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Unicorn, Hare Street / Main Road, Romford

Also see the History of Romford

Better known today as the Unicorn, Main Road, Gidea Park, Romford

Unicorn, Hare Street

Unicorn, Hare Street

Provided by Ernest Staines

The Unicorn, Hare Street - Ind Coope Wagon at the front and R A Hawkins clearly named

The Unicorn, Hare Street - Ind Coope Wagon at the front and R A Hawkins clearly named

R A Hawkins is listed in the 1911 census at the White Horse, Coxtie Green

Kindly provided by Chris Manning

Unicorn, Hare Street 2000

26th July 2000

The Unicorn, Hare Street

Kindly Provided by Colleen

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1772-83/Richard Share/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions****

1784-87/Ann Share/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions****

Ann Share married John Loxley in 1787****

1788/John Loxley/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions****

1826/W Sweeting/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/W. Sweeting/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/William Sweeting/../../../Pigot's

1839/William Sweeting & Son/../../../Pigot's

1845/George Sweeting/../../../Post Office

1848/George Sweeting/../../../White's

1851/John Rogers/Farmer/../../Post Office

1851/James Pavitt/Inn Keeper/50/Ashdon, Essex/Census****
1851/Ann Pavitt/Wife/48/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1851/James Symonds/Nephew/26/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Symonds/Wife/30/Ashdon, Essex/Census

1852/John Rogers/../../../Kelly's*

1855/J. Pavitt/../../../Kelly's*

1861/James Pavitt/Innkeeper/50/Ashden, Essex/Census***
1861/Ann Pavitt/Wife/48/Ashden, Essex/Census***
1861/James Symonds/Nephew/26/Ashden, Essex/Census***
1861/Sarah Symonds/Nephew's Wife/30/Ashden, Essex/Census***

The previous entry is incorrect - probably the 1851 entry

1861/James Pavitt/Publican/61/Barlow, Cambridge/Census *****
1861/Ann Pavitt/Wife/58/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1861/James Mason/../23/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Marsh/Servant/19/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1861/Ann Mason/Visitor/31/Ashdon, Essex/Census
1861/William Wheel/Visitor/21/Doddinghurst, Essex/Census

1862/George Pavitt/../../../Kelly's

1863/James Pavitt/../../../White's

1867/Amos Frost/../../../Post Office

1870/Amos Frost/../../../Kelly's

1871/Amos Frost/../../../Post Office

1871/Amos Frost/Publican/46/Nayland, Suffolk/Census***
1871/Jane Frost/Wife/41/Stratford, Essex/Census***
1871/Sarah Moss/Sister, Retired/46/Stratford, Essex/Census***
1871/John Sherman/Ostler/40/Dunmow, Essex/Census***
1871/Hannah Mashiter(?)/Visitor, Living on Charity/12/Lee, Kent/Census***
1871/Peter Price/Lodger, Painter/46/Croydon, Surrey/Census***

30/08/1872/Amos Frost/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1874/Amos Frost/../../../Kelly's

04/02/1875/John Pasterfield/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1878/Mrs. Ann Pasterfield/../../../Kelly's

17/10/1878/Thomas Wright/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1881/Thomas Wright/Publican/71/Nevendon, Essex/Census
1881/Ann Wright/Wife/55/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Wright/Son, Driver/19/Nevendon, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Wright/Son, Driver/18/South Weald, Essex/Census
1881/Alfred Pasterfield/Son/14/South Weald, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Benton/Lodger, Driver/20/Writtle, Essex/Census

1882/Thomas Wright/../../../Kelly's

This pub was run for a considerable time by my Gt-Gt-Grandfather, Thomas Staines whilst my maternal Gt-Grandparents, James and Louisa Conway ran the Bell Inn, Priory Street, Colchester.  *****

25/06/1885/Thomas Staines/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records

1886/Thomas Staines/../../../Kelly's

1890/Thomas Staines/../../../Kelly's

1891/Thomas Staines/Blacksmith & Innkeeper/52/Romford, Essex/Census**
1891/Julia Staines/Wife/53/Redgrave, Suffolk/Census**
1891/Arthur Staines/Son, Assistant/21/Romford, Essex/Census**
1891/William H. Staines/Son, Gardener/18/Romford, Essex/Census**
1891/Emily Amelia Staines/Daughter, Mothers Help/16/Romford, Essex/Census**

1891-1894/Thomas Staines/../../../Family**

1894/Thomas Staines/../../../Kelly's

1894-1898/Thomas Staines/../../../Family**

1898/Thomas Staines/../../../Kelly's

1898-1901/Thomas Staines/../../../Family**

1901/Thomas Staines/Innkeeper & Blacksmith/62/Romford, Essex/Census***
1901/Julia Staines/Wife/63/Redgrave, Suffolk/Census***
1901/Arthur Staines/Son, Assistant/31/Romford, Essex/Census***
1901/William H. Staines/Son, Gardener/28/Romford, Essex/Census***
1901/Emily A. Staines/Daughter, Assistant/26/Romford, Essex/Census***

1902/John Milner Cooper/../../../Kelly's

1906/James Thomas Jackson/../../../Kelly's

1908/James Thomas Jackson/../../../Kelly's

1910/James Thomas Jackson/../../../Kelly's

1912/James Thomas Jackson/../../../Kelly's

1914/Alexander Douglas/../../../Kelly's

1917/George E. Woodley/../../../Kelly's

1922/George E. Woodley/../../../Kelly's

1925/George E. Woodley/../../../Kelly's

1929/George E. Woodley/../../../Kelly's

1933/George E. Woodley/../../../Kelly's

1937/George E. Woodley/../../../Kelly's


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

** Provided by Ernest Staines, the great grandson of Thomas Staines. Thomas was the father of Arthur Staines who ran the Romford Arms in Romford.

*** Provided by CG

**** Provided by Mike Lucas, the great, great, great, great grandson of Richard Share

***** Provided by Chris Manning
, the great grandson of Thomas Staines.

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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