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Hertford index
This pub closed in 1961 and was demolished as part of a road scheme. **
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Red Lion, 61 St Andrew Street, Hertford - circa 1939 & my elder brother in the back yard
Kindly provided by Dick Moore
Residents at this address
In 1851, William Stevens is at West Street, Liberty of Brickendon, this is the Black Horse.
In 1861 at the Red Lion, St Andrews Street, St Andrew
William Stevens, Licensed victualler and Saddler aged 57 and born in Little Addington, Northamptonshire
Sophia Stevens, Wife aged 55 and born in Great Missendon, Buckinghamshire
Louisa McCullen, General Servant aged 14 and born in Hertford, Hertfordshire
+ several lodgers
In 1871 at Railway Street, All Saints, Hertford
William Stevens, Licensed victualler aged 70 and born in Little Addington, Northamptonshire
Sophia Stevens, Wife aged 68 and born in Great Missendon, Buckinghamshire
Walter Morris, Lodger & border aged 14 and born in Ware, Hertfordshire
Lidia Brown, Servant aged 15 and born in Hertford, Hertfordshire
1881/George Chas Stevens/Innkeeper & Harness Maker/54/Watford,
Hertford/Census
1881/Mary Stevens/Wife/55/Shefford, Bedford/Census
1881/Elizabeth Stevens/Daughter/18/St Andrew, Hertford/Census
1881/Frederic Stevens/Son/14/St Andrew, Hertford/Census
1881/Edward Geo Stevens/Grandson/4/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Saunders/Lodger, Carriage Painter/31/Dearham, Norfolk/Census
1882/George Chas Stephens/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/George Chas Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Mrs Mary Stevens/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Mary Stevens/Publican, Widow/64/Shefford, Beds/Census
1891/Henry G Smith/Nephew, Corporal, Royal Engineers/23/Stepney,
London/Census
1891/Mary Smith/Niece/22/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1891/Hanry S Crawley/Grandson/10/Pimlico, London/Census
1891/William Bradford/Lodger, Carter/62/Pelham, Herts/Census
1891/William Saunders/Lodger, Coach painter/36/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1891/Alice Dorrey/Dervant/17/Hertford, Herts/Census
1894/Frederick Stevens/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1899/Frederick Stevens/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **
1902/Frederick Stevens/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **
1908/John Robinson/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **
1912/James Thomas Ulph/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/William Rumbold/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/William Rumbold/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/A Adams/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Charles Cheetleborough/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Fredk Chas Moore/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris