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.
13th August 2000
5th April 2001
Taken by Chris
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1839/Henry Emberson/../../../Pigot's
1840/Henry Emberson/../../../Pigot's**
1845/Sarah Potton/../../../Post Office
1848/Sarah Potton/../../../White's
1851/Mrs. Sarah Potton/../../../Post Office
1851/Sarah Potton/widow, victualler/53/Wickford, Essex/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Liveling/barmaid/23/Burnham/Essex/Census ***
1851/Ann Chapman/servant/19/Southminster, Essex/Census ***
1851/Thomas Bragg/ostler/29/Prittlewell, Essex/Census ***
1851/John Jenkins/visitor, oyster merchant/59/Strood, Kent/Census ***
1851/John Aldgate/visitor, shoemaker/19/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census ***
1852/Mrs. S. Potton/../../../Kelly's**
1855/Mrs. S. Potton/../../../Kelly's**
1856/Zachariah Guiver/../../../Post Office
1861/James Swain/../58/Langford, Essex/Census*
1861/Sarah Swain/Wife/62/Great Waltham, Essex/Census*
1861/James Hockley/Lodger, Lath cutter/43/Ware, Herts/Census*
1861/James Day/Lodger, Lath cutter/40/Chelmsford, Essex/Census*
1861/John Palinirs(?)/Lodger, Grocer/30/Burnham, Essex/Census*
1861/Charles Carder/Hostler/19/Tillingham, Essex/Census*
1861/Hannah Middleditch/General Servant/20/Burnham, Essex/Census*
1862/James Swain/../../../Kelly's
1867/Thomas John Potter/../../../Post Office
1870/Henry Swain/../../../Kelly's
1871/Henry Swain/Innkeeper/45/Great Baddow, Essex/Census*
1871/Georgina Swain/Wife/46/Chelmsford, Essex/Census*
1871/Georgina Swain/Daughter/13/Widford, Essex/Census*
1871/Lucy Swain/Daughter/10/Widford, Essex/Census*
1871/Ann S Swain/Daughter/6/Widford, Essex/Census*
1871/Henry Swain/Son/4/Widford, Essex/Census*
1871/Henry French/Servant/22/Elmstead, Essex/Census*
1871/Hannah Bun/Servant/18/Latchingdon, Essex/Census*
1871/Matilda Barracks/Nursemaid/15/Asheldham, Essex/Census*
1871/David Mill/Visitor/64/Middlesex/Census*
1874/Henry Swain/../../../Kelly's
1878/Mrs. Michael Smelt/../../../Kelly's
1881/Michal Smelt/Hotelkeeper/50/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Smelt/Daughter, Barmaid/27/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Alfred Smelt/Son, Ostler/20/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Smelt/Son, Ostler/16/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Lester/General Servant/20/Southminster, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur Auger/Boarder/37/Burnham, Essex/Census
1882/Henry Cooke/../../../Kelly's
1886/Henry Cooke/../../../Kelly's
1890/Henry James Cooke/../../../Kelly's
1894/Joseph Allen Harris/Blacksmith/../../Kelly's
1895/Joseph Allen Harris/Blacksmith/../../Kelly's
1898/Edward J. Rouse/../../../Kelly's
1899/Edward J. Rouse/../../../Kelly's
1902/Edward J. Rouse/../../../Kelly's
1906/Edward J. Rouse/../../../Kelly's
1908/Edward J. Rouse/../../../Kelly's
1910/Edward J. Rouse/../../../Kelly's
1912/William Henry Smith/../../../Kelly's
1914/William Henry Smith/../../../Kelly's
1917/William Henry Smith/../../../Kelly's
1922/John R. Still/../../../Kelly's
1925/John N. Still/../../../Kelly's
1929/Harry Bland/../../../Kelly's
1933/William James Couture/../../../Kelly's
1937/George Edward Couture/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by CG
** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*** Provided by John Mead