Swan, Easton End, Great Easton - 5th March 2002
Taken by Ken Rose.
Residents at this address
1848/William Clark Jun./Beerhouse Keeper/../../Whites
1851/William Clark Jun./Beershop Keeper & Shopkeeper/../../Post Office
1874/James Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1878/James Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1881/James Clarke/Carpenter & Publican/38/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1881/Jane Clarke/Wife/32/Wenden, Essex/Census
1881/Blanche M. Clarke/Daughter/4/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1881/Ada F. Clarke/Daughter/2/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1881/Agnes P. Clarke/Daughter/5m/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Cooke/General Servant/13/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1882/James Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
1886/William Clark Jun./Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
1890/William Clark Jun./Beer Retailer & Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1891/William Clark Jun./Beer Retailer & Farmer/37/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Clark/Wife/34/Barnstaple, Devonshire/Census
1891/Frederick H. Clark/Son/12/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1891/Cecilia M. Clark/Daughter/10m/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1891/Susan Perry/General Servant/15/Littlebury, Essex/Census
1895/William Clark Jun./Beer Retailer & Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1898/William Clark Jun./../../../Kellys
Notre: Prior to 1899, premises only named in 1891
1899/William Clark Jun./Carpenter & Undertaker/../../Kellys
1902/William Clark Jun./../../../Kellys
1906/John Ridgewell/../../../Kellys
1908/John Ridgewell/../../../Kellys
1910/John Ridgewell/../../../Kellys
In 1911 census at The Swan Inn, Great Easton
John Ridgewell, Beerhouse Keeper, aged 59 years 1852, and born in Little Sampford, Essex
Ann Ridgewell, Wife, aged 57 years, and born in Great Saling, Essex
Minnie Ridgewell, Daughter, Assisting in beerhouse, aged 22 years, and born in Great Saling, Essex
George Sanders, Lodger, Widower, aged 65 years, and born in Stansted, Essex
1912/John Ridgewell/Wheelwright/../../Kellys
1914/John Ridgewell/Wheelwright/../../Kellys
1917/John Ridgewell/Wheelwright/../../Kellys
In 1921 census at The Swan Inn, Great Easton
John Ridgewell, Beerhouse Keeper, aged 69 years 7 months, and born in Little Sampford, Essex
Ann Ridgewell, Wife, Home Duties, aged 68 years 10 months, and born in Great Saling, Essex
Alice Ada Ridgewell, Daughter, Home Duties, aged 34 years 10 months, and born in Great Saling, Essex
William Moore, Boarder, Farm Labourer, aged 59 years 2 months, and born in Great Easton, Essex
1922/John Ridgewell/Wheelwright/../../Kellys
Chelmsford Chronicle 20 June 1924
The Funeral of Mr John Ridgewell, aged 73, landlord of the Swan Inn for nearly 20 years, took place at the Parish Church. Col T Gibbons, D.S.O., was among those present. Mr Ridgwell, who was highly respected, left a widow and several sons and daughters.
1925-6/Walter Ridgewell/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
Note: Premises not named in 1925-6
My great grandfather used to run the Swan Inn for 3 years in about the 1930s, his names was James Aspinall Spencer *
1927/James Aspinall Spencer, Swan Inn/../../Electoral register
1927/Sarah Alice Spencer , Swan Inn/../../Electoral register
1929/Henry William Bell/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
1933/William Henry Brown/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys
Note: Premises not named in 1933
1937/William Henry Brown/../../../Kellys
In 1939 at The Swan Inn, Great Easton
Henry W Brown, Inn Keeper, born 3 Apr 1881
Edith G Brown, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 09 Jan 1883
Gertrude E Brown, Domestic Duties, born 07 Mar 1907
Graham S Brown, Cycle Repairer, born 01 Jun 1915
Sam Thorogood, Hay Tier, born 17 Feb 1869 Male
William J Simmons, Groom - Chauffeur, born 17 Mar 1889
?-February 1959/G. W. Praill/Landlord/../../Notebook of a Director of Dunmow
Brewery 1957-1967
May 1959/T. B. Stevens/Landlord/../../Notebook of a Director of Dunmow
Brewery 1957-1967
* Provided by Daniel
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