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White Horse, High Street, Rayleigh

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Old White Horse, High Street, Rayleigh

Old White Horse, High Street, Rayleigh

Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Matthew Eades, at the White Horse, Rayleigh.

1770/William & Caroline Leapingwell/Leaseholder/../Chelmsford, Essex/..*

1771/William Gardiner/Leaseholder/../../..*

? - 1770/Matthew Eades/Leaseholder/../../..*

The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Maria Eades, at the White Horse, Rayleigh.

1773-1782/Joseph Watts/Leaseholder/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Watts, at the White Horse, Rayleigh.

The licensee in 1784 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Watts, at the White Horse, Rayleigh.

Oct 1791/Joseph & Sarah Watts (the in Laws of John Wagstaff)/Leaseholder/../../..*

The licensee in 1801 and 1804 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Watts, at the White Horse, Rayleigh.

1808-1828/Sarah Watts/../../../Alehouse Recognizances*

The licensee in 1810 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Sarah Watts, at the White Horse, Rayleigh.

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Sarah Watts Widow, at the White Horse, Rayleigh.

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Sarah Watts Widow, at the White Horse, Rayleigh.

1828-9/Sarah Watts/../../../Pigot's

1832/Sarah Watts/Leaseholder/../../..*
1832/Daniel Watts/Leaseholder/../../..*

1832-3/Sarah Watts/../../../Kelly's

1834/Sam Spinks/Leaseholder/../../..*
1834/Richard Hadley Crabb/Leaseholder/../../..*

1839/Jno. Wagstaff/../../../Post Office

1845/William Rudkin (the Brother in Law of John Wagstaff)/Leaseholder/../../..*

1848/William Rudkin/../../../White's

1850/Susan Rudkin (Widow)/Leaseholder/../../..*

1851/Susan Rudkin/../../../Post Office

1851/Henry Swain/innkeeper/25/Great Baddow, Essex/Census **
1851/Georgina Swain/wife/26/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Swain/daughter/01/Drury Lane, London/Census
1851/Harriett Moss/servant/29/Bradwell, Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Beddington/servant/15/Benfleet, Essex/Census
1851/John M Syer/ostler/20/Hadleigh, Essex/Census

1855/Theodore William Augur/Leaseholder/../../..*

1859/Henry Cook/Leaseholder/../../..*

1862/Ignatius Coller/../../../Post Office

1867/Ignatius Coller/../../../Post Office

1870/Ignatius Coller/../../../Kelly's

1871/Ignatius Coller/../../../Post Office

1874/Ignatius Coller/../../../Post Office

1878/Ignatius Coller/../../../Kelly's

1881/Cornelius Coller/Tailor & Publican/60/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Coller/Sister. Dressmaker/54/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1881/William Horner/Publicans Porter/16/Runwell, Essex/Census
1881/John Horner/Visitor/10/Rayleigh, Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1881

1882/George Everett/../../../Kelly's

Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser. 23 June 1882
White Horse Inn, Rayleigh was transferred from George Everett to Henry Wallis

1886/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1890/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1891 at the White Horse, High Street, Rayleigh
Samuel James Bowen, Licensed victualler aged 37 and born in Stock, Essex
Emily Elizabeth Bowen, Wife aged 34 and born in East Hanningfield, Essex
Ellen Mary Bowen, Daughter aged 7 and born in Rayleigh, Essex
Samuel James Bowen, Son aged 5 and born in Rayleigh, Essex
William Henry Bowen, Son aged 4 and born in Rayleigh, Essex
Edward John Williams, Lodger, General dealer aged 24 and born in Rayleigh, Essex

1894/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1895/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1898/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1899/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1901 at the White Horse Inn High Street, Rayleigh
Samuel J Bowen, Publican white horse inn aged 47 and born in Stock, Essex
Emily Elizth Bowen, Wife aged 45 and born in East Hanningfield, Essex
Ellen Mary Bowen, Daughter aged 17 and born in Rayleigh, Essex
Samuel J Bowen, Son, Grocers assistant aged 15 and born in Rayleigh, Essex
William Hy Bowen, Son aged 14 and born in Rayleigh, Essex
James Bowen, Retired publican, Father, Widower aged 76 and born in Danbury, Essex

1902/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1906/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1908/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1910/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1911 at the White Horse Inn High Street, Rayleigh
Samuel James Bowen, Publican, Widower aged 57 and born in Stock, Essex
William Henry Bowen, Son, Builder's painter aged 24 and born in Rayleigh, Essex
Ellen Mary Bowen, Daughter, House keeper aged 27 and born in Rayleigh, Essex
Charles James Bowen, Son in law, Coach painter aged 26 and born in Rayleigh, Essex

1912/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1914/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1917/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

In 1921 at the High Street, Rayleigh, Essex
Samuel James Bowen, Publican aged 67 and born in Stock, Essex
William Henry Bowen, Son, Painter, H Smith aged 34 and born in Rayleigh, Essex

1922/Samuel James Bowen/../../../Kelly's

1922 - 1950/C J Curtis/../../../Freehold

1925/Charles James Curtis/../../../Kelly's

1929/Charles James Curtis/../../../Kelly's

1933/Charles James Curtis/../../../Kelly's

1937/Charles James Curtis/../../../Kelly's

In 1939 at the White Horse Inn High Street, Rayleigh
Charles J Curtis, Licensed Victualler, Widowed born in 19 Oct 1888
Vyvian M B Curtis, Domestic Servant born in 18 Feb 1918

1951/Mrs W M Curtis/../../../Freehold

1952 - 1962/C J & Mrs W M Curtis/../../../Freehold


* Provided by Glynis Morris, the Great, Great Granddaughter of John Wagstaff

** Provided by John Mead


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