Wheatsheaf, Wrabness
Closed on 1st January 2000 and now a Farm House

The photo shows Edward Turton (sitting) and Frank Cropley (standing) and their wives outside the Wheatsheaf Inn, circa 1918; Frank Cropley was the landlord of the inn before my gggrandfather. *****
The pub in the background is in fact the The Anchor Inn Stratford St Mary Suffolk +++

Frank Cropley +++

Match
box cover from the late 1970's or so. Jackie & Des were William
Desmond & Jackie Hart
On the
back of the box is written "Match box cover, W.S., smarter than
F. Cropley's time."**

10th December 2000
Many thanks to Mary Pattle Hover for help in identifying these premises
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1845/Nathan Taylor/../../../Post Office
1848/Nathan Taylor/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Nathan Taylor/Farrier/../../Post Office
1851/Nathan Taylor/farrier/55/Great
Oakley, Essex/Census ++
1851/Ann Taylor/daughter/22/Great Oakley, Essex/Census
++
1851/Dan Taylor/son/15/Great Oakley, Essex/Census
++
1862/George Porter/Shopkeeper/../../Kelly's
1867/George Porter/Shopkeeper/../../Post Office
1870/George Porter/Shopkeeper/../../Kelly's
1871/George Porter/Shopkeeper/../../Post Office
1874/Edward Chisnell/Shopkeeper/../../Post Office
1878/William Ainger/../../../Kelly's
1881/George
Monger/Innkeeper/30/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Emily
Monger/Wife/26/Capel, Suffolk/Census
1881/Rosa
Monger/Daughter/4/Mistley, Essex/Census
1881/Mercy
Monger/Daughter/2/Mistley, Essex/Census
1881/Clifford
Monger/Son/6m/Mistley, Essex/Census
1881/Mary
Larrett/General Servant/13/Tendring, Essex/Census
1881/James
Lambert/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/61/Wrabness, Essex/Census
1881/Daniel
Lambert/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/26/Turkey/Census
1882/George Monger/../../../Kelly's
1886/George Monger/../../../Kelly's
1890/George Monger/../../../Kelly's
1891/Emily
Monger/Licensed Victualler/35/Chapel
St. Mary, Suffolk/Census
1891/Rose
Monger/Daughter/14/Mistley, Essex/Census
1891/Mercy
Monger/Daughter/12/Mistley, Essex/Census
1891/Clifford
Monger/Son/10/Mistley, Essex/Census
1891/Edward
Monger/Son/8/Wrabness, Essex/Census
1891/Sidney
Monger/Son/6/Wrabness, Essex/Census
1891/Filbert
Alex Monger/Son/3/Wrabness, Essex/Census
1891/Florence
Rolfe/Nurse/13/London, Middlesex/Census
1891/Emma
Parsey/Visitor/11/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Jimmy
Woodledge/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/64/?, Essex/Census
1891/James
Lambert/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/72/Bradfield, Essex/Census
1891/Charles
South/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/50/Hutton, Suffolk/Census
1894/John Gardener/../../../Kelly's
1895/John Gardener/../../../Kelly's
1898/Charles Gardener/../../../Kelly's
1899/Charles Gardener/../../../Kelly's
1902/William Gladwin/../../../Kelly's
1906/William Gladwin/../../../Kelly's
1908/Frank Cropley/../../../Kelly's
1910/Frank Cropley/../../../Kelly's
1912/Frank Cropley/../../../Kelly's
1914/Frank Cropley/../../../Kelly's
1917/Edward Turton/../../../Kelly's
1922/Edward Turton/../../../Kelly's
1925/Douglas James Banfield/../../../Kelly's
1929/Alfred E. Robinson/../../../Kelly's
1933/Frederick Charles Gardner/../../../Kelly's
1937/Cyril H. Pett/../../../Kelly's
1962-1977/Pam
Ingram/Tenant/../../../Son*
1962-1977/Ken
Ingram/Tenant/../../../Son*
1977-1981/William
Desmond Hart/Landlord/../../Local Knowledge***
1977-1981/Jackie
Hart/Wife/../../Local Knowledge***
1981-1983/Michael Pearson/Licensee/../../Local Knowledge***
1983-1985/Peter Henry Jacobs/Licensee/../../Local Knowledge***
1985/Ken Roberts/Licensee/../../Local Knowledge***
1985-1986/John Mosely/Licensee/../../Local Knowledge***
1986-1987/John
Turner/Owner/../../Local Knowledge***
1986-1987/Susan
Turner/Licensee/../../Local Knowledge***
1987-1989/Bob
& Gillian Clifford/Owners/../../Themselves
1987-1989/Acton
& Magee/Licensees/../../Local Knowledge****
1989-1992/John Acton/Owner/../../Local
Knowledge*****
1989-1992/Lynn
Acton/Licensee/../../Local Knowledge****
1989-1992/Terry
Magee/Licensee/../../Local Knowledge****
1992-2000/Robert
Healy/Licensee/../../Himself****
1992-2000/Joyce
(nee
Jordan)
Healy/Licensee/../../Husband****
* Provided by Nigel Ingram who informs that Pam & Ken Ingram moved to the Village Maid in Bradfield.
** Provided by Mary Pattle Hover
*** Provided by John Rowland
**** Provided by Robert Healy
***** Provided by Bob Clifford
****** Provided by Chris Turton, the gggrandson of Edward Turton
++ Provided by John Mead
+++ Provided by Peter Cropley
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