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Half Moon, High Street, Heybridge

Timothy Lord was licensee at the Half Moon, Heybridge in 1776

Heybridge pub history

Half Moon, High Street, Heybridge, 2nd August 2000

Half Moon, High Street, Heybridge, 2nd August 2000

Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Timothy Lord, at the Half Moon, Heybridge.

1810/William Steele/../../../Stubbing's*

1811/William Steele/../../../Stubbing's*

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Steele, at the Half Moon, Heybridge.

1824/Mary Steele/../../../Stubbing's*

1826/Mary Steele/../../../Stubbing's*

1832-3/Henry Everard/../../../Pigot's

1839/Henry Everard/../../../Pigot's

1845/Robert Sadler/Ship Agent/../../Post Office

1848/Robert Sadler/../../../White's

1850/Robert Sadler/../../../Stubbing's*

1851/Robert Sadler/innkeeper/42/West Mersea, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Sadler/wife/38/Elmstead, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Ann Sadler/daughter/16/Tolleshunt Major, Essex/Census **
1851/Harvey Henry Sadler/son/15/Tolleshunt Major, Essex/Census **
1851/Edward Sadler/son/14/Tolleshunt Major, Essex/Census **
1851/Emma Sadler/daughter/12/Witham, Essex/Census **
1851/Susannah Matilda Sadler/daughter/11/Witham, Essex/Census **
1851/Alfred Sadler/son/10/Heybridge, Essex/Census **
1851/Henrietta Sadler/daughter/06/Heybridge, Essex/Census **
1851/Joseph Ruffell/servant, butcher/19/Thorrington, Essex/Census **
1851/Hannah Wood/servant/21/Tollesbury, Essex/Census **
1851/Aunger (male) Cowling/lodger, gardener/41/Bradwell, Essex/Census **

1855/Robert Sadler/../../../Stubbing's*

1859/James Last/../../../Stubbing's*

1862/James Last/../../../Kelly's

1865/James Last/../../../Stubbing's*

1870/James Last/../../../Kelly's

1871/James Last/../../../Post Office

1874/James Last/../../../Kelly's

1875/James Last/../../../Stubbing's*

1878/James Last/../../../Kelly's

1880/James Last/../../../Stubbing's*

1881/James Last/Wheelwright & Publican/61/Bury, Suffolk/Census
1881/Ann Last/Wife/57/Stanway, Essex/Census
1881/William Last/Son, Wheelwright/28/Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Ann Last/Daughter, Dressmaker/20/Heybridge, Essex/Census
1881/Lucy Maria Last/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Heybridge, Essex/Census

1882/James Last/../../../Kelly's

1885/James Last/../../../Stubbing's*

1888/James Last/../../../Stubbing's*

1894/Joshua Freeman/../../../Kelly's

1898/Joshua Freeman/../../../Kelly's

1908/Joshua Freeman/../../../Kelly's

1912/Joshua Freeman/../../../Kelly's

1917/Joshua Freeman/../../../Kelly's

1933/Reginald Frank Cronk/../../../Kelly's

The photograph shows four regular visitors to the Half Moon, they are the Freeman brothers, aged 83, 81, 79 & 91; the present licensee Mr R Cronk succeeded his father in law, Mr Freeman in 1919.

The Freeman Brothers - in 1953, total age 334 years

The Freeman Brothers - in 1953, total age 334 years

Kindly provided by Alex Wilkinson

1953/R Cronk/../../../Black Eagle Quarterly Journal ***

1988 - 90/F K Hopwood/../../../Watney Truman publicans list


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

** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by Alex Wilkinson


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