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Bought a nearly new car from Allens of Romford in December 2013 - useless scumbag car dealer stitched us up - do not use this company!
For the History of Romford & other areas of Havering:
Also known as the White Swan and known to exist between 1598 and 1967 when demolished.
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Residents at this address.
1771, "Thomas Albon has removed from the George Inn at Glemsford to the Swan Inn at Romford in Essex." -
Ipswich Journal, 2 Mar 1771 ***
1771/Thomas Albon/../../../Ipswich Journal ***
1805/William Cooper, the Swan inn, Romford/../../Holdens directory
1811/William Cooper/../../../Holden's*
1822/John Bowton/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/John Bowton/../../../Pigot's
1826/John Bowton/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/John Bowton/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/John Bowton/../../../Pigot's
1839/John Bowton/../../../Pigot's
1841/John Bowlton/Inn keeper/64/Essex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Bowlton/../25/Essex/Census
1841/John White/Servant/30/Essex/Census
1841/Samuel? Cornell/Ag Labourer/60/Essex/Census
1841/Thomas Hubbard/Army/20/Essex/Census
1841/William Gulley/Army/20/Essex/Census
1845/Henry Sturdy/../../../Post Office
1848/Joseph Samuel Hammond/../../../White's
1851/Joseph Samuel Hammond/Builder/../../Post Office
1851/Joseph S. Hammond/Builder & Innkeeper/32/Romford, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Hammond/Wife/31/Warley, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Hammond/Daughter/9m/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Hammond/Cousin, Barmaid/28/Ongar, Essex/Census
1851/Ephram Hafsam/House Servant/22/Hornchurch, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Shaw/House Servant/22/Romford, Essex/Census
1851/George Samons/Groom/38/Upminster, Essex/Census
1855/J S Hammond/../../../Post Office
1862/Peter Read/../../../Kelly's
1863/Peter Read/../../../White's
1867/John King/Saddler/../../Post Office
1870/Henry Norris/../../../Kelly's
1871/Henry Norris/../../../Post Office
1871/Henry Norris/Licensed Victualler/41/Horton, Middlesex/Census **
1871/Elizabeth Norris/Wife/42/Ash, Kent/Census
1871/John W. Norris/Son, Railway Packer/15/Stoke Newington,
Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Norris/Son/13/Stoke Newington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Frederick Norris/Son/11/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1871/Frank P. Norris/Son/8/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred I. Norris/Son/3/Romford, Essex/Census
1871/William A H Weston/Potman/23/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1871/Henry Ransom/Bootmaker/35/Southwark, Middlesex/Census
1871/Patrick Brown/Boarder, Recruiting Sergeant 70th Foot/39/Connaught,
Ireland/Census
30/08/1872/Henry Norris/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1874/Henry Norris/../../../Kelly's
1878/Henry Norris/../../../Kelly's
1881/Henry Norris/Licensed Victualler/51/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Norris/Wife/51/Ash, Kent/Census
1881/Frank P. Norris/Son, Barman/18/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1881/Albert W. Norris/Son/14/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Alfred J. Norris/Son/13/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Hollingsworth/Domestic Servant/17/Havering, Essex/Census
1881/William Pudney/Hostler/20/Ingrave, Essex/Census
1882/Henry Norris/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1886/Henry Norris/../../../Kelly's
02/02/1888/Frank Percy Norris/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1890/Frank P. Norris/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1891/Frank Percy Norris/Victualler/29/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census **
1891/Emma Norris/Wife/29/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Frank Alfred Norris/Son/2/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Ellen Amelia Taylor/Barmaid/23/Margate, Kent/Census
1891/Kate Mary Patience/Nursemaid/14/Upminster, Essex/Census
1891/Alice Pizzey/Domestic Servant/13/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Sidney Rainbird/Errand Boy/18/Collier Row, Romford/Census
1891/Phillip W Rushbrook/Ostler/28/Runwell, Essex/Census
1891/Walter Charles Stevens/Boarder,Blacksmith/21/Mountnessing,
Essex/Census
1894/Frank P. Norris/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1895/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1898/Frank P. Norris/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1899/Frank P. Norris/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1901/Frank P. Norris/Licensed Victualler/39/Tottenham, Middx/Census
1901/Amelia M Norris/Wife/29/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Henry Norris/Father, Retired Licensed Victualler/71/Hackney,
London/Census
1901/Minnie M Underwood/Cousin/28/Bermondsey, London/Census
1901/Alice Lizzie/Cook/23/Romford, Essex/Census
1901/Ellen Winch/Barmaid/22/North Weald, Essex/Census
1901/Frederick Butcher/Ostler/35/Sandon, Essex/Census
1901/Sydney White/Boots/18/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1902/Frank P. Norris/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1906/Frank P. Norris/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1908/Frank P. Norris/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1910/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1911/Frank Percy Norris/Licensed Victualler/48/Tottenham, Middlesex/Census
1911/Amelia Martha Norris/Wife/38/Romford, Essex/Census
1911/Spencer George Underwood/Nephew/14/Woolpit, Suffolk/Census
1911/Emily Elizabeth Argent/Cook, Widow/46/Billericay, Essex/Census
1911/Florence Hale/Barmaid/20/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1911/Annie Swann/Barmaid/18/Wickford, Essex/Census
1911/Frederick Butcher/Ostler & Potman/46/Sandon, Essex/Census
1911/James Balckburn/General Help/27/../Census
1912/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1914/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1917/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1922/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1925/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1929/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1933/Frank P. Norris/../../../Kelly's
1937/Carr & Crellin/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
Provided by CG
* Provided by Stephen Arbon