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Red Lion, Market Place, Waltham Abbey

This pub closed and became a butchers shop, before being demolished in 1962. ***

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1776/Charles Stott/../../../Alehouse Recognizances**

1822/William Argent/../../../Pigot's*

1826/William Argent/../../../Pigot's

1827-8/William Argent/../../../Pigot's**

1828-9/William Argent/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/William Argent/../../../Pigot's

1839/William Argent/../../../Pigot's

1840/William Argent/../../../Pigot's*

1845/William Argent/Coal & Coke Dealer/../../Post Office

1848/William Argent/../../../White's

1851/William Argent /../../../Post Office

"The Red Lion sat in front of the Welsh Harp and fronted the Market Square when the Market square was much smaller and enclosed on all 4 sides. You have my 3x Great Grandfather listed as landlord - William Argent (b. 1786 - d. 1850). Your listings show the next landlord as H. Newman.

Henry Newman was not only William's step son (William's 2nd wife was the Widow Elizabeth Newman formerly Cass) but also his son-in-law as Henry was married to Alice Argent, his daughter."

The above provided by Mark Hawes

1855/H. Newman/../../../Kelly's*

1860/Charles Munn/../../../Kelly's*

1862/George Kingzett/../../../Kelly's

1865/G. Kingzett/../../../Kelly's*

1867/George Kingzett/../../../Post Office

1870/Henry Copperwheat/../../../Kelly's

1876/William Staines/../../../Kelly's*

1878/William Staines/../../../Kelly's

1880/Mrs. J. A. Staines/../../../Kelly's*

1881/Julia Ann Staines/Publican/44/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Staines/Daughter/15/West Thurrock, Essex/Census
1881/William Drage/Boarder, Carman/35/? Hertford/Census
1881/William Heard/Boarder, General Labourer/21/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1881/Samuel Brooks/Boarder, Journeyman Carpenter/45/Arkesdon, Essex/Census
1881/William Dyer/Boarder, Upholsterer/60/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census

1882/Mrs. Julia Ann Staines/../../../Kelly's

1885/Mrs. Louisa Wiggs/../../../Kelly's*

1886/Mrs. Louisa Wiggs/../../../Kelly's

1894/John Henry Sibley/../../../Kelly's

1895/John Henry Sibley/../../../Kelly's

1898/John Henry Sibley/../../../Kelly's

1899/John Henry Sibley/../../../Kelly's

1902/John Crook/../../../Kelly's

1908/Peter Parker Yates/../../../Kelly's

1912/Peter Parker Yates/../../../Kelly's

1917/Mrs. Alice Pettit/../../../Kelly's

Note: Premises only named in 1881

* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

** Provided by Ken Harrison

*** Provided by Stephen Harris

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