Kings Head / Maypole , Messing

Maypole, Messing

Kindly provided by John Wood

Circa 1910 - 1915

he man second from left is 'Pole' Goody, landlord 1902 -1925 local children used to call to him to 'climb that pole!' One of my Dices, Robert Dice is on the left of the bearded man, he looks about 50 or so here, so that would make this pic about 1910-15. - Colleen

Kings Head, Messing

Both kindly donated by Colleen

This pub is now in Tiptree

Kings Head, Messing 2000

25th June 2000

The Kings Head was also known as the Maypole. Possibly because of a May Pole being situated on the surrounding grounds. It's name seems to have officially changed to The Maypole Inn around 1894. Ceased being a pub in the early 1990's and has been a Chinese restaurant ever since. It has been through various name changes and is currently called The New Maypole.

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

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

1832-3/Samuel Ely/../../../Pigot's

1839/Samuel Ely/../../../Pigot's

1841/Samuel Ely/Publican/47/Essex/Census**
1841/Sarah Ely/Wife/40/Essex/Census**
1841/Sarah Ely/Daughter/16/Essex/Census**
1841/Anna Ely/Daughter/15/Essex/Census**
1841/Robert Ely/Son/13/Essex/Census**
1841/James Ely/Son/11/Essex/Census**
1841/Elizabeth Ely/Daughter/8/Essex/Census**
1841/John Ely/Son/6/Essex/Census**
1841/Elizabeth Ely/Daughter/4/Essex/Census**
1841/James Ely/Son/2/Essex/Census**
1841/Harriett Ely/Daughter/1m/Essex/Census**

1848/John Chaplin/Victualler/../../White's

1851/John Chaplin/../../../Post Office

1851/John Chaplin/Innkeeper/76/Tolleshunt Knights, Essex/Census**
1851/Hannah Chaplin/Wife/70/Cambridgeshire/Census**
1851/James Poulton/Grandson-in-Law/Wheelwright/30/Birch, Essex/Census**
1851/Matilda Poulton/Granddaughter/30/Tolleshunt Knights, Essex/Census**
1851/Matilda C. Poulton/Great Granddaughter/9/Salcott, Essex/Census**
1851/Emely J. Poulton/Great Granddaughter/7/Messing, Essex/Census**
1851/Cordelia H. Poulton/Great Granddaughter/4/Messing, Essex/Census**
1851/James J. Poulton/Great Grandson/1/Messing, Essex/Census**
1851/Thomas Moore/Lodger, Butcher/66/Barn Hilgate, Notts/Census**
1851/Thomas Layton/Lodger, Traveller/60/Messing, Essex/Census**

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

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

1861/James Poulton/Innkeeper/40/Birch, Essex/Census**
1861/Matilda Poulton/Wife/40/Tolleshunt Knight, Essex/Census**
1861/Emily Poulton/Daughter/17/Messing, Essex/Census**
1861/Cordelia Poulton/Daughter/14/Messing, Essex/Census**
1861/Hannah Chaplin/Granddaughter/8/Cambridge, Cambridgeshire/Census**
1861/Benjamin Harvey/Lodger, Formerley a Farmer/49/Stratford, Essex/Census**
1861/Eliza Harvey/Lodger /30/Sanfield, Essex/Census**

1862/James Poulton/Wheelwright/../../Kelly's

1867/William Tiffin/Wheelwright/../../Post Office

1870/Jeffrey Harvey/../../../Kelly's

1871/Jeffrey W. Harvey/Licensed Victualler/27/Messing, Essex/Census**
1871/Harriett Harvey/Wife/29/Birch, Essex/Census**
1871/William Harvey/Son/3/Messing, Essex/Census**
1871/Mary Harvey/Daughter/2/Paddington, Middlesex/Census**
1871/Jeffrey Harvey/Son/2m/Messing, Essex/Census**

1874/Jeffrey Harvey/../../../Kelly's

1878/Jeffrey Harvey/../../../Kelly's

1881/William Tiffen/Innkeeper/58/Birch, Essex/Census
1881/Susannah Tiffen/Wife/63/Weeley, Essex/Census
1881/Edmund S. Keel/Boarder, Farm Labourer/19/Bentley, Suffolk/Census

1882/William Tiffen/../../../Kelly's

1886/William Tiffen/../../../Kelly's

1890/Mrs. Susannah Tiffen/../../../Kelly's

1891/Susannah Tiffen/Innkeeper/73/Kirby, Essex/Census
1891/Maurice Tiffen/Son, Butcher/42/Virley, Essex/Census
1891/Emma Tiffen/Wife/24/Messing, Essex/Census
1891/Flora Tiffen/Daughter/6/Springfield, Essex/Census
1891/Nathan Tiffen/Son/4/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1891/Susannah Tiffen/Daughter/2/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1891/William Frost/Lodger, Bricklayers Labourer/35/Messing, Essex/Census

Arthur Joseph Goodey , Licensee of the Maypole, Messing                         Arthur Joseph Goodey & Walter Lawrence, at Maypole Villa. This is opposite the Maypole, and after Arthur's retirement

Arthur Joseph Goodey is in the first picture; and also Arthur Joseph Goodey & Walter Lawrence, at Maypole Villa. This is opposite the Maypole, and after Arthur's retirement.

He married Eliza Ellen, and took over control of the Abberton Lion, then in October 1894 he became the Licensee of the Maypole. Initially his father supplied Arthur with beer, having brewed it himself at the Alma, in Copford ; but later the Colchester Brewing Company supplied this. Josphs wife died in 1917, and he remarried later that year to Eliza Christiana Harris (Chrissie).

Arthur was known as "Pole O" Goody; the reason being another Mr Goody lived across the road, known as "Taddie" Goody

1894/William Goodey/../../../Kelly's

October 1894/A. J. Goodey/../../../Tenancy Agreement

1898/Arthur Goodey/../../../Kelly's

1899/Arthur Goodey/../../../Kelly's

1901/Arthur J Goody/Licensed Victualler/50/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Ellen Goody/Wife/42/Belgravia, London/Census
1901/Christiana Harris/Niece, Barmaid/26/Belgravia, London/Census

1902/Arthur Goodey/../../../Kelly's

1906/Arthur Goody/../../../Kelly's

1908/Arthur Goody/../../../Kelly's

1910/Arthur Joseph Goody/../../../Kelly's

1911/Arthur J Goody/Publican/29/Colchester/Census
1911/Eliza E Goody/Wife/29/London/Census
1911/Eliza C Goody/Niece, Assistant/36/London/Census

1912/Arthur Joseph Goody/../../../Kelly's

1914/Arthur Joseph Goody/../../../Kelly's

1917/Arthur Joseph Goody/../../../Kelly's

1922/Arthur Joseph Goody/../../../Kelly's

1925/Arthur Joseph Goody/../../../Kelly's

1929/Edward B. Keyes/../../../Kelly's

1933/Edward B. Keyes/../../../Kelly's

1937/Edward B. Keyes/../../../Kelly's


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

** Provided by CG

*** Provided by Colleen Morrison

Provided by Heather Johnson

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