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Old English Gentleman, Turners Hill, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

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Old English Gentleman, Turners Hill, Cheshunt - circa 1938

Kindly provided by Michael

Old English Gentleman, Turners Hill, Cheshunt - in February 2015

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1838/John Harvey/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt St/../../Post Office Directory ***

1841/John Harvey/Beer Seller/45/Herts/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth Harvey/../50/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Harvey/../20/../Census
1841/Henry Harvey/../11/../Census
1841/Louisa Howes/FS/20/../Census

1845/John Harvey/Old English Gentleman, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1851/John Harvey/Victualler/56/Cheshunt, Herts/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Harvey/Daur, at home/29/Blackfriars, Surrey/Census
1851/James Chaplin/GrandSon, at home/2/Cheshunt, Herts/Census

1851/John Harvey/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1855/John Harvey/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1859/John Harvey/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1861/John Harvey/Beer House Keeper/67/Cheshunt, Herts/Census ***
1861/Henry Harvey/Son, Fly Proprietor/31/Kennington, Surrey/Census
1861/Mary A Harvey/Daur in Law/28/Conington, Cambs/Census
1861/John H Harvey/GrandSon/6/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1861/Ann E Harvey/GrandDaur/4/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1861/William Harvey/GrandSon/2/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1861/Ellen Harvey/GrandDaur/6m/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1861/James Harvey/GrandSon, Scholar/12/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1861/Hannah Mason/Servant, General Serv/14/Elsworth, Cambs/Census

1862/John Harvey/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1867/William Harvey/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1870/John William Harvey/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1871/William J Harvey/Beer House Keeper/52/Lambeth, Surrey/Census ***
1871/Elizabeth Harvey/Wife/56/Leith, Scotland/Census
1871/Annie Harvey/Daur, Barmaid/20/Highgate, Middx/Census
1871/Henry Harvey/Son, Scholar/14/Friern Barnet, Middx/Census
1871/Amey Sargent/GrandDaur, Scholar/6/Camden Town, Middx/Census

1874/Wm Harvey/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1878/Wm Cannon/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1881/William Cannon/Publican/42/Cheshunt, Herts/Census ***
1881/Martha Cannon/Wife/39/Westminster, Middx/Census
1881/Willie Cannon/Son, Gunsmith/17/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1881/Harry Cannon/Son, Publicans Son/13/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1881/Minnie Cannon/Daur, Scholar/11/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1881/Herbert Cannon/Son, Scholar/9/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1881/George Cannon/Son, Scholar/7/Cheshunt, Herts/Census
1881/George Sale/Lodger, General Labourer/63/Sheerness, Kent/Census

1882/Wm Cannon/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1886/Wm Cannon/Beer Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1890/John Coomes/Beer Retailer & Carman, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1891/John Coomes/Hay dealer & Beer retailer/51/St Ives, Hunts/Census ***
1891/Maria Coomes/Wife/51/Finchingfield, Essex/Census
1891/James W Coomes/Nephew, Scholar/11/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census

1895/Peter Burgess/General Smith & Farrier & Beer & Wine Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1898/Peter Burgess/Smith & Farrier & Beer & Wine Retailer, Cheshunt Street/../../Post Office Directory ***

1901/George John Evans/Beer House Keeper/29/Battersea, London/Census ***
1901/Emily E E Evans/Wife/29/Chelsea, London/Census
1901/George John Evans/Son/5/Brixton, London/Census

My great-grandfather, Joseph Searle, is shown in Kelly's Herts Directory of 1902, 1906 and 1908 as being a ‘beer retailer’ in Turners Hill, Cheshunt. The electoral roll of 1906 shows him residing at the Old English Gentleman. He is not listed in the 1910 edition of Kelly’s (Herts). *

The 1901 census records him living in Edmonton, N9, and Kelly’s Essex Directory gives his 1917 address as 48, Ashdown Road, Saffron Walden (the same address lists him as a beer retailer in the 1922 Kellys directory). Joseph Searle is listed as resident at The Axe and Compasses (now the Axe) in the same year. (Google maps now give the address of The Axe as 60, Ashdon Road), I cannot be sure of when he moved to the Old English Gentleman, or when he left it. I only know he was elsewhere in 1901. In 1914, he is listed as a beer retailer at 55 Castle Street, Saffron Walden, this would be the Five Bells.*

In 1922 and 1925 you cite Kelly’s (Essex) as showing Joseph with two addresses and two pubs: The Axe, and also The Nags Head in Braintree. Is this likely, or are there two Joseph Searles? The last entry for the Nags head is 1937 with J Searle, proprietor. It is known that my great-grandfather died in that year. *

1902/Joseph Searle/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***

1904/Joseph Searle/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***

1906/Joseph Searle/Beer Retailer/../../Electoral Role ***

1908/Joseph Searle/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***

1910/George James Coe/Beer Retailer, Turners Hill/../../Post Office Directory ***

1911/George James Coe/Beer House Keeper/41/Hackney, London/Census ***
1911/Mary Coe/Wife/33/Westminster, London/Census
1911/Ethel Mary Coe/Daughter, School/12/Paddington, London/Census
1911/George Henry Coe/Son, School/10/Harrow, Middx/Census
1911/Edward John Coe/Son, School/8/Harrow, Middx/Census
1911/Martha Isabel Coe/Daughter/5/Paddington, London/Census
1911/John Frederick Coe/Son/2/Paddington, London/Census

1912/George James Coe/Beer Retailer, Turners Hill/../../Post Office Directory ***

1914/George James Coe/Beer Retailer, Turners Hill/../../Post Office Directory ***

1917/George James Coe/Beer Retailer, Turners Hill/../../Post Office Directory ***

1922/George James Coe/Beer Retailer, Turners Hill/../../Post Office Directory ***

1926/George James Coe/Beer Retailer, Turners Hill/../../Post Office Directory ***

1929/George James Coe/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory

1933/George James Coe/Beer Retailer, Turners Hill/../../Post Office Directory ***

1937/Mrs Mary Eliz Coe/../../../Post Office Directory

* Provided By Keith Searle

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Michael