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Chequers, The Street, Roxwell, Chelmsford, CM1 4PD

Chequers, Roxwell

Chequers, Roxwell, 27 August 2005

Chequers, Roxwell, 27 August 2005

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Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1769 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Millsbank, at the Chequers.

The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Thomas Milbank, at the Chequers.

1794-1814/John Beard/../../../Quartery Returns***

The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Beard, at the Chequers.

1832-3/William Gower/../../../Pigots

1839/Ruth Horsnell/../../../Pigots

1845/Mrs. Ruth Horsnell/../../../Post Office

1848/William Porter/Victualler/../../Whites

1851/William Porter/Poulterer/../../Post Office

1851/William Porter/victualler/48/High Easter, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Porter/wife/44/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1851/William Porter/son, poulterer/19/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Maria Porter/daughter, at home/16/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1851/Emma Porter/daughter, scholar/15/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Porter/daughter, scholar/12/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1851/Lucy Porter/daughter, scholar/10/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1851/Joseph Porter/son, scholar/06/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1851/Mark Peadle/ostler/16/Willingale Spain, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Elizabeth Collings/general servant/16/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/John Scrubey/lodger, groom/18/not known/Census

1855/Mrs. M. Porter/../../../Kellys*

1862/Executors of Mrs. Mary Porter/../../../Kellys

1867/Joseph Lawrence/../../../Post Office

1870/William Gray/../../../Kellys

1871/William Gray/../../../Post Office

1871/William Gray/Publican/60/Writtle, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Gray/Wife/59/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1871/Frances Gray/Daughter/28/Writtle, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah Gray/Daughter/26/Writtle, Essex/Census
1871/John Adams/Lodger, Carpenter/57/Roxwell, Essex/Census

1874/William Gray/../../../Kellys

1878/Mrs. William Gray/../../../Kellys

1881/Elizabeth Gray/Innkeeper/70/Margaretting, Essex/Census
1881/Francis E. Gray/Daughter/38/Margaretting, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah L. Gray/Daughter/35/Margaretting, Essex/Census

1882/Hugh Simons/../../../Kellys

1886/Hugh Simons/../../../Kellys

1890/Hugh Simons/../../../Kellys

1891/Hugh Simons/Publican, Widower/44/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
1891/Henriettah Simons/Daughter/7/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1891/Edward Simons/Son/5/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1891/Mary Hunphreys/House Keeper/46/Faulkbourn, Essex/Census
1891/Walter Heard/Boarder, Farm Servant/39/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1891/Thomas Adams/Boarder, Farm Servant/61/Roxwell, Essex/Census

1894/Hugh Simons/../../../Kellys

1895/Hugh Simons/../../../Kellys

1898/Henry Adam Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1899/Henry Adam Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1902/Henry Adam Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1906/Henry Adam Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1908/Henry Aaron Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1910/Henry Aaron Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1912/Henry Aaron Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1914/Henry Aaron Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1917/Henry Aaron Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1922/Henry Aaron Earnshaw/Assistant Overseer & Clerk to the Parish Council/../../Kellys

1925-6/Henry Aaron Earnshaw/Assistant Overseer & Clerk to the Parish Council/../../Kellys

1929/Frederick George Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1933/Frederick George Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1937/Frederick George Earnshaw/../../../Kellys

1939/Frederick George Earnshaw/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions**

F Earnshaw, died on January 22nd, 1958, licensee for twenty nine years. He followed his father who had been tenant since 1896 - Black Eagle Quarterly Journal $

1958/Frederick Earnshaw/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***

Mrs K F Earnshaw, Licensee, died on January 25th, 1963. She took over the licence in 1958 when her husband died. Mr Earnshaw took the house on, at the death of his father in April 1929, who had been tenant since 1896 - Black Eagle Quarterly Journal $

1988 - 90/P A Turley/../../../Watney Truman publicans list


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

** Provided by Jill & Brian Fleming

*** Provided by Jon Beard

Provided by John Mead


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