Bell, 74 Priory Street, Colchester
Moor Lane was renamed Priory Street about 1830.
This pub was established before 1764 and closed in 1913. The premises are
now demolished. **+
Colchester pub history index
Residents at this address
1822/? Aylett/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/? Aylett/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Obadiah Read/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Obadiah Read/../../../Pigot's
1839/Francis Ward/../../../Pigot's
1845/John Barfield/../../../Post Office
1848/John Barfield/../../../White's
1851/John Barfield/../../../Post Office
1851/George Fowell/innkeeper/33/Wetherden, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Sarah Fowell/wife/35/Stoke, Suffolk/Census
1851/George Thomas Holland Fowell/son/01/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Fowell/daughter/1m/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Susanna Studd/house servant/13/Myland, Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Emmanuel Joseph Waller/lodger, confectioner/53/Grantham,
Lincolnshire/Census
1852/J. Barfield/../../../Kelly's*
1855/G. Fowell/../../../Kelly's*
1855/George Fowell/../../../Post Office Directory **+
1862/William Chippington/../../../Kelly's
1867/John Lord/../../../Post Office
1870/Cornelius Delight/../../../Kelly's
1871/Cornelius Delight/../../../Post Office
1871/Cornelius Delight/45/Publican, late cabinet maker/Colchester,
Essex/Census
1874/Cornelius Delight/../../../Kelly's
1878/Frederick Thomas Walker/../../../Kelly's
1881/Mary Ann Legge/Licensed Victualler/72/Stratton, Hampshire/Census
1881/Charles Webber/Son in Law, Sargeant, Army Service Corps./41/London,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Webber/Wife (Daughter)/32/Winchester, Hampshire/Census
1881/Charles S. Webber/Son/6/Aldershot, Hampshire/Census
1881/Ellen Webber/Daughter/3/Colchester, Essex/Census
1882/Charles Webber/../../../Kelly's
1886/Charles Webber/../../../Kelly's
James Conway and Louisa Conway
Both kindly provided by Chris Manning
My Great-Grandfather, James Conway took over the pub c.1890,and lived there
with his wife, Louisa; and children Florence and Edward, until his death at
age 32,in 1895. Louisa suicided in 1896 because of this. James was born in
Gaston St, East Bergholt. ***
James elder sister Harriet married Joseph Taylor, they can be found at the
Red Lion St Osyth; she was an outgoing
and spirited girl, and apparently,and her nickname was 'Happy'. ***
Jim was also the omnibus driver for The Red Lion
Hotel, and was held in enormous respect by all the bus and cab-drivers
in the town. ***
1891/James Conway/Licensed Victualler/29/East Bergholt, Suffolk/Census ***
1891/Louisa Conway [nee Wheatley]/Wife/27/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Florence Conway/Daughter/3/Colchester, Essex/Census
1891/Edward Conway/Son/2/Colchester, Essex/Census
1891/Jane Clark/General Servant/14/W Bergholt, Suffolk/Census
1891/Frank Hill/Boarder, Butcher, Living on Army Pension/50/../Census
1894/James Conway/../../../Kelly's
1895/James Conway/../../../Kelly's
1898/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's
1899/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's
1901/Joseph Samuel Sargent/Publican/48/Long Melford, Suffolk/Census
1901/Mary Ann Sargent/Wife/49/Ardleigh, Essex/Census
1901/Alice Annie Sargent/Daughter/13/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Helen Lydia Sargent/Daughter/9/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Flora Susan Sargent/Daughter/8/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Amy Maud Ellis/Grand Daughter/7/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/George Sharp/Visitor, Artist/23/Sidney, Australia/Census
1902/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's
1908/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's
1912/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead
**+ Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Chris Manning