St. Ann's Castle, Chatley, Great Leighs
St. Ann is now St. Anne
Mentioned in the Domesday book, reputedly the oldest pub in Essex and haunted
Provided by The St. Annes Castle
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1845/Peter Porter Smith/../../../Post Office
1848/Peter Porter Smith/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Peter Porter Smith/../../../Post Office
1851/Peter P Smith/victualler, farmer (175 acres/11 men + 3 boys)/62/Bradwell,
Essex/Census ***
1851/Susannah Smith/wife/58/Shalford, Essex/Census ***
1851/Mary Ann Smith/daughter/32/White Notley, Essex/Census ***
1851/Thomas Smith/son, widower/26/Great Leighs, Essex/Census ***
1851/Henry Smith/son/23/Great Leighs, Essex/Census ***
1851/Emily Smith/daughter/19/Chatley Hamlet, Essex/Census ***
1851/Jane Smith/daughter, scholar/15/Chatley Hamlet, Essex/Census ***
1851/Caroline Smith/grandaughter, scholar/15/Terling, Essex/Census ***
1851/Mary Ann Coleman/inn servant/18/Mashbury, Essex/Census ***
1851/Mary Ann Collins/inn servant/24/Great Leighs, Essex/Census ***
1851/William Mead/inn servant/17/Chatley Hamlet, Essex/Census ***
1851/Robert Owers/ostler/17/Chatley Hamlet, Essex/Census ***
1851/Thomas Petchey/lodger, bricklayer/21/White Notley, Essex/Census ***
1852/P. P. Smith/../../../Kelly's*
1855/J Thorn/../../../Post Office
1862/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Archer/../../../Post Office
1870/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1871/Charles Archer/../../../Post Office
1874/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1878/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1881/Charles Archer/Licensed Victualler/64/Rawreth, Essex/Census
1881/Susannah Archer/Sister, Barmaid/54/Rawreth, Essex/Census
1881/Ada Wells/Servant Domestic/17/Great Leighs, Essex/Census
1882/Charles Archer/../../../Kelly's
1886/Miss Susan Archer/../../../Kelly's
1890/Walter Wright/../../../Kelly's
1894/Walter Wright/../../../Kelly's
1895/Walter Wright/../../../Kelly's
1898/Walter Wright/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1899/Walter Wright/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1902/Richard Thomas Wright/..Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
Note: Premises not named in 1902
1906/Frederick John Self/../../../Kelly's
1908/Frederick John Self/../../../Kelly's
1910/John Dean/../../../Kelly's
1912/John Dean/../../../Kelly's
1914/John Dean/../../../Kelly's
1917/John Dean/../../../Kelly's
1922/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
1925-6/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
1929/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
1933/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
1937/Arthur James Sykes/../../../Kelly's
1939/Arthur J. Sykes/Landlord/../../Essex Chronicle
1939/Miss Joyce Sykes/Daughter/14/../Essex Chronicle
August 1940/Arthur James Sykes/Licensee/../../Petty
Sessions**
2002/Pat & Dave Balcombe/Landlords/../../Themselves
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Jill Fleming
*** Provided by John Mead