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Red Lion Inn, Red Lion Street, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

At Market Place(1830) *** This pub was established in 1723 and rebuilt in its present form in 1937. **

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Red Lion Inn, Red Lion Street, Chesham - in January 2014

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1830/John Gomm/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1839/John Gomm/../../../Robsons Directory ***

1844/John Gomm/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1852/William Neals/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1853/William Neal / Victualler & Plumber, Glazier, Painter and Paper-hanger /../../Musson & Craven’s Directory **

1863/Robert Oldfield/& licensed to let horses/../../Duttons Directory ***

1864/Robert Oldfield/../../../Post Office Directory **

1877/Richard Freeman/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1881/Richard Freeman/Inn Keeper, widow/76/Siddington, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Mary Bishenden/House Keeper, Widow/72/Bovingdon, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Sarah Bishenden/Barmaid/25/Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/George Leves/Boarder, Labourer, Widow/70/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1881/Edwin Stone/Ostler/54/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census

1883/Richard Freeman/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1891/Benjamin John Ragless/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1891/Benjamin J Ragless/Licensed Victualler/34/Downton, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Sarah Ann Ragless/Wife/37/Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1891/Mary Bishendon/Mother in Law, Widow, Retired Licensed Victualler/82/Bovingdon, Hertfordshire/Census
1891/Richard Freeman/Boarder, Widow, Retired Licensed Victualler/86/Liddington, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Frederick Melrose/Boarder, Wooden Ware Turner/50/Leeds, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Jane Dwight/Barmaid/19/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census
1891/William Collier/Boots/18/Chesham, Buckinghamshire/Census

1895/Benjamin John Ragless/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1899/B J Ragless/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1903/Mrs Sarah Ann Ragless/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1907/Mrs Sarah Ann Ragless/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1915/Mrs Sarah Ann Ragless/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1924/Mrs Sarah Ann Ragless/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1928/Mrs S Ragless/../../../Kellys Directory

1931/Mrs Sarah Ann Ragless/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1935/Edward Hearn/Red Lion inn/../../Kellys Directory

1939/Edwd Jn Stait/../../../Kellys Directory

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Colin Ager