Black Lion, Burnham road, Althorne CM3 6BT
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
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/../../White's
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/../../Kelly's
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/../../../Kelly's
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/../../../Kelly's
1878/Mrs. Sarah Carter Pearson/../../../Kelly's
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/../../../Kelly's
1886/Mrs. Sarah C. Pearson/../../../Kelly's
1890/Mrs. Sarah C. Pearson/../../../Kelly's
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/../../Kelly's
1895/John Pike/Assistant Overseer/../../Kelly's
1898/Henry Monk/../../../Kelly's
1899/Henry Monk/../../../Kelly's
1902/Henry W. Hammond/../../../Kelly's
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/../../../Kelly's
1908/Albert Tromans/../../../Kelly's
1910/Thomas Richards/../../../Kelly's
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/../../../Kelly's
1914/Thomas Richards/../../../Kelly's
1917/Thomas Richards/../../../Kelly's
1922/Edward Pitt/../../../Kelly's
1925/William New/../../../Kelly's
1929/William New/../../../Kelly's
1933/William New/../../../Kelly's
1937/William Hugh P. Rees/../../../Kelly's
1951/Mrs & Mrs J F Williams/../../../Black Eagle Journal
* Provided by Tony
*+ Provided by Clive Frear
** Provided by CG
*** Provided by John Mead
Provided by Alex Wilkinson