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Marlborough Head, West Street, Rochford

Marlborough Head, West Street, Rochford

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Marlborough Head, West Street, Rochford, 18th July 1999

Marlborough Head, West Street, Rochford, 18th July 1999

Taken by Stephen Parker

The Marlborough Head, named after the Duke of Marlborough, being connected to nearby buildings by cellars, is thought to have been the billet for the Duke of Wellington's officers.

Supplied by Mave Sipple

Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Shitter, at the Marlborough, Rochford.

The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Shitter, at the Marlborough, Rochford.

1822/John Madocks/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/John Madocks/../../../Pigot's

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Belcham, at the Marlborough Head, Rochford.

1828-9/William Belcham/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Stephen Piper/../../../Pigot's

1839/Stephen Piper/../../../Pigot's

1845/Stephen Piper/../../../Post Office

1848/Elizabeth Piper/../../../White's

1851/Elizabeth Piper/../../../Post Office

1851/Elizabeth Piper/widow, licensed victualler/65/Keldedon Hatch, Essex/Census ***
1851/William Piper/son, master millwright/25/Rochford, Essex/Census
1851/Emma Piper/daughter, dressmaker/22/Rochford, Essex/Census
1851/James Braid/ostler/27/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1851/Maria Bentall/general servant/21/Foulness, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Clarke/lodger, master tailor/24/Rochford, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Moore/lodger, porter/21/Blundeston, Suffolk/Census
1851/William Jones/lodger, hawker/23/Colchester, Essex/Census

1855/W. Baker/../../../Kelly's*

1861/Samuel Mascall/Publican/57/Rochford, Essex/Census**
1861/Sarah Ann Mascall/Wife/55/Rochford, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Mascall/Daughter/15/Rochford, Essex/Census
1861/Hannah Bridget Mascall/Daughter/14/Hawkswell, Essex/Census
1861/George Christopher/Grandson, Visitor/?/Rochford, Essex/Census
1861/Robert ?/Ostler/42/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1861/Joseph Reed/Lodger/?/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1861/John Barrett/Lodger/59?/Stratford, Essex/Census

1862/Samuel Mascall/../../../Kelly's

1867/Samuel Mascall/../../../Post Office

1870/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1871/George Woods/../../../Post Office

1874/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1878/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1881/George Woods/Innkeeper/41/Great Wakering, Essex/Census
1881/Lydia Woods/Wife/31/Middlesex/Census
1881/Lucy E. Woods/Daughter/14/Great Wakering, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas J. Woods/Son/13/Shoebury, Essex/Census
1881/Lydia J. Woods/Daughter/11/Shoebury, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen C. Woods/Daughter/10/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Woods/Daughter/8/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Edith L. Woods/Daughter/6/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Amy F. Woods/Daughter/4/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Lillian A. Woods/Daughter/3/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Albert E. Woods/Son/2m/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Ethel M. Woods/Daughter/2m/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur F. Kirby/Lodger, Hostler/14/Barling, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Patrick/Lodger, Farm Labourer/36/Maplestead, Essex/Census
1881/Samuel Spooner/Lodger, Farm Labourer/35/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1881/John Lavender/Lodger, Farm Labourer/26/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/David Turner/Lodger, Farm Labourer/20/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/George Murrell/Lodger, Farm Labourer/23/Hockley, Essex/Census

1882/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1886/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1890/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1894/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1895/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1898/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1899/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1902/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1906/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1908/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1910/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1912/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1914/George Woods/../../../Kelly's

1917/Myrtille Hornsby/../../../Kelly's

1922/Myrtille Hornsby/../../../Kelly's

1925/Myrtille Hornsby/../../../Kelly's

1929/Charles Edward Abbott/../../../Kelly's

1933/Charles Edward Abbott/../../../Kelly's

1937/Henry Joseph Strutton/../../../Kelly's


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

** Provided by CG

*** Provided by John Mead


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