King's Head, 30 Market Place, Romford RM1

Romford pub history index

For the History of Romford & other areas of Havering:

A Kings Head was listed in 1678, was rebuilt in 1898 and in 1971 the license was moved to a new premises at 26 The Liberty / Mercury Gardens in 1971 and is listed in telephone directories between 1972 and 1982. The latter pub is now long gone.

Kings Head, Market Place, Romford - in 1936

King's Head, Market Place, Romford - in 1936

The following entries are in this format:

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

1811/William Trott, Kings Head, Romford, Essex/../../Holdens

1822/William Trott/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/William Trott/../../../Pigot's

1826/William Trott/../../../Pigot's

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

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

1839/Henry Orbell/../../../Pigot's

1841/Henry Orbell/Publican/30/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Orbell/../30/Essex/Census
1841/Henry? Orbell/../4/Essex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Ann Orbell/../2/Essex/Census
1841/Joseph Cowland Orbell/../10 months/Essex/Census

1845/Henry Orbell/../../../Post Office

1848/Henry Orbell/../../../White's

1851/Mrs. Elizabeth Orbell/../../../Post Office

1851/Elizabeth Orbell/Innkeeper/42/Stratford, Essex/Census**
1851/Elizabeth Ann Orbell/Daughter/12/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/Joseph Cowland Orbell/Son/10/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/Margaret Orbell/Daughter/5/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/Mary J. Deacon/Barmaid/27/Ingatestone, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah London/Housemaid/33/Tollesbury, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Skinner/Nursemaid/15/Stratford, Essex/Census
1851/James Tickner/Ostler/30/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Jeeves/Boots/17/Romford, Essex/Census

1855/Miss Mary Jane Deacon/../../../Kelly's*

1861/Joseph Finch/Victualler/37/Romford, essex/Census
1861/Mary J Finch/Wife/37/Ingatestone, essex/Census
1861/Jane E Finch/Daughter/5/Romford, essex/Census
1861/Mary E Finch/Daughter/2/Romford, essex/Census

1862/Joseph Finch/../../../Kelly's

1863/Joseph Finch/../../../White's

1867/John Gates/../../../Post Office

1870/George Menzies Taverner/../../../Kelly's

1871/George Menzies Taverner/../../../Post Office

1871/George M. Taverner/Licensed Victualler/24/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/William Taverner/Brother, Scholar/15/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/Ann Wigley/Housekeeper/51/Brentford, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Oliver/Potboy/15/Witham, Essex/Census
1871/Edward Newman/Boarder, Scholar/18/Upminster Common, Essex/Census
1871/Samson Whiting/Boarder, Housekeeper/26/Burnham, Essex/Census
1871/Harry Bruly/Boarder, Labourer/46/../Census
1871/Benjamin Hill/Boarder, Labourer/47/../Census

30/08/1872/George Taverner/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

11/10/1872/William Atherden/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1874/William Edward Atherden/../../../Kelly's

13/08/1874/Walter Thomas Turner/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1878/Walter Thomas Turner/../../../Kelly's

1881/Walter T. Turner/Innkeeper/47/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1881/Caroline Turner/Wife/44/Reigate, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth M. Turner/Daughter/21/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Alice R. Turner/Daughter/19 /Romford, Essex/Census
1881/William D. Turner/Son/12/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Harry S. Turner/Son/11/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Frederick J. Turner/Son/7/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen G. Turner/Daughter/9/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Harris/Servant As Book/19/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rosina J. Stock/Granddaughter/2/Harold Wood, Essex/Census

11/06/1881/Walter Brown/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1882/Walter Brown/../../../Kelly's

12/06/1884/Charles Davies/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

30/04/1885/Henry Page/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1886/Henry Page/../../../Kelly's

08/03/1886/Mark Lawrence Bond/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

29/04/1886/Mark Lawrence Bond/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

03/09/1886/William Rolfe/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

18/07/1889/William James Packham/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1890/William James Packham/../../../Kelly's

25/09/1890/Alfred Pullen/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1891/Alfred Pullen/Publican/29/London/Census**
1891/Winifred Pullen/Wife/24/London/Census
1891/George Alfred Pullen/Son/2/Hounslow, Middlesex/Census
1891/Edward James Wigg/Potman/23/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1891/Minnie Cross/General Servant/18/Hornchurch, Essex/Census

20/10/1892/Francis Storey/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

20/01/1898/William Goodchild/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1898/William Goodchild/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's

1899/William Goodchild/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's

1901/William Goodchild/Publican/44/Harrow, Middx./Census
1901/Eliza Goodchild/Wife/38/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/William Goodchild/Son/14/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Constance Goodchild/Daughter/12/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Annie Smith/Sister in Law, Barmaid/31/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Ethel M Pond/BarMaid/19/Little Burstead, Essex/Census
1901/Leonard E Dans/Barman/21/Kingston on Thames, Surrey/Census
1901/Alice Hazelwood/Housemaid/21/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1901/Olive Neale/Cook/14/Romford, Essex/Census

1902/William Goodchild/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's

1906/William Goodchild/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's

1908/William Goodchild/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's

1910/Mrs. Rose Moss/../../../Kelly's

1911/Charles Moss/Licensed Victualler/65/Lakenham, Norwich/Census
1911/Rosa Frances Moss/Wife/45/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Ruby Irene Moss/Daughter/10/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1911/Muriel Eva Moss/Daughter/7/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1911/Marjorie Queenie Moss/Daughter/5/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1911/Emma Alice Moss/Sister, Assistant/47/Hackney, London/Census
1911/Mabel Winnifred Newstead/Housemaid/20/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Alice Lizzey/Barmaid/22/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Caleb John Dow/Barman/23/Stanford Le Hope, Essex/Census
1911/Stephen Burwood Mallow/Boarder/53/Framlingham, Suffolk/Census
1911/Edith Phylis Mallow/Boarder/49/Ashfield, Suffolk/Census

1912/Mrs. Rosa Moss/../../../Kelly's

1914/Mrs. Rosa Moss/../../../Kelly's

1917/Mrs. Rosa F. Moss/../../../Kelly's

1921 - 1947/A Dyer/../../../Freehold

1925/Albert John Dyer/../../../Kelly's

1929/Albert John Dyer/../../../Kelly's

1933/Albert John Dyer/../../../Kelly's

1937/Albert John Dyer/../../../Kelly's

1948 - 1954/A J Dyer/../../../Freehold

1955 - 1961/Mrs M L Dyer/../../../Freehold

1962 - 1965/W D Hunter/../../../Freehold

1965 - 1967/Copes Taverns/../../../Freehold

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

** Provided by CG