Romford pub history index
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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
Residents at this address.
1811/William Trott, Kings Head, Romford, Essex/../../Holdens
1822/William Trott/../../../Pigots*
1823-4/William Trott/../../../Pigots
1826/William Trott/../../../Pigots
1828-9/William Trott/../../../Pigots
1832-3/John Widdecombe/../../../Pigots
1839/Henry Orbell/../../../Pigots
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/../../../Whites
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/../../../Kellys*
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/../../../Kellys
1863/Joseph Finch/../../../Whites
1867/John Gates/../../../Post Office
1870/George Menzies Taverner/../../../Kellys
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/../../../Kellys
13/08/1874/Walter Thomas Turner/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1878/Walter Thomas Turner/../../../Kellys
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/../../../Kellys
12/06/1884/Charles Davies/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
30/04/1885/Henry Page/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1886/Henry Page/../../../Kellys
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/../../../Kellys
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/../../Kellys
1899/William Goodchild/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kellys
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/../../Kellys
1906/William Goodchild/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kellys
1908/William Goodchild/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kellys
1910/Mrs. Rose Moss/../../../Kellys
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/../../../Kellys
1914/Mrs. Rosa Moss/../../../Kellys
1917/Mrs. Rosa F. Moss/../../../Kellys
In 1921 census at 30, Market Place, Romford
Rosa Francis Moss, Licensed Victualler, aged 54 years 5 months and born in Haggerston, London
Ruby Irene Moss, Daughter, Orchestral Organist, Messrs Newmans Ltd, Cafe And Billiard Hall, aged 20 years 3 months and born in East Croydon, Surrey
Muriel Eva Moss, Daughter, aged 17 years 6 months and born in East Croydon, Surrey
Queenie Marjorie Moss, Daughter, aged 15 years 4 months and born in East Croydon, Surrey
Henrietta Beatrice Paterson, Step-daughter, aged 38 years 11 months and born in Penge, Kent
Allan Douglas Williams, Visitor, Accountant, (Not Working), aged 30 years 3 months and born in West Malling, Kent
Mary Patinel, Domestic Servant, Mr R F Moss, aged 24 years 3 months and born in Portsmouth, Surrey
1921 - 1947/A Dyer/../../../Freehold
1925/Albert John Dyer/../../../Kellys
1929/Albert John Dyer/../../../Kellys
1933/Albert John Dyer/../../../Kellys
1937/Albert John Dyer/../../../Kellys
In 1939 at 30 Market Place, Romford
Albert J Dyer, Licensed Victualler, born 13 Jan 1892
Mabel L Dyer, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 24 Aug 1895
Evelyn Bird, Housemaid, born 22 Apr 1886
Hazel G Rawlings, later Bedford, Cook, born 07 Jul 1877
Lilian Berry, later Lilly, Housemaid, Widowed, born 04 May 1880
Alfred G Hayes, Barman, born 15 Jan 1910
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