My great great great uncle and aunt ran the pub - William and Mary Poole (born Mary Ann Gilbert Pond – sister of William Pond, landlord of the Stow Road Fly and Bullocks/Butchers Arms, Cold Norton). Another of Mary’s brothers, John Pond, worked there at the time of the 1881 and 1891 census’s **
Residents at this address.
1839/James Crow/../../../Pigot's
1845/William Joyce/../../../Post Office
1848/William Joyce/Victualler/../.../White's
1851/William Joyce/Baker/../../Post Office
1851/Charles C Carpenter/publican/27/Writtle, Essex/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Carpenter/wife/35/Welwyn, Hertfordshire/Census ***
1851/Charles C Carpenter/son/02/Matching, Essex/Census ***
1851/Ann M Carpenter/daughter/6w/Chelmsford, Essex/Census ***
1851/Ann Smith/house servant/18/Welwyn, Hertfordshire/Census ***
1852/W. Joyce/../../../Kelly's*
1855/G Linnett/../../../Post Office
1861/John Freeman/Inn Keeper/42/North Farmbridges/Census
1861/Maryann Freeman/Wife/30/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1861/William Freeman/Son/11/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1861/Emily Freeman/Daughter/1/Danbury, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Freeman/Niece, Servant/12/Farmbridges, Essex/Census
1861/Samuel Webbs/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/40/Danbury, Essex/Census
1861/Samuel Edwards/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/65/Little Baddow,
Essex/Census
1862/Joseph Wright/../../../Kelly's
1867/? Tate/../../../Post Office
1871/George Taylor/../../../Post Office
1874/William Poole/../../../Kelly's
1878/William Poole/../../../Kelly's
1881/William Poole/Publican/55/Woodham Ferrers, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Poole/Wife/52/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Kate Poole/Daughter/24/Danbury, Essex/Census
1881/John Pond/Brother in Law, Assistant/55/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Robert Cottis/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/51/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1882/William Poole/../../../Kelly's
1886/William Poole/../../../Kelly's
1891/William Poole/Farmer & Inn Keeper/65/Woodham Ferrers,Essex/Census **
1891/Mary Ann Poole/Wife/62/Purleigh, Essex/Census **
1891/Kate Poole/Daughter/34/Danbury,Essex/Census **
1891/John Pond/Brother-in-law/65/Purleigh,Essex/Census **
1891/Sarah Ann Tanner/Relative/36/Hoxton, London/Census **
1891/Frederic Townsend/Lodger, General Labourer/43/Danbury, Essex/Census **
1891/William Enefer/Lodger, General Labourer/47/Danbury, Essex/Census **
1894/Edward Pemberton/../../../Kelly's
1895/Edward Pemberton/../../../Kelly's
1898/James Stick/../../../Kelly's
1899/J. Stick/../../../Kelly's
1902/Alfred G. C. Stocker/../../../Kelly's
1908/Alfred Jackson/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Julian Baker
*** Provided by John Mead
Provided by Susan Jackson