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Much Hadham pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK,historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .
Bull, High Street, Much Hadham - in March 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1839/Ann Amey, Bull, Great Hadham/../../Pogots Directory
1841/Ann Amey/Publican/55/Hertfordshire/Census
1841/Susan Amey/../15/Hertfordshire/Census
1851/James Bird/../../../Kellys Directory
1851/James Bird/Bull INn/56/Much Hadham, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Charlotte Bird/../24/Much Hadham, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Betsey Parker/House Servant/17/Much Hadham, Hertfordshire/Census
1855/James Bird/../../../Kellys Directory **
1866/Maria Uncle, Bull/../../Post Office Directory
1881/Thomas Thurgood/Inn Keeper/34/Great Hadham, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Sarah Thurgood/Wife/28/Wood End, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Clement S Thurgood/Son/2/Wood End, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Emily May Thurgood/Daughter/1/Great Hadham, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Agnes C Bennett/Niece, Servant/12/Wood End, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Mary Ann Clark/Wifes Mother, Laundress/59/Standon, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Emily Clark/Wifes Sister, Barmaid/24/Wood End, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/George Christy/Lodger, Ostler, Widow/39/Great Hadham, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/William Carter/Boarder, Ag Labourer, Widow/72/Great Hadham, Hertfordshire/Census
1881/Henry Felstead/Boarder, Ag Labourer/39/Great Hadham, Hertfordshire/Census
1882/Thomas Thurgood/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/George Britton/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/George Britton/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/George Britton/Inn Keeper, Widow/66/Shimpling, Suffolk/Census
1891/Jane Britton/Daughter, Bar Assistant/26/Kensington, London/Census
1891/Agnes Raggis/Visitor, Tailoress/39/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1894/George Griffin/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1895/George Griffin/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Frederick Smith/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1902/Alfred Dockrall/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
Herts & Cambs Reporter & Royston Crow. 29 December 1905
Bull, Much Hadham from Robert Jarvis to William Thomas Foote, a Messrs Benskins & Co pub
Foote had previously been a contractor of the South African Gold Mines.
1908/Arthur A Richards/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
Herts & Cambs Reporter & Royston Crow. 19 March 1909
The Bull, Much Hadham owners were Messrs Benskin & Co of Bishops Stortford.
Supt Hassell reported that Much Hadham had a population of 1,199 with 297 inhabited houses. There were nine public houses, three being fully licensed and the number of inhabitants for each licensed house was 133.
The Bull was situated in the main street of the village, the Rose and Crown being 242 yards north of it and the Red Lion 355 yards from it and also to the north.
Evidence was given by Mr Charles Grant, the licensee, Colonel C Healy, managing diret=ctor of the district for Messrs Benskin and Mr F Wiltshire, traveller for the Company.
Colonel Healy showed that the house was very commodious, exceptionally clean, and had done an average trade per annum for the past five years of 135 barrels of beer and 54 gallons of spirits. The hotel trade had been cultivated.
The license would be renewed.
1912/Cecil Fuller/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Henry A Piper/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1922/Aldred S Piper/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/John Ruddock/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/John Ruddock/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/John Ruddock/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Jas Anglestein/../../../Post Office Directory
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