Braughing pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .
Bell Inn, Green End, Braughing, Ware - circa 1920
Kindly provided by Jennifer Green
Residents at this address
1839/Daniel Smith, Bell, Braughin/../../Pigots Directory
In the 1841 census my ancestor Samuel Hort was the Inn Keeper at this pub.
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1841/Samuel Hort/Inn Keeper/49/../Census ***
1841/Esther Hort/../45/../Census
1841/Mary Hort/../18/../Census
1841/Isabella Hort/../12/../Census
1841/William Hort/../11//Census
1841/Edward Hort/../15/../Census
1841/John Dickerson/Male Servant/20/Herts/Census
1841/Sarah Thorndale/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/Thomas White/Male Servant/48/Herts/Census
1841/Sarah Smith/Lodger/15/Herts/Census
Samuel Hort is still living there in the 1851 census although his occupation
says he is now a Collector of Tolls. His son William's marriage certificate
dated 19 Aug 1851 says that his fathers occupation is still the Inn Keeper
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1851/Elizabeth Nicoll/Victualler, Widow/56/Stanstead, Herts/Census ***
1851/John Nicoll/Son, Butcher/36/Ware, Herts/Census
1851/Samuel Hort/Collector of Tolls/59/Badminton, Gloucester/Census ***
1851/Esther Hort/Wife/58/Great Warley, Essex/Census
1851/Edward Hort/Son, Printer & Glazier/26/Great Warley, Essex/Census
October
1856/Elizabeth Clark/Bell Inn, Braughing/../../Death Certificate
1861/William Clark/Victualler, Widow/67/Clare, Suffolk/Census
1861/Esther Clark/Daughter, Housekeeper/24/Cheshunt, Hertfordshire/Census
William Clark is at the Earl Derby by the 1871 census, this is believed to
be the Royal Mortar
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1866/Mrs M A Barker/../../../Post Office Directory
1882/Walter Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Walter Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Walter Phillips/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Walter Phillips/Licensed Victualler/40/Manuden, Essex/Census
1891/Margaret Phillips/Wife/41/Braughing, Herts/Census
1891/Rosetta Porter/Niece, Companion/21/Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1912/Walter Dockree/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Sam Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
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*** Provided By Jennifer Green