use as a restaurant. 

De Beauvoir Arms, Downham - date unknown

De Beauvoir Arms, Downham - date unknown

Kindly provided by Colleen

de Beauvoir Arms, 2 Downham Road, Downham, Essex - in May 2008

de Beauvoir Arms, 2 Downham Road, Downham, Essex - in May 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as George Watts, at the Beauvoir Arms.

1828/George Watts/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1828-9/George Watts/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/George Watts/../../../Pigot's

1845/George Watts/Carpenter/../../Post Office

1848/George Watts/Carpenter & Victualler/../../White's

1851/George Watts/Carpenter/../../Post Office

1851/George Watts/Builder & Innkeeper/52/? ?/Census**
1851/Thomas Watts/Son, Carpenter/22/Downham, Essex/Census
1851/Alfred Watts/Son, Carpenter/18/Downham, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Watts/Son/15/Downham, Essex/Census
1851/Emma Carter/House Servant/17/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1851/George Button/Ostler/21/Downham, Essex/Census

1852/G. Watts/../../../Kelly's***

1855/G. Watts/../../../Kelly's***

1862/Mrs. Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1867/Mrs. Jane Watts/../../../Post Office

1870/Mrs. Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1871/Mrs. Jane Watts/../../../Post Office

1871/Jane Watts/Inn Keeper, Unmarried/48/Downham, Essex/Census
1871/Robert Watts/Brother, Carpenter/35/Downham, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Nevill/General Servant/20/South Hanningfield/Census
1871/William Clark/Lodger, Bricklayer/19/Aveley, Essex/Census

1874/Mrs. Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1878/Miss Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1881/Jane Watts/Innkeeper/58/Downham, Essex/Census
1881/Robert Watts/Brother, Carpenter/45/Downham, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Neville/Domestic Servant/30/West Hanningfield, Essex/Census

1882/Miss Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1886/Miss Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1890/Miss Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1891/Jane Watts/Licensed Victualler, Unmarried/67/Downham, Essex/Census
1891/Robert Watts/Brother, Assistant Inn/55/Downham, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Ann Neville/General Servant/40/South Hanningfield/Census

1894/Mrs. Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1895/Mrs. Jane Watts/../../../Kelly's

1898/Robert Watts/../../../Kelly's

1899/Robert Watts/../../../Kelly's

1901/Robert Watts/Publican/66/Downham, Essex/Census
1901/Emma Wean ?/Servant, House Keeper/19/South Benfleet, Essex/Census

1902/Robert Watts/../../../Kelly's

1906/Thomas Watts/../../../Kelly's

1908/Thomas Watts/../../../Kelly's

1910/Thomas Watts/../../../Kelly's

1912/Thomas Watts/../../../Kelly's

1914/Thomas Watts/../../../Kelly's

1917/Thomas Watts/../../../Kelly's

1922/Thomas Watts/../../../Kelly's

1925/Thomas Phillip Clarke/../../../Kelly's

1929/Thomas Phillip Clarke/../../../Kelly's

1933/Sidney Richard Durrant/../../../Kelly's

1937/William C. Mail/../../../Kelly's

* Provided by Mike Smith

** Provided by CG

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


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