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A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Brentwood pub history index
Known as Scruffy Murphys by the late 20th century - at 147 Kings Road in 1937 directory.
This was one of the venues for Paul Simon to play in the mid-1960s. Apparently the pub was demolished in the early 1970s to make way for Amstrad, the Alan Sugar computer company.
Residents at this address.
1845/Mrs. Rachel Bull/../../../Post Office
1848/George Newall/../../../White's
1851/Thomas Reading/../../../Post Office
1851/Thomas Reading/widower, licensed victualler/53/Woking, Surrey/Census **
1851/Mary Ann Reading/daughter, licensed victualler/23/Putney, Surrey/Census
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1851/Joseph Reading/son, licensed victualler/17/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
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1851/George Reading/son/09/Holborn, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Cloi R Reading/daughter/07/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Ann Wingrave/general servant/22/South Weald, Essex/Census **
1851/John Flat/lodger, mason/26/not known/Census **
1855/P. Allam/../../../Kelly's*
1861/Peter Allam/Inn Keeper/50/Byford/Census
1861/Lydia Skiggs/House Keeper/540/Hackney, Middx/Census
1861/Rose Falmer/House Servant/19/Navestock, Essex/Census
1861/William Frost/Pot boy/15/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1861/Walter Cakeford/Visitor/14/London/Census
1861/Henry Cakeford/Visitor/11/London/Census
1862/Peter Allam/../../../Kelly's
Peter Allam moves on to the
Star Inn, Broad Green, Croydon
1867/Henry John Bush/../../../Post Office
1870/William Marten/../../../Kelly's
1871/William Marten/../../../Post Office
1871/William Ward/Licensed Victualler/37/Bexhill, Suffolk/Cemsus
1871/Ellen Ward/Wife/36/Paddington, Middx/Cemsus
1871/George Dove/Servant/31/Newbury, Berks/Cemsus
1871/Annie Dove/General Servant/26/Reading, Berks/Cemsus
1871/William Cumbers/Coachman/27/Romford, Essex/Cemsus
1874/William Ward/../../../Kelly's
1878/William Edward Atherden/../../../Kelly's
1881/Peter Jackson/Publican/75/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth A. Jackson/Wife/64/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Peter W. Jackson/Son, Publican/26/Hoxton, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Jackson/Sons Wife/26/Plaistow, (Southwark), Essex/Census
1881/Gertrude Jackson/Daughter/14m/Southwark, (Westminster), Surrey/Census
1881/Katherine Doubleday/Daughter/33/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Foster/General Servant/19/Enfield, Essex/Census
1881/John Hunwick/Potman/24/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1882/Peter Jackson & Son/../../../Kelly's
1886/Goldstein & Smith/../../../Kelly's
1890/Frederick Smith/../../../Kelly's
1891/Frederick M. Smith/Publican/32/London/Census
1891/Adelaide H. Smith/Wife/34/London/Census
1891/Flossy M. Smith/Daughter/4/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1891/Frederick A. Smith/Son/2/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1891/Percy M. Smith/Son/8m/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1891/Ada Louisa Colley/General Servant/16/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1891/Charles Cross/Potman/27/Warley, Essex/Census
1894/Frederick Smith/../../../Kelly's
1895/Frederick Smith/../../../Kelly's
1898/John Hill/../../../Kelly's
1899/John Hill/../../../Kelly's
1902/John Hill/../../../Kelly's
1906/John Hill/../../../Kelly's
1908/John Hill/../../../Kelly's
1910/John Hill/../../../Kelly's
1911/Henry Lavercombe Pope/Hotel Proprietor/39/Marylebone, London/Census
1911/Florence Emily Pope/Wife, Assistant/39/Kensington, London/Census
1911/Edith Kate Reader/Assistant/23/Bungay, Suffolk/Census
1911/Zillah Dorcas Jacquest/Assistant/21/Moulton, Northampton/Census
1911/William Henry Pope/Son/7/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1912/Henry Pope/../../../Kelly's
1914/Henry Pope/../../../Kelly's
1917/Thomas Leigh/../../../Kelly's
In 1921 at 147 King's Road, Brentwood, Essex, the Railway Hotel
Thomas Leigh, Licensed Victualler aged 53 years 11 months, and born in Dartford, Kent
Emily Eliza Leigh, Wife, Licensed Victualler Assistant aged 33 years 4 months, and born in Dartford, Kent
Thomas Leigh, Son aged 10 years, and born in East Ham, Essex
May Leigh, Daughter aged 6 years, and born in Brentwood, Essex
Alice Openshaw, Sister-in-law, Barmaid aged 20 years 11 months, and born in Dartford, Kent
1922/Thomas Leigh/../../../Kelly's
1925/Mrs. Emily Leigh/../../../Kelly's
1929/Richard Edward Guest/../../../Kelly's
1933/Richard Edward Guest/../../../Kelly's
1937/Horace John Bradley/../../../Kelly's
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead
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