16th June 2001
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1769/John Edwick/Owner/../../..*
1822-3/Barnard Miles/../../../Pigot's**
1823-4/Barnard Miles/../../../Pigot's
1830/Barnard Miles/../../../Stubbings**
1832-3/Barnard Miles/../../../Pigot's
1835/Barnard Miles/../../../Stubbings**
1839/Barnard Miles/../../../Pigot's
1845/Barnard Miles/../../../Kelly's
1848/Barnard Miles/../../../White's
1850/Barnard Miles/../../../Stubbings**
1851/Barnard
Miles/widower,
victualler and coal merchant/63/Maldon, Essex/Census
*****
1851/George Miles/son, assistant/35/Maldon, Essex/Census
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1851/Mary Miles/daughter/31/Maldon, Essex/Census
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1851/Eliza Miles/daughter/27/Maldon, Essex/Census
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1851/Maria Miles/daughter/24/Maldon, Essex/Census
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1851/Emma Kerridge/servant/16/Purleigh, Essex/Census
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1851/William Reeves/lodger, Chelsea Pensioner/68/Roxwell, Essex/Census
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1852/B.
Miles/../../../Kelly's**
1855/Barnard Miles/../../../Stubbings**
1861/Barnard Miles/../../../Stubbings**
1862/Barnard Miles/Brewer/../../Kelly's
1865/George Miles/../../../Stubbings**
1867/George Miles/../../../Stubbings**
1870/Charles Parker/Coal Merchant/../../Kelly's
1871/Charles Parker/Coal Merchant/../../Post Office
1874/Charles Parker/Coal Merchant & Ale & Porter Stores/../../Kelly's
Note: Premises not named in 1874
1875/John Parker/../../../Stubbings**
1875/Sarah J. Woolston/../../../Stubbings**
1877/William Holmes/../../../Stubbings**
1877/John Munson/../../../Stubbings**
1878/George Dodsworth/../../../Kelly's
1879/William Pewston/../../../Stubbings**
1882-1900, Samuel Shawyer, landlord was a former Sergeant Major in the 7th Hussars, ***
My great grandfather, Samuel Shawyer, Sergeant Major, at age 66, in his masonic regalia and wearing his military medals - Distinguished Service Medal, The Indian Mutiny Medal, Indian General Service Medal, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal ++
Kindly provided by Bronwen Lovering
We also have a picture of the Chequers, High Street, Royston; which is linked to the family in some way, possibly through Hannah Shawyer, if anyone has any information?
1882/Samuel Shawyer/../../../Kelly's
1885/Samuel Shawyer/../../../Stubbings**
1890/Samuel Shawyer/../../../Stubbings**
1891/Samuel Shawyer/Publican/52/Bognor,
Sussex/Census
1891/Emily B Shawyer/Wife/35/Longburton, Dorset/Census
1891/Samuel A W Shawyer/Son/11/Oxford, Oxfordshire/Census
1891/Maud G S Shawyer/Daughter/9/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Albert A Shawyer/Son/7/Maldon, Essex/Census
1891/Ernest H Shawyer/Son/6/Maldon, Essex/Census
1891/Frederick N Shawyer/Son/5/Maldon, Essex/Census
1891/George E Shawyer/Son/2 months/Maldon, Essex/Census
1891/Lily G Davis/General Servant/12/Maldon, Essex/Census
1894/Samuel
Shawyer/../../../Kelly's
1895/Samuel Shawyer/../../../Stubbings**
1898/Samuel Shawyer/../../../Kelly's
1900/Samuel Shawyer/../../../Stubbings**
1901/Samuel Shawyer/Publican/62/Bognor,
Sussex/Census
1901/Emily Shawyer/Wife/45/Longburton, Dorset/Census
1901/Ernest Shawyer/Son, Butcher/16/Maldon, Essex/Census
1901/Frederick Shawyer/Son, Shipwright/15/Maldon, Essex/Census
1901/George Shawyer/Son/10/Maldon, Essex/Census
1901/Gordon Shawyer/Son/7/Maldon, Essex/Census
1901/Charles Shawyer/Son/2/Maldon, Essex/Census
1908/Alfred
Robert Turner/../../../Kelly's
1912/Alfred Robert Turner/../../../Kelly's
1917/Henry A. Blowers/../../../Kelly's
1925/Harry Pudney/../../../Kelly's
1933/Francis Wallace/../../../Kelly's
I believe the Licensed Victualler of this pub, from about 1933 - 1940, was Mrs Emily Lomer; a widow, who ran it with 2 other widows - Jean Attenborough and Nora Blackman ****
F T Bradfield, licensee, died February 21st, 1966 - Black Eagle Journal +++
* Provided by David Edwick
** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*** Provided by Colleen [ The Salty Shore by John Leather.]
**** Provided by Simon Askins
***** Provided by John Mead
++ Provided by Bronwen Lovering
+++ Provided By Alex Wilkinson