Vernons Head, Rochford
Built in the mid 17th century and formerly the Post Boy Inn, the name was changed to celebrate Admiral Vernon's victory in Porto Bello. Closed down about 1865 and the Victorian corn exchage was built on the site.
Supplied by Mave Sipple
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1793/Martine Thayer/Licensee/../../..*
1822/Samuel Wickers/../../../Pigot's**
1823-4/Samuel Wickers/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Samuel Wickers/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/William Belcham/../../../Pigot's
1839/Thomas Henry Ford/../../../Pigot's
1841/Thomas Ford/../../../Census*
1845/William Garon/../../../Post Office
1848/William Garon/../../../White's
1851/William Garon/../../../Post Office
1851/Mary
Garon/widow,
licensed victualler/40/Tilbury, Essex/Census
***
1851/Sarah Jeffery/niece, companion/14/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
***
1851/James Smith/grandson, scholar/08/London, Middlesex/Census
***
1851/George Bentall/general servant/23/Pitsea, Essex/Census
***
1851/Samuel Cutts/lodger, traveller/42/London, Middlesex/Census
***
1851/John Forman senior/lodger, timber hewer/55/Colchester,
Essex/Census ***
1851/John
Forman junior/lodger, timber hewer/33/Colchester, Essex/Census
***
1851/William Forman/lodger, timber hewer/31/Colchester, Essex/Census
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1851/Charles
Forman/lodger, timber hewer/29/Colchester, Essex/Census
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1851/Thomas Forman/lodger, timber hewer/27/Colchester, Essex/Census
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1851/Benjamin Pease/lodger, carrier/42/Rawreth, Essex/Census
***
1851/John Dowsett/lodger, general labourer/55/Benfleet, Essex/Census
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1852/W.
Garon/../../../Kelly's**
1855/Mrs. M. Garon/../../../Kelly's**
1862/Samuel Barber/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by Mave Sipple
** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*** Provided by John Mead
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