The modern address is listed as Brentwood Road. *
Early 1900
Drill Corner, Squirrels Heath, Romford - in 1911
Kindly provided by Tony Benton
circa 1940
Both kindly provided by Colleen
August 2003
Taken by Brian Woolley
The History of the Public Houses in the Parish of Hornchurch - Tony Benton
Residents at this address.
1841/William Emmerson/Drill Man/56/../Census
1841/Mary Emmerson/../60/Essex/Census
1841/John Emmerson/Agricultural Labourer/23/Essex/Census
1871/John Wenn/Inn Keeper & Carman/43/Upminster, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Wenn/Wife/41/Upminster, Essex/Census
1871/Frederick Wenn/Son/13/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1871/Arthur Wenn/Son/7/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1871/Emma Wenn/Daughter/5/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1871/James Wenn/Son/4/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Ellison/General servant/16/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
30/08/1872/John Wenn/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1878/John Wenn/..Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
1881/John Wenn/Beer Seller/59/Upminster, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Wenn/Wife/45/Upminster, Essex/Census
1881/Frederick Wenn/Son, Bricklayer/21/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Wenn/Daughter/15/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1881/James Wenn/Son, Carpenter/14/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Barter/Granddaughter/7/Romford, Essex/Census
08/09/1881/John Wenn/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1882/John Wenn/..Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
Note: Premises not named in 1881 or 1882
1886/John Wenn/../../../Kellys
1890/John Wenn/../../../Kellys
1891/John Wenn/Innkeeper/63/Upminster, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Wenn/Wife/62/Upminster, Essex/Census
1891/James Wenn/Grandson, Carpenter/23/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1891/John Phillips/Grandson/7/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Ann Archer/General Servant/20/Ilford, Essex/Census
20/10/1892/E Cracknell/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1894/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kellys
1895/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kellys
1898/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kellys
1899/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kellys
1901/Emma Cracknell/Publican, Widow/44/Rainham, Essex/Census
1901/Eliza Perrin/Sister, Visitor/46/Rainham, Essex/Census
1901/Ellen Cracknell/Sister in Law, Assistant/26/South Hornchurch,
Essex/Census
1901/Samuel Clarke/Boarder, Carpenter/40/Selston, Nottinghamshire/Census
1902/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kellys
1906/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kellys
Mrs. Emma Cracknell is to be found running the
Greenwich Pensioner,
at 2 Bow Lane in Poplar by the 1911 census.
1908/George Burrows/../../../Kellys
1910/George Burrows/../../../Kellys
1911/George Burrows/Licensed Victualler/63/Gravesend, Kent/Census *
1911/Sarah Burrows/Wife, Licensed Victualler/57/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1912/George Burrows/../../../Kellys
1914/George Burrows/../../../Kellys
1917/George Burrows/../../../Kellys
In 1921 census at The Drill Slewin Lane, Hornchurch, Romford
George Joseph Burrows, Licensed Victualler, aged 73 years 6 months and born in Gravesend, Kent, Own Account
Sarah Sophia Burrows, Wife, aged 66 years 3 months and born in Rotherhithe, Surrey
Ada Annie Lee, ServantPublic House, The Drill, aged 24 years 3 months and born in Ilford, Essex
1922/Frank Norris/../../../Kellys
1925/Frank Norris/../../../Kellys
1929/Frank Norris/../../../Kellys
1933/Frank Norris/../../../Kellys
1937/Frank Norris/../../../Kellys
In 1939 at The Drill Public House, 392 Romford
Frank A Norris, Proprietor Of Hotel, born 18 Feb 1888
Nellie Jane Kate (Jane K) Norris, Domestic Duties, born 03 Jun 1906
Winifred A Appleby, later Lande, later Murray, Cook General, born 02 Apr 1918
Rose A Gilhooly, Housemaid, born 19 Jun 1914
Leonard C Holmes, Barman, born 10 Apr 1920
Grace E Finch, born 30 Nov 1907
Muriel U Parker, later Norris, Film Studio Hairdresser (Unemployed), born 03 Sep 1912
Florence Rogers, Barmaid, born 03 Feb 1894
* Provided by Ewan