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Air Balloon, 169 Ock Street, Abingdon - circa 1975
Kindly provided by Andy Greenaway
To the left at 171 is part of the Holly Bush
Old Air Balloon, 169 Ock Street, Abingdon - in 2012
Kindly provided by John Willmott
Residents at this address
1796/Thomas Griffen/../../../Berkshire Directory ***
1830/Thomas Griffin/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1840/John Kent/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1844/John Kent/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/John Kent/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/John Kent/Brewer & Publican, Farmer 10 Acres Land/57/East Hendred,
Berks/Census ***
1851/Martha Kent/Wife/52/Henston, Berks/Census
1851/Eliza Julia Kent/Daughter/21/Abingdon, Berks/Census
1851/Caroline Burley/Niece, Scholar/7/Abingdon, Berks/Census
1851/John Pitt Kent/Grandson/9m/Abingdon, Berks/Census
1851/Hannah Taylor/Servant, General Servant/24/East Hendred, Berks/Census
1851/Mary Cox/Servant, General Servant/15/Abingdon, Berks/Census
1851/Edmund Aldworth/Servant, Ostler/23/West Hendred, Berks/Census
1851/Thomas Hardy/Servant, Errand Boy/15/Rushmore, Berks/Census
1852/John Kent, Air Balloon, Ock street /../../Slaters Directory ***
1854/John Kent/../../../Billings Directory ***
1863/John Beesley/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/J Beesley/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1868/John Beesley/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1871/John Beesley/Brewer/49/Steventon, Berkshire/Census
1871/Rhoda Beesley/Wife/37/Broad Clyst, Devon/Census
1871/Alice Rowland/Domestic Servant/19/Sparsholt, Berkshire/Census
1871/David Bisher/Maltster/32/Harwell, Berkshire/Census
1877/John Beesley/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/John Beesley/Brewer, Widow/60/Steventon, Berkshire/Census
1881/Honor Rookes/Sister In Law, Housekeeper/42/Broad Clyst, Devon/Census
1881/Fanny Shepherd/Step Daughter, Barmaid/23/Marlboro, Wiltshire/Census
1881/John Beesley/Son/9/Abingdon, Berkshire/Census
1891/William Bowler/Inn Keeper/38/Abingdon, Berks/Census ***
1891/Mary A Bowler/Wife, Assistant/40/Shepdham, Norfolk/Census
1891/Sharlett Clarke/Mother in Law, Visitor/74/Shepdham, Norfolk/Census
1899/Mrs Martha Maria Sawyer Brazier/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1901/Martha M Brazier/Inn Keeper, Widow/51/London Bridge/Census
1907/William King/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/William King/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/William King/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/William King/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Rt Garner/../../../Kellys Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager