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Three Crowns, Rainham Ferry, Rainham

A history of Rainham

The Three Crowns, Rainham - Rainham Ferry

Three Crowns, Rainham Ferry

Three Crowns, Rainham Ferry - circa 1931

Three Crowns, Rainham Ferry - circa 1931

Both 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.

1832-3/John Wade/../../../Pigot's

1841/Mary Collins/Victualler/35/Essex/Census
1841/James parker/Male Servant/15/Essex/Census

1848/William Gore/Victualler/../../White's

1851/John Heathcote/../../../Post Office

1851/Francis Benton/innkeeper/60/Hornchurch, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Benton/wife/30/Wennington, Essex/Census **
1851/John Benton/son/09/Hornchurch, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Benton/daughter/06/Hornchurch, Essex/Census **
1851/Francis Benton/son/04/Hornchurch, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Benton/daughter/02/Hornchurch, Essex/Census **
1851/Henry Hall/father in law, ag lab/50/Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Bone/servant/23/Essex/Census **

1852/J. Heathcote/../../../Kelly's*

1860/William Clapham/../../../Kelly's*

1861/William Clapham/Victualler/45/Finchley, Middlesex/Census
1861/Jane Clapham/Wife/47/Shrewsbury, Shropshire/Census
1861/William Clapham/Son/21/Middlesex/Census
1861/Charles Clapham/Son/19/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1861/Margaret Clapham/Daughter/16/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Clapham/Daughter/12/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1861/Frederick Clapham/Son/10/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1861/Caroline Clapham/Daughter/7/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1861/Susan Clapham/Daughter/1/Rainham, Essex/Census
1861/John Harris/Lodger, Labourer/65/High Bridge, Essex/Census

1862/William Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1867/William Clapham/../../../Post Office

Note: Known as the Ferry House between 1860 & 1867

1870/William Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1871/William Clapham/../../../Post Office

1871/William Clapham/Publican/51/../Census
1871/Jane Clapham/Wife/52/Finchley, Middlesex/Census
1871/Caroline Clapham/Daughter, Assistant/17/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1871/Susan Clapham/Daughter/10/Rainham, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Chambers/Boarder, Labourer/34/Eley, Cambs/Census

1874/William Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1878/Mrs. Jane Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1881/Jane Clapham/Innkeeper/64/Birmingham, Warwick/Census

1882/Mrs. Jane Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1886/Mrs. Jane Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1890/Mrs. Jane Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1891/Jane Clapham/Licensed Victualler, Widow/68/Shropshire/Census
1891/Margaret Webb/Daughter/41/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1891/George Webb/Son in Law/33/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1891/Susan Boys/Grand Daughter/17/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1891/Harry Boys/Grandson/12/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1891/Charles Russell/Lodger, Geberal Lanourer/42/Bedford, Bedfordshire/Census
1891/David Webb/Lodger, Geberal Lanourer/24/Sittingbourne, Kent/Census
1891/George Thompson/Lodger, Geberal Lanourer/42/Rainham, Essex/Census

1894/Mrs. Jane Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1895/Mrs. Jane Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1898/Mrs. Jane Clapham/../../../Kelly's

1899/Mrs. Jane Clapham/../../../Kelly's

Jane Clapham died in September 1899 (BMD Romford 4a 353) when her grandson Harry Boys took over as LV for the Three Crowns and is recorded in the 1901 Census as such. ***

1901/Harry Boys/Licensed Victualler/23/Rainham, Essex/Census ***
1901/Edwin Clark/Boarder, Wharf labourer/61/Standon, Essex/Census
1901/Stephen Staines/Boarder, Wharf labourer/44/Witham, Essex/Census
1901/Thomas Blaxland/Boarder, Wharf labourer/35/Milton, Kent/Census
1901/Charles Gibbs/Boarder, Wharf labourer/35/Sutton Bridge, Lincoln/Census
1901/Henry Saunders/Boarder, Wharf labourer/62/East Wood, Essex/Census
1901/John Keys/Boarder, Lighterman, Widow/45/Lambeth, Surrey/Census

1902/Charles A. Gibbs/../../../Kelly's

1906/Robert A. Greening/../../../Kelly's

1908/Robert A. Greening/../../../Kelly's

1910/Robert A. Greening/../../../Kelly's

1912/James Puttock/../../../Kelly's

1914/Henry J. Hill/../../../Kelly's

1917/Henry J. Hill/../../../Kelly's

1922/Henry J. Hill/../../../Kelly's

1925/Arthur White/../../../Kelly's

1929/Arthur White/../../../Kelly's

1933/Arthur White/../../../Kelly's

1937/Robert Biggin Stokes/../../../Kelly's


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

** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by John Jones

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