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Bell, 126 Main Road, Danbury CM3 4DT

The Bell Inn, Danbury painted in 1933 by J.B.Slight

The Bell Inn, Danbury painted in 1933 by J.B.Slight

Kindly provided by John Askins

Bell, Danbury

14th August 1999

Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Osborne, at the Bell.

The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Osborne, at the Bell.

The licensee in 1774 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Osborne, at the Bell.

The licensee in 1784 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Osborne, at the Bell.

The licensee in 1800 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Jane Osborn Widow, at the Bell.

The licensee in 1806 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Jane Osborn, at the Bell.

The licensee in 1816 was also recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Green, at the Bell.

1827-8/John Nunn/../../../Pigots*

1828-9/John Nunn/../../../Pigots

1839/James Ellis/../../../Pigots

1845/James Ellis/../../../Post Office

1848/James Ellis/Victualler/../../Whites

1851/James Ellis/../../../Post Office

1851/James Ellis/publican and farmer/55/Danbury, Essex/Census ***
1851/Louisa Ellis/wife/45/Bowers Gifford, Essex/Census
1851/Edward Ellis/son/20/Danbury, Essex/Census
1851/Frederick Ellis/son, butcher’s boy/19/Danbury, Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Ellis/daughter, scholar/13/Danbury, Essex/Census
1851/James Dace/servant, ag lab/26/Danbury, Essex/Census
1851/Jane Speller/house servant/19/Danbury, Essex/Census

1852/J. Ellis/../../../Kellys**

1855/J. Ellis/../../../Kellys**

1862/James Ellis/Builder/../../Kellys

1867/James Ellis/Carpenter/../../Post Office

1871/Frederick Gladwin/../../../Post Office

1874/Frederick Gladwell/../../../Kellys

1878/Frederick Gladwell/../../../Kellys

1881/Frederic Gladwell/Innkeeper/83/Barking, Suffolk/Census
1881/Susanna D. Gladwell/Wife/57/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Frederic Gladwell/Son, Inn Servant/20/Broomfield, Essex/Census
1881/William Finch/Groom/62/Danbury, Essex/Census
1881/Joseph Ridney/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/77/Little Baddow, Essex/Census

1882/Frederick Gladwell/../../../Kellys

1886/Frederick Gladwell/../../../Kellys

1894/Frederick Gladwell/../../../Kellys

1895/Frederick Gladwell/../../../Kellys

1898/Henry French/../../../Kellys

1899/Henry French/../../../Kellys

1902/Alfred Oliver/../../../Kellys

The Kellys directory 1906 lists my Great Grandfather Pryce Herbert Owen at the Bell in Danbury. He moved his family to Essex from Montgomeryshire Wales, in the early 1900s. He bought a farm in Danbury on his wifes behalf in 1907, all census records record him as a farmer. On paper work I have of the time, he is said to be a licensed Victualler at the Green Man, Navestock which Kellys directory confirms. *

1906/Pryce Herbert Owen/../../../Kellys

1908/William Girling/../../../Kellys

1912/Frederick Nichols/../../../Kellys

1917/Elijah Henry Brice/../../../Kellys

1925/E. G. Clinkscales/../../../Kellys

1933/Mrs. Elizabeth Care/../../../Kellys

1943/Mrs. Elizabeth Askins/../../../Kellys

Elizabeth Askins held the licence for the Bell Inn from 7th February 1936 until January 7th 1950. She took the licence over from Elizabeth Cave and after Jan 7th 1950 it was taken over by a Arthur John Wallis.

Elizabeth Askins neé Cleland. She was a widow whose husband had been the Licensed Victualler of the Albert Hotel in Witham between 1911? - 28.10.1934,
Mrs Elizabeth Askins and Emily Lomer were sisters, Emily was the licensee of the Ship, Maldon

* Provided by Ken Harrison

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

*** Provided by John Mead

Provided by John Askins

* Provided by Tony Langmead


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