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aka Blue Coat Boy in 1890 and at various times; Address formerly given as 67 Fore Street. By 1990 this pub had been renamed the Sportsman. It closed in 2008 and is now disused. **
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Blue Coat Boy, 117 Fore Street, Hertford. - in February 2009
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Residents at this address
1855, T SHIPPON, Blue Coat Boy, Fore street, Hertford
1866/T Shippin/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas Shippin/Licensed Victualler/66/Watton, Hertford/Census
1881/Sarah Shippin/Wife/58/Codicote, Hertford/Census
1882/Thomas Shippin/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Thomas Shippin/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/William Sampford/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William Sampford/Painter/29/Ware, Herts/Census
1891/Ellen Sampford/Wife/25/Ware, Herts/Census
1891/Nellie Sampford/Daughter/2/Ware, Herts/Census
1891/Nathaniel Baker/Brother in Law, Watchmakers Apprentice/16/Ware, Herts/Census
1891/Arthur Goodey/Lodger, Painter/24/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Goodey/Visitor, General Servant/19/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1891/Henry Wren/Servant/14/Hertford, Herts/Census
1899/William Sampford/../../../Kellys Directory **
1902/William Sampford/../../../Post Office Directory
1908/William Sampford/../../../Kellys Directory **
1912/William Sampford/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/William Sampford/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Ernest E Sortwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/D E Brace/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/D E Brace/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Mrs Mary Brace/../../../Post Office Directory
July 1939/Mary Brace/Outgoing Licensee/../../Hertford Mercury
July 1939/Ernest Ellen/Incoming Licensee/../../Hertford Mercury
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