Rochford pub history index
Joshua Lambert is licensee at the Old Ship, Rochford in 1776.
The Old Ship Hotel, North Street, Rochford
Old Ship Hotel, North Street, Rochford - Ind Coope / Allsopp
Kindly provided by Colleen
Old Ship, North Street, Rochford, 18th July 1999
Taken by Stephen Parker
Residents at this address.
The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joshua Lambert, at the Old Ship, Rochford.
The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Joshua Lambert, at the Old Ship, Rochford.
1822/Thomas Merryfield/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/Thomas Merryfield/../../../Pigot's
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Merryfield, at the Old Ship, Rochford.
1828-9/Thomas Merryfield/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Thomas Merryfield/../../../Pigot's
1839/Robert Bright/../../../Pigot's
1845/Thomas Marks/../../../Post Office
1848/Thomas Dennis/../../../White's
1851/William F Monck/licensed victualler/33/Leaden Roding, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Monck/wife/23/Great Totham, Essex/Census
1851/Samuel Barber/ostler/35/Springfield, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Fargis/house servant/20/Thundersley, Essex/Census
1851/John Gosling/lodger, silk weaver/33/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Abraham Goston/lodger, shoemaker/37/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Johnson/lodger, carpenter/70/Rochford, Essex/Census
1855/W. A. Potter/../../../Kelly's*
1861/Sarah Young Euston/Innkeeper/43/Rochester, Kent/Census**
1861/Elizabeth Mary Euston/Daughter/9/St. Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1861/Anne E Euston/Niece, Assistant/21/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1861/Louisa Sarah Euston/Niece, Assistant/17/St. Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1862/William Henry Jordan/../../../Kelly's
1867/Philip Hutchings/../../../Post Office
1870/Henry Davis Brown/../../../Kelly's
1871/Henry Davis Brown/../../../Post Office
1874/Henry Davis Brown/../../../Kelly's
1878/Henry Davis Brown/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1881/Henry Davis Brown/Licensed Victualler/66/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Brown/Wife/57/Mile End, Middlesex/Census
1881/Arthur D. Brown/Son, Carpenters Apprentice/19/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma B. Brown/Daughter/23/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Norris/Visitor/71/St. Georges, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah E. Pilkington/Niece, Dressmaker/18/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Stokes/General Servant/15/Rettendon, Middlesex (?)/Census
1882/Richard Muncey Beeson/../../../Kelly's
1886/Richard Muncey Beeson/../../../Kelly's
1890/William Middleton/../../../Kelly's
Emma Middleton was my grandfather's great aunt. Her parents, John and Elizabeth
Wright had kept the Kings Head, Gt Burstead. Her sister, Mary Ann and husband
William Lewin kept the Anchor, Hullbridge in 1851 and her brother, Thomas
Wright, in
1861. Quite a boozy lot - but only one of several of my families who kept
pubs in Essex!
Ian helped get me going on the search for this lot by tracking down William
Lewin at the
Anchor for me. I owe his site a lot for the help it has given me. ***
1891/William Middleton/Hotel Keeper/57/Denton,Norfolk/Census ***
1891/Emma Middleton/Wife/55/Gt Burstead,Essex/Census
1891/Ellen Middleton/Daur/19/Langdon Hills,Essex/Census
1891/Minnie Middleton/Daur/17/Colchester,Essex/Census
1891/Eliza Burton/General Servant/Purleigh,Essex/Census
1891/Arthur Coe/Boots/16/Kedington,Suffolk/Census
1894/John Walker/../../../Kelly's
1895/John Walker/../../../Kelly's
1898/Henry Klockenbusch/../../../Kelly's
1899/Henry Klockenbusch/../../../Kelly's
1902/Adrian Reginald Bailey/../../../Kelly's
1902/Mrs. Minnie Gertrude Paton/../../../Kelly's
1906/Arthur James L. Green/../../../Kelly's
1908/Arthur James L. Green/../../../Kelly's
1908/Arthur James L. Green/../../../Kelly's
1912/James Donald McPherson/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1914/James Donald McPherson/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1917/James Donald McPherson/../../../Kelly's
1922/Ernest Isherwood/../../../Kelly's
1925/William J. Kirby/../../../Kelly's
1929/William J. Kirby/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1933/Alec C. Davidson/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1937/Alec C. Davidson/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
My Grandma, Mrs Kathleen Wellington, ran the pub from 1950 to 1974, when it
was an Ind Coope pub. She took over the pub from her sister and brother-in
law who were Cyril and Marjorie Wellington - unfortunately I do not know who
the licensee was (if it was joint or sole) and think they ran it for about
3-5 years prior to my grandma. *+
My granny was known as the Iron Lady and was known for barring people!!
There was an outside men's toilet and she once found a man in there who had
committed suicide - it was not nice and it was tough life for her, but there
were a lot of fun times too. Also the murder of Mrs Nora Trott was just at
the back of the pub. They only found the murderer about 10 years ago, by
fluke through DNA as he was an unemployed builder living in Jersey.
The pub had 6 letting bedrooms, a dance hall and a well used snooker room.
All of which I remember well. Quite a few pilots stayed at the pub due to
Southend Airport being nearby, including Sir Freddie Laker, founder of Laker
Airways (now long ceased). *+
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*+ Provided by Jane Eatough
** Provided by CG
*** Provided by Greg Lewin
Provided by John Mead