A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Harwich pub history index
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Also known as the King William. Changed name to the Duke of Edinburgh in the 1890's.
Now known as the Billy (August 2000). This pub is now closed (2013).
22nd August 2000
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1832-3/James Pain/../../../Pigot's
1839/James Pain/../../../Pigot's
1845/James Woods/../../../Post Office
1848/James Woods/../../../White's
1851/James Woods/../../../Post Office
1851/James Woods/innkeeper and florist/55/Debach, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Ann Woods/wife/52/Bedlingham, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Mary Jackson/barmaid/40/Easton, Suffolk/Census **
1862/James Woods/Pork Butcher/../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Warren/../../../Post Office
1870/Robert Barnes/../../../Kelly's
1871/Robert Barnes/../../../Post Office
1871/Samuel Allerston/Licensed Victualler/56/Wootton, Norfolk/Census
1871/Mary A Allerston/Wife/53/Iken, Suffolk/Census
1871/Sarah Allerston/Daughter/19/Orford, Suffolk/Census
1871/Ellen Allerston/Daughter, Dressmaker/18/Orford, Suffolk/Census
1871/Samuel Allerston/Son/12/Orford, Suffolk/Census
+ Visitors
1874/Robert Martin/../../../Kelly's
1878/Robert Martin/../../../Kelly's
1881/Robert Martin/Innkeeper & Mariner/39/Oakley, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Martin/Wife/30/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Robert F. Martin/Son/12/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Maud M. Martin/Daughter/9/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Emily Martin/Daughter/6/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann E. Martin/Daughter/4/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Sarahann Newby/General Domestic Servant/19/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
1882/Robert Martin/../../../Kelly's
1886/Robert Martin/../../../Kelly's
1890/Mrs. Sophia Laws/../../../Kelly's
Note: Premises not named in 1890
1891/Sophia Laws/Innkeeper/60/Leiston, Suffolk/Census
1891/Alice Cooper/General Domestic Servant/19/Iken, Suffolk/Census
1891/William Taylor/Boarder, Livin on Horse Pension/49/Lodden,
Norfolk/Census
1891/Matthew Briggs/Lodger, Shipwright/72/Grandperry(?), Lincolnshire/Census
1891/Arthur Wilding/Boarder, General Labourer/23/Bredfield, Suffolk/Census
1891/William Paresh/Lodger, General Labourer/26/London/Census
1891/Frederick Saxenham(?)/Lodger, General Labourer/24/Debach,
Suffolk/Census
1891/William Tolsher(?)/Lodger, Cook/38/Plymouth/Census
1891/Not Known/Lodger, Retired General/?/N.K./Census
1894/William Jasper/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1895/William Jasper/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
Note: Premises not named in 1894 & 1895
1898/William Jasper/../../../Kelly's
1899/William Jasper/../../../Kelly's
1901/William Jasper/Inn Keeper/64/Rotherhithe, London/Census
1901/Emily Jasper/Wife/49/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1901/Violet Maynard/General Servant/17/Ireland/Census
1902/Harry King/../../../Kelly's
1906/Harry King/../../../Kelly's
1908/Harry King/../../../Kelly's
1910/Edgar Thomas Bryant/../../../Kelly's
1912/Edgar Thomas Bryant/../../../Kelly's
1914/Harry Joseph Samuel Balls/../../../Kelly's
1917/Harry Joseph Samuel Balls/../../../Kelly's
1922/Harry Joseph Samuel Balls/../../../Kelly's
1925-6/Harry Joseph Samuel Balls/../../../Kelly's
1929/William Beisley/../../../Kelly's
1933/Frederick Hemsley/../../../Kelly's
1937/Frederick Hemsley/../../../Kelly's
** Provided by John Mead