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Believed to have been present by 1766. Now closed. Usually referred to as Rosherville, Gravesend**
Directory of Pubs in the UK, London historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Northfleet, Kent . The Northfleet, Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Old Sun Inn, Undershore, Northfleet - in January 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1840/James Filcher/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1855/James Ragen/../../../Post Office Directory **
1861/William Pitt/Publican/41/Rochester, Kent/Census
1861/Sarah Pitt/Wife/39/Rochester, Kent/Census
1861/Cahrles Hubbard/Visitor, Builder/56/Littlebury, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah Hubbard/Visitors Wife/50/Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Elizabeth Tremain/Servant/19/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1865/George Wood/../../../Hall’s Directory **
1871/George Wood/Blacksmith & Victualler/36/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/Sarah Wood/Wife/46/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/Sarah Todd/General Servant/20/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/Sophia Brissenden/Visitor, Wife of a Blacksmith/54/Rochester,
Kent/Census
1871/Sophia Brissenden/Dousin/11/Bethersden, Kent/Census
1871/John Bridges/Lodger, Hotel Waiter, Widow/57/Wickham Market,
Suffolk/Census
1871/Solomon Wrighton/Lodger, Sawyer/63/Warwickshire/Census
Aug 23rd 1872/Sophia Rosher, Northfleet/Owner/../../Registrar of Licences *
Aug 23rd 1872/George Wood/Licensee/../../Registrar of Licences *
1874/Geo Wood/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Joseph Smiles/Licensed Victualler & Cooper/47/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Margaret Smiles/Wife/44/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Janet Smiles/Daughter, Assistant/20/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1881/Violet Smiles/Daughter, Assistant/17/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1881/Margaret Smiles/Daughter/3/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1891/Charles George Rayfield/Licensed Victualler/50/Ryarsh, Kent/Census
1891/Priscilla Rayfield/Wife/49/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1891/James Rayfield/Sonm Carpenter/21/Higham, Kent/Census
1891/Priscilla Margaret Rayfield/Daughter/10/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1891/William Harry Rayfield/Son/6/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1891/Sarah Anne Brems/Domestic Servant/18/Suffolk/Census
1891/Agnes Caroline Mapley/Visitor/20/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Charles G Rayfield/Licensed Victualler/60/Ryarsh, Kent/Census
1901/Priscilla Rayfield/Wife/50/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1901/William J Bailey/Son in Law, Engine Fitter/28/Birmingham,
Warwickshire/Census
1901/Priscilla Bailey/Daughter/20/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1901/Henry Messenger/<anagers Servant/40/Crayford, Kent/Census
1901/George Baldwin/Potman & Barman/35/Wrotham Heath, Kent/Census
1901/Ellen Fothergill/General Servant/19/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1903/Chas. George Rayfield/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent **
1911/Charles George Rayfield/Licensed Victualler/70/Ryarsh, Kent/Census
1911/Frances Rayfield/Wife/67/Sittin, E Kent/Census
1911/Robert Keycher/Boarder, Printing work/49/Rosherville, Kent/Census
1911/Allin Elizabeth Bright/General Servant/19/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1913/Charles George Rayfield sen/../../../Kellys Directory
Edward Hibbert Swift owned a number of pubs and other properties in Surrey,
Essex and Kent - mostly in Kent. The
Elephant's Head in Rosherville was also one of his and his son James
Swift, Irene's father, is listed there in the same 1918 directory. Thomas
Stemp who you have listed as the licensee of The Old Sun in 1922 was Edward
Swift's son-in-law. *
1918/Edward Hibbert Swift/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1922/Thomas Stemp/../../../Kellys Directory
1930/Jas Hy Stemp/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/Jas Hy Stemp/../../../Kellys Directory
* Provided By Ben Levick & others
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Dee Weightman