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Dolphin, Market Place, Romford

Romford pub history index

For the History of Romford & other areas of Havering:

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1791/Thomas Upwood/../../../Universal British

1811/Thomas Upwood, Dolphin Inn, Romford, Essex/../../Holdens

1822/Sarah Ashkettle/../.././Pigot's*

1823-4/Sarah Ashkettle/../../../Pigot's

1826/Robert Simmonds/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Robert Simmonds/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Robert Simmonds/../../../Pigot's

1839/James Merrington/../../../Pigot's

1845/John James Baker/../../../Post Office

1848/John James Baker/../../../White's

1851/John James Baker/../../../Post Office

1851/John Baker/Wine Merchant/47/Deptford, Kent/Census**
1851/Mary Baker/Wife/40/Reigate, Surrey/Census**
1851/Mary Baker/Daughter/21/Reigate, Surrey/Census**
1851/Caroline Baker/Daughter/15/Reigate, Surrey/Census**
1851/Charles Baker/Son/9/Reigate, Surrey/Census**
1851/James Baker/Son/7/Reigate, Surrey/Census**
1851/Louisa Baker/Daughter/5/Romford, Essex/Census**
1851/Julie Baker/Daughter/3/Romford, Essex/Census**
1851/? Clarke (female)/House Servant/22/Stapleford, Essex/Census**
1851/John Steverns/House Servant/21/Collier Row, Essex/Census**

1852/J. Baker/../../../Kelly's*

1855/Mrs. M. Baker/../../../Kelly's*

1861/Henry Baker/Inn keeper/27/Reigate, Surrey/Census
1861/Caroline Nessington?/Housekeeper, widow/53//Census
1861/Sarah Wheal/Servant/23/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/James Whittaker/Servant/16/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/William Hunt/Servant/42/Fulmer?, Bucks/Census
1861/Emma Hunt/Servant/40/Somerset/Census
1861/William Turner/Visitor, Corn dealer/34/Windsor, Berks/Census

1862/George Needham/../../../Kelly's

1863/George Needham/../../../White's

1867/George Thomas Stewart/../../../Post Office

1870/William Potter/../../../Kelly's

1871/William Potter/../../../Post Office

1871/John Hickson/Licensed Victualler/25/Roxby, Lincolnshire/Census ***
1871/Georgiana E. Hickson/Wife/26/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/John Rise/Ostler/40/Hallam, Norfolk/Census

30/08/1872/John Hickson/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

14/08/1873/James Shoebridge/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1874/James Shoebridge/../../../Kelly's

14/02/1875/John Hickson/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

22/04/1875/Charles Humphries/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

26/08/1875/John Hickson/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

01/03/1877/Joseph Batcock/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1878/Joseph Batcock/../../../Kelly's

04/04/1878/Edward John Bond/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

21/10/1880/Edward Large/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1881/Martha King/Housekeeper in charge of Inn/56/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/Mary Ann Harding/Barmaid/18/Oxford Street, Middlesex/Census

1882/Edward Large/../../../Kelly's

1886/Edward Large/../../../Kelly's

1890/Edward Large/../../../Kelly's

10/10/1890/CLOSED/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

Note: on the 1891 census the pub was closed


* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

** Provided by CG

*** Provided by Ewan

Provided by Kevan


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