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A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Brentwood pub history index
Built in the 15th century
Deeds of 1826 quote the Swan as formerly the Gun Inn
9th October 2002
Taken by Brian Berry
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1828/John Francis/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
1828-9/John Perry/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/John Francis/../../../Pigot's
1839/Thomas Wells/../../../Pigot's
1840/Thomas Wells/../../../Pigot's*
1845/William Fitch/../../../Post Office
1848/John B. Swann/../../../White's
1851/William Sammas/../../../Post Office
1852/W. Sammes/../../../Kelly's*
1855/Humphreys & Stammers/../../../Post Office
1861/James Hopkins/Licensed Victualler/39/Eynsham, Oxon/Census
1861/Jane Hopkins/Wife, Milliner/35/Shenfield, Essex/Census
1861/Jane Hopkins/Daughter/13/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas Hopkins/Son, Bakers Boy/15/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1861/James R Hopkins/Son/8/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1861/Ann M Hopkins/Daughter/2/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Ray/Mother in Law, Dress Maker/76/Shenfield, Essex/Census
1861/William Good/Lodger, House Painter/33/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1861/Barzill Armstrong/Lodger, Watchmaker/41/Lawshall, Suffolk/Census
1861/James Steff/Lodger, Tailor/51/Orley, Bucks/Census
1861/John Lagdell/Lodger, Licensed Hawker/66/Thringston, Leics./Census
1861/Robert Nicholls/Lodger, House Painter/34/Islington, Middx/Census
1861/William Bush/Lodger, Baker/31/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Radley/General Servant/20/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1861/James Reaves/Lodger, Drover/42/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1861/Samuel Curby/Lodger, House Painter/28/Benfleet, Essex/Census
1861/Henry Mills/Lodger, Light Porter/36/Witham, Essex/Census
1862/James Hopkins/../../../Kelly's
1867/James Hopkins/../../../Post Office
1870/James Hopkins/../../../Kelly's
1871/James Hopkins/../../../Post Office
1871/James Hopkins/Licensed Victualler/49/Eusham, Oxon/Census
1871/Jane Hopkins/Wife, Dress Maker/46/Shenfield, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Ray?/Mother, Widow/86/Shenfield, Essex/Census
1871/James A Hopkins/Son, Wood Turner/17/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1871/Anne M Hopkins/Daughter/12/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1871/Rose B Hopkins/Daughter/5/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1871/Ada E Hopkins/Daughter/3/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Oliver/Lodger, Smith/30/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1874/James Hopkins/../../../Kelly's
1878/John May/../../../Kelly's
1881/John May/Publican & Cab Proprietor/33/South Weald, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. May/Wife/27/South Weald, Essex/Census
1881/George May/Son/5/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1881/William May/Son/3Brentwood, Essex/Census
1881/Frank May/Son/2/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Tokley/Gardener (7/3)/47/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Alfred Newson/Lodger, Carpenter/20/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/William Johnson/Lodger, Traveller/35/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Alfred Harvey/Lodger, Carpenter/35/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1881/Arthur C. Bradley/Lodger, Discharged Soldier/49/Ireland/Census
1881/William Partridge/Lodger, Labourer/43/Colchester, Essex/Census
1882/John May/Cab Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1886/John May/Cab Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1890/John May/../../../Kelly's
1891/John E. May/Publican/46/? Essex/Census
1891/Mary A. May/Wife, Assistant/35/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1891/George May/Son/15/Brentwood, Esse/Census
1891/William May/Son/13/Brentwood, Esse/Census
1891/Kate May/Daughter/5/Brentwood, Esse/Census
1891/Frank May/Son/9/Brentwood, Esse/Census
1891/Elizabeth Cumbers/Niece, Barmaid/16/Brentwood, Esse/Census
1891/Charles Bradley/Lodger, General Labourer/30/Moreton, Essex/Census
1891/Harry King/Lodger, Gardener/39/Godalming, Surrey/Census
1891/James Harvey/Lodger, General Labourer/37/South Weald, Essex/Census
1894/John May/../../../Kelly's
1895/John May/../../../Kelly's
1899/John May/../../../Kelly's
1901/John E. May/Licensed Victualler/54/Messing, Essex/Census
1901/John E May/Licensed Victualler/54/Messing, Essex/Census
1881/Rhoda May/Wife/58/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1901/William May/Son, Barman/23/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1901/Kate May/Daughter, Milliner/15/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1901/Lilla Knight/Niece, Barmaid/23//Census
1881/Elizabeth Cumbers/Wife/34/Navestock/Census
1901/William H Haylett/Rector, Clerk/36/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1901/Charles Wadley/Ostler/38/High Laver, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1901
1902/John Edward May/../../../Kelly's
1906/John Edward May/../../../Kelly's
1908/John Edward May/../../../Kelly's
1910/John Edward May/../../../Kelly's
1911/John Edward May/Licensed Victualler/64/Colchester, Essex/Census
1911/Rhoda Matilda May/Wife/69/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1911/William May/Son, Assistant/33/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1911/Alice Maud Wright/Servant/24/Tottenham/Census
1911/Richard Henry William Scott/Ostller/25/Alcester, Warwickshire/Census
1911/Rose Ada Perry/Boarder, Dressmaker/45/Grove, Berkshire/Census
1912/John Edward May/../../../Kelly's
1914/John Edward May/../../../Kelly's
1917/John Edward May/../../../Kelly's
1922/James Davis/../../../Kelly's
1925/James Davis/../../../Kelly's
1929/James Davis/../../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Frances Davis/../../../Kelly's
1937/Mrs. Frances Davis/../../../Kelly's
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
**
Provided by Mike Smith
Kevan