Drill, Brentwood road, Romford RM2

The modern address is listed as Brentwood Road. *

Drill, Squirrels Heath - circa 1900

Early 1900

Drill Corner, Squirrels Heath, Romford - in 1911

Kindly provided by Tony Benton

Drill, Squirrels Heath circa 1940

circa 1940

Both kindly provided by Colleen

Drill, Squirrels Heath

August 2003

Taken by Brian Woolley

The History of the Public Houses in the Parish of Hornchurch - Tony Benton

The following entries are in this format:

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

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/../../Kelly's

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/../../Kelly's

Note: Premises not named in 1881 or 1882

1886/John Wenn/../../../Kelly's

1890/John Wenn/../../../Kelly's

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/../../../Kelly's

1895/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kelly's

1898/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kelly's

1899/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kelly's

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/../../../Kelly's

1906/Mrs. Emma Cracknell/../../../Kelly's

Mrs. Emma Cracknell is to be found running the Greenwich Pensioner, at 2 Bow Lane in Poplar by the 1911 census.

1908/George Burrows/../../../Kelly's

1910/George Burrows/../../../Kelly's

1911/George Burrows/Licensed Victualler/63/Gravesend, Kent/Census *
1911/Sarah Burrows/Wife, Licensed Victualler/57/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census

1912/George Burrows/../../../Kelly's

1914/George Burrows/../../../Kelly's

1917/George Burrows/../../../Kelly's

1922/Frank Norris/../../../Kelly's

1925/Frank Norris/../../../Kelly's

1929/Frank Norris/../../../Kelly's

1933/Frank Norris/../../../Kelly's

1937/Frank Norris/../../../Kelly's

* Provided by Ewan

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