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
In 1911 at the Bird in Hand Inn, Dovercourt
Frank Ainger, Shipwright aged 37 and born in Dovercourt, Essex
Alice Jane Ainger, Wife aged 39 and born in Dovercourt, Essex
Edith Alice Ainger, Daughter aged 10 and born in Dovercourt, Essex
Ethel May Ainger, Daughter aged 6 and born in Dovercourt, Essex
Nellie Elizabeth Ainger, Daughter aged 2 and born in Dovercourt, Essex
James Garner, Boarder, Barman, aged 31 and born in Ringshall Suffolk
In 1921 at the Bird in Hand Inn, Dovercourt
Frank Ainger, Beer Retailer aged 48 years 7 months and born in Dovercourt, Essex
Alice Jane Ainger, Wife, House Duties aged 51 5 months and born in Ringshall, Suffolk
Edith Alice Ainger, Daughter, Bar Maid aged 20 years 9 months and born in Dovercourt, Essex
Ethel May Ainger, Daughter, Bar Maid aged 17 years 2 months and born in Dovercourt, Essex
Nellie Elizabeth Ainger, Daughter aged 12 years 10 months and born in Dovercourt, Essex
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