Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Hare Street / Main Road, Romford history index
Also see the History of Romford
Although the White Hart is demolished a long time ago, it must be at the same site as the current Archers. The Archers has been an Greene King public house since 2017, and now in March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.
White Hart, Hare Street - Demolished about 1900
Kindly provided by Colleen
Residents at this address.
1826/Rd Sharp/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Richard Sharpe/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Richard Sharpe/../../../Pigot's
1839/Richard Sharpe/../../../Pigot's
1845/Richard Sharpe/../../../Post Office
1848/Richard Sharpe/../../../White's
1851/Richard Sharpe/Farmer/../../Post Office
1851/Richard Sharp/Inn Keeper/82/Sandhurst, Kent/Census
1851/Susanna Sharp/Wife/72/Upminster, Essex/Census
1851/Jane Sharp/Daughter/56/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/James Pratt/Ostler/21/Stock, Essex/Census
1851/Rosina Ann Thomas/Visitor, Dress maker/19/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1852/R. Sharpe/../../../Kelly's*
1855/R. Sharpe/../../../Kelly's*
1861/James Lines/Publican/42/Bramford, Suffolk/Census
1861/Mary Ann Lines/Wife/33/Stedbrook, Suffolk/Census
1861/George Lines/Son/19/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/William Lines/Son/3/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/Ester Ellen Lines/Daughter/9 months/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/Eliza Buldens/Servant/13/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1862/William Estaugh/../../../Kelly's
1863/William Eastaugh/../../../White's
1867/William Estaugh/../../../Post Office
1870/William Estaugh/../../../Kelly's
1871/William Estaugh/../../../Post Office
1871/William Estaugh/Publican/47/Sudbourne. Suffolk/Census**
1871/Mary A. Easthaugh/Wife/39/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Francis H. Easthaugh/Son/5/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Edgar Easthaugh/Son/3/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Moletto? Easthaugh/Son/11m/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Sophia Whitehead/13/General Servant/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/John Oliver/Visitor/13/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Phillip Mead/Lodger/21/Labourer/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Mead/Lodger/19/Labourer/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/William Ramsey/Lodger/55/Labourer/Suffolk/Census
1874/William Estaugh/../../../Kelly's
1878/William Estaugh/../../../Kelly's
1881/William Estaugh/Publican/60/Suffolk/Census
1881/Mary A. Estaugh/Wife/49/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Francis H. Estaugh/Son/15/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Edgar Estaugh/Son/13/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Herbert Estaugh/Son/8/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/John Royston/Lodger, Blacksmith/19/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Walter Withy/Lodger, Boot Maker/30/Shenfield, Essex/Census
1881/John Thurlow/Lodger, Colt Breaker/54/Diss, Norfolk/Census
1882/William Estaugh/../../../Kelly's
22/03/1883/Mary Ann Estaugh/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1886/Exors. of William Estaugh/../../../Kelly's
04/02/1886/Thomas Staines (as exor)/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers
Records
29/04/1886/Edward Veyse/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1890/Edward Vyse/../../../Kelly's
1891/Edward Vyse/Innkeeper/45/Redgrave, Suffolk/Census
1891/Ann Vyse/Wife/40/Spam(?) Lane, Staffordshire/Census
1891/Rowland C. Vyse/Son, Assistant/19/Redgrave, Suffolk/Census
1891/Harry J. Vyse/Son, Chemists Assistant/17/Redgrave, Suffolk/Census
1891/Bassett G. Vyse/Son/13/Redgrave, Suffolk/Census
09/03/1893/George Saggers/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
25/01/1894/Davey Shaw/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1894/Pain Brothers/../../../Kelly's
1895/Pain Brothers./../../../Kelly's
19/09/195/Pain Ada/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
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Provided by CG