Residents at this address
1848/Abraham Smoothy/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Abraham Smoothy/../../../Post Office
1851/Sarah Smoothy/widow, victualler and farmer (9 acres/1 boy)/51/Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire/Census **
1851/Mary A Wells/niece, dressmaker/19/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/William Smith/lodger, carpenter/19/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1851/John Riches/lodger, glover/49/Norfolk/Census
1855/Mrs. S SMOOTHY,Wilkes Arms, Elmdon, Royston/../../Post Office
1861/Sarah Smoothy/Publican/62/Lan?--north, Herts/Census*
1861/Henry Greenhill/Lodger, Bricklayer/58/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Greenhill/Son, Servant/13/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas Greenhill/Son/9/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1861/Joseph Heyns(?)/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/28/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1862/Mrs Sarah Smoothy/../../../Kelly's
1867/Mrs. Elizabeth Thurgood/../../../Post Office
1870/Mrs. Elizabeth Thurgood/../../../Kelly's
1871/Mrs. Elizabeth Thurgood/../../../Post Office
1874/Mrs. Elizabeth Thurgood/../../../Kelly's
1878/William Henry Willett/../../../Kelly's
1881/William H. Willett/Dealer & Publican/41/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Willett/Wife/40/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1881/Harry G. Willett/Son/15/Langley, Essex/Census
1881/Annie T. Willett/Daughter/13/Clavering, Essex/Census
1881/Horace W. Willett/Son/12/Newport, Essex/Census
1881/Lizzie J. Willett/Daughter/10/Newport, Essex/Census
1881/Percy G. Willett/Son/8/Newport, Essex/Census
1881/Ernest A. Willett/Son/6/Newport, Essex/Census
1881/Frank J. Willett/Son/3/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1881/Infant Willett/Son/11d/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Clayden/Nurse/40/Littlebury, Essex/Census
1882/William Henry Willett/../../../Kelly's
1886/William Henry Willett/../../../Kelly's
My family (surname Britton) seem to have been almost entirely Essex Publicans and Butchers. John James Britton (my GG Grandfather) was still Publican here in the 1901 census ***
1894/John James Britton/Farmer & Landowner/../../Kelly's
1895/John James Britton/../../../Kelly's
1898/John James Britton/Farmer & Landowner/../../Kelly's
1899/John James Britton/../../../Kelly's
1901/John J Britton/Publican/50/Thaxted, Essex/Census ***
1901/Elizabeth Britton/Wife/34/London/Census
1901/Serffril J Britton/Son/5/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1901/William A Britton/Son/7 months/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1901/Ruth Hammond/General Servant/13/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1902/Henry Brand/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1908/Robert Whitehead/../../../Kelly's
1912/Edward Jeffery/Carrier/../../Kelly's
1917/Mrs. Edward Jeffery/Carrier/../../Kelly's
1925/Mrs. Edward Jeffery/Carrier/../../Kelly's
1933/Frank Trigle/../../../Kelly's
In 1939 electoral register ar Wilkes Arms are
William J Holland, Licensed Victualler, born 31 Jan 1874
Esther A Holland, later Wilcox, Shorthand Typist, born 11 May 1914
Ellen Holland, Domestic Dutiesm, born 19 Apr 1880
Leslie R Willcox, Clerk Public Utility Company, born 18 Jan 1913
Walter B (C) Mair, Paper Merchant (Travelling), born 10 Feb 1885
Amy E Mair, Book Keeper (Travelling), born 11 May 1888
Gladys D Marrington, Domestic Duties, born 18 Nov 1911
Florence M Howard, later Summers, Assistant Book Keeper, born 22 Jan 1917
My grandfather was landlord of The Wilkes arms Elmdon from around 1951 to 1954; his name was Earnest Baker (Tom). My mother remembers living there but not the exact dates. The brewer was Benskins she believes *+
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** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by Vikki Cole-Richardson