Wheelwright's Arms, North Street, Steeple Bumpstead

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1881/Joseph Barrett/Beer Seller & Wheelwright/30/Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire/Census
1881/Jane Barrett/Wife/30/Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire/Census
1881/Joseph Barrett/Son/8/Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire/Census
1881/Alexander Barrett/Son/5/Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire/Census
1881/Charles Barrett/Son/3/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census
+ 2 Boarders

7 July 1883/The Wheelwrights Arms beer house, Steeple Bumpstead (in-door license), with wheelwrights shop, in the occupation of Joseph Barrett. The house contains tap room, cellar, keeping room, parlour, kitchen, pantry and five bedrooms. There are also the smith's shop, wheelwright's shop, timber yards and sheds adjoining - Freehould./Cambridge Independent

1891/Joseph Barrett/Wheelwright & Beer Retailer/40/Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire/Census
1891/Jane Barrett/Wife/40/Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire/Census
1891/Alex Barrett/Son/15/Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire/Census
1891/Charles Barrett/Son/13/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census
1891/Agnes Barrett/Daughter/8/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census
1891/Elsie Barrett/Daughter/7/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census
1891/Octavius Barrett/Son/6/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census
1891/Daisy Barrett/Daughter/4/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census

1895/Joseph Barrett/Wheelwright & Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

4 June 1897/Wheelwrights Arms, Steeple Bumpstead transferred from Geo Rolie to David Hardy/Chelmsford Chronicle

1898/David Hardy/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1899/David Hardy/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

7 April 1900/Temporary transfer of license to David Hardy/Essex Newsman

1901/David Hardy/Beer Retailer/46/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census*
1901/Ellen Hardy/Wife/48/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census*
1901/Dick Hardy/Son/25/Builders labourer/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census*
1901/George Hardy/Son/22/Horse Keeper on Farm/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census*
1901/Frank Hardy/Son/19/Farm Labourer/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census*
1901/Emma Hardy/Daughter/17/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census*

1902/David Hardy/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

29 November 1902/Transfer of license of Wheelwrights Arms to Mr Nunn/Essex Newsman

1906/Frederick D Nunn/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1911/Frederick Nunn/Publican, Labourer/41/Thetford, Norfolk/Census
1911/Edith Nunn/Wife, Assistant/38/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1911/William Nunn/Son, Farm Labourer/19/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1911/Gladys Nunn/Daughter, Dressmakers Apprentice/14/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1911/Francis Nunn/Son/8/Steeple Bumpstead, EssexCensus
1911/Eric Nunn/Son/3/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census

5 September 1936/Thomas Frederick Martin/landlord of the Wheelwrights Arms, charged with keeping a betting house, case dismissed/Essex Newsman
5 September 1936/Eugenie May Martin/Wife charged with keeping a betting house, case dismissed/Essex Newsman

August 1941/Thomas Frederick Martin/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions **

May 1944/T. F. Martin/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions **

May 1944/Wille Ernest Phillips/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions **

June 1944/Wille E. Phillips/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions **

My parents were Louis Haywood James and Ethel Jean James. It was just an ale house then (spirits were kept under the counter!) and most of the customers appear to have paid their bar bill with bartering pheasants and rabbits. ***

1956 - 1966/Louis Haywood James and Ethel Jean James/../../../Personal History ***

Note: Premises only named in 1901, 1941 & 1944

* Provided by Adrian Gray

** Provided by Brian & Jill Fleming

*** Provided by Kevin James

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