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White Horse, Sible Hedingham

White Horse, 39-41 Church Street, Sible Hedingham, Essex - circa 1950

White Horse, 39-41 Church Street, Sible Hedingham, Essex - circa 1950

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

White Horse, Sible Hedingham, 29th August 1999

White Horse, Sible Hedingham, 29th August 1999

Taken by Ian Rose

Residents at this address

The will of John Fitch, written 24 August 1790, shows that he was innkeeper of the “White Horse” in Sible Hedingham at that time. The will is in the Essex Record Office, ref. D/ABW 115/2/10. John was grandfather of Richard Fitch, who held the pub for much of the C19 as documented on the website.

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard Fitch, at the White Horse.

1832-3/Richard Fitch/../../../Pigots

1839/Richard Fitch/../../../Pigots*

1841/Richard Fitch/Farmer/44/Essex/Census
1841/Elizabeth/../40/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Ann Fitch/../15/Essex/Census
1841/John Fitch/../15/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Dansie/../35/../Census
1841/Sarah Walsh/../20/../Census
1841/Ann Dansie/../8/../Census
1841/Ann Ives/Female Servant/18/Essex/Census

1845/Richard Fitch/Butcher/../../Post Office

1848/Richard Fitch/../../../Whites

1851/Richard Fitch/Butcher/../../Post Office

1851/Richard Fitch/widower, farmer (64 acres/4 men/1 boy)/54/ Sible Hedingham , Essex/Census ***
1851/Mary Ann Fitch/daughter, housekeeper/27/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census ***
1851/William Fitch/son, assistant/19/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census ***
1851/Ann Byford/servant/40/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census ***

1852/R. Fitch/../../../Kellys*

1855/R. Fitch/../../../Kellys*

1861/Richard Fitch/Farmer & Butcher & Victualler, 120 acres, Widow/63/Castle Hedingham, Essex/Census
1861/William H Fitch/Butchers Son/28/Sible Hedingham, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Fitch/Daughter/36/Sible Hedingham, Essex/Census
1861/Ann Byford/Servant/55/Sible Hedingham, Essex/Census

1862/Richard Fitch/../../../Kellys

13th December 1866 : Richard Fitch late of Sible Hedingham in the County of Essex Butcher deceased who died 18 September 1866 at Sible Hedingham aforesaid was proved at Ipswich by the oaths of John Eley of Sible Hedingham aforesaid Accountant and Sarah pettit of Sible Hedingham aforesaid Spinster the Executors.

1867/Richard Fitch/../../../Post Office

1870/George Clarke/../../../Kellys

1871/George Clarke/../../../Post Office

1874/Frederick Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1878/Frederick Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Post Office

1881/Frederick Clarke/Licensed Victualler & Butcher/48/Glemsford, Suffolk/Census
1881/Sarah Clarke/Wife/50/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census
1881/Mary Pettit/Sister in Law, Housekeeper/58/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census
1881/Frank Aldridge/Brewer/29/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Oliver Wallace/Nephew, Butcher/25/Brockley, Suffolk/Census
1881/Frank Wood/Groom/25/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Kendall/Domestic Servant/20/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census
1881/Charles L. Rolleston/Visitor/23/India/Census

1882/Frederick Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1886/Frederick Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1890/Frederick Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1891/Frederick Clark/Licensed Victualler/60/Glemsford, Suffolk/Census
1891/Sarah Clark/Wife/60/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census
1891/Susan Wilkinson/Sister in Law, Housekeeper/57/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census
1891/Mary Pittit/Sister in Law/64/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census
1891/Oliver Wallace/Nephew, Butcher/37/Brockley, Suffolk/Census
1891/Fanny Pettit/Cousin/34/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census
1891/Eva Goldstone/Lodger, Barmaid/21/ SibleHedingham , Essex/Census

1894/Mrs. Sarah Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1895/Mrs. Sarah Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1898/Mrs. Sarah Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1899/Mrs. Sarah Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1902/Executors of Mrs. Sarah Clarke/Brewer & Butcher/../../Kellys

1906/Harry Youngs/Butcher/../../Kellys

1908/John Drury/Farmer/../../Kellys

1910/John Drury/Farmer/../../Kellys

1912/John Drury/Farmer/../../Kellys

1914/John Drury/Farmer/../../Kellys

1917/John Drury/Farmer/../../Kellys

1922/John Drury/../../../Kellys

1925/John Drury/../../../Kellys

1929/Mrs. Alice Stow/../../../Kellys

1933/William J. Drury/../../../Kellys

1937/William J. Drury/../../../Kellys

Ausust 1941/William James Drury/Licensee/61/Sudbury, Suffolk/Petty Sessions**

October 1941/Mrs. Elsie Annie Hume/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions**



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

** Provided by Jill & Brian Fleming

*** Provided by John Mead

Provided by John G Fitch


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