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Compasses, London Road, Romford

For the History of Romford & other areas of Havering:

Compasses, High Street/London Road, Romford 1886 Advertisement

1886 Advertisement

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1822/Mary Button/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/Mary Button/../../../Pigot's

1826/Mary Button/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Mary Button/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/James Forrest/../../../Pigot's

1839/Edward Finch/../../../Pigot's

1841/Edward Finch/Inn keeper/29/Essex/Census ****
1841/Susanna Finch/../29/Essex/Census
1841/Matilda Madox/Female Servant/21/Essex/Census
1841/not known/Lodger/../../Census

1845/Edward Finch/../../../Post Office

1848/Edward Finch/../../../White's

1851/Mrs. Susannah Finch/../../../Post Office

1851/Suzannah Finch/Innkeeper/40/Romford, Essex/Census**
1851/Elleaner Reed/Wife/23/Kendal, Westmoreland/Census**
1851/Maria Wright/House Servant/18/Ongar Parts, Essex/Census**
1851/Joseph Dobbins/Lodger, Sawmaker/70/Wakely, Oxon/Census**
1851/Robert Crouch/Lodger, Gardener/41/Lawshaive?, Suffolk/Census**

1855/P. McGregor/../../../Kelly's*

1860/Henry Kinch/../../../Kelly's*

1861/Henry Kinch/Licensed Victualler/43/Swanbourne, Bucks/Census ****
1861/Caroline Kinch/Wife/45/Oldfield, Salop/Census
1861/Thomas Kinch/Son/6/Oldfield, Salop/Census
1861/Sarah Salt/Sister-in-law/30/Oldfield, Salop/Census
1861/Thomas Kinch/Father/78/Swanbourne, Bucks/Census
1861/William Bambrook/Servant/24/Gt Burstead, Essex/Census
1861/Mary E Bradshaw/Servant/19/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1861/Richard Ford/Lodger,Late Porter of Union House/28/England/Census

1862/William Athenden/../../../Kelly's

1863/William Athenden/../../../White's

1867/William John Beauchamp/../../../Post Office

1870/Joseph Finch/../../../Kelly's

1871/Joseph Finch/Innkeeper/46/Hornchurch, Essex/Census**
1871/Mary A. Finch/Wife/47/Ingatestone, Essex/Census**
1871/Jane E. Finch/Daughter, Scholar/13/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/Mary E. Finch/Daughter, Scholar/4/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/Thomas Horide/Potman/19/Abridge, Essex/Census**
1871/Henry R. Crane/Boarder, Mason/22/Cambridge/Census**
1871/William A. Lides/Boarder, Slater/44/St. Lukes, Middlesex/Census**
1871/Jonathan Squires/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/25/Essex/Census**
1871/John Prull?/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/34/London, Middlesex/Census**

1871/Joseph Finch/../../../Post Office

30/08/1872/Joseph Finch/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1874/Joseph Finch/../../../Kelly's

1878/Joseph Finch/../../../Kelly's

14/08/1879/John Ehrhart/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1881/John Erhart/Licensed Victuallar/64/Germany/Census
1881/Mary Erhart/Wife/70/St. Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sophia Erhart/Daughter/25/St. George East, Middlesex/Census
1881/Minnie Erhart/Daughter/17/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary E. Biscial/Stepdaughter/43/St. Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Seacombe/Barman/24/Islington, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Aplett/Potman/18/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Alice Anderson/General Servant/14/Romford, Essex/Census

1882/John Ehrhurt/Dairyman/../../Kelly's

26/01/1882/Edmund Smith/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1886/Edmund Smith/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's

1890/Edmund Smith/Dairyman/../../Kelly's

1891/Edmund Smith/Publican/30/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1891/Annie Smith/Wife/26/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1891/Alfred Aylett/Ostler/26/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Duncomb/General Servant/20/Chadwell, Essex/Census
1891/Thomas ?/Milkboy/16/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/John ?/Nephew/3/Deptford, Surrey/Census

22/03/1894/Everett Abraham/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

19/04/1894/Abraham Everett/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1894/Edmund Smith/Dairyman/../../Kelly's

1895/Edmund Smith/../../../Kelly's

1898/Abraham Everett/../../../Kelly's

1899/Abraham Everett/../../../Kelly's

13/09/1900/Frederick Gentry/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1901/Frederick Gentry/Licensed Victualler/44/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1901/Ellen Gentry/Wife/40/London/Census
1901/Garfield Gentry/Son, Apprentice/17/America, US/Census
1901/Florence Gentry/Daughter/14/America, US/Census
1901/Laura Gentry/Daughter/7/America, US/Census
1901/Sarah Gentry/Mother/74/Rainham, Essex/Census

1902/Frederick Gentry/../../../Kelly's

1906/Frederick Gentry/../../../Kelly's

1908/Frederick Gentry/../../../Kelly's

1910/Frederick Gentry/../../../Kelly's

1911/Frederick Gentry/Publican/53/Rainham, Essex/Census ****
1911/Sarah E Gentry/Wife/51/London/Census
1911/William E Stone/Potman/28/Romford, Essex/Census

1912/Frederick Gentry/../../../Kelly's

1914/Arthur Pond/../../../Kelly's

1917/Walter G. Moffatt/../../../Kelly's

1922/Walter G. Moffatt/../../../Kelly's

1925/Walter G. Moffatt/../../../Kelly's

1929/Arthur Edward Moffatt/../../../Kelly's

1933/Arthur Edward Moffatt/../../../Kelly's


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

** Provided by CG

**** Provided by Kevan

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