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at Hockerill Street in 1895; This pub was established by 1771 and closed in 1975. The premises have been in commercial use but currently (October 2008) are empty. **
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Coach & Horses, 1 London Road, Bishops Stortford. - in October 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1839/John Moore/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1841/John Moore/Innkeeper/60/Not Herts/Census ***
1841/Sarah Moore/../50/Not Herts/Census
1841/Ann Earp/Servant/15/Not Herts/Census
1841/William Turner/Servant/15/Herts/Census
1841/David Ransom/Artist/25/Ireland/Census
1841/Phoebe Ransom/../20/Not Herts/Census
1841/Joseph Tayler/Labourer/30/Not Herts/Census
1841/Wm Mallion/Labourer/40/Not Herts/Census
1841/James Mallion/Labourer/15/Not Herts/Census
1841/Eliza Flindal/../15/Herts/Census
1851/Sarah Moore/Inn Keeper/68/Staffordshire/Census ***
1851/Susannah Smith/Visitor, Annuitant/65/Herts/Census
1851/Emmaline Edwards/Visitor, Annuitant/65/Gloucestershire/Census
1851/Susan Saunders/Servant, House Servant/22/Essex/Census
1851/William Sanford/Servant, Ostler/19/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Thomas Cole/Lodger, Traveller/50/Staffordshire/Census
1851/George Barber/Lodger, Traveller/33/Suffolk/Census
1851/Sarah Barber/Lodger, Traveller/33/Suffolk/Census
1851/Coleman Cowen/Lodger, Traveller/25/Germany/Census
1861/John T Moore/Licensed Victualler/57/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census ***
1861/Eliza Halfpenny/Cousin, Housekeeper/52/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1861/William Samford/Servant, Ostler/26/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Ann Parker/Servant, Domestic/25/Fraham, Herts/Census
1861/Nicolas Noseda/Lodger, Hawker/45/Italy/Census
1861/William Edminston/Lodger, Broom Maker/29/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1861/William Tomkins/Lodger, Printer Journeyman/48/London, Middlesex/Census
1861/John Ager/Lodger, Tinman/24/Norfolk/Census
1861/Benjamin Dum/Lodger, Broom Maker/40/Tunbridge, Kent/Census
1861/Henry Button/Lodger, Harness Maker/25/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
1866/T Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/John T Moore/Innkeeper/67/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census ***
1871/Eliza Moore/Wife/62/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/Nathaniel Fuller/Lodger, Groom/28/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1871/Ann Parker/Servant, General Servant/33/Green Qye, Herts/Census
1871/Walter S Cootes/Lodger, Plumber/22/Gt Bardfield, Essex/Census
1871/John Melton/Lodger, Groom/71/Stoke, Norfolk/Census
1871/John Kearney/Lodger, Traveller/29/Prickwillow, Cambs/Census
1871/Peter Kearney/Lodger, Traveller/65/Killarney, Ireland/Census
1871/Charles Maplestone/Lodger, Groom/43/Beccles, Suffolk/Census
1881/William Mitchell/Licensed Victualler/38/Little Hadham, Herts/Census ***
1881/Eliza Mitchell/Wife/45/Thorley, Herts/Census
1881/William L Mitchell/Son/13/Harlow, Essex/Census
1881/George A Mitchell/Son, Scholar/12/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1881/Rosina A L Mitchell/Daughter, Scholar/9/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1881/Alfred J L Mitchell/Son, Scholar/7/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1881/Percy L Mitchell/Son/2/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1881/Eliza Sampford/Servant, General Servant Domestic/15/Birchanger,
Essex/Census
1881/Arthur Smith/Lodger, Green Grocer/14/Stebbing, Essex/Census
1882/Wm Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Wm Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Wm Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Mitchell/Licensed Victualler/48/Little Hadham, Herts/Census ***
1891/Eliza Mitchell/Wife/55/Thorley, Herts/Census
1891/William L Mitchell/Son, Groom/23/Hartland, Essex/Census
1891/Robin A L Mitchell/Daughter/19/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1891/Percy L Mitchell/Son/12/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1891/Emily Truesdell/Servant, General Servant Domestic/19/Hatfield Broad
Oak, Essex/Census
1895/William Mitchell/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Harry Collett/Innkeeper/50/Stow Cum Quy, Cambs/Census ***
1901/Ellen A Collett/Wife/45/Cambridge, Cambs/Census
1901/Eleanor F Collett/Daughter/13/Great Wilbraham, Cambs/Census
1901/Ireson T Cross/Boarder, Inn Keepers manager/25/Burwell, Cambs/Census
1901/Mildred L Easter/Servant, General Servant (Domestic)/18/Wereham, Norfolk/Census
1902/Harry Collett/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/Charlie Pratley/Licensed Victualler/35/Leafield, Oxfordshire/Census
1911/Annie Pratley/Wife, Assistant/30/Resident, Switzerland/Census
1911/Violet Pratley/Daughter/2/Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1911/Charles Pratley/Son/3 months/Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1911/Marguerite Dubois/Sister in Law, Barmaid/20/Resident, Switzerland/Census
1911/Walter Eldred/Servant/20/Plaistow, London/Census
+ Boarders
1912/Charles Pratley/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Charles Pratley/../../../Kellys Directory **
In 1921 census at 1, London Road, Bishop's Stortford,
Arthur H Willis, Publican aged 37 years 4 months, and born in Woolwich, Kent
Ida L Willis, Wife aged 36 years, and born in Portsmouth, Hampshire
Herbert Willis, Son aged 7 years 5 months, and born in Cork, Cork, Ireland
Eva Willis, Daughter aged 1 year 4 months, and born in Takeley, Essex
Percy Willis, Son aged 3 months, and born in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Alfred Farley, Yard & Job Man, Arthur Willis, Publican aged 69 years 4 months, and born in Marlborough, Wiltshire
Mary Farley, Cook, , Arthur Willis, Publican aged 54 years 9 months, and born in Wimbledon, Surrey
Jessie Farley, Servant aged 14 years 1 month, and born in Broxted, Essex
1922/Frederick H Jackson/../../../Post Office Directory
This Pub was owned by my grandmothers half sisters husband, William Wells, until at least 1946; and probably longer. The pub was a Benskins pub. Uncle Bill was a tenant. I lived there for 11 months during the doodlebugs falling on London. *
1926/William Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/William Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/William Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/William Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1939 at 1 London Road, Bishop's Stortford,
William Wells, Licensed Victualler, born 15 Aug 1868
Amy C Wells, Domestic Duties, born 16 Mar 1877
Gordon H Killier, Motor Driver & Ambulance Driver, born 09 Oct 1902
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