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White Lion, Hurst Green, Brightlingsea, 8th April 2001

White Lion, Hurst Green, Brightlingsea, 8th April 2001

Taken by Mark Andrew Hanrahan

Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Elizabeth Tabor, at the White Lion, Brightlingsea.

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Capon, at the White Lion, Brightlingsea.

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



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