Brightlingsea pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
8th April 2001
Taken by Mark Andrew Hanrahan
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1828-9/Thomas Capon/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/George Greggs/../../../Pigot's
1839/George Griggs/../../../Pigot's
1840/George Griggs/../../../Pigot's*
1845/James Coppin/../../../Post Office
1848/Mary Coppin/../../../White's
1851/Mrs. Mary Coppin/../../../Post Office
1851/James Webb/innkeeper/62/Ardleigh, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Ann Webb/wife/52/St Osyth, Essex/Census **
1851/George Blomfield/lodger, farm labourer/41/Dedham, Essex/Census **
1851/Maria Partridge/general servant/20/Naughton, Suffolk/Census **
1852/Mrs. M. Coppin/../../../Kelly's*
1855/W. Simons/../../../Kelly's*
1861/William Simons/Victualler/46/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census ****
1861/Mary Simons/Wife/61/Dedham, Essex/Census
1861/Allice Simons/Daughter/19/Walton, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Lewis/Grand Daughter/15/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Beeble/Lodger, Brickmaker/19/Oakley, Essex/Census
1862/William Simons/../../../Kelly's
1867/William Simons/../../../Post Office
1870/Henry William Chaplin/../../../Kelly's
1871/Henry William Chaplin/../../../Post Office
1871/Henry W Chaplin/Inn Keeper/42/Inworth, Essex/Census
1871/Eleanor Chaplin/Wife/40/Birch, Essex/Census
1871/Henry W W Chaplin/Son/8/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
+ Lodgers
1874/Henry William Chaplin/../../../Kelly's
1878/Henry William Chaplin/../../../Kelly's
1881/John Barnes/Innkeeper/56/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/Bertha Barnes/Wife/47/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/Ernest Barnes/../13/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/Percy Barnes/../12/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Jefferies/General Servant/19/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1881/George Davey/Agricultural Labourer/69/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1882/John Barnes/../../../Kelly's
1886/John Sawyer/../../../Kelly's
1890/William Bird/../../../Kelly's
1891/William F Hird/Licensed Victualler/50/London/Census
1891/Emily Hird/Wife/40/London/Census
1891/Frederick Creighton/Visitor/26/London/Census
1891/William F Bailey/Lodger/32/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1894/William Hird/../../../Kelly's
1895/William Hird/../../../Kelly's
1898/William Hird/../../../Kelly's
1899/William Hird/../../../Kelly's
1902/William Hird/../../../Kelly's
1906/William Hird/../../../Kelly's
1908/George Beadle/../../../Kelly's