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Wheatsheaf, Wrabness

Closed on 1st January 2000 and now a Farm House

Wheatsheaf, Wrabness 2000

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 +++

 

Wheatsheaf, Wrabness 1970's matchbox cover

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."**

 Wheatsheaf, Wrabness 2000

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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