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Bell & Anchor, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire

Royston pubs history index

aka Bell, Market Hill in 1866

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire .

Residents at this address

1839, William Evans, Bell, Market Hill, Royston, Cambridgeshire

1851, William Evans, Bell, Royston

In 1851 at the Bell & Anchor, Fish Hill, Royston Hertfordshire
William Evans, Fish monger & publican aged 49 and born in Kneesworth, Cambridgeshire
Catherine Evans, Wife aged 48 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
Mary A Evans, Daughter, Bonnet maker aged 21 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
Hannah Evans, Daughter aged 17 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
William Evans, Son aged 14 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
Sarah A Evans, Daughter aged 5 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
Daniel Robinson, Servant, Ag labourer, Widower aged 48 and born in Hertfordshire
Charles Hankin, Fishmonger's Servant aged 34 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire
John Reynolds, Fishmonger's Servant aged 28 and born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Josh Chapman, Fishmonger's Servant aged 12 and born in Royston, Hertfordshire

1866/Mrs C Evans/../../../Post Office Directory

Mary Waller & her husband John are at the Four Swans, Luton in 1861; at Three Horse Shoes, Hinxworth in 1871; and the Bell & Anchor, Royston in 1881 ***

1881/John Waller/Head, Widow/71/Shillingstone, Beds/Census ***
1881/Mary Waller/Daughter in Law, Inn Keeper/42/Shillingstone, Beds/Census
1881/Frank Waller/Son, Gardener/17/Leighton Buzzard, Beds/Census
1881/John Waller/Son, Basket Maker/15/Handsworth, Staffordshire/Census
1881/Sam Waller/Son/13/Hinxworth, Herts/Census
1881/Lot R Waller/Son/10/Hinxworth, Herts/Census
1881/Fred Waller/Son/7/Hinxworth, Herts/Census
1881/Elizabeth Waller/Daughter/4/Royston, Herts/Census
1881/Joseph Waller/Son/1/Royston, Herts/Census

1882/William Pinnigan/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/James Warwick/../../../Post Office Directory

1890/William Birkett/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/John Pearce/Inn Keeper/36/Diss, Norfolk/Census
1891/Mary A Pearce/Wife/39/Ormsby, Norfolk/Census


** Provided By Stephen Harris

*** Provided By Gillian Fearn


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