Although this pub has a late-Victorian frontage, the rear of the building appears much older. ***
Sawbridgeworth pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .
White Lion, 28 London Road, Sawbridgeworth - in October 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Residents at this address
1851/John C Turner/White Lion commercial inn, posting house & Inland Revenue
office/../../Post Office Directory
1851/John C Turner/Inn Keeper/23/Great Maplestead, Essex/Census
1851/John Turner/Father/55/Little Maplestead, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza Turner/Mother, Housekeeper/50/Thurlow, Suffolk/Census
1851/Esther Turner/Sister/15/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/James Fullar/Ostler/40/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Christopher Clark/Boots/17/Sheering, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Clark/House Servant/17/Edmonton, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Wakefield/Lodger, Shoe Maker/50/St Peters, Northampton/Census
1851/Randle Lawrance/Lodger, Commercial Traveller/38/../Census
1855/Richard Rivers/White Lion/../../Post Office Directory
1861/Richard Rivers/Licensed Victualler/52/Sawbridgeworth,
Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Rebecca Rivers/Wife/49/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Mary Ann Rivers/Daughter/24/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/John Rivers/Son, Assistant/23/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1866/Mrs Rebecca Rivers/White Lion/../../Post Office Directory
1871/Joseph Noakes/Licensed Victualler/51/Morton, Essex/Census
1871/Betsy Stone/General Servant/20/Sheering, Essex/Census
1871/James Rogers/Lodger, Straw Carter/40/Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Snow/Hotel Keeper, Widow/31/Harlow, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Snow/Daughter/8/Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex/Census
1881/Annie E Snow/Daughter/7/Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex/Census
1881/Tom F Snow/Son/5/Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Ellis/Visitor/32/Harlow, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur Wellington Priest/Visitor, Retired Publican/32/Addlestone,
Surrey/Census
1881/Lizzie Priest/Visitor/32/Staines, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clara Sarah Saltmarsh/General Servant/16/Hallingbury, Essex/Census
1881/Benjamin Scott/Ostler, Widow/50/Matching, Essex/Census
1882/Mrs Elizabeth Snow/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Mrs Elizabeth Snow/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Mrs Elizabeth Snow/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles E Rose/Publican & Hay Dealer/38/Widford, Herts/Census
1891/Alice Rose/Wife/40/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Emily Rose/Daughter/14/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Kate Rose/Daughter/12/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Charles Rose/Son/10/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Henry Rose/Son/8/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Annie Rose/Daughter/6/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Alice Rose/Daughter/5/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Mary Lawrence/Mother in Law, Widow/67/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Agnes Saunders/General Servant/16/Stanstead, Herts/Census
1891/Grederick Gladwin/Lodger/42/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/John Mascall/Lodger, Carman/50/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Joshua Hale/Lodger, Carman/50/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Henry Reynolds/Lodger, Carman/24/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1891/Moses Holden/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/40/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1895/Charles Edmund Rose/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Latimer A Bunten/Publican/45/Newport, Essex/Census
1901/Grace Bunten/Wife/42/Newport, Essex/Census
1901/Grace Bunten/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Quendon, Essex/Census
1901/Ella Bunten/Daughter, Barmaid/18/Quendon, Essex/Census
1901/Eva Bunten/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Quendon, Essex/Census
1901/George Mumford/Ostler Groom/48/Harlow, Essex/Census
1902/Latimer Archer Bunten/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Latimer Archer Bunten/Licensed Victualler/55/Newport, Essex/Census
1911/Sarah Jane Bunten/Wife, Assistant/44/Warminster, Wiltshire/Census
1911/Annie Archer Bunten/Daughter/5/../Census
1911/Ellen Herrington/Barmaid/21/Stantead, Essex/Census
1911/Gilbert Boyton/Yardman (Ostler)/20/Bishops Stortford,
Hertfordshire/Census
1911/Henry Shrimpton/Coachman/45/Chelsea, London/Census
1912/Latimer Archer Bunten/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Latimer Archer Bunten/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1918/Latimer Archer Bunten of the White Lion Hotel Sawbridgeworth
Hertfordshire died 16 October 1918 Administration (with Will) London 13
December to Eva Mary Rogers (wife of John bernard Robers). Effects £858 1a
4s/Probate
1922/Ralph Moss Williamson/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Ralph Moss Williamson/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Ralph Moss Williamson/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Ralph Moss Williamson/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Ralph Moss Williamson/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris