William IV, West Street, Harwich

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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).

William IV, West Street, Harwich

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


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