Grays pub history index
Now known as the Pullman Tavern (2008)
Railway, High Street, Grays Thurrock - in 1930
Railway, 61 High Street, Grays, Essex. - in June 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1862/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1867/John Howell/../../../Post Office
1870/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1871/John Howell/../../../Post Office
1874/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1878/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1881/John Howell/Licensed Victualler/55/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1881/James Howell/Son, Assistantant/28/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Jane Howell/Daughter in Law/24/Hendon, Middlesex/Census
1881/Percy John Howell/Grandson/1/Grays, Essex/Census
1881/Bertie Evelyn Howell/Grandson/6m/Grays, Essex/Census
1881/Jane Elizabeth Crocker/Barmaid/23/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1881/Martha Fell/Cook/24/Orsett, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Reynolds/Housemaid/20/Billericay, Essex/Census
1881/Edith Bland/Niece, Visitor/12/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/William George Gent/Groom/18/Grays, Essex/Census
1881/Ernest Albert Snell/Stable Help/18/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1882/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1886/James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1890/James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1894/James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1895/James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mrs. James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1902/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1906/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1908/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1910/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1911/Edward James Bryce/Hotel Manager/30/Stirling, Scotland/Census
1911/Rosina Mabel Bryce/Wife, Manageress/29/Plymouth, Devon/Census
1911/Elsie Mabel Bryce/Daughter/5/Ealing, Middlesex/Census
1911/Vera Stirling Bryce/Daughter/18 months/Grays, Essex/Census
1911/Emily Everitt/Assistant/29/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Nelly Grigg/Cook/26/Forest Gate, Essex/Census
1911/Winifred R Newton/Housemaid/31/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1911/William Edward Clayden/Barman/23/Grays, Essex/Census
1911/Edith Hayes/Nurse/25/Manchester, Lancashire/Census
1911/Roy Bland Howell/Boarder, Bank Clerk/21/Grays, Essex/Census
1912/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1914/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1917/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1922/Braund & Fellgate/../../../Kelly's
1925/Fellgate/../../../Kelly's
1925/Frank Charles Smith/../../../Kelly's
1929/Mrs. F. E. Smith/../../../Kelly's
1931 - 1936/Hollingsbee/manager/../../Freehold
1933/Reginald Alfred Hollingsbee/../../../Kelly's**
1937/Reginald Alfred Hollingsbee/../../../Kelly's**
1937 - 1945/T Harris/manager/../../Freehold
1939-1945/Thomas Harris/../../../Descendant*
1939-1945/Emma Harris/../../../Descendant*
* Provided by Tony Harris, the grandson of Thomas & Emma, who relates:
"Thomas had to retire about 1946 due to increasing ill health & they ran
off-licenses for a time after that. The Railway Hotel was on the east side
of the High Street immediately south of a level crossing across the High
Street; indeed it was possible to view the trains from the upstairs sitting
room of the pub, but not advisable to open the windows due to smoke! I spent
some time there during the war & occasionally as a lad helped out
unofficially in the cellar well out of sight. At that time there was a yard
at the rear of the pub with various outbuildings/old stables & at the
eastern end of the site a bowling green. Although he spent all those years
in the lincensed trade Thomas was a teetotaller"
Thomas previously ran the Cross Keys in Chadwell St. Mary.
** "Hi, More on Reginald Alfred Hollingsbee from a distant cousin Ian
Hollingsbee.
Reginald Alfred was born on 26th October 1897 at 22 New Town, Ashford. His
father was Alfred James (1872) from Samuels (1814) branch of Hollingsbee’s.
His mother was Adelaide DODD and the father’s occupation is given as Shunter
on Railway. He joined the Essex Army in WW1 becoming an Aircraftsman first
class and was awarded the French Medaille Militaire. His army number was
313774. Reginald married Rosina Florence Emma HARDWICK when he was 30 years
old and she 26 years on 11th August 1928. Their occupations are given as
“Secretary”, Reginald is living at 'Parish of Stifford, Grays Essex' and
Rosina is at 43 Hanover Buildings, W.1. They married at St. Anselms Church,
Davies Street, London. One of the Witnesses is a H. H. Hollingsbee?
Reginald was later employed as a licensed victualler and landlord of the
Railway Hotel, High Street, Grays Thurrock now known as the Pullman Tavern.
Reginald died on 14th January 1961 at the age of 63 from cirrhosis of the
liver. The witness was his daughter Miss M. Hollingsbee and the address of
his daughter is given as ‘The Acorn, Crammerville Street, Stifford Clays,
Greys Thunnock.’ His occupation is recorded as a Licensed Victualler and he
died at “Orsett Lodge” Orsett.
Reginald’s wife died before him in 1956 age 54. "
1946 - 1955/Bullock/../../../Freehold
1956 - 1962/Copes Taverns/../../../Freehold
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