Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Downham pub history index
The Scottish Maps NLS show the 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
Kindly provided by Colleen

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