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Fighting Cocks, Little Sampford

Fighting Cocks, Little Sampford, July 2002

Fighting Cocks, Little Sampford,July 2002

Taken by Adrian Gray

Residents at this address

The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Byford, at the Fighting Cocks.

The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joseph Byford, at the Fighting Cocks.

The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as James Philpot, at the Fighting Cocks.

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Edward Fitch, at the Fighting Cocks.

1832-3/Samuel Fitch/../../../Pigots

1839/John Speakman/../../../Pigots

1845/John Speakman/../../../Post Office

1848/John Speakman/Victualler/../../Whites

1851/John Speakman/widower, licensed victualler/76/Terling, Essex/Census
1851/Martha Speakman/daughter/36/Terling, Essex/Census
1851/Susan Unwin/servant/16/Thaxted, Essex/Census
1851Joseph Smith/ostler/22/Little Sampford, Essex/Census

1851/John Speakman/../../../Post Office

1855/W. Crick/../../../Kellys**

1862/William Anstey/../../../Kellys

1867/William Anstey/../../../Post Office

1870/William Anstey/../../../Kellys

1871/William Anstey/../../../Post Office

1874/William Anstey/../../../Kellys

1878/William Anstey/Carrier/../../Kellys

1881/William Anstey/Publican/54/Handley, Dorset/Census
1881/Sophia Anstey/Wife/46/Little Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1881/Joseph Henry Anstey/Son/10/Little Sampford, Essex/Census
1881/Owen J. Anstey/Son/8/Little Sampford, Essex/Census
1881/Ivy Jane Anstey/Daughter/4/Little Sampford, Essex/Census
1881/Ethel Sophia Anstey/Daughter/4/Little Sampford, Essex/Census
1881/Percy E. Anstey/Grandson/4/Little Sampford, Essex/Census
1881/Rachel J. Bacon/General Servant/13/Straget, Norfolk/Census
1881/Frederick Davey/Ostler/28/Wethersfield, Essex/Census

1882/William Anstey/Carrier/../../Kellys

1886/William Anstey/Carrier/../../Kellys

1894/William Anstey/../../../Kellys

1895/William Anstey/../../../Kellys

1898/William Anstey/Grocer/../../Kellys

1899/William Anstey/../../../Kellys

1901/William Anstey/Innkeeper/74/Handley, Dorset/Census***
1901/Joseph Henry Anstey/Son, Blacksmith/30/New Sampford, Essex/Census***
1901/Jessie Eliza Anstey/Daughter in Law/32/Kingsland, London/Census***
1901/Ethel Sophia Anstey/Daughter/23/New Sampford, Essex/Census***
1901/Hugh William Anstey/Grandson/1/New Sampford, Essex/Census***
1901/Alice Broyd/Domestic Servant/32/Finchingfield, Essex/Census***

1902/William Anstey/Grocer/../../Kellys

1908/George Barton/../../../Kellys

1912/George Barton/../../../Kellys

1917/Nelson Farrant/../../../Kellys

1925/Aaron Marjoram/../../../Kellys*

1933/Frank Edward Clark/../../../Kellys

* The following year, Aaron was the Landlord of the Green Dragon in Black Notley.

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

*** Provided by Adrian Gray


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