Althorne pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Also known as the Lion
Black Lion, Althorne- 9th October 1999; Kindly donated by Colleen
Black Lion, Althorne - 9th October 1999
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Rayment, at the Black Lion.
1841/Joseph Linn/head/builder/30/Essex/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth Linn/wife/25/Essex/Census
1845/Joseph Linn/../../../Post Office
1848/Joseph Linn/Bricklayer & Victualler/../../Whites
1851/Joseph Linn/Builder/../../Post Office
1851/Joseph Linn/bricklayer/41/Great Baddow, Essex/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Linn/wife/35/Althorne, Essex/Census
1851/Charlotte Ellis/visitor/04/Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Franks/house servant/17/Southminster, Essex/Census
1851/James Edwards/lodger, ag lab/21/Dengie, Essex/Census
1851/Steven Chandler/lodger, ag lab/36/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Joseph Roleston/lodger, ag lab/21/Great Thurlow, Suffolk/Census
1851/James Rugles/lodger, ag lab/17/Toppesfield, Essex/Census
1852/J. Linn/../../../Kelly's
1855/J. Linn/../../../Kelly's
1861/Joseph Linn/Innkeeper/51/Great Baddow, Essex/Census **
1861/Elizabeth Linn/Wife/44/Althorne, Essex, Essex/Census
1861/Emmarata Ellis/Niece/5/London/Census
1861/Emma Hicks/Servant/15/../Census
1862/Joseph Linn/Builder/../../Kellys
Charles Pearson is previously at the Cock, Tillingham - a family run business for the previous thirty years. In 1867 Charles Pearson, son of Lydia, takes over the pub, until his death in 1872. His widow, Sarah (nee Cooke), now runs the pub. In 1882 Edmund Pearson, another son, provides life insurance for Sarah. Sarah dies in 1892. *
1867/Charles Pearson/../../../Post Office
1870/Charles Pearson/../../../Kellys
1871/Charles Pearson/Innkeeper/48/Beckingham, Essex/Census **
1871/Sarah C. Pearson/Wife/49/West Mersea, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Howard/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/26/Finchingfield, Essex/Census
1871/Stephen Morton/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/20/Stambridge, Essex/Census
1874/Mrs. Sarah Carter Pearson/../../../Kellys
1878/Mrs. Sarah Carter Pearson/../../../Kellys
1881/Sarah C. Pearson/Licensed Victualler/59/Mersea, Essex/Census
1881/Edmund F. Pearson/Son, Draper/28/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1881/Helen Dobson/General Servant/14/Asheldham, Essex/Census
1882/Mrs. Sarah Carter Pearson/../../../Kellys
1886/Mrs. Sarah C. Pearson/../../../Kellys
1890/Mrs. Sarah C. Pearson/../../../Kellys
1891/John Pike/Publican/26/Althorne, Essex/Census
1891/Emma Pike/Wife/25/Latchingdon, Essex/Census
1891/Ethel Faith Pike/Daughter/3/Althorne, Essex/Census
1891/Minnie Emma H. Pike/Daughter/3m/Althorne, Essex/Census
1891/Esther Etty M. Pike/Niece, Letter Deliverer/15/Althorne, Essex/Census
1891/Sarah Ann Clear/General Servant/15/Latchingdon, Essex/Census
1891/John Whipps/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/21/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1894/John Pike/Assistant Overseer/../../Kellys
1895/John Pike/Assistant Overseer/../../Kellys
1898/Henry Monk/../../../Kellys
1899/Henry Monk/../../../Kellys
1902/Henry W. Hammond/../../../Kellys
I believe my great grandparents, James & Catherine Smith, were resident at this pub, certainly in 1905. It is likely James was the landlord as I recall my grandmother telling me she grew up in a pub near Malden and that James spent most of his time fishing whilst his wife brought up a large family - nine siblings - and ran the pub! Unsurprisingly, she made him relinquish the ‘job’ and they went in to farming over towards Epping.
Evidence is that of a baptism record for an aunt of my mother’s on which the pub is listed as the family home as at 29/06/1905 *+
1906/Albert Tromans/../../../Kellys
1908/Albert Tromans/../../../Kellys
1910/Thomas Richards/../../../Kellys
1911/Thomas Richards/Licensed Victualler/63/Holborn, London/Census
1911/Eliza Richards/../63/Holborn, London/Census
1911/Arthur Munk/Boarder, Farm Labourer/30/Althorne, Maldon/Census
1912/Thomas Richards/../../../Kellys
1914/Thomas Richards/../../../Kellys
1917/Thomas Richards/../../../Kellys
1922/Edward Pitt/../../../Kellys
1925/William New/../../../Kellys
1929/William New/../../../Kellys
1933/William New/../../../Kellys
1937/William Hugh P. Rees/../../../Kellys
1951/Mrs & Mrs J F Williams/../../../Black Eagle Journal
* Provided by Tony
*+ Provided by Clive Frear
** Provided by CG
*** Provided by John Mead
Provided byAlex Wilkinson