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Sort file:- Sheerness, November, 2025.

Page Updated:- Thursday, 06 November, 2025.

PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1828-

White Horse

Latest 1851+

High Street

Blue Town

Sheerness

 

I have also found another house called the "White Horse" addressed as in Mile Town, Sheerness, which may be the same as this, although this one is addressed as in Blue Town. However, there is a "Lower White Horse" in the same High Street.

 

From the Kent Herald, 28 October 1824.

Calendar of Prisoners.

Stephen Matthews alias Steven Williams and William Williams alias William Baker, were indicted for stealing a female donkey, in the parish of Egerton, the property of James Coppins.

James Coppins, the prosecutor, stated, that he missed the donkey on the 13th of June last, and after many searches found it in July, at Sheerness.

James Marshall deposed that on the 20th of July, he found the donkey at the "White Horse Inn," Sheerness, in possession of the prisoners. Matthew strenuously declared the ass to be his property. The prisoner Williams declared he had no previous knowledge of Matthews to meet him on the road a mile or two from Sheerness, when they fell into conversation and kept company together.

Thomas Clayton corroborated Marshall's evidence.

William Smith swore he saw the two prisoners together on the 20th July, at Iwade, seven miles from Sheerness; they were driving the donkey before them.

Verdict:- Guilty. Transported seven years.

 

Kent Herald, 14 July 1825.

East Kent Sessions.

The quarter sessions for the Eastern part of the County were held on Tuesday, before Sir E. Knatchbull and a bunch of Magistrates.

Benjamin Silvester for stealing 3 silver spoons, the property of William Green, Sheerness, Victualler, imprisoned 4 months.

 

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

Last pub licensee had GREEN William 1825-28+ Pigot's Directory 1828-29 Next pub licensee had

SCOTT William 1832-40+ Pigot's Directory 1832-34 (also saddler)

NEWTON Henry 1847+

COBBY John 1851+ (age 26 in 1851Census)

https://pubwiki.co.uk/WhiteHorse.shtml

 

Pigot's Directory 1828-29From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

CensusCensus

 

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