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Bovingdon pub history index
Bell, 79 High Street, Bovingdon - in November 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
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Residents at this address
1855/Mrs Phoebe Stanes / & Butcher /../../Post Office Directory **
In 1861 at the Bell Inn, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead,
Phoebe Staines, Victualler, Widow aged 56 and born in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire
William Staines, Brother in Law, Servant aged 45 and born inChesham, Buckinghamshire
James Gurney, Lodger, Hostler, Widower aged 50 and born inHertfordshire
John Sedrick, Lodger, Dealer, Widower aged 56 and born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire
William Baldwin, Lodger, Painter & glazier aged 44 and born in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire
William BaldwinLodger, Painter & glazier aged 44 and born in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire
1914/William Green/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Hertfordshire **
Hertford Mercury and Reformer. 28 October 1865
Bell Inn, Bovingdon from Phoebe Staines to Thomas Slade
1866/T Slade/../../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Slade / 65 / Inn Keeper & Carrier /../../1871 Census **
In 1871 at the Bell Inn, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead,
Thomas Slade, Inn keeper and carrier aged 65 and born in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Martha E Slade, Wife aged 56 and born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire
Catherine Slade, Daughter aged 19 and born in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire
James Gurney, Servant aged 61 and born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
1881/James F Small/Licensed Victualler/44/Southampton, Hampshire/Census
1881/Elizabeth Small/Wife/44/Bearminster, Dorset/Census
1881/Frances Neal/Sister in Law/48/Bearminster, Dorset/Census
1881/Elizabeth Neal/Niece, Barmaid/19/Pimlico, Middlesex/Census
1882/Samuel Copp/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Joseph Halstead Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Mrs Emma Francis/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Holman/Licensed Victualler/52/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1891/Eliza Holman/Wife/36/Hackney, Middlesex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Sawkins/General Servant/17/Dalston, Middlesex/Census
1894/Noah Johnson/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1899/John Rolph Bromley/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Hertfordshire **
1912/Sidney G Cole/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Arthur Lake/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Theophilus Pullin/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Theophilus Pullin/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Theophilus Pullin/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Theophilus Pullin/../../../Post Office Directory
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