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Whalebone, Chapel Road, Fingringhoe, CO5 7BG

Fingringhoe pub history index

The Whalebone, in Fingringhoe suggests it has existed since 1735. Ann Smith was licensee at the Whalebone, Fingringhoe in 1766.

Whalebone, Fingringhoe - date unknown

Whalebone, Fingringhoe - date unknown

Colchester beagles at the Whalebone, Fingringhoe

Both kindly donated by Colleen

Whalebone, Fingringhoe, 19th June 2001

Whalebone, Fingringhoe, 19th June 2001

Wing Commander George Harkness O.B.E., A.F.C, a famous WW2 Rochford pilot -  the Whalebone's landlord until at least 1966.

Wing Commander George Harkness O.B.E., A.F.C, a famous WW2 Rochford pilot - the Whalebones landlord until at least 1966.

Residents at this address

The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Ann Smith, at the Whalebone, Fingringhoe.

1828-9/Thomas L. Stone/../../../Pigots

1832-3/Thomas L. Stone/../../../Pigots

1839/Mary Stone/../../../Pigots

1840/Mary Stone/../../../Pigots*

1845/William King/../../../Post Office

1848/James Payne/Victualler/../../Whites

1851/J. Pettican/../../../Post Office

1851/George Pettican/innkeeper/27/Boxted, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Pettican/wife/25/Wiston, Suffolk/Census
1851/George Pettican/son/3m/Fingringhoe, Essex/Census
1851/George Springett/’relation’, miller/16/West Bergholt, Essex/Census
1851/Susan Scott/innkeeper’s servant/20/West Bergholt, Essex/Census
1851/John Green/lodger, army pensioner/60/Thorpe, Essex/Census
1851/William Parse/lodger, annuitant/74/Ufford, Suffolk/Census

1852/J. Pettican/../../../Kellys*

1855/J. Pettican/../../../Kellys*

1862/John Pettican/../../../Kellys

1867/George Pettican/../../../Post Office

1870/John Hales/../../../Kellys

1871/John Hales/../../../Post Office

1874/John Hales/Shopkeeper/../../Kellys

1878/Robert Wyncoll/Cooper/../../Kellys

1881/Robert Wyncoll/Innkeeper & Cooper/44/Ardleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Catharine Wyncoll/Wife/40/West Bergholt, Essex/Census
1881/Catharine Wyncoll Jun./Daughter/14/West Bergholt, Essex/Census
1881/Spring R. Wyncoll/Son/12/West Bergholt, Essex/Census
1881/Agnes Wyncoll/Daughter/9/West Bergholt, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur W. Wyncoll/Son/5/Fingringhoe, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah A. Wyncoll/Daughter/1/Fingringhoe, Essex/Census

1882/Robert Wyncoll/Cooper/../../Kellys

1886/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1890/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1894/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1895/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1898/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1899/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1902/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1906/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1908/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1910/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1912/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1914/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1917/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1922/Robert Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1925/Mrs. Catherine Wyncoll/../../../Kellys

1929/Alfred J. Hasler/../../../Kellys

1933/Alfred J. Hasler/../../../Kellys

1937/Alfred J. Hasler/../../../Kellys


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

** Provided by John Mead


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