The Cock, Tillingham, now a private residence - in 2007
Kindly provided by Sarah Baxter
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
I am related to the Pearsons through Lydia and her son Charles, the father
of my maternal Great Grand Parent, Edmund. Charles is landlord of the
Black Lion, Althorne by 1867.
I have the family tree along the Charles branch. Richard is a mystery,
married Lydia as a widower but we have not been able to track Richards
origins or of his first wife(s). *
It appears to be have been started between 1821/23 by James Wright and
run by his widow after his death around 1827.
Richard Pearson takes over in 1836 but dies in February 1837. His widow
Lydia Pearson runs the pub until 1871, no date of death has been
established. She is succeeded by Mary, the widow of her son John
Pearson.
By 1886 the pub has passed into the hands of Alfred Pond. *
1839/Lydia Pearson/../../../Pigot's
1841/Lydia Pearson/Innkeeper/55/Essex/Census **
1841/John Pearson/Assistant/25/Essex/Census
1841/Ann Grimswade/../20/Essex/Census
1841/Thomas Hibbs/Agricultural Labourer/30/Essex/Census
1841/John Collins/Carpenter/25/Essex/Census
I am related to the Pearsons, landlords/ladies of the Cock, Tillingham.
A marriage certificate of 1845 for Mary (nee Walford) and John Pearson
states the bridegroom's father Richard as being 'Landlord.' We assume
this was of The Cock with his wife Lydia, she subsequently took over
(with her son John) on the death of Richard.
I understand, from the present owners, that the regulars used to heckle the
Temperance church goers on their way to the parish church next door!
1848/Lydia Pearson/../../../White's
1851/Mrs. Lydia Pearson/../../../Post Office
1851/Lydia Pearson/widow, innkeeper/60/Woodham Walter, Essex/Census ***
1851/John Pearson/son, innkeeper’s assistant/38/Goldhanger, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Pearson/daughter in law/33/Tollesbury, Essex/Census
1851/William John Pearson/grandson/04/Tollesbury, Essex/Census
1851/Charles Walford Pearson/grandson/02/Tollesbury, Essex/Census
1851/Henry James Pearson/grandson/8m/Tollesbury, Essex/Census
1851/Jeremiah Rumsey/lodger, shoemaker/44/Danbury, Essex/Census
1851/Richard Saward/lodger, ag lab/58/Little Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/James Clark/lodger, ag lab/33/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1851/Daniel Stammers/lodger, ag lab/24/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1855/Mrs. L. Pearson/../../../Kelly's
1861/Lydia Pearson/Innkeeper/70/Woodham Walter, Essex/Census **
1861/John Pearson/Son/48/Goldhanger, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Pearson/Daughter in Law/43/Tollesbury, Essex/Census
1861/William J. Pearson/Grandson, Apprentice Carpenter/14/Tillingham,
Essex/Census
1861/Charles W. Pearson/Grandson/12/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1861/Henry J. Pearson/Grandson/10/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1861/George Pearson/Grandson/9/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1862/Mrs. Lydia Pearson/../../../Kelly's
1867/Mrs. Lydia Pearson/../../../Post Office
1870/Mrs. Lydia Pearson/../../../Kelly's
1871/Mrs. Lydia Pearson/../../../Post Office
1874/Mrs. Lydia Pearson/../../../Kelly's
1878/Mrs. Mary Pearson/../../../Post Office
1881/Mary Pearson/Innkeeper/63/Tollesbury, Essex/Census
1881/George Pearson/Son, Labourer/28/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1881/Isabel Pearson/Daughter, Domestic Servant/25/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1881/John Murrel/Boarder, Labourer/60/Tillingham, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Smith/Boarder, Labourer/26/Eastwood, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Smith/Boarder, Labourer/19/Eastwood, Essex/Census
1882/Mrs. Mary Pearson/../../../Kelly's
1886/Alfred Pond/../../../Kelly's
1890/Alfred Pond/../../../Kelly's
1894/Alfred Pond/../../../Kelly's
1895/Alfred Pond/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mrs. Harriet Pond/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. Harriet Pond/../../../Kelly's
1902/Arthur Charles Pond/../../../Kelly's
1906/Arthur Charles Pond/Agent for the Baddow Brewery Co./../../Kelly's
* Provided by Tony
** Provided by CG
*** Provided by John Mead
Provided by Sarah Baxter