George / Whitmore Arms, Rectory road, Orsett

Orsett pub history index

Previously the Dog and Gun

1823 - Estates of Richard Baker esq, Essex derived by him from Richard Baker & Elizabeth Baker, both deceased.  Robert Dixon and John Carter now Crabbe, who got it by purchase, occupied by William Bayden. The George Public House (late Dog and Gun) on 1 March 1808 for 31 years at £10 10shillings per annum. ***

Renamed the Whitmore Arms in 1899

Whitmore Arms, Orsett, by Ridgewell - date unknown

Whitmore Arms, Orsett - date unknown

Whitmore Arms, Orsett - date unknown

Both kindly provided by Colleen

Whitmore Arms, Orsett - in 1963

George, Orsett - now the Whitmore Arms, Orsett  in 1996

Whitmore Arms, Orsett - in 1996

Taken by Joan Wood, the great, great, great granddaughter of Charles Aylen.

27th May 2001

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1823/William Bayden/../../../ERO ***

1828-9/William Boydem/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/John Elsdon/../../../Pigot's

1839/James Ramplee/../../../Pigot's

1840/James Ramplee/../../../Pigot's*

1845/Mrs. M. A. Ramplee/../../../Post Office

1848/Mary Ann Ramplee/Victualler/../../White's

Charles Aylen, who was the Licensee of The George, Orsett, Essex. until his death in 1882, was my Great Great Grandfather. 

1851/Charles Aylen/../../../Post Office

1851/Charles Aylen/innkeeper/36/Stock, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Aylen/wife/35/Bulphan, Essex/Census **
1851/Frederick Aylen/son/12/Stifford, Essex/Census **
1851/William Aylen/son/10/Stifford, Essex/Census **
1851/Arthur Aylen/son/08/Stifford, Essex/Census **
1851/Robert Bloss/house servant/31/Grays, Essex/Census **
1851/Jemima Hoy/house servant/17/Orsett, Essex/Census **
1851/James Bassom/lodger, ag lab/52/Orsett, Essex/Census **

1852/C. Aylen/../../../Kelly's*

1855/C. Aylen/../../../Kelly's*

1862/Charles Aylen/../../../Kelly's

1867/Charles Aylen/../../../Post Office

1870/Charles Aylen/../../../Kelly's

1871/Charles Aylen/../../../Post Office

1874/Charles Aylen/../../../Kelly's

1878/Charles Aylen/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1881/Charles Aylen/Innkeeper & Farmer/63/Stock, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Aylen/Son, Tea Dealers Clerk/20/Orsett, Essex/Census
1881/Katie Aylen/Daughter/17/Orsett, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Mortlock/General Domestic Servant/28/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
1881/Emmeline Partridge/Visitor/15/Orsett, Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1881

1882/Charles Aylen/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1886/Joseph Charles Aylen/../../../Kelly's

1890/Joseph Charles Aylen/../../../Kelly's

1894/Walter Causton Ridgwell/../../../Kelly's

1895/Walter Causton Ridgwell/../../../Kelly's

1898/Reuben Charles Salter/../../../Kelly's

1899/Reuben Charles Salter/../../../Kelly's

1901/George Rogers/Licensed Victualler/48/Loughton, Essex/Census
1901/Emily Rogers/Wife/49/Aveley, Essex/Census
1901/Donald W Rogers/Son/14/Rainham, Essex/Census
1901/Bernard J Rogers/Son/11/Rainham, Essex/Census
1901/Emma Tyler/General Servant/14/Billericay, Essex/Census

1902/Charles Rogers/../../../Kelly's

1906/Henry Turnell/../../../Kelly's

1908/Edward Percy Fielding/../../../Kelly's

1910/Edward Percy Fielding/../../../Kelly's

1912/Edward Percy Fielding/../../../Kelly's

1914/Edward Percy Fielding/../../../Kelly's

1917/Edward Percy Fielding/../../../Kelly's

1922/Edward Percy Fielding/../../../Kelly's

1925/Joseph Schofield/../../../Kelly's

1929/Joseph Schofield/../../../Kelly's

1932 - 1941/Mrs Clunne/../../../Freehold

1933/John Henry Clunne/../../../Kelly's

1937/Mrs. E. E. Clunne/../../../Kelly's

1950 - 1951/A V Elliott/../../../Freehold

1957 - 1962/D G Hooton/../../../Freehold


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

** Provided by John Mead

*** ERO D/DOp/B73

Provided by Geoff Aylen

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