Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Harwich pub history index
Now a private house. At 8 Market Street in 1901 census

Kings Head, Market Street, Harwich
Kindly provided by Harwich and Dovercourt
Residents at this address.
1791/Jacob Bond/Victualler/../../Universal British
1822/William Garred/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/William Garred/../../../Pigot's
1827-8/William Waights/../../../Pigot's**
1828-9/William Waights/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Sarah Waights/../../../Pigot's
1839/Sarah Waight/../../../Pigot's
1841/Sarah Weights/innkeeper/50/Essex/Census ***
1841/Amelia Weights/daughter/20/Essex/Census ***
1841/Amelia Weights/[grandaughter]/7m/Essex/Census ***
1841/Sarah Meeling/female servant/19/not Essex/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth King/female servant/15/Essex/Census ***
1841/John Par/potman/35/not Essex/Census ***
1841/Richard Ritter/lodger, tailor/45/not Essex/Census ***
1841/George Showell/lodger artist/35/not Essex/Census ***
1841/Maria Showell/lodger, his wife/20/Essex/Census ***
1845/Mrs. Sarah Waights/../../../Post Office
1848/George Waights/../../../White's
1851/George B. Waights/../../../Post Office
1851/George B Waights/innkeeper/35/Harwich, Essex/Census ***
1851/Matilda Waights/wife/32/Harwich, Essex/Census ***
1851/Amelia Waights/niece, scholar/10/Harwich, Essex/Census ***
1851/Emma Burch/house servant/29/Great Bealings, Suffolk/Census ***
1851/Lucy Ainger/house servant/18/Great Oakley, Essex/Census ***
1851/William Parson/lodger, plumber/23/Manningtree, Essex/Census ***
1851/Sarah Parsons/lodger, his wife/24/Dedham, Essex/Census ***
1862/Mrs. Matilda Waights/../../../Kelly's
1867/William Lodge/../../../Post Office
1870/John Hucks/../../../Kelly's
1871/John Hucks/../../../Post Office
1874/John Hucks/../../../Kelly's
1878/Richard Edward Manhood/../../../Kelly's
1881/Edward Paine/Innkeeper/44/Tollesbury, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth R. Paine/Daughter/18/Stowmarket, Suffolk/Census
1881/Edward Sycamore/Visitor, Captain (Seaman)/24/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Caroline Gooch/Domestic Servant/18/Wix, Essex/Census
1882/Edward Paine/../../../Kelly's
1886/Edward Paine/../../../Kelly's
1890/Samuel Cracknell/../../../Kelly's
1891/Henrietta Cracknell/Licensed Victualler/50/Harwich, Essex/Census
1891/Ellen Cracknell/Daughter/19/Bradfield, Essex/Census
1891/Ian Cracknell/Son/18/Walton on the Naze, Essex/Census
1891/William Cracknell/Son, Bakers Boy/15/Walton on the Naze, Essex/Census
1891/Ethel Cracknell/Daughter/8/Walton on the Naze, Essex/Census
1891/Maud Cracknell/Daughter/5/Peckham, London/Census
1891/William A. Edwards/Boarder, Bootmaker/45/Hecton, Norfolk/Census
1894/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1895/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1898/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1899/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1901/Fredrick Chambers/Publican/42/Laxfield, Suffolk/Census
1901/Caroline Chambers/Wife/42/Harwich, Essex/Census
1901/Blanche E Chambers/Daughter/9/Dovercourt, Essex/Census
1901/John Mills/Boarder, Fisherman, widow/83/Harwich, Essex/Census
1901/Joseph Godley/Boarder, Coal Porter/36/Harwich, Essex/Census
1901/Frank Salve/Boarder, Ice Cream Vendor/40/Italy/Census
1902/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1906/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1908/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1910/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1912/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1914/Frederick William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1917/Jack Simpson/../../../Kelly's
1922/Jack Simpson/../../../Kelly's
1925/Charles Agar/../../../Kelly's
1929/Frederick William Goodchild/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Ken Harrison
*** Provided by John Mead