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Tower Arms, South Weald - certainly an early picture
Tower Arms, South Weald - circa 1915 to 1920
Both kindly provided by Julian Gooding
9th September 1999
The Tower Arms was originally the Spread Eagle. The latter was renamed in 1878 and at the same time the pub moved across the road to a residence named 'Jewells', and its present position.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1878/William Elgar Ramm/Farmer/../../Post Office
1881/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer & Innkeeper/50/Sopcliff, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Rose Ann Whitaker/Daughter, Barmaid/23/Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Ada Elizabeth Whitaker/Daughter/20/Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Hannah Martin/General Servant/16/Mountnessing, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Haye/Farm Labourer/17/Galleywood, Essex/Census
1882/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1886/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1890/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1891/George Hitchings/Farmer & Innkeeper/60/Finchingfield, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Ann Hitchings/Wife/43/Stebbing, Essex/Census
1891/Ada Spooner/Visitor/13/South Benfleet, Essex/Census
1891/Jane King/Visitor/43/Wickham Bishops, Essex/Census
1894/Henry Brown/../../../Kelly's
1895/Henry Brown/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kelly's
1902/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kelly's
1906/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kelly's
1908/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kelly's
1910/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kelly's
1911/William F Barker/Licensed Victualler/59/London/Census
1911/Ann Barker/Wife/56/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Annie Owers/Barmaid/35/Hatfield peverel, Essex/Census
1911/Elsie Brand/Domestic Servant/17/Great Waltham, Essex/Census
1911/William Farrow/yardman/26/Noak Hill, Essex/Census
1912/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kelly's
1914/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1917/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1922/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1925/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1929/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1933/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1933/Alfred King/../../../Kelly's
1937/George William Alfred King/../../../Kelly's
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