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Bell, High Street, Chipping Ongar

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

Chipping Ongar index

Bell, High Street, Chipping Ongar - in 1930

Bell, High Street, Chipping Ongar - in 1930

Bell, High Street, Chipping Ongar circa 1960

The Bell Inn, circa 1960

Kindly donated by Colleen

Bell, High Street, Chipping Ongar 2001

Bell, High Street, Chipping Ongar 11th August 2001

Residents at this address.

1852/W. Tanner/../../../Kelly's

1855/W. Tanner/../../../Kelly's*

1862/Frederick Tanner/../../../Kelly's

1867/George Bretton/../../../Post Office

1870/George Bretton/../../../Kelly's

1871/George Bretton/../../../Post Office

1874/George Bretton/../../../Kelly's

1878/George Bretton/../../../Kelly's

1881/George Bretton/Publican/49/Bobbingworth, Essex/Census
1881/Jane Bretton/Wife/40/High Laver, Essex/Census
1881/Margaret E. Bretton/Daughter, Mantle Maker/15/Chipping Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Bretton/Daughter/13/Chipping Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Bretton/Son/10/Chipping Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/Samuel Josling/Boarder, Retired Farmer/72/Great Easton, Essex/Census
1881/Leslie Ricket/Boarder, Railway Clerk/19/Netteswell, Essex/Census
1881/James W. Prentice/Lodger, Printer/44/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1881/James Martin/Lodger, Hay Carter/44/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur J. Kinnsett/Lodger, Hay Carter/23/High Laver, Essex/Census

1882/George Bretton/../../../Kelly's

1886/Mrs. Jane Bretton/../../../Kelly's

1890/Comyns Owers/../../../Kelly's

1891/Comyns Owers/Publican & Carrier/29/Stanford Rivers, Essex/Census
1891/Margaret E Owers/Wife/25/Chipping Ongar, Essex/Census
1891/Emily E Owers/Daughter/1/Chipping Ongar, Essex/Census
1891/John Rees/Visitor, Photographer/26/Holborn, Middx/Census
1891/Henry Collingwood/Visitor, Photographer/30/Hanover Sq, London/Census
1891/William E Challis/Servant, Hay Carter/28/Berners Roothing, Essex/Census
1891/Richard Barnard/Servant, Hay Carter/21/Copthall Green, Essex/Census
1891/Jane Nottage/General Servant/17/Moreton, Essex/Census
1891/Thomas Bretton/Boarder, Carpenter/20/Chipping Ongar, Essex/Census

1894/William Henry Boyd/Cattle Dealer/../../Kelly's

1895/William Henry Boyd/Cattle Dealer/../../Kelly's

1899/James Galliven/../../../Kelly's

1901/Alice Dicker/Licensed Victualler, Widow/41/Thornham, Norfolk/Census
1901/Frederick Dicker/Son/12/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1901/Ethel Dicker/Daughter/9/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1901/Sidney Dicker/Son/6/Middlesex/Census
1901/Claude Dicker/Son/5/Middlesex/Census
1901/Harry Cloud/Ostler/40/Leicester/Census
1901/Florrie Norriss/General Servant/15/Middlesex/Census

1902/Mrs. Alice Dicker/../../../Kelly's

1906/Mrs. Alice Dicker/../../../Kelly's

1908/Arthur Woolger/../../../Kelly's

1910/Mrs. Maud Woolger/../../../Kelly's

1912/Mrs. Mary A. Bell/../../../Kelly's

1914/William Burton/../../../Kelly's

1917/William Burton/../../../Kelly's

1921 - 1949/Field/../../../Freehold

In 1921 at the High Street, Chipping Ongar
Eustace Field, License Holder aged 33 and born in Ufdon, Warwickshire
Florence Field, Wife aged 32 and born in Aveley, Essex
Margaret Field, Daughter aged 8 years 8 months and born in Aveley, Essex
Eleanor Field, Daughter aged 6 and born in Aveley, Essex
Betsy Baron, Mother, Home Duties aged 71 years 10 months and born in Great Bardfield, Essex

1922/Eustace Frank Field/../../../Kelly's

In 1921 to 1931 at the Bell are Eustace Frank Field and Florence Louise Field

1925-6/Eustace Frank Field/../../../Kelly's

1929/Eustace Frank Field/../../../Kelly's

1933/Eustace Frank Field/../../../Kelly's

1937/Eustace Frank Field/../../../Kelly's

1950 - 1954/Mrs Field/../../../Freehold

1955 - 1965/H G Sawkins/../../../Freehold


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


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