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White Hart, High Street, Abridge

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The  Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

White Hart, High Street, Abridge

White Hart, High Street, Abridge

Kindly provided by Colleen

White Hart Sign at Abridge with Pony and Trap outside

White Hart Sign at Abridge with Pony and Trap outside

Kindly provided by David Twitchett

White Hart, Abridge  - Public Houses, Taverns & Inns in Essex, Genealogy, Trade Directories & Census + Censusology

12th April 2000 (whilst being demolished)

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/Rebecca Francies/../../../Pigot's

1839/Charles Trapps/../../../Pigot's

1841/Charles Trapps/innkeeper/40/Essex/Census **
1841/Hannah Trapps/wife/40/Essex/Census **
1841/Elizabeth Petchey/20/Essex/Census **
1841/Elizabeth Reed/20/female servant/Essex/Census **
1841/Susan Reed/20/female servant/Essex/Census **
1841/Henry Silcock/30/male servant/Essex/Census **

1845/Charles Trapps/../../../Post Office

1848/James Johnson/Victualler/../../White's

1851/Mrs. Elizabeth Sarah Johnson/../../../Post Office

1851/Elizabeth S Johnson/widow, innkeeper/38/Latton, Essex/Census **
1851/Charlotte Johnson/daughter, scholar/07/Middlesex/Census **
1851/John Johnson/brother in law/32/Bognor, Sussex/Census **
1851/Abigail Piper/servant, barmaid/Stapleford Abbots, Essex/Census **
1851/Susan Benton/general servant/19/Harlow, Essex/Census **
1851/George Reeves/servant, ostler/19/Lambourne, Essex/Census **
1851/Ratcliffe P Humphries/lodger, groom/52/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census **

1852/Mrs. E. S. Johnson/../../../Kelly's*

1855/Mrs. E. S. Johnson/../../../Kelly's*

1861/Elizabeth Sarah Johnson/widow, victualler/47/Harlow, Essex/Census **
1861/Emily Sarah Johnson/daughter/20/Harlow, Essex/Census **
1861/Charlot E Johnson/daughter/16/London, Middlesex/Census **
1861/Elizabeth Low/widow, visitor/Harlow, Essex/Census **
1861/Mary Ann Sharp/servant/Aythorpe Roding, Essex/Census **

1862/Mrs. Elizabeth Sarah Johnson/../../../Kelly's

1867/William Rutter/../../../Post Office

1870/William Rutter/../../../Kelly's

1871/William Rutter/hotel keeper/64/Middlesex/Census **
1871/Elizabeth Rutter/wife/51/Middlesex/Census **
1871/Alice Rutter/daughter/26/Henley on Thames, Surrey/Census **
1871/Ann Watts/domestic servant/17/Lambourne, Essex/Census **
1871/James Barrett/domestic servant/40/Thaxted, Essex/Census **
1871/James Cowland/lodger, grave digger/40/not known/Census **

1871/William Rutter/../../../Post Office

1874/William Rutter/../../../Kelly's

1878/William Rutter/../../../Kelly's

1881/Elizabeth Rutter/Licensed Victualler/42/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward F. Rutter/Brother/Licensed Victualler/35/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Maria M. Rutter/Brothers Wife/32/Abridge, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. E. Woods/Cook/25/Epping, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Reeves/Housemaid/15/Abridge, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Smith/Ostler/36/Prittlewell, Essex/Census

1882/Mrs. Elizabeth Rutter/../../../Kelly's

1886/Walter Parr/../../../Kelly's

1891/George Broadbridge/licensed victualler/28/London/Census **
1891/Alice E Broadbridge/wife/25/London/Census **
1891/Lotte A Broadbridge/daughter/01/Abridge, Essex/Census **
1891/William Cottell/ostler/32/London/Census **

1894/Thomas Moody/../../../Kelly's

1895/Thomas Moody/../../../Kelly's

1898/Charles Edward Chenery/../../../Kelly's

1899/Charles Edward Cheneryy/../../../Kelly's

1902/Mrs. Fanny Chenery/../../../Kelly's

1906/Mrs. Fanny Chenery/../../../Kelly's

1908/Mrs. Fanny Chenery/../../../Kelly's

1911/Fanny Chenery/Licensed Victualler, Widow/64/Warbleton, Sussex/Census
1911/Rose Ellen Nightengale/Indoor Servant/17/Latton, Essex/Census
1911/James Rowland/Out Door Servant/27/Epping, Essex/Census
1911/Frances Charles Lock/Boarder, Gentleman/44/Poncha, Bombay/Census

1912/Mrs. Fanny Chenery/../../../Kelly's

1914/Mrs. Fanny Chenery/../../../Kelly's

1917/Mrs. Caroline Skidmore/../../../Kelly's

1922/George N Allen/../../../Kelly's

1925/Mrs. Mary A. M. Burgess/../../../Kelly's

1929/Rt Roger Rawlings/Proprietor/../../Kelly's

1933/Leslie E. Boyle/Proprietor/../../Kelly's

1937/Walter Garrioch/Proprietor/../../Kelly's


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

** Information kindly provided by John Mead


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