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Bishops Stortford index
This pub existed between roughly 1750 and 1907 – it is now demolished. The Bell was listed as Market Square & Bridge Street in 1866 & 1890. **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire . The Hertfordshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Residents at this address
1839/William Wells/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1841/William Wells/Publican/40/Herts/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth Wells/../40/Herts/Census
1841/Susannah Wells/../15/Herts/Census
1841/Sarah Wells/../15/Herts/Census
1841/John Wells/../12/Herts/Census
1841/James Wells/../50/Herts/Census
1851/William Wells/Victualler/53/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census ***
1851/Susannah Wells/Wife/50/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1861/John Wells/Innkeeper & Horse Dealer/32/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
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1861/Matilda Wells/Wife/36/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/John Wells/Son, Scholar/8/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Matilda Wells/Daughter/3/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/William Wells/Son/8m/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Lucy Pitts/Servant, General Servant/21/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/John Patmore/Nephew/13/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1866/J Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/John Wells/Innkeeper/42/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census ***
1871/Mary M Wells/Wife/45/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1871/William Wells/Son, Scholar/9/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1871/Ellen Wells/Daughter, Scholar/7/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1871/Joseph Ellis/Lodger, Labourer/57/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1871/Richard Nash/Lodger, Labourer/60/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1871/Fanny E Smith/Servant, General Servant/13/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1871/Joshua Day/Lodger, Gardener/29/Elsenham, Essex/Census
1871/Daniel Yardley/Lodger, Labourer/67/Sawbridgeworth, Herts/Census
1871/Charles Erswell/Lodger, Fruiterer/63/Saffron Waldon, Essex/Census
1871/Ann Erswell/Lodger/66/Saffron Waldon, Herts/Census
1881/Mary M Wells/Licensed Victualler/56/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census ***
1881/Ellen E Wells/Daughter, Barmaid/17/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1881/George Page/Lodger, General Labourer/42/Fyfield, Essex/Census
1881/Margaret Page/Lodger/30/Moreton, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas White/Lodger, Bootmaker/35/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Moore/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/72/West Hanningfield,
Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Hart/Lodger, General Labourer/28/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Nathaniel Cowell/Lodger, General Labourer/68/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/George Taylor/Lodger, Cutler/24/Stratford, Essex/Census
1881/F Taylor/Lodger/21/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1881/Abraham Gray/Lodger, Tinplate Worker/24/Boston, Lincs/Census
1881/Sophy Gray/Lodger/22/Maldon, Essex/Census
1881/Sophy Gray/Lodger/under 2 months/Maldon, Essex/Census
1882/Mrs Mary Matilda Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Mrs Mary Matilda Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Mrs Mary Matilda Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mary A Wells/Publican, Widow/66/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census***
1891/William Ketley/Lodger, Butchers Assistant/21/Bishops Stortford,
Herts/Census
1891/Mary J Tattingstone/Barmaid/17/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1895/Arthur J Deaves/../../../Kellys Directory **
1901/Harry T W Reason/Licensed Victualler/30/St Lukes, London/Census ***
1901/Kate Reason/Wife/24/London City/Census
1901/Alfred C A Reason/Son/1/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1901/Reginald H Reason/Son/1m/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1901/John Levey/Visitor, Pianoforte Porter/23/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1901/Fred Petty/Visitor, Pianoforte Maker/19/Pimlico, London/Census
** Provided By Colin Ager
*** Provided By Stephen Harris