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Spread Eagle, South Weald

The Spread Eagle was situated next to the church. The pub was renamed the Tower Arms in 1878, and moved across the road to its current position.

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1813-23/William Woollands/../../../Relative*

1828/William Kempster/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

1828-9/William Kempster/../../../Pigot's

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

1839/William Kempster/../../../Pigot's

1848/Thomas King/../../../White's

1851/Thomas King/Farmer/../../Post Office

1851/Thomas King/Farmer - 5 acres employing 3 labourers/45/Essex/Census ****
1851/Elizabeth King/Wife/38/Surrey/Census
1851/Eliza King/Daughter/14/Surrey/Census
1851/Giner King/Daughter/8/Surrey/Census
1851/William King/Son/5/Essex/Census
1851/Henry King/Son/3/Essex/Census
1851/Ellen King/Daughter/7 months/Essex/Census
1851/Jane Lawrance/Servant/22/../Census
1851/John Cross/Lodger, Gardener/22/Essex/Census
1851/Henry Keen/Servant, Agric Labourer/18/../Census
1851/Thomas King/Father, Agric Labourer, Widow/78/Essex/Census
1851/Isaac Bannon/Lodger, Brickmaker/62/Essex/Census
1851/Catherine Bannon/Lodger, Brickmakers Wife/52/Bucks/Census

1855/T King/Farmer/../../Post Office ****

1861/J Mann Manning/Inn Keeper & Farmer/35/Upminster, Essex/Census ****
1861/Amelia Manning/Wife/35/South Weald, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Manning/Niece/13/Upminster, Essex/Census
1861/Henry Lazell/Lodger, Agr Labourer/27/Cranham, Essex/Census
1861/Henry Cornish/Lodger, Agr Labourer/20/South Weald, Essex/Census
1861/William Pepper/Lodger, Agr Labourer/25/South Weald, Essex/Census

1862/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1867/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Post Office

1870/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1871/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Post Office

The William Littlechild in the 1871 census is my great grandfather; the son of John Littlechild, a farmer in Doddinghurst - you can see a complete online tree of the Littlechild family - here ****

1871/James M Manning/Inn Keeper & Farmer/46/Upminster, Essex/Census ****
1871/Amelia Ann Manning/Wife/46/South Weald, Essex/Census
1871/Amelia Alice Manning/Daughter/8/South Weald, Essex/Census
1871/Florence M Manning/Daughter/2/South Weald, Essex/Census
1871/Elisabeth Manning/Niece, General Servant/18/Upminster, Essex/Census
1871/Harriet Manning/Niece, General Servant/14/Upminster, Essex/Census
1871/George Agar/Servant, Agr Labourer/31/Cressing, Essex/Census
1871/James Mansfield/Farm Servant/18/South Weald, Essex/Census
1871/William Littlechild/Farm Servant/14/Kelvedon, Essex/Census

1874/James Mann Manning/Farmer/../../Kelly's


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**** Provided by Kevan

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