At the Essex Record Office when searching their SEAX database, a Black Spread Eagle is mentioned a number of times.
The Assignment of a Mortgage in 18 February 1683/4 notes : "Messuage called the `Black Spread Eagle' in successive occupation of Widow Reeve, Edward More and John Cotton, and messuage in successive occupation of John Langborne, John Page and Mary Lemon both near South Weald church in South Weald."
1725-1868, Deeds of Various properties, including Black Spread Eagle Inn, Bayly's and Carter's Hitchins,luptons, Weald Lays Farm, Serpent's Hall South Weald
In 1733, Deeds of Messuage called the Black Spread Eagle Inn South Weald including small plan of property and abstract of title reciting from 1733.
1777-1814, Deeds of messuage called the Black Spread Eagle Inn; land (8a.) [field-names]; messuage called Weald Side Mill and land (6a.); all in South Weald and Brentwood
The Spread Eagle was situated next to the church. The pub was renamed the Tower Arms in 1878, and moved across the road to its current position.
South Weald pub history index
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Nathaniel Wood, at the Eagle.
The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Ann Wood, at the Eagle.
The licensee in 1785 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Sarah French, at the Spread Eagle.
The licensee in 1800 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Wally at the Spread Eagle.
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Watty at the Spread Eagle.
1813-23/William Woollands/../../../Relative*
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Woollands at the Spread Eagle.
1828/William Kempster/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Kempster at the Spread Eagle.
1828-9/William Kempster/../../../Pigots
1832-3/William Kempster/../../../Pigots
1839/William Kempster/../../../Pigots
1848/Thomas King/../../../Whites
1851/Thomas King/Farmer/../../Post Office
1851/Thomas King/Farmer - 5 acres employing 3 labourers/45/Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth King/Wife/38/Surrey/Census
1851/Eliza King/Daughter/14/Surrey/Census
1851/Giner King/Daughter/8/Surrey/Census
1851/William King/Son/5/Essex/Census
1851/Henry King/Son/3/Essex/Census
1851/Ellen King/Daughter/7 months/Essex/Census
1851/Jane Lawrance/Servant/22/../Census
1851/John Cross/Lodger, Gardener/22/Essex/Census
1851/Henry Keen/Servant, Agric Labourer/18/../Census
1851/Thomas King/Father, Agric Labourer, Widow/78/Essex/Census
1851/Isaac Bannon/Lodger, Brickmaker/62/Essex/Census
1851/Catherine Bannon/Lodger, Brickmakers Wife/52/Bucks/Census
1855/T King/Farmer/../../Post Office
1861/J Mann Manning/Inn Keeper & Farmer/35/Upminster, Essex/Census
1861/Amelia Manning/Wife/35/South Weald, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Manning/Niece/13/Upminster, Essex/Census
1861/Henry Lazell/Lodger, Agr Labourer/27/Cranham, Essex/Census
1861/Henry Cornish/Lodger, Agr Labourer/20/South Weald, Essex/Census
1861/William Pepper/Lodger, Agr Labourer/25/South Weald, Essex/Census
1862/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Kellys
1867/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Post Office
1870/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Kellys
1871/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Post Office
The William Littlechild in the 1871 census is my great grandfather; the son of John Littlechild, a farmer in Doddinghurst - this is in my Littlechild family
1871/James M Manning/Inn Keeper & Farmer/46/Upminster, Essex/Census
1871/Amelia Ann Manning/Wife/46/South Weald, Essex/Census
1871/Amelia Alice Manning/Daughter/8/South Weald, Essex/Census
1871/Florence M Manning/Daughter/2/South Weald, Essex/Census
1871/Elisabeth Manning/Niece, General Servant/18/Upminster, Essex/Census
1871/Harriet Manning/Niece, General Servant/14/Upminster, Essex/Census
1871/George Agar/Servant, Agr Labourer/31/Cressing, Essex/Census
1871/James Mansfield/Farm Servant/18/South Weald, Essex/Census
1871/William Littlechild/Farm Servant/14/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1874/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Kellys
* Provided by Christine Walsh
** Provided my Mike Smith