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Woolpack, Hothfield Heath, Westwell
Kindly provided by James Burgess
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1851/Jane Gale/Farmer & Victualler, Widow/49/Warehorn, Kent/Census
1851/William Nye/Nephew, Bailiff/24/Kenardington, Kent/Census
1851/Martha Nye/Nieve, Barmaid/20/Kenardington, Kent/Census
1851/John Culver/Servant, Farmers Son/19/Brook, Kent/Census
1855/Mrs J Gale/../../../Post Office Directory
1858/Mrs Jane Gale/../../../Melvilles Directory
1862/Mrs Jane Gale/../../../Post Office Directory
1867/J Mackeldean/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/William Mackeldean/Farmer & Inn Keeper of 40 acres employing 2 men/53/Egerton,
Kent/Census
1871/Charles Wm Chalonn/Lodger/30/Bramham, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Sarah Dugate/General Servant/16/Charing, Kent/Census
1874/William Amos/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/William Amos/Farmer & Inn Keeper/65/Godmersham, Kent/Census
1881/Eliza S Amos/Wife/60/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1881/William W Amos/Son, Surveyor of Highways/28/Boughton Blean, Kent/Census
1881/Ellen E Amos/Daughter/17/Selling, Kent/Census
1881/Clara Jacobs/General Servant/18/Ashfield, Kent/Census
+ Lodgers
1882/William Amos/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mrs William Amos/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Eliza S Amos/Farmer & Inn Keeper, Widow/69/Canterbury, Kent/Census
1891/William W Amos/Son, Sanitary Inspector/38/Boughton Blean, Kent/Census
1891/Ellen Amos/Daughter/28/Selling, Kent/Census
1891/George Amos/Brother in Law, Widow/75/Godmersham, Kent/Census
1891/Rose Jenneller/Servant/19/Lenham Heath, Kent/Census
1891/James Chapman/Lodger, General Labourer/67/Essex/Census
In the 1901 census at the Woolpack is Ellen Amos aged 37 single and head of
the household, and the publican. Living with her are her married brother;
William Amos and family. William has a record of death in the national
probate calendar on Ancestry of 14 May 1906; at The Woolpack Hothfield
Heath, Westwell. ***
Rose Annie Amos, his widow married Albert Edward Prangley at Westwell on the
26 February, 1909. ***
Albert Prangley is ‘publican & farmer’ at The Woolpack in the 1911 census
when the address is Hothfield. He “disappears” – as there is no UK death
record for him. She died in 1923 in West Ashford area. ***
1901/Ellen Amos/Licensed Victualler & Farmer/37/Selling, Kent/Census ***
1901/William Amos/Brother, Farm Manager & School Officer/48/Boughton under
Blean, Kent/Census
1901/Rose Amos/Sister in Law/29/Lenham, Kent/Census
1901/Winifred Amos/Niece/8/Dover, Kent/Census
1901/William Amos/Nephew/5/Smeeth, Kent/Census
1901/Jessie Amos/Niece/6 months/Westwell, Kent/Census
1901/Rowena Whiten/Lady Help/23/Commercial Road, London/Census
1903/Mrs Ellen Eliza Amos/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/Mrs Rose Annie Prangley/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/Mrs Rose Annie Prangley/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Albert Prangley/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Chas Norton/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Chas Jn Pierce/../../../Post Office Directory
*** Provided By James Burgess