Great Baddow pub history index
A pub is alleged to have stood here since the 16th century. It is suggested in 2024 that it is now closed; although Facebook appears to suggest it is very much open.
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Blue Lion, Great Baddow
15th November 2002
Residents at this address
1828-9/John Ewers/../../../Pigot's
1841/Thomas Mulcock/Farmer & Victualler/35/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Mulcock/../35/Essex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Mulcock/../10/Essex/Census
1841/Alice Mulcock/../9/Essex/Census
1841/Thomas Mulcock/../8/Essex/Census
1841/Edward Mulcock/../5/Essex/Census
1841/Ann Mulcock/../1/Essex/Census
1841/Louisa Saveall/Female Servant/15/Essex/Census
1845/William Young/../../../Post Office
1848/William Young/../../../White's
1851/William Young/Cabinet Maker/../../Post Office
1851/William Young/innkeeper/64/Hornchurch, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Young/wife/64/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/William Barnard/ostler and general servant/65/Sandon, Essex/Census
1851/John J Ruffell/visitor, housedecorator/44/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Ruffell/grandson, scholar/09/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1855/Philip Westrup Salmon/../../../Kelly's*
1861/William Rayment/innkeeper/37/Barkway, Hertfordshire/Census **
1861/Mary Rayment/wife/38/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1861/Emily Salmon/daughter, scholar/08/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1861/Philip Westrup Salmon/son, scholar/05/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1861/Alice S Rayment/daughter, scholar/04/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Warner/house servant/15/Sandon, Essex/Census
1861/George Horsnell/ostler/23/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1862/William Rayment/../../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Eley/../../../Post Office
1870/George Rowland/Tailor/../../Kelly's
1871/George Rowland/Tailor/../../Post Office
1871/George Rowland/publican (formerly tailor)/50/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
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1871/Emily Rowland/wife/30/Manuden, Essex/Census
1871/Emily Rowland/daughter/16/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1871/Mary L Rowland/daughter/02/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1871/William Patrick/ostler/24/Great Maplestead, Essex/Census
1874/George Rowland/Tailor/../../Kelly's
1878/George Rowland/Tailor/../../Kelly's
1881/William Coe/Innkeeper/26/Limehouse Middlesex/Census
1881/Jane Coe/Wife/25/Rothwell, Northampton/Census
1881/Florence Coe/Daughter/5/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur Coe/Son/3/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie Coe/Daughter/9m/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie T. Philpot/General Servant/16/East Hanningfield, Essex/Census
1882/Joseph Henry Willsher/../../../Kelly's
1886/Isaac Bell/../../../Kelly's
1890/William Spooner/../../../Kelly's
1891/William Spooner/Publican & Pork Butcher/32/Great Warley, Essex/Census
1891/Lucy Spooner/Wife/31/Kites Hardwick, Warwickshire/Census
1891/Emily B. Spooner/Daughter/10/Hayes, Kent/Census
1894/William Spooner/../../../Kelly's
1895/William Spooner/../../../Kelly's
1898/William Spooner/../../../Kelly's
1899/William Spooner/../../../Kelly's
1902/William Spooner/../../../Kelly's
1906/John Francis Brockington/../../../Kelly's
1908/John Francis Brockington/../../../Kelly's
1910/John Francis Brockington/../../../Kelly's
In 1911 at Blue Lion Great Baddow, Great Baddow
John Francis Brockington, Innkeeper, aged 42 and born in Exmouth Devon
Elizabeth Brockington, Wife, aged 32 and born in Hurst Berkshire
Mary Frances Brockington, Daughter, aged 3 and born in Great Baddow Essex
1912/John Francis Brockington/../../../Kelly's
1914/Frederick George Jones/../../../Kelly's
Essex Newsman. 08 May 1915 Licences Transferred
Blue Lion, Great Baddow, to Mrs Catherine Jones
1917/Mrs. Catherine Chapman/../../../Kelly's
1922/Mrs. Catherine Chapman/../../../Kelly's
1925/Mrs. Catherine Chapman/../../../Kelly's
1929/Mrs. Catherine Chapman/../../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Catherine Chapman/../../../Kelly's
1937/Mrs. Catherine Chapman/../../../Kelly's
1943/Mrs. Catherine Chapman/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead