25th July 1999
Taken by Stephen Parker
Stephen informs that the Spread Eagle was once connected with the cruel sport of cock fighting. The Chelmsford Chronicle of 2 March 1787 announced that a main of cocks was to be fought here on the 7th of the month between 'the gentlemen of that place and the gentlemen of Great Wakering'. The Spread Eagle was reconstructed in 1923. The only reminder of its past is its coaching yard where the Southend-Cambridge coach picked up passengers.
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1822/Evan Hart/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/Evan Hart/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Evan Hart/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Evan Hart/../../../Pigot's
1839/Evan Hart/../../../Pigot's*
1845/George Hart/../../../Post Office
1848/George Hart/../../../White's
1851/George Hart/../../../Post Office
1851/George Hart/victualler and farmer (36 acres/3 men)/36/Ingatestone,
Essex/Census ***
1851/Eliza Hart/wife/35/Stock, Essex/Census ***
1851/George Hart/son/03/Prittlewell, Essex/Census ***
1851/John Hart/son/01/Prittlewell, Essex/Census ***
1851/Mary Cheffen/general servant/19/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census ***
1851/Sarah Eaves/nursemaid/15/Prittlewell, Essex/Census ***
1855/G. Hart/../../../Kelly's*
1861/George Hart/Innkeeper/42/Ingatestone, Essex/Census**
1861/Eliza Hart/Wife/40/Stock, Essex/Census**
1861/Eliza Hart/Daughter/9/Prittlewell, Essex/Census**
1861/Henry Hart/Son/6/Prittlewell, Essex/Census**
1861/William Hart/Son/4/Prittlewell, Essex/Census**
1861/Henry Rigby/Visitor/46/Chelmsford, Essex/Census**
1861/John King/Ostler/46/Southend, Essex/Census**
1861/Joseph Willis/Boarder/14/Ingatestone, Essex/Census**
1861/Henry Binkers/Boarder/25/Halstead, Essex/Census**
1861/James Durrant/Visitor/44/England, County not known/Census**
1861/Catherine May/Kitchenmaid/20/Rochford, Essex/Census**
1861/Eliza Cooper/Nursemaid/17/Prittlewell, Essex/Census**
1862/George Hart/../../../Post Office
1867/George Hart/../../../Post Office
1870/George Hart/../../../Kelly's
1871/George Hart/../../../Post Office
1874/George Hart/../../../Kelly's
1878/George Hart/../../../Kelly's
1881/George Hart/Innkeeper/65/Ingatestone, Essex/Census**
1881/Willie Hart/Son/26/Prittlewell, Essex/Census**
1881/Eliza Hart/Daughter/30/Prittlewell, Essex/Census**
1881/Harry Hart/Nephew/12/Prittlewell, Essex/Census**
1881/Ellen Ward/General Servant/17/Althorne, Essex/Census**
1881/Rueben Wright/Cab Driver/33/Rochford, Essex/Census**
1881/Matthew Jennings/Pot Boy/17//Census**
1882/George Hart/../../../Kelly's
1886/George Hart/../../../Kelly's
1890/Walter William Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1891/Walter H. Willingdale/Licensed Victualler/41/Maldon, Essex/Census**
1891/Caroline E. Willingdale/Wife/40/Leigh, Essex/Census**
1891/Sidney W. Willingdale/Son, Booking Clerk, Railway/15/Southend,
Essex/Census**
1891/Ethel C. Willingdale/Daughter/13/Southend, Essex/Census**
1891/Louisa J. Eve/Domestic Servant/18/Little Wakering, Essex/Census**
1891/George R. Rowe/Boarder, Builders Manager/32/Great Gaddesdon(?),
Hertford/Census**
1894/Walter Henry Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1895/Walter Henry Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1898/Walter Henry Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1899/Walter Henry Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1902/Walter Henry Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1906/Walter Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1908/Mrs. Caroline Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1910/Mrs. Caroline Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1912/Mrs. Caroline Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1914/Sidney Walter Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1917/Sidney Walter Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1922/Sidney Walter Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1925/Sidney Walter Willingale/../../../Kelly's
1929/Ernest George Rayner/../../../Kelly's
1933/Donald Mackey/../../../Kelly's
1937/James Abbott/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by CG
*** Provided by John Mead
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