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White Hart Tap, High Street, Romford

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Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1841/John Cook/Victualler/35/Essex/Census

1845/William Cook/../../../Post Office

1848/William Halstead/../../../White's

1851/John Cook/../../../Post Office

1851/William C. Halstead/Innkeeper/44/Clacton, Essex/Census*
1851/Susan C. Halstead/Wife/44/Barling, Essex/Census*
1851/Mary A. Bacon/Son/18Ilford, Essex//Census*
1851/James Bacon/Son/10/Ilford, Essex/Census*
1851/William Manning/Lodger, Omnibus Conductor/26/Stratford, Suffolk/Census*
1851/C. Brookbanks/Lodger, Nail Driver/23/Camberwell, Surrey/Census*
1851/Thomas Aldouce/Lodger, Hostler/30/Romford, Essex/Census*

1855/Henry Pottey Cook/./../../Post Office ****

1861/George Hardcastle/Inn Keeper/28/Rainham, Essex/Census ****
1861/Eleanor Hardcastle/Wife/26/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1861/Gaylor/Lodger, Baker/22/Writtle, Essex/Census
1861/William Allen/Lodger, Butcher/23/Rochford, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Allen/Lodger, Ostler/21/Rochford, Essex/Census
1861/William Aldredge/Lodger/31/Baddow, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Latham/Lodger, Printer/42/Brighton, Sussex/Census

1871/Burpan? Simons/Publican/27/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census*
1871/Eliza Simons/Wife/35/Hornden on the Hill, Essex/Census*
1871/Arthur Simons/Son/3m/Romford, Essex/Census*
1871/Nathaniel Simons/Father, Mail Cart Driver/67/Thorpe, Essex/Census*
1871/Mary Ann Simons/Mother/60/Wickfield?, Suffolk/Census*
1871/John Simons/Brother, Butcher/18/Essex/Census*
1871/Ellen Simons/Sister, Dressmaker/17/Essex/Census*
1871/James Smith/Boarder, Mail Cart Driver/22/Essex/Census*

30/08/1872/Burton Simons/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

26/08/1875/William Notman/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

07/09/1876/William Notman/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

02/05/1878/John Loveday/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

12/10/1878/Harry Hutson/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1881/Robert Potts/Licenced Victualler/35/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Potts/Sister, House Keeper/33/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Samuel Arnold/Boarder, Ostler/27/London, Middlesex/Census

05/05/1881/Ben Potts/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

30/11/1882/John Marks/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

06/03/1884/Alex Bell/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1890/Alexander Bell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

Note: Premises not named in 1890

1891/Alexander Bell/Innkeeper/30/Rainham, Essex/Census*
1891/Eliza Bell/Wife/29/Godman, Chester/Census*
1891/John Bell/Son/1/Romford, Essex/Census*
1891/Mabel E. Bell/Daughter/2m/Romford, Essex/Census*
1891/Annie Bishop/Servant/23/Romford, Essex/Census*

27/07/1893/Arthur Stock/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records


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