9th September 1999
The Tower Arms was originally the Spread Eagle. The latter was renamed in 1878 and at the same time the pub moved across the road to a residence named 'Jewells', and its present position. ****
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1878/William Elgar Ramm/Farmer/../../Post Office
1881/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer & Innkeeper/50/Sopcliff, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Rose Ann Whitaker/Daughter, Barmaid/23/Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Ada Elizabeth Whitaker/Daughter/20/Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Hannah Martin/General Servant/16/Mountnessing, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Haye/Farm Labourer/17/Galleywood, Essex/Census
1882/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1886/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1890/Christopher Whitaker/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1891/George Hitchings/Farmer & Innkeeper/60/Finchingfield, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Ann Hitchings/Wife/43/Stebbing, Essex/Census
1891/Ada Spooner/Visitor/13/South Benfleet, Essex/Census
1891/Jane King/Visitor/43/Wickham Bishops, Essex/Census
1894/Henry Brown/../../../Kelly's
1895/Henry Brown/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kelly's
1902/Mrs. Ann Brown/../../../Kelly's
1906/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kelly's
1908/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kelly's
1910/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kelly's
1912/Mrs. Ann Barker/../../../Kelly's
1914/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1917/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1922/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1925/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1929/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1933/George William King/../../../Kelly's
1933/Alfred King/../../../Kelly's
1937/George William Alfred King/../../../Kelly's
**** Provided by Kevan