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King's Head, Watling Street, Thaxted

Thaxted pub history index

Residents at this address

1778-90/William Saggers/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

1791/Hannah Saggers/Victualler/../../Universal British

Note: Premises not named in 1791

1791-2/Hannah Saggers/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

The licensee in 1792 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Hannah Saggers Widow, at the Kings Head.

1794-1800/Hannah Saggers/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

1801-4/John Saggers/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

The licensee in 1804 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as John Saggers, at the Kings Head.

1805-7/William Cane/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Cane, at the Kings Head.

1808-11/James Johnson/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

The licensee in 1810 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as James Johnson, at the Kings Head.

1812-25/James Johnstone/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as James Johnstone, at the Kings Head.

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as James Johnstone, at the Kings Head.

1826-27/Elizabeth Johnstone/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

1828/Samuel Bays/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**

1828-9/James Johnson/../../../Pigots

1832-3/Benjamin Newell/../../../Pigots**

1839/Charles Bunting/../../../Pigots

1845/Charles Bunting/../../../Post Office

1848/Benjamin Moore/../../../Whites

1855/Mrs. A. Green/../../../Kellys*

In 1861 at the Kings Head Inn, Watling Street, Thaxted
Ann Green, Licensed victualler, Widow aged 41 and born in Widdington, Essex
Josiah Green, Son, Publican licensed victualler aged 28 and born in Littlebury, Essex

1862/Mrs. Ann Green/../../../Kellys

1867/Harry Wright/../../../Post Office

1870/William Perry/../../../Kellys

In 1871 at 13 Watling Street, Thaxted, is the Kings Head
William Perry, Licensed victualler aged 52 and born in Lindsell, Essex
Eliza M Perry, Wife aged 51 and born in Devenport, Devon
Thomas Lindsell, Boarder, Fish hawker aged 23 and born in Braintree, Essex
Edward Kays, Boarder, Lath render aged 27 and born in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

1871/William Perry/../../../Post Office

1874/William Saunders/../../../Kellys

1878/Samuel Archer/../../../Kellys

1881/Samuel Archer/Licensed Victualler/47/Harlow, Essex/Census
1881/Maria Archer/Wife/48/Widford, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Sarah Skillen/Step Granddaughter/7/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Cowell/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/39/Thaxted, Essex/Census
1881/Alfred Barker/Boarder, Blacksmith/44/Thaxted, Essex/Census
1881/James Thurgood/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/60/Thaxted, Essex/Census

1882/Samuel Archer/../../../Kellys

1886/Alfred Child/../../../Kellys

1894/Frederick John Berry/../../../Kellys

1895/Frederick John Berry/../../../Kellys

1898/Frederick Caryer/../../../Kellys

1899/Frederick Caryer/../../../Kellys

In 1901 at (King Head), Watling Street, Thaxted
Frederick Caryer, Publican aged 61 and born in Lynsted, Kent
Jane Caryer, Daughter, Barmaid aged 21 and born in Rainham, Kent
Jane Giblin, House keeper, Widow aged 63 and born in Debden, Essex

1902/Frederick Caryer/../../../Kellys

1908/Miss Jane Caryer/../../../Kellys


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

** Provided by Mike Smith


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