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Swan, High Street , Braintree

Also known as the White Swan. The address of this pub is today given as 26 Bank Street. **+

Braintree pub history index

Swan, High Street, Braintree - in November 2014

Swan, High Street, Braintree - in November 2014

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

The licensee in 1792 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Challis, at the Swan.

The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Cousins, at the Swan.

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Cousins, at the Swan.

1822/John Hodge/../../../Pigots*

1823-4/John Hodge/../../../Pigots

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Hodges, at the Swan.

1828-9/John Hodges/../../../Pigots

1832-3/John Hodges/../../../Pigots

1839/James Willis/../../../Pigots

1845/James Willis/../../../Post Office

1848/James Willis/../../../Whites

1851/James Willis/../../../Post Office

1851/James Willis/victualler/49/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1851/Mary A Willis/wife/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza Linsell/house servant/20/not known/Census

1852/J. Willis/../../../Kellys*

1855/J. Willis/../../../Kellys*

1861/James Willis/Inn Keeper/59/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1861/Mary A Willis/Wife/59/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Such/General Servant/18/Wethersfield, Essex/Census

1862/James Willis/../../../Kellys

1867/George Denton/../../../Post Office

1870/William Johnson/../../../Kellys

1871/William Johnson/../../../Post Office

1874/Jeremiah Pettitt/../../../Post Office

1878/Thomas Martin/../../../Kellys

1881/Thomas Martin/Carrier & Publican/44/Wethersfield, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Martin/Wife/46/Sunbury, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frank Martin/Son/18/Wethersfield, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Horne/Servant/16/Marks Tey, Essex/Census
1881/John W. Everard/Lodger, Tailor/52/Braintree, Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1881

1882/Thomas Martin/../../../Kellys

1886/Thomas Martin/../../../Kellys

1890/Thomas Martin/../../../Kellys

1891/Thomas Martin/../55/Wethersfield, Essex/Census**

1894/Thomas Martin/../../../Kellys

1895/Thomas Martin/../../../Kellys

1898/Mrs. Frances Starkey/../../../Kellys

1899/Mrs. Frances Starkey/../../../Kellys

1902/Robert Belsan/../../../Kellys

1906/Robert Belsan/../../../Kellys

1908/Robert Daniel Belson/../../../Kellys

1910/Robert Daniel Belson/../../../Kellys

1911/Robert Daniel Belson/Licensed Victualler/48/Martham, Norfolk/Census
1911/Matilda Belson/Wife/43/Orpington, Kent/Census
1911/Harry Belson/Son, Law Clerk/19/East Ham, Essex/Census
1911/Connie Belson/Daughter, Shop Appretice/16/East Ham, Essex/Census
1911/Robert Belson/Son/8/Braintree, Essex/Census

1912/Robert Daniel Belson/../../../Kellys

1914/Thomas Coxshall/../../../Kellys

1917/Thomas Coxshall/../../../Kellys

1922/Thomas Coxshall/../../../Kellys

1925/Thomas Coxshall/../../../Kellys

1929/Thomas Coxshall/../../../Kellys

1933/Thomas Coxshall/../../../Kellys


* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

** Provided by Ann Duncan

**+ Provided by Stephen Harris


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