Bures Hamlet pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Eight Bells, Bures Hamlet, 6th August 2000
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Gray, at the Eight Bells.
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Mary Gray Widow, at the Eight Bells.
1844/Charles Burch/../../../Whites ***
1845/Charles Burch/../../../Post Office
1848/Barnabas Burch/Victualler/../../Whites
1855/B. Burch/../../../Kellys*
1861/Hariet Burch/Victualler/42/Bures Hamlet, Suffolk/Census ***
1861/Robert Rowland/Lodger, Inland Revenue Officer/26/Hatfield,
Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Bataria Hunt/Servant, Domestic Servant/18/Mount Bures, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas Powlesland/Servant, Ostler/18/Bures Hamlet, Suffolk/Census
1861/John Shed/Lodger, Farm Labourer/20/Bures Hamlet, Suffolk/Census
1862/Miss Harriet Burch/../../../Kellys
1867/Samuel Mortimer/../../../Post Office
Your residents list includes Abraham Cousens. Whilst spellings varied at
that time, the more usual spelling, Cousins, appears in the later entries.
In fact, Abraham Cousins was the father of George Cousins, who in turn was
the father of E G "Dick" Cousins, my grandfather. The Eight Bells was
therefore held by three generations of Cousins.
1870/Abraham Cousens/../../../Kellys
1871/Abraham Cousens/../../../Post Office
1874/Abraham Cousens/../../../Kellys
1878/John Thompson/../../../Kellys
1881/John Thompson/Innkeeper/York/46/Census
1881/Hannah Thompson/Wife/49/Suffolk/Census
1881/Emily Harvey/Domestic Servant/31/Suffolk/Census
1881/Harriet Fidrey/Domestic Servant/45/Essex/Census
1881/Robert Josselyn/Lodger, Late Farmer/54/Essex/Census
1881/Harry Pryke/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/21/Suffolk/Census
1881/John West/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/26/Essex/Census
1881/John Harvey/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/26/Suffolk/Census
1881/Arthur Johnson/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/26/Essex/Census
1881/John Doubleday/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/20/Essex/Census
1881/Walter Porter/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/20/Essex/Census
1881/Walter Duddel/Lodger/64/Suffolk/Census
1881/James Spinks/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/23/Essex/Census
1882/John Thompson/../../../Kellys
1886/George Cousins/../../../Kellys
1891/George Cousins/../../../Post Office Directory
1894/George Cousins/../../../Kellys
1895/George Cousins/../../../Kellys
1898/George Cousins/../../../Kellys
1899/G. Cousins/../../../Kellys
1901/George Cousins/Licensed Victualler/56/Bures, Essex/Census
1901/Eliza Cousins/Wife/56/Bures, Essex/Census
1901/Clara R. Cousins/Assistant/24/Great Tey, Essex/Census
1901/Edwin G. Cousins/Assistant in Hotel Yard/21/Great Tey, Essex/Census
1901/Jemima Cansdale/General Servant/34/Bures, Suffolk/Census
1902/George Cousins/../../../Kellys
1908/George Cousins/../../../Kellys
1912/Messrs. Cousins/Proprietors/../../Kellys
1917/E. G. Cousins/Proprietor/../../Kellys
1925/E. G. Cousins/Proprietor/../../Kellys
1933/E. G. Cousins/Proprietor/../../Kellys
December 1939/E. G. Cousins/Motor Garage Proprietor & Lincensee/../../Petty
Sessions**
January 1942/Mr. & Mrs. E. G. Cousins/../../../Petty
Sessions**
June 1944/E. G. Cousins/Lincensee/../../Petty
Sessions**
June 1944/George T. Boulton/Lincensee/../../Petty
Sessions**
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Brian & Jill Fleming
*** Provided By Colin Ager
Provided By Jeremy Perkins