Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
Pleshey pub history index
The Scottish Maps NLS show the White Horse, Pleshey

White Horse, The Street, Pleshey 6th October 2002
Taken by Ken Rose.
Residents at this address.
The licensee in 1787, 1792, 1801 and 1804 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Leonard Esland, at the White Horse.
The licensee in 1806, 1810, 1816 and 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Esland, at the White Horse.
1845/William Everitt/../../../Post Office
1848/William Everitt/Victualler/../../Whites
1851/William Everitt/../../../Post Office
1851/William Everitt/maltster, victualler, farmer (30 acres/4 men)/52/Pleshey, Essex/Census ***
1851/Ann Everitt/wife/54/Little Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/Charles Everitt/brother, maltster/54/Pleshey, Essex/Census
1852/W. Everitt/../../../Kellys*
1855/W. Everitt/../../../Kellys*
1861/George Owers/Victualler & Shoemaker/37/Pleshey, Essex/Census**
1861/Lucy Owers/Wife/37/../../Census
1861/Nathaniel Owers/Son/3/Pleshey, Essex/Census
1861/Ann Day/Nurse/68/High Easter, Essex/Census
1862/George Owers/../../../Kellys
1867/George Owers/../../../Post Office
1870/George Bohannan/../../../Kellys
1871/George Bohannan/../../../Post Office
1874/George Bohannan/Builder/../../Kellys
1878/George Bohannan/Builder/../../Kellys
1881/George Bohannon/Licensed Victualler/48/Pleshey, Essex/Census
1881/Frank Bohannon/Son/16/London, Essex/Census
1881/Ann Liggings/General Servant/14/Great Waltham, Essex/Census
1882/George Bohannan/Builder/../../Kellys
1886/George Bohannan/Builder/../../Kellys
1894/George Bohannan/../../../Kellys
1895/George Bohannan/../../../Kellys
Chelmsford Chronicle. 27 May 1898
Pleshey, near Chelmsford, Essex.
A Freehold Fully Licensed Public House known as the White Horse, situate about eight miles from Chelmsford, seven from Dunmow, and almost immediately opposite the historical Pleshey Mount.
It is the only Fully Licensed house in Pleshey, and comprises house, buildings, garden and two pieces of arable land, in all about three acres, in the occupation of Mr George Bohannan, a very old tenant, whose lease will expire at Michaelmas, 1908, at the nominal rent of £24 per annum.
Messrs Daniel Watney and Sons will sell the above by Auction on Thursday, 30th June next.
1898/Charles Deal/../../../Kellys
1899/Charles Deal/../../../Kellys
In 1901 at the White Horse Inn, Pleshey, Chelmsford
Charles Deal, Licensed victualler aged 41 and born in Borley Essex
Mary Ann Deal, Wife aged 36 and born in Newbury, Berkshire
Doris Winifred Deal, Daughter aged 2 months and born in Pleshey Essex
Arthur Joyce, Stableman Groom aged 26 and born in Ford End, Great Waltham, Essex
John Clifford, Lodger, Game keeper aged 54 and born in Lindsey, Suffolk
1902/Charles Deal/../../../Kellys
1908/Charles Deal/../../../Kellys
In 1911 at Pleshey Chelmsford Essex,
Charles Deal, Licensed victualler aged 47 and born in Borley Essex
Mary Ann Deal, Wife aged 46 and born in Newbury, Berkshire
Doris Winifred Deal, Daughter aged 10 and born in Pleshey Essex
1912/Charles Deal/../../../Kellys
1917/George James Tribe/../../../Kellys
1925/Walter Poole/../../../Kellys
1933/Andrew Hayes/../../../Kellys
* Entries provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Essex Villages
*** Provided by John Mead