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King's Arms, 50 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford

Chelmsford pub index

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.

The Kings Arms was formerly the Three Blue Lions. Now known as the Wig & Mirkin

Residents at this address

The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Stokes Senior, at the Kings Arms.

The licensee in 1772 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Ann Stokes, at the Kings Arms.

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Dockrell, at the Kings Arms.

1822/John Reeve/../../../Pigots*

1823-4/John Reeve/../../../Pigots

1828-9/John Reeve/../../../Pigots

1832-3/John Reeve/../../../Pigots

1839/John Reeve/../../../Pigots

1840/John Reeve/../../../Pigots*

1845/Mrs. Sarah Reeve/../../../Post Office

1848/Sarah Reeve/../../../Whites

1851/Mrs. Sarah Reeve/../../../Post Office

1851/Sarah Reeve/widow, publican/50/Lakenheath, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Sarah Church/visitor/17/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/John Crozier/ostler/56/Hatfield, Essex/Census
1851/Charles Coller/lodger, shoemaker/17/Great Totham, Essex/Census

1855/Mrs. S. Reeve/../../../Kellys*

1861/John Darby/Victualler, Well Borer & Builder/35/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah Darby/Wife/33/Wisbeach, Cambs/Census
1861/George J Darby/Son/12/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah S Darby/Daughter/10/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Charles A Darby/Son/8/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Ruth Darby/Daughter/7/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Ernest A Darby/son/5/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Ambrose Darby/Brother, Grocer/29/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Clara Church/General Servant/21/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/William Underwood/Servant, Carter/23/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1861/James Pilgrim/Lodger, Rope Spinner/25/Chelmsford, Essex/Census

1862/John Darby/Bricklayer/../../Kellys

1867/George Tylor/../../../Post Office

1870/George Tylor/../../../Kellys

1871/George Tylor/../../../Post Office

1871/George Tylor/Inn Keeper/40/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah A Tylor/Wife/37/Ramsden Crays, Essex/Census
1871/Annie Tylor/Daughter, Drapers Assistant/18/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Kate Tylor/Daughter, Milliner (Apprentice)/15/West Thurrock, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Tylor/Son, Plumber (Apprentice)/13/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Alice Tylor/Daughter/11/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Edith M Tylor/Daughter/8/Billericay, Essex/Census
1871/Ernest G Tylor/6/Chelmsford, Essex//Census
1871/Charles Brown/Lodger, Drover/46/Southchurch, Essex/Census
1871/William Brown/Lodger, Drover/55/Maldon, Essex/Census
1871/Richard Tunstall/Lodger, Baker Journeyman/25/Billericay, Essex/Census

1874/George Tyler/../../../Kellys

1878/George Smee/../../../Kellys

1881/William Watts/Publican & Carpenter/55/Cransford, Suffolk/Census
1881/Mary Watts/Wife/59/Fressingfield, Suffolk/Census
1881/Mary A. Watts/Daughter, Assistant/25/Cransford, Suffolk/Census
1881/H. F. Watts/Son, Carpenter/22/Cransford, Suffolk/Census
1881/R. J. Watts/Son, Carpenter/20/Cransford, Suffolk/Census
1881/James Watts/Son, Carpenter/18/Cransford, Suffolk/Census
1881/Joseph Winterflood/Lodger, Pensioner/44/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/George Thompson/Lodger. Brickyard Labourer/43/Springfield, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Wiles/Lodger, General Labourer/40/Moulsham, Essex/Census
1881/Fred Francis/Lodger, Tailor/40/Devizes, Wiltshire/Census

1882/William Watts/../../../Kellys

1886/William Couzens/../../../Kellys

1891/Frederick John Ince/Innkeeper/52/Bond Street, London/Census
1891/Clara Ince/Wife/?/Hackney Road, London/Census
1891/Edith Ince/Daughter/?/?, Kent/Census
1891/Alice Annie Ince/Daughter/?/Gravesend, Kent/Census

1895/John Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1899/John Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1901/John Clark/Inn Keeper/40/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census
1901/Mary Clark/Wife/36/Springfield, Essex/Census
1901/Alice Clark/Daughter/14/Springfield, Essex/Census
1901/John Clark/Son/12/Springfield, Essex/Census
1901/William Clark/Son/8/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1901/Maud Clark/Daughter/5/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1901/William Purvis/Boarder, Engineers Fitter/47/Deptford, London/Census

1902/John Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1906/John Clarke/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1908/John Clarke/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1910/John Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1911/John Clark/Inn Keeper/50/Springfield, Essex/Census
1911/John Clark/Son, Fitter/23/Springfield, Essex/Census
1911/Mary Amy Clark/Wife/46/Springfield, Essex/Census
1911/William Clark/Son/17/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1911/Maud Clark/Daughter, School Teacher/16/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1911/Doris Brown/Grand Daughter/3/Chelmsford, Essex/Census

1912/John Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1914/John Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1917/John Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1922/John Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

Note: Premises not named from 1895 to 1925-6

1925-6/Mrs. M. A. Clark/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1929/Henry Dorkin/../../../Kellys

1933/Frederick A. Wilkinson/../../../Kellys

1937/Frederick A. Wilkinson/../../../Kellys

1943/Mrs E Parsons/../../../Kellys


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

** Provided by John Mead


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