Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne

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I have always believed that the pub was originally created by amalgamating three cottages, as the third from the corner in west street still had the stairs up the middle, and were much the same as the two up two down terrace houses in the old Pembury street that have now been pulled down.  *
At 22 & 24 High Street west in 1874. This pub is now called the Ypres Tavern. **

Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne - circa 1880s (Ann Hales is named above the door)

Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne - circa 1880s (Ann Hales is named above the door)

Kindly provided by Arthur Wallington

Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne - in March 2011

Railway Tavern, 22 West Street, Sittingbourne - in March 2011

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1851 / Thomas Hales / Publican / 32 / Stockbury, Kent / Census **
1851 / Ann Hales / Wife / 35 / Deal, Kent / Census
1851 / John Mount Hales / Son / 1 / Stockbury, Kent / Census
1851 / Thomas Richard Hales / Son / 3 / Sittingbourne, Kent / Census
1851 / Mary A Lambert / Visitor / 56 / Deal, Kent / Census

1858/Thomas Hales/Beer Retailer/../../Melvilles Directory

1861 / Thomas Hales / Beer House / 43 / Stockbury, Kent / Census **
1861 / Ann Hales / Wife / 45 / Deal, Kent / Census
1861 / John Mount Hales / Son, Scholar / 11 / Stockbury, Kent / Census
1861 / Thomas Richard Hales / Son, Scholar / 10 / Stockbury, Kent / Census
1861 / Emily Hales / Daughter, Scholar / 8 / Sittingbourne, Kent / Census
1861 / Miriam Hales / Daughter, Scholar / 6 / Sittingbourne, Kent / Census
1861 / Tilden Banner Hales / Son, Scholar / 5 / Sittingbourne, Kent / Census
1861 / Mary Ann Lambert / Mother, Dressmaker / 68 / Deal, Kent / Census
1861 / John Hewet / Lodger, Labourer / 41 / Maidstone, Kent / Census

1870/Thomas Hales/../../../Post Office Directory **

1871/Thomas Hales/Licensed Victualler/52/Stockbury, Kent/Census
1871/Ann Hales/Wife/55/Deal, Kent/Census
1871/John M Hales/Son, Butcher/20/Stockbury, Kent/Census
1871/Thomas R Hales/Son, Baker/19/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1871/Emily Hales/Daughter/17/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1871/Mariann A Hales/Daughter/15/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1871/Tylden B Hales/Son/14/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1871/Mary Ann Lambert/Mother, widow/77/Deal, Kent/Census

1874/Thos Hales/& Butcher/../../Post Office Directory

1881/Ann Hales/Licensed Victualler, Widow/65/Deal, Kent/Census
1881/John Hales/Son, Butcher Employing 1 Boy/30/Stockbury, Kent/Census
1881/Miriam A Hales/Daughter, Annuitant/25/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1881/Jane Kittle/General Servant/16/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census

1882/Mrs A Hales/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Thomas Hales/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1891/Thomas R Hales/Licensed Victualler/40/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/Emma Thomas/Housekeeper/30/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/Henry E Thomas/Visitor, Seaman R Navy/28/Bredger, Kent/Census
1891/Henry E Thomas/Visitor Son/8/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/Lillian M Thomas/Visitor Daughter/8 months/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/Liddia A Phipps/Domestic Servant/20/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census

1899/Thomas Richard Hales/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1901/Thomas R Hales/Licensed Victualler/50/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1901/Selina Hales/Wife/43/Chislett, Kent/Census
1901/Alice M White/General Servant/15/Canterbury, Kent/Census

1903/Thomas Richard Hales/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Kent **

1913/Wm Carr/../../../Post Office Directory

1918/William Carr/../../../Post Office Directory

1922/William Carr/../../../Post Office Directory

1930/Mrs Olive Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Mrs Olive Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory

My father Arthur F Wallington took over as Licensee in mid 1938. I have known for a long time that my grandmother (widow) of Jack Knight had the Fleur De Lis, in Gillingham; my Uncle was at the Black Moors Head in Rochester & then the Royal Oak in Chestnut Street.
But, recently discovered is that my great great great grandfather had the Coach & Horses in London Road Strood, and my g,g,g, grandfather’s brother had the Rochester Castle in Corporation Street. *

1938 - 1950/Arthur F Wallington/../../../Personal History *

1950/Ivy Wallington/../../../Personal History *

To 1979/Kenneth & Ivy Hunt/../../../Personal History *


* Provided By Arthur Wallington

** Provided By Stephen Harris

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