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Green Man, Goose Green, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

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Green Man (Goose Green) - still open, though changed its name to Huntsman in the 1970s ***

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Green Man, Goose Green, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Green Man, Goose Green, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

Kindly provided by Michael

Residents at this address

1851/John Bell/Beershop Keeper/57/Hoddesdon, Herts/Census *
1851/Ann Bell/Wife/57/Hailey, Herts/Census
1851/William Izard/Lodger, Labourer/27/Brickendon, Herts/Census
1851/Joseph Reed/Lodger, Labourer/27/Hoddesdon, Herts/Census

1861/Ann Bell/Keeper of a Beer Shop, Widow/67/Amwell, Herts/Census *
1861/Joseph Warren/Lodger, Garden Lab/52/Goose Green, Herts/Census

1871/George Judd/Bricklayer & Licensed Victualler/34/Hoddesdon, Herts/Census *
1871/Mary A Judd/Wife/31/Hoddesdon, Herts/Census

1881/Charles Pegram/Bricklayer/36/Hertford, Herts/Census *
1881/Mahala Pegram/Wife/40/St Albans, Herts/Census
1881/Ellen Morgan/Visitor/34/North Mimms, Herts/Census
1881/William Dimmock/Boarder, Farm Laborer/75/St Albans, Herts/Census
1881/James Bird/Lodger, Farm Laborer/55/Gt Hadham, Herts/Census
1881/George Reed/Lodger, Farm Laborer/38/Hoddesdon, Herts/Census

1882/Charles Pegram/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/Charles Pegram/../../../Post Office Directory

1890/Charles Pegram/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/John Moon/Publican/55/Devonshire/Census
1891/Leah Moon/Wife/56/Somersetshire/Census
1891/George Reed/Lodger, General Labourer/48/../Census

1895/Henry Taylor/Green Man PH/../../Post Office Directory *

1898/Henry Taylor/Green Man PH/../../Post Office Directory *

1901/Henry Taylor/Publican/39/Paddington, London/Census *
1901/Mary Taylor/Wife/36/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1901/Alice Taylor/Daur/13/Paddington, London/Census

1902/Henry Taylor/Green Man PH/../../Post Office Directory *

Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt Weekly Telegraph 22 March 1907 Transfers of Licenses
The Green Man, Hoddesdon from R Hobson to J Hyatt

1911/John F Hyatt/Publican/58/Slaugham, Sussex/Census *
1911/Eliza Hyatt/Wife/58/Little Hadham, Herts/Census

1912/John Hyatt/../../../Post Office Directory

1914/Alfred Henry Boorman/Green Man PH/../../Post Office Directory *

1917/Mrs Maude Alice Dinmant/Green Man PH/../../Post Office Directory *

1922/Mrs M A Dinmant/../../../Post Office Directory

1926/Alfred Baker/../../../Post Office Directory

1929/George Hunt/../../../Post Office Directory

1933/Archie Morris Child/../../../Post Office Directory

1937/Douglas A Beckestone/../../../Post Office Directory

My great grandfather was the Publican of the "Green Man" pub at Goose Green, Hoddesdon in 1939 ****
Mr George William Crawley is the "Publican" and on the far right of the page it can be seen that he was a retired Prison Warder. He was in fact a prison warder at Pearls Hill, prison in Singapore between 1903 and 1924. His wife, Bertha Crawley (Formerly Steward) also ran the "Apple Tree & Mitre pub at 30 Cursitor Street, St Clement Danes with her parents and family in 1921.
I have no idea of how long they ran the "Green Man" nor do I have any pictures of the couple or the pub, so if you know from where I may be able to obtain some, I would be most grateful.

In Freebmd in September 1925 at Hastings is a marriage noted between a Bertha Steward and a George W Crawley.

In 1939 at the Green Man" Goose Green, Hoddesdon ****
George W Crawley, Publican, born 25 Sep 1876
Bertha Crawley, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 05 May 1884



* Provided By Michael

** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Peter Garside

**** Provided By Graham Reeve


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