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Plough, Sewardstone

Plough, Sewardstone circa 1934

The original Plough circa 1934.

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Plough, Sewardstone 1999

1st September 1999

Taken by Ian Rose. His Essex Churches web pages are HERE

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1832-3/John Cole/Beer Retailer/../../Pigot's

1848/John Cole/Beerhouse Keeper/../../White's

1862/James Cole/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1867/James Cole/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office

1870/James Cole/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1871/James Cole/Beershop Keeper/60/Sewardstone, Essex/Census*
1871/Esther Cole/Wife/57/Herts/Census*
1871/John Cole/Son, Brewers Labourer/27/Sewardstone, Essex/Census*
1871/Henry Cole/Son, Hay Carter/23/Sewardstone, Essex/Census*
1871/Caroline Cole/Daughter/21/Servant of all Work/Sewardstone, Essex/Census*
1871/Phillis Cole/Daughter/18/Servant of all Work/Sewardstone, Essex/Census*

1874/James Cole/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1878/Thomas Rule/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1881/Thomas Rule/Publican/44/Pelham, Hertford/Census
1881/Mary Rule/Wife/42/Spaldwick, Huntingdon/Census
1881/Agnes Rule/Daughter/16/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1881/Alice Rule/Daughter (Deaf)/13/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Rule/Daughter/10/Sewardstone, Essex/Census
1881/John T. Rule/Son/6/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1881/William Filch/Lodger, Wheelwright/31/Little Thurlow, Suffolk/Census
1881/Samuel Rush/Boarder, Farm Labourer/21/Board Dails, Suffolk/Census

1882/Thomas Rule/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1886/Thomas Rule/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

Note: Premises only named in 1871 & 1881

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Updated in April 2008 by Kevan.
And Last updated on: Thursday, 01-Feb-2007 16:55:16 PST