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29th July 2001
The Duke of Wellington was run by David & Mary (nee Steele) Mills from circa 1902 until 7th June 1914 when David died. Mary and their daughter, Winifred Mary, then ran the Wheatsheaf until circa 1922. It is believed that Mary Steele was cut off from her, wealthy, family for marrying "beneath her".
Information supplied by Mervyn Davies - David Mills was his Granduncle.
I lived at the Duke during the war, my father took the pub over on the 16th december 1941 at the cost of 250 pounds for fixtures fittings. the rent being 60 pound per year, the previous owner had [allegedly - Kevans note] recently been imprisoned for receiving stolen goods, his sentence was 12 months, notable events during my fathers tenure, apart from the war which raged until 1945,were a range of piggeries being puchased from MR K WRIGHT for the sum of 12 pounds in 1942. on 23.03.44 braintree R.D.C. requisitioned part of the 'draw-up' to site a water tank. This was taken over by the county council on 30.03.48. possibly by the fire service at a nominal rent of 1 pound per year .the tank was demolished in 1956. mains water was connected in 1934 mains electricity was connected in march 1932. My father Mr E.A.G C .Cox. vacated the the duke on july 5th 1949 when we moved to Australia. MR L E WADE took over from my father he paid 688.pounds two shillings and 6 pence
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1827-8/Elizabeth Kirkham (nee Reeve)/../../../Pigot's*
1828-9/Elizabeth Kirkham (nee Reeve)/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Elizabeth Kirkham (nee Reeve)/../../../Pigot's
1839/Elizabeth Kirkham (nee Reeve)/../../Downham Market, Norfolk/Pigot's**
1845/Joseph Kirkham/Builder/../../Post Office
1848/Joseph Kirkham/Builder & Victualler/../../White's
1851/Joseph Kirkham/../../../Post Office
1851/Joseph Kirkham/Victualler/34/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census**
1851/Anne E. Kirkham/Wife/30/Blackmore, Essex/Census**
1851/Henry Kirkham/Son/8/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census**
1851/Ellen Sarah Kirkham/Daughter/6/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census**
1851/Harriet Kirkham/Daughter/5/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census**
1851/Joseph Kirkham/Son/2/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census**
1851/Ann E. Kirkham/Daughter/1/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census**
1851/Sarah Reeve/Visitor/50/Needham Market, Suffolk/Census**
1851/Hannah Stewart/House Servant/23/Witham, Essex/Census**
1851/James Cowell/Horseler/24/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census**
1851/Sophia Prior/House Servant/13/Romford, Essex/Census**
1852/J. Kirkham/../../../Kelly's***
1855/J. Cripps/../../../Kelly's***
1862/James Cripps/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1867/James Cripps/Farmer/../../Post Office
1870/James Cripps/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1871/James Cripps/Farmer/../../Post Office
1874/James Cripps/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1878/James Cripps/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1881/James Cripps/Licensed Victualler/67/Southall, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Wright/Wife/59/St. Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Currie/Son, Grocers Assistant/24/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census
1881/Eanoss Taylor/Son/21/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census
1881/Mabel Ellen Francis/General Servant/19/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Oliver Francis/Lodger, Foreman of Coal Yard/39/Edinburgh,
Scotland/Census
1881/George Rust/Lodger, Drover/59/Boxted, Essex/Census
1882/James Cripps/../../../Kelly's
1886/James Cripps/../../../Kelly's
1891/John Ellis/Publican/45/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Alice Ellis/Wife/33/../Census
1891/Edith Ellis/Daughter/10/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1891/Alice Ellis/Daughter/9/Watford, Herts/Census
1891/William John Ellis/Son/6/London/Census
1894/John Brown/../../../Kelly's
1895/John Brown/../../../Kelly's
1898/Robert Hills Jones/../../../Kelly's
1899/Robt. H. Jones/../../../Kelly's
1902/David Mills/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1908/David Mills/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1912/David Mills/../../../Kelly's
1917/Mrs. Annie Wright/../../../Kelly's
1925/David Wright/../../../Kelly's
1933/David Wright/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by Ken Harrison
** Provided by Noel Peters, the Great, Great Grandson of Joseph Kirkham
*** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
Provided by CG
* Provided by Sylvia Gromer
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