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In 1881 census and earlier this is listed as the Rubbing House. It is just the Downs in 1851 census.
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Residents at this address
1851/Edmund Clives/Publican/49/Banstead, Surrey/Census
1851/Mary Clives/Wife/40/Banstead, Surrey/Census
1851/George Clives/Son/19/Banstead, Surrey/Census
1851/James Clives/Daughter/20/Banstead, Surrey/Census
1851/Kate Smallpiece/Niece/14/Shire, Surrey/Census
+ Lodgers
1861/James Heath/Victualler/54/Buckland/Census
1861/Mary Heath/Wife/55/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1861/Edith Heath/Daughter/17/Betchworth/Census
1861/Herbert Arnold/Lodger, Labourer/52/Staffordshire/Census
1862/Robert Mayston/../../../Kellys Directory
1871/Frederick Mitchell/Publican/47/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Marian Mitchell/Wife/46/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Mitchell/Mother, Widow/65/Hampshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Holden/General Servant/19/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1881/Frederick Mitchell/Hotel Proprietor/58/Spa Fields Bermondsey/Census
1881/Mary A Mitchell/Wife/57/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Caroline Mitchell/Sister/43/Aldersgate St (City)/Census
1881/Caroline McGrath/General Servant/57/Kent/Census
1881/George Clark/Potman/35/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1891/Mrs Mary Ann Mitchell/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/Mark Plowman/Public House Manager/40/Finchley, Middlesex/Census
1901/Kate Plowman/Wife/30/Hornsey, Middlesex/Census
1909/Edward James Clarke/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/Edward James Clarke/Licensed victualler/45/Fife Markinch/Census *
1911/Emma Clarke/Wife, Assisting/44/Holloway, London/Census
1911/Herbert Edward Clarke/Son, Clerk/19/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1911/Violet Clarke/Daughter/16/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1911/Alfred Waghorn/Barman and groom/29/Grennwich, Kent/Census
1911/Agnes Martha Jupp/Cook, Widow/44/Great Bookham, Surrey/Census
1911/Rosalind Agnes Kitchin/Housemaid/17/Epsom, Surrey/Census
1913/Edward James Clarke/../../../Kellys Directory
1918/Edward James Clarke/../../../Kellys Directory
1924/Mrs Emma Clarke/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Mrs Emma Clarke/../../../Kellys Directory
1930/Mrs Emma Clarke/../../../Kellys Directory
1934/Mrs Emma Clarke/../../../Kellys Directory
1937/Mrs Emma Clarke, Downs Hotel, The Downs, Epsom/../../Kellys Directory
1938/Mrs Emma Clarke/../../../Kellys Directory
In 1939 at the Downs Hotel are
Emma Clarke, Licensed victualler, Widow, born 4 Feb 1866
Nigel Clarke (Herbert E), Actor, born 21 Feb 1892
Frank E Clarke, Private secretary, Collar Spinner Merchants, born 14 Aug 1914
Emily Hall, Housekeeper, Widow, born 25 Oct 1871
Ethel Keeley, Servant, born 3 April 1902 (1897)
* Provided by Michael Good