A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Chelmsford pub index
Saracens Head Hotel, New Street, Chelmsford - early 1900s
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A World War II hospital for American soldiers
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Saracen's Head, High Street, Chelmsford, in 1909
Saracens Head Hotel, High Street, Chelmsford - in October 2015
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Reynolds, at the Saracens Head.
The licensee in 1772 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Reynolds Senior, at the Saracens Head.
The licensee in 1784 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Caswell, at the Saracens Head.
1791/William Caswell/Innkeeper/../../Universal British
The licensee in 1800 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Taylor, at the Saracens Head.
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Nathaniel Lakin Caswell, at the Saracens Head.
The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard Freeman, at the Saracens Head.
1822/Thomas Fearnley/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/Thomas Fearnley/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Thomas Fearnley/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/George Lake/../../../Pigot's
1839/George Lake/../../../Pigot's
1840/George Lake/../../../Pigot's*
1845/George Lake/../../../Post Office
1848/Richard Silvester Clarke/../../../White's
1851/Richard Silvester/../../../Post Office
1851/Samuel Lucking/widower, innkeeper/52/Writtle, Essex/Census **
1851/Louisa Lucking/first cousin, housekeeper/35/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Lucking/son, ‘boots’/20/Shelley, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Childs/chambermaid/19/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1855/Samuel Lucking/../../../Post Office
1856/Charles Moull/../../../Post Office
1862/Charles Moull/../../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Moull/../../../Post Office
1870/Charles Moull/../../../Kelly's
1871/Charles Moull/../../../Post Office
1871/Charles Moull/Inn Keeper/55/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1871/Emily Moull/Wife/42/Faulbourne, Cambs/Census
1871/Sarah A Rose/Niece, Assistant at Inn/22/Bakewell, Derbyshire/Census
1871/Alfred N Black/Nephew/18/Great Baddow, essex/Census
1871/Sarah Swallow/HouseMaid/48/Stebbing, Essex/Census
1871/Maria White/Cook/30/Bures, essex/Census
1871/Sarah Knight/Kitchen Maid/21/Berden, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Nicholls/Visitor/45/St Mary, Islington, London/Census
1871/Mary A Nicholls/Visitor/34/St Mary, Islington, London/Census
1871/Charlotte Handley/HouseMaid/23/Maldon, Essex/Census
1871/George Caster/Waiter/25/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Aaron Mead/Waiter/18/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Norman/Boots/24/Stratford St Mary, Suffolk/Census
1871/Francis C Chandler/Lodger, Traveller/23/Bristol, Gloucester./Census
1874/Charles Moull/../../../Kelly's
1878/James Dixon Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1881/William R. Fuller/Hotelkeeper/42/March, Cambridge/Census
1881/Sarah Fuller/Wife/50/Glemsford, Suffolk/Census
1881/Amelia Bullock/Step Daughter, Assistant/19/Walsham le Willows, Suffolk/Census
1881/Ambrose O. Fuller/Son/13/March, Cambridge/Census
1881/George W. Fuller/Son/4/Peterborough, Northampton/Census
1881/Sarah Swallow/Chambermaid/58/Stebbing, Essex/Census
1881/James Boggis/Billiard Marker/17/Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1881/Sarah A. Hills/Kitchenmaid/22/Wittesford, Cambridge/Census
1881/Emily S. Pearson/Housemaid/21/Writtle, Essex/Census
1882/William Reeves Fuller/../../../Kelly's
1886/Frederick Remnant/Posting House/../../Kelly's
1890/Frederick Remnant/Posting House/../../Kelly's
1891/Frederick Remnant/Licensed Victualler/46/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1891/Sarah Remnant/Mother/67/Islington, London/Census
1891/Sarah E. Remnant/Sister/?/Islington, London/Census
1891/Mary L. Remnant/Sister/?/Lambeth, London/Census
1891/Bertha M. Remnant/Sister/35/Islington, London/Census
1891/Edith B. Remnant/Sister/22/Finchley, London/Census
1891/Ellen Remnant/Aunt, Living on Her Means/?/Southfield(?), London/Census
1891/Hilda M. Allen/Domestic Servant/40/Fulham ?, Norfolk/Census
1891/Ada Sutton/Domestic Servant/?/Ingatestone, Essex/Census
1891/Daisy Bacon/Domestic Servant/23/Bromley, Kent/Census
1891/George Sheppard/Boots/17/Greenwich, Kent/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1891
1895/Frederick Remnant/Posting House/../../Kelly's
1899/Frederick Remnant/Posting House/../../Kelly's
1902/Miss Mary Remnant/Posting House/../../Kelly's
1906/Miss Mary Remnant/Posting House/../../Kelly's
1908/Miss Mary Remnant/Posting House/../../Kelly's
1910/Miss Mary Remnant/../../../Kelly's
1911/Julie Tremers London/Cook/50/London/Census
1911/Emily Smith/Chambermaid/43/Swardeston, Norwich/Census
1911/Ada Hill/Kitchenmaid/23/Chelmsford/Census
1911/Florence Poulter/Housemaid/19/Great Baddow, Chelmsford/Census
1911/William James Phillips/Waiter/17/Chipstead, Surrey/Census
1911/Michael Leonard Keerner/Boots/17/Golstone/Census
1911/Ethel Hammond/Barmaid/30/Haverhill, Suffolk/Census
1911/Mary May Turner/Niece/18/Chelmsford/Census
1911/Sarah Elizabeth Remnant/Sister/64/London/Census
1911/Mary Louisa Remnant/Head, Hotel Proprietor/55/London/Census
1911/Bertha Maude Remnant/Sister, Hotel Proprietor/48/London/Census
1911/Edith Beatrice Remnant/Sister, Hotel Proprietor/36/Finchley/Census
1912/Miss Mary Remnant/../../../Kelly's
1914/Harry Haylock/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1917/Harry Haylock/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1922/Albert J. Thress/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1925/Albert J. Thress/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1929/G. P. Wood/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1933/G. P. Wood/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1937/Miss E. S. Smith/Proprietress/../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Martin Lucking
*** Provided by John Mead