Paul Pry, High Road, Rayleigh
8th August 1999
Taken by Stephen Parker
There is, supposedly, a secret tunnel running from the Paul Pry to the Travellers Joy which used to be the Police Station at which condemned prisoners where kept, before being hauled off to the gallows across the road.*
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1851/Thomas Livermore/master carpenter and beerhouse
keeper/46/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Livermore/wife/42/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/Ann Livermore/daughter/12/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/Thomas Livermor/son/10/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Livermore/daughter/08/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/Elijah Livermore/son/06/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/James Livermore/son/04/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/Hannah Livermore/daughter/03/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/Judith Livermore/lodger, widow/75/Radwinter, Essex/Census **
1851/Edward Brown/lodger, ag lab/23/Hawkwell, Essex/Census **
1851/George Osborn/lodger, unmarried/68/Radwinter, Essex/Census **
1851/Frederick Riley/lodger, tinman/28/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Edward Riley/lodger/25/Ireland/Census **
1851/E. Riley/lodger/02/Billericay, Essex/Census **
1851/J. Riley/lodger/1m/Maldon, Essex/Census **
1851/Joseph Finch/lodger, ag lab/46/Rayleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/James Turner/lodger, hatter/60/Suffolk/Census **
1851/Samuel Martin/lodger/54/Sutton, Kent/Census **
1851/H. Purkess/lodger, ag lab/76/Canewdon, Essex/Census **
1851/John Brown/lodger/24/Clerfkenwell, Middlesex/Census **
1851/M. Brown/24/Brighton, Sussex/Census **
1851/M. Morris/lodger78/Ireland/Census **
1851/Joseph Codey/lodger/34/Ireland/Census **
1851/M. Codey/lodger/78/Ireland/Census **
1851/William Cooper/lodger, watchmaker/39/Yorkshire/Census **
1851/George Hide/lodger, sailor/33/Suffolk/Census **
1881/John Baker/Carpenter & Victualler/53/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Baker/Wife/51/Hawkwell, Essex/Census
1881/Herbert Baker/Son, Carpenter/13/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Fred Baker/Son/11/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Baker/Daughter/9/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Kate Baker/Daughter/7/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1881/George Baker/Son/6/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1882/John Baker/../../../Kelly's
1886/John Baker/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1890/John Baker/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1894/John Baker/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1898/John Baker/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1899/John Baker/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1908/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1910/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1912/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1914/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1917/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1922/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1925-6/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1929/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1933/Albert French/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1937/Albert French/../../../Kelly's
Note: Premises only named in 1881, 1882 & 1937
* Provided
by Sascha Williams
** Provided by John Mead