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Radcliffe Arms, 31 Walsworth Road, Hitchin - in June 2009
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Residents at this address
1866/W Richardson/../../../Post Office Directory
1870/Wm. Richardson / & Coachmaker/../../../P.O. Directory *
1881/Thomas Spencer/Licensed Victualler/40/Oxfordshire/Census ***
1881/Emma Spencer/Wife/38/Oxfordshire/Census
1881/Bessey Boss/Servant, General Domestic Servant/18/Oxfordshire/Census
1882/Thos Spencer/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1886/Mrs J Overton/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Mrs Jemima Overton/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Jemima Overton/Licensed Victualler, Widow/37/Spalding, Lincoln/Census
1891/Walter Overton/Son, Provision Merchant/30/Hammersmith/Census
1891/Alfred W Overton/Son, Provision Merchant/18/Hammersmith/Census
1891/Annie Overton/Daughter, Assistant/28/Hammersmith/Census
1891/Ada E Overton/Daughter, Assistant/21/Hammersmith/Census
1894/Richard Ford/../../../Kelly’s Directory *
1895/Richard Ford/../../../Kelly’s Directory *
1899/Alfred William Sharp/../../../Kelly’s Directory *
1901/Alfred William Sharp/Licensed Victualler/46/Richmond, Surrey/Census ***
1901/Mary Sharp/Wife/40/Cambridge/Census
1901/Frances M Sharp/Daughter/18/East Dulwich, Surrey/Census
1901/Annie Webb/Servant, General Servant (Domestic)/18/Hitchin, Herts/Census
William Colwell was Publican here from about 1906 or 1907 until his death in 1914. His wife Annie Colwell probably took over at the time of his death. She remarried in 1916 to a Herbert Hillyard and thus carried on under the name Annie
Hillyard until sometime between 1922 and 1926; at which time her son William Colwell took over as Publican. He was apparently Publican there until sometime between 1929 and 1933. **
1908/Wm Colwell/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1911 at Radcilffe Arms , Hitchin, Hitchin Urban
William Colwell, Inn keeper aged 51 and born in Broughton Astley Leicestershire
Annie Colwell, Wife, Assisting in business aged 39 and born in Barrow on Soar Leicestershire
William Colwell, Son, Coach and motor body builder aged 19 and born in Leicester
Grace Elizabeth Colwell, Daughter, Assisting in business aged 21 and born in Leicester
Beatrice Annie Colwell, Daughter, Assisting in business aged 17 and born in Leicester
1912/Wm Colwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Wm Colwell/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1921 at Radcliffe Arms, Walsworth Road, Hitchin, Holwell, Hertfordshire
Annie Hillyard, Licensed Victualler aged 50 and born in Leicestershire
Herbert Hillyard, Husband, Manager To Licensed Victualler aged 46 and born in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
William Colwell, Son, Rubber Planter, Hidden Streams Rubber Syndicote, Federated Malay State, aged 29 and born in Leicester, Leicestershire
1922/Mrs A Hillyard/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Wm Colwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Wm Colwell/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Harry J Bates/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Dorby Rd Baker/../../../Post Office Directory
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