Rivenhall pub history index
Western Arms, Silver End, Rivenhall - circa 1920s
Kindly provided by Colleen
Western Arms, Silver End, Rivenhall, 1999
Taken by Dawn in Kelvedon
Residents at this address
Thomas Beckwith, who was born 1790, and landlord of the (Western Arms) Silver End Rivenhall to 1861, was the brother of David Beckwith (of the
Cock & Magpie, and also the
Swan), and in 1861 this Inn was taken over by his nephew, John Beckwith, who was Davids son. *
I am a distant relative of Rueben Cottee through my 4 x Great Grandmother
Elizabeth Cottee, she is the wife of my 5 x Great Grandfather, who is David
Beckwith, born 1791 - Elizabeth and Davids graves are in St Margarets
Churchyard opposite where the pub use to be. David and Elizabeths son - my
3 x Great Grandfather was the Innkeeper following Rueben Cottee at the
Swan in Maldon. Davids brother Thomas Beckwith was the Innkeeper at the Western Arms,
Rivenhall. The information here should read that in 1861 this Inn was taken
over by his son John Beckwith. David did have a son called John but he was
born on 19th February 1819 in Little Baddow, whereas Thomas son John was
born 1822 in Rivenhall and lived all his life in Rivenhall - so this should
actually read John Beckwith, who is Thomass son. In these times of my
family they were largely non-conformists and Innkeepers, from Joseph,
another of Thomas sons who was assistant overseer as well as working on his
fathers farm - Whiteheads, in Rivenhall to John staying at other pubs like
the Queens Head, Aldham, Essex run by Alfred Bourg in 1891. Robert Beckwith
who worked with his brother Joseph on Whiteheads Farm, sons of Thomas had a
son Joseph Brand Beckwith, which makes him grandson to Thomas and the
Western Arms got passed to him in 1888/1889. *+
1839/Thomas Beckwith/../../../Pigots
1845/Thomas Beckwith/../../../Post Office
1848/Thomas Beckwith/Blacksmith, Shopkeeper & Victualler/../../Whites
1851/Thomas Beckwith/../../../Post Office
1851/Thomas Beckwith/farmer (200 acres/11 men + 1boy)/61/Bradwell,
Essex/Census ***
1851/Hannah Beckwith/wife/58/Witham, Essex/Census
1851/Joseph Beckwith/son/26/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Beckwith/son/22/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1851/Eleanor Springett/general servant/24/Little Totham, Essex/Census
1851/Philip Hicks/outdoor servant, ag lab/24/White Notley, Essex/Census
1851/Timothy Jiggins/outdoor servant, ag lab/17/Felsted, Essex/Census
1852/T. Beckwith/../../../Kellys*
1855/T. Beckwith/../../../Kellys*
1861/John Beckwith/Innkeeper & Grocer/39/Rivenhall, Essex/Census**
1861/Elizabeth Beckwith/Wife/40/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Beckwith/Daughter/10/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas Beckwith/Son/9/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1861/Edward Beckwith/Son/7/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1861/Hannah Beckwith/Daughter/4/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Hawkin/House Servant/18/Tolleshunt Knights, Essex/Census
1862/John Beckwith/../../../Kellys
1867/John Beckwith/../../../Post Office
1870/John Beckwith/../../../Kellys
1871/John Beckwith/Inn Keeper, Smith & Farmer 10 acres emp 2 Men/49/Rivenhall,
Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Beckwith/Wife/52/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Beckwith/Daughter/20/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1871/Edward Beckwith/Son/17/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah Pease/Servant, General Servant/14/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1871/John Beckwith/../../../Post Office
1874/John Beckwith/../../../Kellys
1878/John Beckwith/../../../Kellys
1881/John Beckwith/Innkeeper Etc./59/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Beckwith/Wife/62/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Beckwith/Son/27/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1881/Selina Potter/General Servant/14/Feering, Essex/Census
1881/Robert Pease/Agricultural Labourer/26/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1882/John Beckwith/../../../Kellys
1886/John Beckwith/../../../Kellys
1890/Joseph Brand Beckwith/../../../Kellys
1891/Joseph B Beckwith/Licensed Victualler/27/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1891/Ada C Beckwith/Wife/23/Ilford, Essex/Census
1891/Oliver B Beckwith/Son/2/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1891/Victoria A Beckwith/Daughter/1/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1891/Wilfred J Beckwith/Son/under 8 mo/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1891/Edith L Fayatt/Visitor/17/Leyton, Essex/Census
1894/Joseph Brand Beckwith/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1895/Joseph Brand Beckwith/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1898/Joseph Brand Beckwith/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1899/Joseph Brand Beckwith/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1901/Joseph B Beckwith/Publican & Blacksmith/37/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1901/Ada C Beckwith/Wife/33/Ilford, Essex/Census
1901/Oliver B Beckwith/Son/12/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1901/Ada V Beckwith/Daughter/11/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1901/Wilfred J Beckwith/Son/10/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1901/Ernest V Beckwith/Son/9/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1902/Joseph Brand Beckwith/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1906/Absolom Springett/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1908/Absolom Springett/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1910/Absolom Springett/../../../Kellys
1912/Absolom Springett/../../../Kellys
1914/Absolom Springett/../../../Kellys
1917/Isaac James Hook/../../../Kellys
1922/William Cant/../../../Kellys
1925/William Cant/../../../Kellys
1929/William Harry Davis/../../../Kellys
1933/Harry Putnam/../../../Kellys
1937/Sidney Shadbolt/../../../Kellys
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*+ Provided by Jan Beckwith
** Provided by CG
*** Provided by John Mead
Provided by Colin Ager
* Provided by Alan Blackwood