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Wilkes Arms, Elmdon

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1848/Abraham Smoothy/Victualler/../../White's

1851/Abraham Smoothy/../../../Post Office

1851/Sarah Smoothy/widow, victualler and farmer (9 acres/1 boy)/51/Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire/Census **
1851/Mary A Wells/niece, dressmaker/19/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census **
1851/William Smith/lodger, carpenter/19/Elmdon, Essex/Census **
1851/John Riches/lodger, glover/49/Norfolk/Census **

1861/Sarah Smoothy/Publican/62/Lan?--north, Herts/Census*
1861/Henry Greenhill/Lodger, Bricklayer/58/Elmdon, Essex/Census*
1861/Charles Greenhill/Son, Servant/13/Elmdon, Essex/Census*
1861/Thomas Greenhill/Son/9/Elmdon, Essex/Census*
1861/Joseph Heyns(?)/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/28/Elmdon, Essex/Census*

1862/Mrs Sarah Smoothy/../../../Kelly's

1867/Mrs. Elizabeth Thurgood/../../../Post Office

1870/Mrs. Elizabeth Thurgood/../../../Kelly's

1871/Mrs. Elizabeth Thurgood/../../../Post Office

1874/Mrs. Elizabeth Thurgood/../../../Kelly's

1878/William Henry Willett/../../../Kelly's

1881/William H. Willett/Dealer & Publican/41/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Willett/Wife/40/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1881/Harry G. Willett/Son/15/Langley, Essex/Census
1881/Annie T. Willett/Daughter/13/Clavering, Essex/Census
1881/Horace W. Willett/Son/12/Newport, Essex/Census
1881/Lizzie J. Willett/Daughter/10/Newport, Essex/Census
1881/Percy G. Willett/Son/8/Newport, Essex/Census
1881/Ernest A. Willett/Son/6/Newport, Essex/Census
1881/Frank J. Willett/Son/3/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1881/Infant Willett/Son/11d/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Clayden/Nurse/40/Littlebury, Essex/Census

1882/William Henry Willett/../../../Kelly's

1886/William Henry Willett/../../../Kelly's

My family (surname Britton) seem to have been almost entirely Essex Publicans and Butchers. John James Britton (my GG Grandfather) was still Publican here in the 1901 ***

1894/John James Britton/Farmer & Landowner/../../Kelly's

1895/John James Britton/../../../Kelly's

1898/John James Britton/Farmer & Landowner/../../Kelly's

1899/John James Britton/../../../Kelly's

1901/John J Britton/Publican/50/Thaxted, Essex/Census ***
1901/Elizabeth Britton/Wife/34/London/Census
1901/Serffril J Britton/Son/5/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1901/William A Britton/Son/7 months/Elmdon, Essex/Census
1901/Ruth Hammond/General Servant/13/Elmdon, Essex/Census

1902/Henry Brand/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1908/Robert Whitehead/../../../Kelly's

1912/Edward Jeffery/Carrier/../../Kelly's

1917/Mrs. Edward Jeffery/Carrier/../../Kelly's

1925/Mrs. Edward Jeffery/Carrier/../../Kelly's

1933/Frank Trigle/../../../Kelly's

* Provided by CG

** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by Vikki Cole-Richardson

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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