Gamekeepers Arms, Ravens Green, Little Bentley - circa 1914
The name Henry John Neal is listed as licensee - Daniell & Sons Brewey
Kindly provided by Heather Johnson
Gamekeepers Arms, Ravens Green, Little Bentley
Kindly provided by Mick Hearn
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1861/William Notley/Beer House Keeper formerly Agricultural
Labourer/65/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Notley/Wife/60/Tendring, Essex/Census
1861/Jonathan Notley/Son, Agricultural Labourer/18/Little Bentley,
Essex/Census
1861/Walter Colson/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/24/Preston, Suffolk/Census
1871/Edward Notley/Agricultural Labourer/38/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1871/Esther Notley/Wife/35/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1871/William Notley/Son/11/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1871/Edgar Notley/Son/10/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1871/Emeline Notley/Daughter/8/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1871/Mathew Notley/Son/6/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1871/Edward Notley/Son/5/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1871/Selina Notley/Daughter/2/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1871/Young Baby Notley/Daughter/7 days/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1881/John Cutting/Beer House Keeper/33/Great Oakley, Essex/Census *
1881/Susannah Cutting/Wife/40/Little Bromley, Essex/Census
1881/Lily L Cutting/Daughter/4/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1881/Kate M Cutting/Daughter/3/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1881/Frederick Notley/Stepson, Day Labourer/18/Little Bromley, Essex/Census
1891/John Cutting/Beer House Keeper/43/Great Oakley, Essex/Census
1891/Susannah Cutting/Wife/48/Little Bromley, Essex/Census
1891/Kate Cutting/Daughter/12/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
1891/Fred Nottey/Son, Agricultural Labourer/28/Little Bromley, Essex/Census
1899/Mrs Susnnah Cutting/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1902/Mrs Susnnah Cutting/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1906/Thomas Woolard/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1911/James Thirkuttle/Beer House Keeper, Widow/61/Moultrox, Norfolk/Census **
1911/Margaret Smith/Housekeeper, Widow/41/Littleshall, Norfolk/Census
1914/John Neal/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1917/Mrs Sarah Jane Neal/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1929/Richard Charles Marsh/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1922/Mrs Sarah Jane Neal/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1933/Richard Charles Marsh/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1937/Richard Charles Marsh/../../../Kelly's
The Gamekeepers Arms in Ravens Green was a quiet house, and was taken
over before the First World War by Mr. & Mrs. Neal. None of the family drank
beer (or any other form of alcohol) and as only 4 gallons of beer were
consumed during the week in the bar, business was very poor. When the War
broke out, Mr. Neal went off to fight and Mrs. Neal’s name “Sarah Jane” went
up over the door as licensee. The arrival of the Somerset Regiment who were
stationed in Little Bentley for a time revived the trade. Mrs. Neal was an
excellent cook and served some of the Officers with their evening meal. The
Gamekeepers Arms soon became a popular meeting place and remained so until
its closure in the middle of the century. *
Note: Premises only named in 1937
* Kindly provided by Mick Hearn
** Kindly provided Hesther Johnson
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