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Red Lion, Colchester Road, Thorrington CO7 8EX

Thorrington pub history index

Thorrington in earlier mappings

Mary Large was licensee at the Red Lyon, Thorrington in 1776. Also known as the Lion. In 2020 it is now a community pub, and freehouse, and also serving meals. There were other pubs in Thorrington, including the Plough and Sail, and earlier the Cherry Tree; but now just the Red Lion exists.

Red Lion, Thorrington - an early scene

Red Lion, Thorrington - an early scene

Kindly provided by Colleen

Red Lion, Colchester Road, Thorrington

5th March 2000

Residents at this address

The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Mary Large, at the Red Lyon, Thorrington.

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Jacob Ladbrooke, at the Red Lion, Thorrington.

1839/Thomas Wade/../../../Pigots

1845/Thomas Wade/Wheelwright/../../Post Office

1848/Samuel Warren/Victualler/../../Whites

1851/Samuel Warren/../../../Post Office

1851/Samuel Warren/innkeeper/53/Thorrington, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Warren/wife/49/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza Warren/daughter, scholar/11/Thorrington, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Warren/son, scholar/03/Thorrington, Essex/Census

1862/Peter Pudney/../../../Kellys

1867/Peter Pudney/../../../Post Office

1870/Henry Gosling/../../../Kellys

1871/Henry Gosling/../../../Post Office

1874/Henry Gosling/../../../Kellys

1878/Henry Gosling/../../../Kellys

1881/Henry Gosling/Publican/40/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
1881/Walter Gosling/Son, Wheelwright/17/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Gosling/Daughter/16/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
1881/Alice Gosling/Daughter/14/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
1881/Ernest Gosling/Son/12/Thorrington, Essex/Census
1881/Ada Gosling/Daughter/6/Thorrington, Essex/Census

1882/Henry Gosling/../../../Kellys

1886/Charles Albert Hall/../../../Kellys

1890/Charles Albert Hall/../../../Kellys

1891/Charles A. Hall/Publican/35/America/Census
1891/Vibnah(?) Hall/Wife/33/? Burstead, Essex/Census
1891/Frederick C. Hall/Son/13/? Burstead, Essex/Census
1891/Mabel Hall/Daughter/11/Langenhoe, Essex/Census
1891/Sutton A. Hall/Son/9/Langenhoe, Essex/Census
1891/Kate A. Hall/Daughter/7/Langenhoe, Essex/Census
1891/Bertie A. Hall/Son/5/Thorrington, Essex/Census
1891/Laura Hall/Daughter/9m/Thorrington, Essex/Census
1891/Herbert C. Hall/Visitor/23/?/Census

1894/George Gibson/../../../Kellys

1895/George Gibson/../../../Kellys

1898/George Gibson/../../../Kellys

1899/George Gibson/../../../Kellys

1901/George Gibson/Inn Keeper/60/St Osyth, Essex/Census
1901/Ann Gibson//wife/58/St Osyth, Essex//Census
1901/May Greenacre/General Servant/17/Norfolk/Census

1902/George Gibson/../../../Kellys

1906/George Gibson/../../../Kellys

1908/George Gibson/../../../Kellys

1910/Alfred Gibson/../../../Kellys

1911/Bertie Lambert/Inn Keeper/30/Mendlesham, Suffolk/Census
1911/Ethel Lamberr/Wife, Assistant/25/Mendlesham, Suffolk/Census

1912/Bertie Lambert/../../../Kellys

1914/Bertie Lambert/../../../Kellys

1917/Bertie Lambert/../../../Kellys

1922/Bertie Lambert/../../../Kellys

1925/Hubert John Waller/../../../Kellys

1929/Alfred Gibson/../../../Kellys

1933/Alfred Gibson/../../../Kellys

1937/Richard Jones/../../../Kellys


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