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Chequers, 145 High Street, Walthamstow E17

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This pub was present by 1757. Elizabeth Sutton, was at the Chequers in 1776. ***

Chequers, High Street, Walthamstow, E17 - in August 2007

Chequers, High Street, Walthamstow, E17 - in August 2007

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address.

The licensee in 1776 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Elizabeth Sutton, at the Chequers.

The licensee in 1792 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Elizabeth Sutton, at the Chequers.

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

The licensee in 1816 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Edward Corfe, at the Chequers.

The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Harry Watkins, at the Chequers.

1826/Harry Watkins/../../../Pigots

Licensed Victuallers Asylum 1831 - September 12, 1831 Morning Advertiser
The Governors and Committee beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following further Contributions since their last advertisement :-
Rd Wilson, Chequers, Walthamstow, 1 guinea

1832-3/Richard Wilson/../../../Pigots

1839/Richard Wilson/../../../Pigots

1845/Richard Wilson/../../../Post Office

1848/Richard Wilson/../../../Whites

1851/Richard Wilson/../../../Post Office

1851/Richard Wilson/licensed victualler/39/London, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Sarah Wilson/wife/34/Highgate, Middlesex/Census
1851/Ann Susannah Wilson/daughter/05/Highgate, Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah H Wilson/daughter/02/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1851/Mary E Wilson/daughter/10m/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1851/Edward Richardson/ostler/40/Walthamstow, Essex/Census
1851/Emma Watson/house servant/21/Woodford, Essex/Census
1851/Hannah Cob/nursemaid/17/Waddington, Oxfordshire/Census
1851/Frederick Berry/lodger, labourer/18/Hackney, Middlesex/Census

1855/R Wilson/../../../Post Office

1861/Sarah Wilson/Licensed Victualler/../../History of Walthamstow 1861

1861/Sarah Wilson/Innkeeper/42/../Census*
1861/Ann Wilson/Daughter/16/../Census
1861/Ellen Wilson/Daughter/6/../Census
1861/Emily J. Clobbing(?)/Niece/../../Census
1861/Margaret Clobbing(?)/Niece/../../Census
1861/June Ellingham/Servant/../../Census
1861/Martha ??ants/Servant/../../Census
1861/George Corbutt/Servant/../../Census
1861/Glennis In??/Niece/../../Census

1862/Mrs. Sarah Wilson/../../../Kellys

1870/William Henry Allnutt/../../../Kellys

1874/William Hallows/../../../Kellys

1878/William Gough Hallows/../../../Kellys

1881/William G. Hallows/Licensed Victualler/42/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Laura Hallows/Wife/41/Liverpool/Census
1881/Henry Hallows/Son/22/Liverpool/Census
1881/Laura Hallows/Daughter/20/Liverpool/Census
1881/Rosetta Hallows/Daughter/15/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Riches/Visitor, Clerk/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ada White/Visitor/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Edward Davis/Barman/19/Worcester/Census
1881/Ester Hawley/General Servant/19/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Joseph Taylor/Potman/19/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census

1882/William Gough Hallows/../../../Kellys

1886/William Gough Hallows/../../../Kellys

1902/Edward Archer/../../../Kellys

1896/Henry Thomas Arnold/../../../Petty Sessions

03/6/1899/Arthur Robert Rome/../../../Petty Sessions

1901/John Hickling/Manager Hotel/35/London/Census
1901/Florence Hickling/Wife/31/Essex/Census
1901/Florence Hickling/Daughter/9/Walthamstow/Census
1901/Gladys Hickling/Daughter/5/Walthamstow/Census
1901/Edith Hickling/Daughter/1/Walthamstow/Census
1901/Cyril Hickling/Son/2 months/Walthamstow/Census
1901/Constabce Mellish/Barmaid/21/London/Census
1901/Mabel Bennett/Barmaid/23/London/Census
1901/Bessie Shirley/Cook/37/Ireland/Census
1901/George Deppe/Barman/21/Walthamstow/Census
1901/Edith Britton/Housemaid/16/London/Census

31/5/1902/John Hickling/../../../Petty Sessions

11/4/1903/William Joseph Silcock/../../../Petty Sessions

28/5/1904/William James Silcock/../../../Petty Sessions

1908/Young & Sons/../../../Kellys

26/2/1910/James Young/../../../Petty Sessions

23/9/1911/Alfred James Sparham & Robert Benjamin Prichard/../../../Petty Sessions

1917/Alfred Sparham/../../../Kellys
1917/Robert Prichard/../../../Kellys

1917/Alfred Sparham/../../../Kellys
1917/Robert Benjamin Prichard/../../../Kellys

3/11/1917/John Archibald Higham & Robert Benjamin Prichard/../../../Petty Sessions

26/7/1919/Shirley Edward Lake & Robert Benjamin Prichard/../../../Petty Sessions

06/3/1920/Shirley Edward Lake & Henry Turness / Furness/../../../Petty Sessions

1921/Suburban Caterers Ltd/../../../Hughes Directory

1922/H Furness/../../../Kellys

11/11/1922/Abraham Jack Lux/../../../Petty Sessions

1925/Abraham Jack Lux/../../../Kellys

19/12/1925/Ernest Louis Short & Robert Moir/../../../Petty Sessions


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