A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Chelmsford pub index
Now known as the Original Plough
Plough, Duke Street/King Street, Chelmsford, December 2000
Taken by Stephen Parker
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Francis Millbank, at the Plough.
The licensee in 1772 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Francis Millbank, at the Plough.
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Halls, at the Plough.
1822/Thomas Kinch/../../../Pigots*
1823-4/Thomas Kinch/../../../Pigots
1828-9/Thomas Kinch/../../../Pigots
1832-3/Gainsford Dixon/../../../Pigots
1839/George King/../../../Pigots
1840/George King/../../../Pigots*
1841/George King/Publican/30/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah King/../30/Essex/Census
1841/George King/../5/Essex/Census
1841/Frederick King/../5/Essex/Census
1841/Emma King/../5/Essex/Census
1841/Martha King/../3/Essex/Census
1841/Albert King/../1/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Marsden/../10/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Allen/Female Servant/20/Essex/Census
1841/William Broom/Jobbing Porter/30/Essex/Census
1841/John Becks/Brick maker/60/Essex/Census
1841/Thomas Smith/Excavator/20/Essex/Census
1841/William Smith/Excavator/20/Essex/Census
1845/Charles Jacups/../../../Post Office
1848/Charles Jacups/../../../Whites
1851/Mrs. Sarah Jacups/../../../Post Office
1851/Sarah Jacups/widow, innkeeper/44/Buttsbury, Essex/Census **
1851/George King/son/18/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Frederick King/son/16/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Emma King/daughter/14/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Martha King/daughter/13/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Albert King/son, scholar/11/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Alfred Jacups/son, scholar/06/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah E Thompson/niece/25/Bishopsgate, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Raisen/ostler/30/not known/Census
1851/James W Steele/lodger, railway clerk/26/Wickham Bishops, Essex/Census
1851/Joseph Marsden/son, policeman B Dividion/21/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1855/Mrs. S. Jacups/../../../Kellys*
1861/Sarah Jacups/Victualler, Widow/55/Braintree, Essex/Census
1861/Frederick King/Son, Cab proprietor/27/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Albert King/Son, Cabinet Maker/21/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Frederick King/Visitor, Commercial Clerk/21/Homerton, Middx/Census
1861/Hannah Shedd/Visitor/8/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Alfred Shedd/Visitor/7/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Eliza Ellis/House Servant/16/Chignal, Essex/Census
1862/George King/../../../Kellys
1867/George King/../../../Post Office
1870/George King/../../../Kellys
1871/George King/../../../Post Office
1871/George King/Inn Keeper, Widow/38/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Marcia Gooch/House Keeper, Widow/53/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Emily G Watkinson/BarMaid/23/Writtle, Essex/Census
1871/Harriet E Olive/BarMaid/19/Great Waltham, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Sorrell/General servant/25/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/William P Hasler/Waiter/17/Wethersfield, Essex/Census
1874/George King/../../../Kellys
1878/Jesse Ambrose Brown/Posting House/../../Post Office
1881/Izaac A. Brown/Innkeeper/34/Stock, Essex/Census
1881/Marion B. Brown/Wife/35/Newark, Nottingham/Census
1881/Anne E. Brown/Daughter/11/Rawreth, Essex/Census
1881/Gertrude E. Brown/Daughter/10/Rawreth, Essex/Census
1881/Eleanor Howers/Barmaid/16/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Bessie Rofe/General Servant/76/Aythorpe Roding, Essex/Census
1881/George Passfield/Bootsboy/15/Romford, Essex/Census
1882/Jesse Ambrose Brown/Livery Stable Keeper & Wine & Spirit
Merchant/../../Kellys
1886/Jesse Ambrose Brown/Posting House/../../Kellys
1890/Solomon Young/../../../Kellys
1891/Ardley J. Humphreys/Hotel Manager/41/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1891/Jane Humphreys/Wife/38/Faulkbourne, Essex/Census
1891/Alice Humphreys/Daughter/12/Rainham, Essex/Census
1891/Humphrey J. Humphreys/Son/8/Rainham, Essex/Census
1891/Ellen Brown/Barmaid/32/Stock, Essex/Census
1891/Frederick Young/Visitor, Farmer/31/Felstead, Essex/Census
1891/Ada Swallow/General Servant/18/Great Waltham, Essex/Census
1891/Arthur Matthams/House Boy/17/Little Waltham, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1891
1894/Solomon Young/../../../Kellys
1895/Solomon Young/../../../Kellys
1898/Solomon Young/../../../Kellys
1899/Solomon Young/../../../Kellys
1902/Frederick Young/Jobmaster/../../Kellys
1906/Frederick Young/Jobmaster/../../Kellys
1908/Fred Young/Jobmaster & Funeral Carriage Proprietor/../../Kellys
1910/Fred Young/Jobmaster & Funeral Carriage Proprietor/../../Kellys
1911/Fred Young/Licensed Victualler, Job Master/50/London/Census
1911/Flora Hellena/Wife/42/London/Census
1911/Dora Cook/Help House/22/Chigwell/Census
1911/Julia Clook/Help House/17/Maplestead/Census
1912/Fred Young/Jobmaster & Funeral Carriage Proprietor/../../Kellys
1914/Fred Young/Livery Stables/../../Kellys
1917/Fred Young/Livery Stables/../../Kellys
Plough Hotel Advert from the 1917 Kelly's Directory of Essex
1922/George Henry Bower/../../../Kellys
1925/Fred Mark Livermore/../../../Kellys
1925-6/Fred Mark Livermore/../../../Kellys
1929/W. W. Sansom/../../../Kellys
1933/W. W. Sansom/../../../Kellys
1937/W. W. Sansom/../../../Kellys
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead