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King Harold's Head, Nazeing Common, Nazeing Common, with G W Middlemiss - circa 1916
Residents at this address.
My husband's 4G Grandfather was Robert KING, a carpenter by trade and
latterly a Brewer. He possibly came from Bishops Stortford, and settled in
Nazeing in 1767 when he became a copyholder of "Harts", or the "King Harold
's Head", Nazeing as it is known.
Robert KING acquired a great deal of property in Nazeing, and through the
minutes of the Board of Trustees of Nazeing Wood Common and the land tax
assessment returns, it is known that he actually built the present King
Harold's Head Inn together with a brewhouse in 1797. Robert was the founder
of King's Brewery, Nazeing, which was taken over by his sons, Thomas and
William KING, after his death in 1817.
Thomas KING, my husband's 3G Grandfather, was the younger of the two
brothers; he died in 1839 and his share in the King Harold's Head etc was
left to his son George KING (my husband's 2G Grandfather), who was also a
Brewer. On 18th April 1850 George KING sold his moiety of Coburg Cottage,
Nazeing (now known as Warwick House) together with his share of the King
Harold's Head to his uncle William KING for two hundred and twenty pounds.
This was probably because George KING, alas, had embezzled some money from
his sister's inheritance and the ensuing litigation ensured that this branch
of the family ended up broke and worse, without pub or Brewery! George KING
died at Nazeing in 1860, at which time the debt was passed on to his poor
son, George William KING, my husband's Great Grandfather. **
1832-3/William Benton/../../../Pigot's
1839/Richard Benton/../../../Pigot's
1840/Richard Benton/../../../Pigot's*
In 1841 in Nazeing
Richard Benton, Victualler, aged 45 and born in Essex
Ann Benton, aged 45 and born in Essex
Richard Benton, aged 20 and born in Essex
William Benton, aged 4 and born in Essex
Catherine Rickett, aged 15 and born in Essex
1845/Richard Benton/Shopkeeper/../../Post Office
1848/Richard Benton/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Richard Benton/Shopkeeper/../../Post Office
1855/R. Benton/../../../Kelly's*
1862/Richard Benton/../../../Kelly's
1867/Richard Benton/../../../Post Office
1870/Charles Charter/Carpenter/../../Kelly's
1874/Charles Charter/Carpenter/../../Kelly's
1878/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
1881/James Bge. Riley/Licensed Victualler/32/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria Riley/Wife/38/Nazeing, Essex/Census
1881/George Richard Benton/Visitor/4/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1881/John Draper/Lodger, Bricklayer/36/Royston, Hertford/Census
1881/Thomas Draper/Lodger, Bricklayers Labourer/28/Therfield,
Hertford/Census
1881/David Hutchinson/Lodger, Bricklayer/59/Litlington, Cambridge/Census
1881/James Hutchinson/Lodger, Bricklayers Labourer/17/Litlington,
Cambridge/Census
1882/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
1886/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
1890/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
In 1891 at King Harolds Head, Nazeing Gate, Nazeing
James Bainbridge Riley, Licensed victualler aged 44 and born in London, Middlesex
Nina Rose Fowler, Niece aged 11 and born in Northfleet, Kent
1894/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
1895/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
1898/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
1899/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
In 1901 at Nazeing Gate (King Harold's Head), Nazeing, Epping
James B Riley, Licensed victualler aged 55 and born in Middlesex
Maria Riley, Wife aged 58 and born in Nazeing, Essex
1902/James Riley/../../../Kelly's
1906/Charles Smith/../../../Kelly's
1908/Arthur Cutler/../../../Kelly's
1910/Arthur Cutler/../../../Kelly's
In 1911 at The Harrolds Head Nazing Common
Arthur Cutler, Licensed victualler aged 62 and born in London
Elizabeth Cutler, Wife aged 44 and born in Brandon Norfolk
George Lester, Servant aged 60 and born in Tibenham Norfolk
1912/Arthur Cutler/../../../Kelly's
1914/James W. Middlemiss/../../../Kelly's
1917/James W. Middlemiss/../../../Kelly's
In 1921 at Nazeing Gate, Nazeing, Essex
James Ware Middlemiss, Inn Keeper aged 59 years 7 months and born in Bermondsey, Middlesex
Louisa Middlemiss, Wife, Inn Keeper aged 49 years 8 months and born in Rotherhithe, Middlesex
George Stenning, Retired Builder aged 73 years and born in Bethnal Green, London
1922/James W. Middlemiss/../../../Kelly's
1925/James W. Middlemiss/../../../Kelly's
1929/Frederick Ashby/../../../Kelly's
1933/Frederick Ashby/../../../Kelly's
1937/Cecil Valentine Martin/../../../Kelly's
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by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Susan Hembury-Kellow
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