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Romford Arms, High Street, Romford

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Romford Arms, High Street, Romford circa 1910

Provided by Ernest Staines

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

30/08/1872/John Stannard/Beer Retailer/../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1871/William Tolley?/Beerhouse Keeper/43/Northwold, Norfolk/Census**
1871/Emma Tolley?/Wife/43/Bow, Middlesex/Census**
1871/Alfred Tolley?/Son, Scholar/12/Bow, Middlesex/Census**
1871/Mary Ann Tolley?/Daughter, Assistant to father/15/Bow, Middlesex/Census**
1871/Ellen Tolley?/Daughter, Scholar/10/Bow, Middlesex/Census**
1871/Elizabeth Tolley?/Daughter, Scholar/8/Walthamstowe, Essex/Census**
1871/Maria Tolley?/Daughter, Scholar/3/Barnet, Hertfordshire/Census**
1871/Aida Tolley?/Daughter/6m/Stepney, Middlesex/Census**

1874/John Stannard/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1878/James Chapman/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1881/James Chapman/Beerhouse Keeper/../../Census

1882/James Chapman/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1886/James Chapman/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1890/George Pearce/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

Note: Premises not named in 1878, 1882, 1886 & 1890

1891/George Pearce/Beerhouse Keeper/24/Bushey, Herts/Census
1891/Jane Pearce/Wife/26/Dagenham, Essex/Census

1894/Charles John Williams/../../../Kelly's

1895/Charles John Williams/../../../Kelly's

1898/Frederick Joseph Brazier/../../../Kelly's

1899/Frederick Joseph Brazier/../../../Kelly's

1902/Charles Bawden/../../../Kelly's

1902-1908/Arthur Staines/Licensee/../../Family*

1906/Arthur Staines/../../../Kelly's

1908/Arthur Staines/../../../Kelly's

1908-1912/Arthur Staines/Licensee/../../Family*

1910/Arthur Staines/../../../Kelly's

1911/Arthur Staines/Beerhouse Keeper/42/Romford, Essex/Census ****
1911/Mable Staines/Wife/26/Stock, Essex/Census
1911/Arthur Thomas Staines/Son/4/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Ernest Oliver Staines/Son/3/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Ethel Plume/Sister in Law, General Help/24/Stock, Essex/Census

1912/Arthur Staines/../../../Kelly's

1912-1914/Arthur Staines/Licensee/../../Family*

1914/Arthur Staines/../../../Kelly's

circa 1914-1915/Mabel Staines/Licensee/../../Family*

1917/Soloman Jarvis/../../../Kelly's

1922/Soloman Jarvis/../../../Kelly's

1925/Soloman Jarvis/../../../Kelly's

1929/Soloman Jarvis/../../../Kelly's

1933/Lewis Thomas Reece/../../../Kelly's

1937/Henry Ringe/../../../Kelly's



* Provided by Ernest Staines, the grandson of Arthur & Mabel Staines. Arthur was the son of Thomas Staines who ran the Unicorn in Romford.

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