listed as Watermill & Canal tavern, Canal Road, Frindsbury in 1881 & earlier. This pub is now closed and in private residential use. **
Strood pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, London historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Strood, Kent . The Strood, Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Watermill Tavern, 1 Canal Road - in April 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1847/Geo Roffway/../../../Bagshaws Directory *
1851/John Roffway/Manager to Painter/34/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Roffway/Housekeeper to Victualler/33/Strood, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Roffway/Daughter/2/Frindsbury, Kent/Census
1851/Fanny Roffway/Daughter/9 months/Frindsbury, Kent/Census
1851/Elizabeth Brisenden/House Servant/57/Chatham, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Willmore/House Servant/28/Rochester, Kent/Census
1851/Maria Bullen/House Servant/19/Rochester, Kent/Census
1851/Emma Roffway/Visitor/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/John Durk/House Servant, Widow/67/Sussex/Census
1858/George Roffway/../../../Melvilles Directory
1861/John Doggett/Licensed Victualler, Widow/36/Bristol,
Gloucestershire/Census
1861/Harriett Stevens/Barmaid/19/Wouldham, Kent/Census
1861/Mary A Stevens/Visitor/14/Wouldham, Kent/Census
1862/J Doggett/../../../Post Office Directory
1866/Francis Coley / Licensed Victualler, Dealer & Chapman, bankrupt
/../../London Gazette, 13 November 1866 **
1874/William Smith Bushell/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Miss Elln. Russell/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/Albert Duppa Howe/Licensed Victualer/31/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1881/Emily Mary Howe/Wife/26/Hadlam, Kent/Census
1881/Kate Pine/Sister/14/Hadlam, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Vallance/Boarder, Mariner/42/Devon/Census
1882/Albert D Howe/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mrs H Burgess/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Alfred Lewry/Licensed Victualler/29/Broadbridge Heath,
Sussex/Census
1901/Ellen Lewry/Wife/30/Haywards Heath, Sussex/Census
1901/Ellen Haslett/Mother in Law, Widow/71/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Rankin/General Servant/22/Portslade, Sussex/Census
1903/Alfred Lewry/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1909/George Cossey/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1913/G Cossey/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/George Cossey/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Mrs Ellen Cossey/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Mrs Ellen Cossey/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Mrs Ethel Lilian Dray/../../../Post Office Directory
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