Railway, High Street, Grays Thurrock
Now known as the Pullman Tavern
Railway, 61 High Street, Grays, Essex. - in June 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1862/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1867/John Howell/../../../Post Office
1870/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1871/John Howell/../../../Post Office
1874/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1878/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1881/John
Howell/Licensed Victualler/55/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1881/James
Howell/Son, Assistantant/28/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Jane
Howell/Daughter in Law/24/Hendon, Middlesex/Census
1881/Percy
John Howell/Grandson/1/Grays, Essex/Census
1881/Bertie
Evelyn Howell/Grandson/6m/Grays, Essex/Census
1881/Jane
Elizabeth Crocker/Barmaid/23/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1881/Martha
Fell/Cook/24/Orsett, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen
Reynolds/Housemaid/20/Billericay, Essex/Census
1881/Edith
Bland/Niece, Visitor/12/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1881/William
George Gent/Groom/18/Grays, Essex/Census
1881/Ernest
Albert Snell/Stable Help/18/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1882/John Howell/../../../Kelly's
1886/James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1890/James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1894/James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1895/James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mrs. James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. James Howell/../../../Kelly's
1902/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1906/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1908/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1910/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1912/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1914/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1917/Mrs. Jane Howell/../../../Kelly's
1922/Braund & Fellgate/../../../Kelly's
1925/Fellgate/../../../Kelly's
1925/Frank
Charles Smith/../../../Kelly's
1929/Mrs. F. E. Smith/../../../Kelly's
1933/Reginald Alfred Hollingsbee/../../../Kelly's**
1937/Reginald Alfred Hollingsbee/../../../Kelly's**
1939-1945/Thomas
Harris/../../../Descendant*
1939-1945/Emma
Harris/../../../Descendant*
* Provided by Tony Harris, the grandson of Thomas & Emma, who relates:
"Thomas had to retire about 1946 due to increasing ill health & they ran off-licenses for a time after that. The Railway Hotel was on the east side of the High Street immediately south of a level crossing across the High Street; indeed it was possible to view the trains from the upstairs sitting room of the pub, but not advisable to open the windows due to smoke! I spent some time there during the war & occasionally as a lad helped out unofficially in the cellar well out of sight. At that time there was a yard at the rear of the pub with various outbuildings/old stables & at the eastern end of the site a bowling green. Although he spent all those years in the lincensed trade Thomas was a teetotaller"
Thomas previously ran the Cross Keys in Chadwell St. Mary.
** "Hi, More on Reginald Alfred Hollingsbee from a distant cousin Ian Hollingsbee.
Reginald Alfred was born on 26th October 1897 at 22 New Town, Ashford. His father was Alfred James (1872) from Samuels (1814) branch of Hollingsbee’s. His mother was Adelaide DODD and the father’s occupation is given as Shunter on Railway. He joined the Essex Army in WW1 becoming an Aircraftsman first class and was awarded the French Medaille Militaire. His army number was 313774. Reginald married Rosina Florence Emma HARDWICK when he was 30 years old and she 26 years on 11th August 1928. Their occupations are given as “Secretary”, Reginald is living at 'Parish of Stifford, Grays Essex' and Rosina is at 43 Hanover Buildings, W.1. They married at St. Anselms Church, Davies Street, London. One of the Witnesses is a H. H. Hollingsbee?
Reginald was later employed as a licensed victualler and landlord of the Railway Hotel, High Street, Grays Thurrock now known as the Pullman Tavern.
Reginald died on 14th January 1961 at the age of 63 from cirrhosis of the liver. The witness was his daughter Miss M. Hollingsbee and the address of his daughter is given as ‘The Acorn, Crammerville Street, Stifford Clays, Greys Thunnock.’ His occupation is recorded as a Licensed Victualler and he died at “Orsett Lodge” Orsett.
Reginald’s wife died before him in 1956 age 54. "
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