Dovercourt pub history index
The Bird in Hand closed 17/08/1997 and was demolished the following year for housing *
Residents at this address
1871/Robert Kettle/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1874/Robert Kettle/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1878/Robert Kettle/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1881/Robert S. Kettle/Tailor & Beerhouse Keeper/66/Kersey, Suffolk/Census
1881/Mary Kettle/Wife/63/Kersey, Suffolk/Census
1881/Richard Brown/Lodger, Blacksmith/26/Dovercourt, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Brown/Wife of Lodger/23/Kersey, Suffolk/Census
1881/William Briggs/Lodger, General Labourer/56/Kersey, Suffolk/Census
1881/Alfred Good/Lodger, General Labourer/33/../Census
1882/Robert Kettle/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1886/Robert Kettle/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1890/Robert Kettle/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1891/Robert Kettle/Tailor & Licensed Victualler/76/?/Census
1891/Mary A. Kettle/Wife/73/?/Census
1891/Alice Smith/Servant/20/?/Census
1891/George Boone/Lodger, Blacksmith/23/?/Census
1901/Joseph Sherman/Beer House Keeper, Widow/43/Newton le Willows/Census
1901/Florence Sherman/Daughter, Housekeeper/21/Southwark, London/Census
1901/Joseph G Sherman/Son, Insurance Clerk/19/Southwark, London/Census
1901/William Sherman/Son, Carpenter/15/Southwark, London/Census
1901/Leonard Sherman/Son/10/Southwark, London/Census
1902/Joseph Sherman/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1929 - 1937/Arthur Bloomfield/../../../.. *
1929/Arthur Bloomfield/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Arthur Bloomfield/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1937 - 1938/Mrs E. M. Bloomfield/../../../.. *
1937/Mrs. E. M. Bloomfield/../../../Kelly's
Note: Premises only named in 1881, 1891 & 1937
1967/W. H. Raven/../../../.. *
1970s/Martyn Woods/../../../.. *
1988/J A Tait/../../../Trumans Watney List ***
1988/Tony Tate/../../../.. *
1990s/Keith Kapcia/../../../.. *
to 1997/Lee Mallett/../../../.. *
* Provided By Steve - Harwich & Dovercourt
*** Provided By Alex Wilkinson