Grays pub history index
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The Wharf, Grays Thurrock
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The Wharf, Grays Thurrock - in the 1970s
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Residents at this address
The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Layton, at the Jolly Sailor.
1791/John Crib/Victualler & Corn Porter/../../Universal British
The licensee in 1792 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Cribb, at the Sailors.
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Cribb, at the Sailors.
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Peet, at the Sailors.
1823-4/William Todhurst/../../../Pigot's
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Tolhurst, at the Sailors.
1828/William Tolhurst/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*
1828-9/William Todhurst/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/William Tolhurst/../../../Pigot's
1845/Jeremiah Jones/../../../Post Office
1848/Mary Ann Jones/../../../White's
1851/Benjamin Sneezum/../../../Post Office
1851/Benjamin Sneezum/licensed victualler/30/Wickford, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Sneezum/wife/36/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census **
1851/Maria Cooper/step daughter/16/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Sneezum/daughter/02/Grays, Essex/Census **
1851/Benjamin Sneezum/son/2m/Grays, Essex/Census **
1851/John Button/servant/40/Horndon on the Hill, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Orton/general servant/19/Grays, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Barrett/nursemaid/12/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census **
1855/Benjamin Sneezum/../../../Post Office
1862/Benjamin Sneezum/../../../Kelly's
1861/Benjamin Sneezum/Innkeeper, Victualler/38/ Wickford, Essex/Census ***
1861/Mary A. Sneezum/Wife/47/Southwark, Surrey/Census ***
1861/Maria Mills/Visitor/59/Southwark, Surrey/Census ***
1861/Harriet Franklin/Barmaid/16/Caistor, Northampton/Census ***
1861/Mary Clark/House Servant/22/Little Thurrock, Essex/Census ***
1861/William Cole/Potman/53/Northfleet, Kent/Census ***
1867/Mrs. Maria Sneezum/../../../Post Office
1870/William Brewster/../../../Kelly's
1871/William Brewster/../../../Post Office
1874/William Brewster/../../../Kelly's
1878/John McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1881/John McNeil/Publican/49/Isle of Bute, Rothsay, Scotland/Census
1881/Hannah McNeil/Wife/32/Shields, Durham/Census
1881/Alice Brown/Sister/19/Shields, Durham/Census
1881/Helen Hall/Niece/16/Shields, Durham/Census
1881/Stephen Chanel/Potman/40/Purfleet, Essex/Census
1881/John G. McNeil/Son/3/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/William McNeil/Son/2/Grays, Essex/Census
1882/John McNeil/../../../Kelly's
Note: Changed name to The Wharf between 1882 & 1886
1886/John McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1890/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1894/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1895/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1902/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1906/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1908/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1910/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1912/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1914/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1917/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
In 1921 at Wharf Hotel, Grays Thurrock, Essex
Hannah McNeil, Licensed Victualler aged 72 years 7 months, and born South Shields, Durham
William Brown McNeil, Son, Mechanical Engineer aged 42 years 11 months, and born Grays, Essex
Florence Elizabeth McNeil, Daughter-in-law aged 41 years 5 months, and born Grays, Essex
Audrey Hannah McNeil, Granddaughter aged 7 years 10 months, and born Bermondsey, London
Joan Elizabeth McNeil, Granddaughter aged 4 years 6 months, and born Isleworth, Middlesex
John McNeil, Grandson aged 1 year 3 months, and born Isleworth, Middlesex
Gertrude Emily Rixon, Barmaid, Mrs Hannah McNeil aged 33 years 4 months, and born Leytonstone, Essex
1922/Mrs. Hannah McNeil/../../../Kelly's
1925-6/George R. Coe/../../../Kelly's
1929/George R. Coe/../../../Kelly's
1933/Edward P. Hanna/../../../Kelly's
1937/Edward P. Hanna/../../../Kelly's
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