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Lord Nelson, Moulsham, Chelmsford

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William Cobbin is the licensee here from at least 1806 until 1840, with random names along the way including Admiral Nelson and Nelsons Head. It is also named as formerly Cricketers in Moulsham in 1813, and this also becomes the Bakers Arms after 1840.

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Residents at this address

The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Cobbin, at the Admiral Nelson.

1806/William Cobbin/Licensee, Lord Nelson/../../Essex Record Office ***

1807/William Cobbin/Licensee, Nelsons Head - Chelmsford Brewery (Wells and Perry Ltd.)/../../Essex Record Office ***

1813/../Deeds of Nelsons HEAD inn formerly Cricketers in Moulsham, Chelmsford/../../Essex Record Office Deeds - D/DDw T176/57 ***

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Cobbin, at the Nelsons Head.

1822/W. Cobbin/../../../Pigots*

1823-4/W. Cobbin/../../../Pigots

1828-9/W. Cobbin/../../../Pigots

1832-3/William Cobbin/../../../Pigots

1839/William Cobbin/../../../Pigots

1840/William Cobbin/../../../Pigots*



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

*** Provided by David Meadows


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