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hughar
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1871 George J Jones, Medical general practitioner, with wife, son and daughter, plus groom and domestic servant.
1881 Daniel W Gossett, Inspector of Customs, with wife and daughter, plus cook and housemaid. You can look this one up for yourself at www.familysearch.org.
The 1890, 1895 and 1899 Kelly's Directory of Essex shows Daniel Wright Gossett, still at Roots Hall, but in the 1891 census the address for the family is just listed as West Street.
No entry for Roots Hall in the 1902 Kelly's Directory.
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hughar
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There may be something relevant in 'A History of Prittlewell' by William Pollitt, published by Southend Corporation's Museums Service in 1951 as their Museum Handbook No.9. It's supposed to be a well illustrated 52 pages. You could try Southend library to see if it is still in print, or see if you can get a copy on Inter-Library Loan via your own local library. Also I see there is a copy for sale today on www.abebooks.co.uk for £10 - not cheap, but available.
Incidentally George J.Jones and family seem to have been in Roots Hall in the 1861 census also. The property is not named, but they are shown as the first dwelling in West Street, near its junction with Leigh Road, and I think that is where Roots Hall was.
Alternatively if you have access to the Essex Record Office then see http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/gui.jsp?channelOid=13813&guideOid=14793
and the two links at the right hand side of the page.
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john macey
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Roots Hall is of course now the bname of the Southend United Football ground!
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