Onley Arms, The Street, Stisted, Braintree CM77 8AW
The Black Lion was demolished in the late 19th century and the Onley Arms erected on the site
The Onley Arms was built by Onley Saville Onley and leased to T. D. Ridley & Sons Ltd.
The first landlord was an employee of Onley Saville Onley, Albert Earle (a travelling blacksmith from Diss, Norfolk), who married Ella Pepper (a laundry maid in the employ of Onley Saville Onley at Stisted Hall).
Opening Day, supplied by Nina L. Olney
Late 1930's (The Onley Arms is on the right)
From Braintree Then & Now, published by Braintree and Witham Times
Onley Arms, Stisted - November 1999
Taken by John Macey, supplied by Nina L. Olney
Onley Arms, Stisted - 6th November 1999
Residents at this address
1839/Charles Stebbing/../../../Pigots
1840/Charles Stebbing/../../../Pigots*
1845/Charles Stebbing/Blacksmith/../../Post Office
1848/Charles Stebbing/Victualler/../../Whites
1851/Charles Stebbing/Blacksmith/../../Post Office
1851/Charles Stebbing/victualler/52/Bocking, Essex/Census **
1851/Rachel Stebbing/wife/52/Essex/Census
1851/Mahala Stebbing/daughter/20/Stisted, Essex/Census
1852/C. Stebbing/../../../Kellys*
1855/J. Ely/../../../Kellys*
1862/Jamson Ely/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1867/Mrs. Mary Ann Ely/Blacksmith/../../Post Office
1870/Mrs. Mary Ann Ely/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1871/Mrs. Mary Ann Ely/Blacksmith/../../Post Office
1874/Mrs. Mary Ann Ely/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1878/Mrs. Mary Ann Ely/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1881/Mary A. Ely/Innkeeper & Blacksmith/72/Copford, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Ely/Daughter, Servant/38/Pattiswick, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Ely/Daughter, Servant/36/Pattiswick, Essex/Census
1881/Emily Ely/Daughter, Teacher/27/Pattiswick, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Ely/Grandson/1/Pattiswick, Essex/Census
1882/Mrs. Mary Ann Ely/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1886/Mrs. Mary Ann Ely/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1890/Henry Goldsmith/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1894/Albert Earle/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1895/Albert Earle/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1898/Albert Earle/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1899/Albert Earle/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1901/Albert Earl/Blacksmith and Publican/36/Billingford, Norfolk/Census
1901/Ella Earl/Wife/31/Stisted, Essex/Census
1901/Albert Earl/Son/9/Stisted, Essex/Census
1901/Ella Earl/Daughter/6/Stisted, Essex/Census
1901/George Earl/Son/5/Stisted, Essex/Census
1901/Charles Earl/Son/2/Stisted, Essex/Census
1901/Faith Earl/Daughter/1/Stisted, Essex/Census
1901/Sarah Millitt/Visitor/19/Billingford, Norfolk/Census
1902/Albert Earle/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1906/Albert Earle/../../../Kellys
1908/Albert Earle/../../../Kellys
1910/Albert Earle/../../../Kellys
1911/Albert Earle/Master Blacksmith/46/Billingford, Norfolk/Census
1911/Ella Earle/Wife/41/../Census
1911/Albert Gabriel Earle/Son, Blacksmith/19/Stisted, Essex/Census
1911/Ella Pheobe Earle/Daughter/16/Stisted, Essex/Census
1911/George William Earle/Son/15/Stisted, Essex/Census
1911/Charles Samuel Earle/Son/12/Stisted, Essex/Census
1911/Ruth Elizabeth Earle/Daughter/11/Stisted, Essex/Census
1911/Hope Jeremiah Earle/Son/7/Stisted, Essex/Census
1911/Kathrine Charity Earle/Daughter/6/Stisted, Essex/Census
1911/James Authur Earle/Son/2/Stisted, Essex/Census
1911/Thomas Edward Earle/Son/11 months/Stisted, Essex/Census
1912/Albert Earle/../../../Kellys
1914/Albert Earle/../../../Kellys
1917/Albert Earle/../../../Kellys
1922/Albert Earle/../../../Kellys
1925/Albert Earle/Blacksmith/../../Kellys
1929/William Ward Upchurch/../../../Kellys
1933/Joseph Paul Newell/../../../Kellys
[n 1933, William Ward Upchurch is a beer retailer at 79 Stortford road, Little Dunmow - The Queen Victoria.]
1937/William Ward Upchurch/../../../Kellys
In 1939 at the Onley Arms Public House, The Street, Stisted are
William W Upchurch, Publican, born 11 Feb 1888
Anne Upchurch, Housewife, born 19 Aug 1890
Charlotte Moss, Retired, Widow, born 3 Oct 1853
Olive N M Short, Housewife, born 22 Apr 1916
Claude Short, Clerk Electric Supply Co, born 15 Jun 1911
1947, William Ward Upchurch of Onley Arms Stisted near Braintree Essex died 25 March 1947 Administration Ipswich 10 June to Annie Upchurch widow. Effects £1039 15s 2d.
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead