Provided by Damian Smith
Plough, Radwinter circa 1939 -1940
Kindly provided by Gordon Carpenter
Professionally photographed by Gordon Ridgewell
Residents at this address.
Prior to the 1832 residents of the Plough I have the baptisms of the Chapman
children James 1827 son of John and Alice Chapman at the Plough, Alice 1828,
John Thomas 1831 and then Peter 1833. Prior to that I have the transfer
papers from John Chapman 1752-1824 to his son John 1799-1846 and prior to
that payments of perhaps a mortgage from about 1786 til after 1800. **
1832-3/John Chapman/../../../Pigots
1839/John Chapman/../../../Pigots
1840/John Chapman/../../../Pigots*
1841/John Chapman/Wheelwright & Publican/40/Essex/Census**
1841/Janet Chapman/../45/Scotland/Census
1841/James Chapman/../14/Essex/Census
1841/Alice Chapman/../12/Essex/Census
1841/John Chapman/../10/Essex/Census
1841/Peter Chapman/../7/Essex/Census
1848/John Chapman/Victualler & Wheelwright/../../Whites
1851/James Chapman/Blacksmith & Wheelwright/../../Post Office
1851/Janet Chapman/Victualler/62/Scotland/Census**
1851/James Chapman/Son, Wheelwright/24/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1851/Alice Chapman/Daughter/22/Radwinter, Essex/Census *
1851/John T. Chapman/Son, Blacksmith/19/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1855/Janet Chapman/../../../Kellys*
1861/James Chapman/Wheelwright/34/Radwinter, Essex/Census**
1861/Susannah Chapman/Wife/31/Great Parndon, Essex/Census
1861/John Chapman/Son/3/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1861/James C. Chapman/Son/2/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Chapman/Son/5m/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1861/Eliza Taylor/Servant/16/Wimbish, Essex/Census
1862/James Chapman/Wheelwright/../../Kellys
1863/James Chapman/Wheelwright & Victualler/../../Kellys**
1867/James Chapman/Wheelwright/../../Post Office
1870/Mrs. Susannah Chapman/../../../Kellys
1871/Mrs. Susannah Chapman/../../../Post Office
1874/Edward Lampkin/../../../Kellys
1878/Thomas Kettridge/../../../Kellys
1881/Thomas Ketteridge/Licensed Victualler & Farmer/31/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Ketteridge/Wife/32/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1881/Minnie Ketteridge/Daughter/8/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1881/Samuel Ketteridge/Son/5/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1881/Kathleener Ketteridge/Daughter/3/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1881/William Downham/Boarder, Journeyman Butcher/27/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1881/Ada Swan/General Servant/14/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1882/Thomas Kettridge/../../../Kellys
1886/David Willings/../../../Kellys
1890/Edward Willings/../../../Kellys
1894/Edward Willings/../../../Kellys
1895/Edward Willings/../../../Kellys
1898/Mrs. Fanny Willings/../../../Kellys
1899/Mrs. Fanny Willings/../../../Kellys
1901/Fanny Willings/Innkeeper/68/Horseheath, Cambs/Census***
1901/David G. Willings/Son, Farmer/34/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1901/Agnes S. Willings/Daughter/30/Radwinter, Essex/Census
1902/? Cromack/../../../Kellys
1906/Alfred Charlcroft/../../../Kellys
1908/Joseph Halls/../../../Kellys
1910/William Garrett/../../../Kellys
1912/Charles W. Carter/../../../Kellys
1914/Charles W. Carter/../../../Kellys
1917/Thomas Andrew Gore/../../../Kellys
1922/Sydney Wright/../../../Kellys
1925/Bertram Sumpton/../../../Kellys
1929/Jack C. Smith/../../../Kellys
1933/John J. Wilkinson/../../../Kellys
1937/John J. Wilkinson/../../../Kellys
My father was licensee here from March 9th 1939 until March 9th 1948, when they moved onto the
Queens Head, Lawn Lane, Hemel Hempstead.
My father was born in Dovercourt Essex on 4/2/1895 and died on 17/11/1975.
He had served in the Armed Forces for 24 years (The Royal Fusiliers rising
to RQMS) , before eventually taking over the Plough. At the out break of war
he joined the Civil Defence for Essex and was soon made up to Controller of
North West Area Controller, working very close with the Armed Forces, Police
and Ambulance Services whilst my mother held the fort at the Plough.
The previous land lord, I believe was a Mr. Biddle , who lost the licence
because he was caught selling alcohol after hours to the public, and was
caught during a police raid.
In 1939 there was no running water, only water was from a garden pump,this
continued for our first 9/12 months, there was also no electric, lighting
was from tilley lamps, oil lamps and candles, there was no change to this
until after the war, about 1950.
My parents were also the licenses of The Rose & Crown
Maldon Essex from 1959 until 1968 when they both retired. They took over from Mr Williams? who emigrated to Australia after being there for only just over 2 years taking over from Jim Rivers family in 1955/6
1939-1948/Orlando Carpenter/../../../Personal Reference
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
**Provided by Damian Smith
*** Provided by Adrian Gray
Provided by Gordon Carpenter
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