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Established around 1642, although originally a few doors away at number 27. It seems to have had a number of early names including the Green Man and the White Swan. It was renamed the Half Moon in around 1752, when it moved to its current site. **
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Half Moon and the Chantry, Bishops Stortford
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Half Moon, 31 North Street, Bishops Stortford - in September 2008
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Residents at this address
1839/John Woolstone/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1841/John Woolston/Innkeeper/43/Herts/Census ***
1841/Emma Woolston/../42/Herts/Census
1841/Jeffery Woolston/Painters Apprentice/18/Herts/Census
1841/James Woolston/../10/Herts/Census
1841/William Woolston/../9/Herts/Census
1841/George Barker/Servant/14/Herts/Census
1841/John Andrews/Painter Journeyman/18/Not Herts/Census
1851/Henry Parish/Victualler/30/Stanstead, Essex/Census ***
1851/Caroline Parish/Wife/25/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Parish/Son/6/Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Martin Parish/Son/3/Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Martha Parish/Daughter/2/Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Infant/../3m/Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/James Copsey/Servant/19/Walden, Essex/Census
1851/Adelaide Waterman/Servant/19/Thorley, Herts/Census
1851/Susan Watts/Servant/44/Hadham, Herts/Census
1851/James Franch/Lodger/35/White Roothing, Essex/Census
1851/Richard Jarves/Lodger/35/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Levy/Nurse/46/Stanstead, Essex/Census
1855, H Parish, Half Moon & White Hart, North Street, Bishop Stortford
1861/Henry Parish/Inn Keeper & Farmer Employs 6 men/41/Stanstead,
Essex/Census ***
1861/Caroline Parish/Wife/36/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Robert Parish/Son/17/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Martha Parish/Daughter, Scholar/11/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Julia Parish/Daughter, Scholar/10/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/John Parish/Son, Scholar/7/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Alfred Parish/Son/4/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Infant Parish/Daughter/4m/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Margaret Boot/Servant, Barmaid/21/Sible Hedingham, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah Wren/Servant, General Servant/17/Saxtead, Essex/Census
1861/Emily Martin/Servant, Nurse Maid/12/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/John May/Visitor/69/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Zachariah Colls/Publican & Horsedealer/45/Rushall, Norfolk/Census ***
1881/Eliza Colls/Wife/43/Kings Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1881/Alice Sandford/Servant, General Servant/20/Elsenham, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Mandham/Boarder, Coachpainter/25/East Deerham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Benjamin Mann/Boarder, Groom/50/Downham Market, Norfolk/Census
1882/Zachariah Colls/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Charles Pettitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Charles Pettitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Pettitt/Licensed Victualler/47/Newmarket, Suffolk/Census
1891/Emily Pettitt/Wife/50/Newmarket, Suffolk/Census
1891/Annie Curtis/General Servant/21/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1891/Arthur Tabner/Boarder, Ostler/19/Walington, Suffolk/Census
1895/Charles Pettit/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Charles Pettitt/Publican/59/Newmarket, Cambs/Census ***
1901/Emily Pettitt/Wife/63/Newmarket, Cambs/Census
1901/Maggie Bradman/Niece, Milliner/17/Wandsworth, London/Census
1901/William Greenwade/Servant, Groom/21/Hadleigh, Essex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Tidmarsh/Servant, General Servant Domestic/21/Dunmow,
Essex/Census
1908/Ernest Joseph Kennedy/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1912/Mrs Margaret West/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Robert W Kell/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Robert W Kell/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Robert W Kell/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Leonard Jas Ballands/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Leonard Jas Ballands/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Colin Ager
*** Provided By Stephen Harris