Hemel Hempstead pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .
Fishery Inn, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire - in 1958
Kindly provided by, and copyright of Brian Fowler
Fishery Inn, Boxmoor, Herts
Fishery Inn, Boxmoor
Kindly provided by Colleen
Fishery Inn, 4 Fishery Road, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire - in November 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1851/William Cook/../../../Post Office Directory
1855/Henry Foster/../../../P.O. Directory **
1861/Mary Manuell/Wife, Landlady/43/Affpuddle, Dorset/Census
1861/George Manuell/Son, Waiter/14/Morton, Dorset/Census
1861/Emily Manuell/Daughter/8/Morton, Dorset/Census
1861/Louisa Manuell/Daughter/8 months/Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Sophia Wells/Servant, Washerwoman/42/Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire/Census
1866/James Bentley/The Fishery/../../Post Office Directory
1871/John Christian/Pensioner Royal Artillery, Widow/52/Isle of Man/Census
1871/Emily Christian/Daughter/11/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/William Christian/Son/7/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Emma Griswood/Servant, Drssmaker/45/Hempstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1878/Marriage between Walter Wall & Laura Pauline Barnard in Hardingstone,
Northamptonshire
I am currently researching one of the 19th century landlords of the Fishery
Inn, called Walter & Laura WALL. They took over the Fishery either in the
second half of 1879 or early 1880; and were certainly there during the 1881
Census on 3rd April. Three weeks later, on 27th April Walter WALL shot
himself in the head with a pistol. There was an inquest at the inn on the
same day, headed by the Coroner for Hertfordshire, Henry DAY (source: Death
Certificate)
Mrs Laura WALL is recorded as "proprietor" in the 1882 Post Office
Directory, but this could have been out of date by the time it went to
print. She was a young widow of French origin with two very young children.
She may have returned to France soon afterwards as her husband's estate was
by no means substantial. *
1881/Walter Wall/Licensed Victualler/49/Margate, Kent/Census *
1881/Laura Wall/Wife/33/France/Census
1881/William Wall/Son/16/Bedford, Bedfordshire/Census
1881/Sidney Wall/Son/13/Bedfordshire/Census
1881/Zoe Wall/Daughter/2/Northamptonshire/Census
1881/Rachel L Wall/Daughter/8 months/Hemel Hempstead, Herts/Census
1881/Laure Wall (Executor of Walter Wall)/../../../London Gazette Online
1882/Mrs Laura Wall/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/William Frederick Allison/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/William Frederick Allison/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William F Allison/Licensed Victualler/35/Hannah, Lincolnshire/Census
1891/Sarah J Allison/Wife/35/Hemel Hempstead, Herts/Census
1901/Harry Gilburd/Licensed Victualler/41/Horsham, Surrey/Census
1901/Annie M Gilburd/Wife/39//Horsham, Surrey/Census
1901/Ethel L Dennett/Daughter, Licensed Victualler/21//Horsham,
Surrey/Census
1901/Harry Gilburd/Son, Carpenter/17//Horsham, Surrey/Census
1901/Mabel Gilburd/Daughter/16//Horsham, Surrey/Census
1901/Dorothy Gilburd/Daughter/9/Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire/Census
1901/Gwendoline Gilburd/Daughter/3//Horsham, Surrey/Census
1901/Kate Pratt/General Servant/15/Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire/Census
1902/Harry Gilburd/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **
1912/Robert Carbut Watson/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Edward S Hall/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **
My grandparents ran the Fishery Inn , Alexander Finnie and my grandmother
was Elizabeth Finney. My mother was born in the Fishery Inn in 1915, and is
still alive, and now lives in South Africa. I think my grandfather left the
pub around 1920 and came to SA. His father ran the
Halfway House in Bovingdon, William Garden Finnie.
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1922/Henry James Parrott/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Henry James Parrott/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Henry James Parrott/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Henry James Parrott/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Henry James Parrott/../../../Post Office Directory
1939/Hy. Jas. Parrott/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **
They had left Levy & Franks, and the
Swiss Cottage,
to take on their first tenancy. However having been used to Central London
locations could not settle into what was then a country area. The Brewer was
Chesham and Brackley. ***
September 1958 - June 1959/Frederick and Frances Fowler/Tenants/../../Family
History ***
They re-joined Levy & Franks, again at the
Euston Tavern
for the second time - this time on a temporary basis whilst awaiting to get
another tenancy. ***
* Provided By Nick Pattinson
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Brian Fowler
***+ Provided By Shelly Mace