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One Bell, 90 High Street, Watford - in November 2012
Kindly provided by Bernard Lamb
Residents at this address
1851/William Tyler/One Bell, & fishmonger/../Post Office Directory
1851/William Tyler/Victualler/60/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1851/Rosanna Tyler/Wife/46/Hargrave, Suffolk/Census
1851/Fanny Sparrow/Niece, Servant/26/Dalham, Suffolk/Census
1851/Susan Dyson/Niece/15/Kentford, Suffolk/Census
1851/Patience Borden/House Servant/41/Chipperfield, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/John Williams/Waiter/55/Watford, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Thomas Southam/House Keeper/20/Watford, Hertfordshire/Census
+ Lodgers
1855/William Tyler/Bell, & fruiterer/../../Post Office Directory
1861/William Tyler/Licensed Victualler/71/Middlesex/Census
1861/Rosannah Tyler/Wife/55/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
+ Lodgers
1861/Selina Brignell/Servant/20/Poland Foreigner/Census
1861/Emma Robertson/Niece/6/Watford, Hertfordshire/Census
1866/Mrs Rosannah Tyler/One Bell/../../Post Office Directory
1871/Lance T Simmons/Licensed Victualler/34/Rainham, Kent/Census
1871/Rebecca Simmons/Wife/39/Wimbotsham, Norfolk/Census
1871/Sarah Simmons/Daughter/11/Aldersham, Herts/Census
1871/Rebecca Simmons/Daughter/10/Aldersham, Herts/Census
1871/Lance Simmons/Son/8/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1871/Rose Simmons/Daughter/6/Watford, Herts/Census
1871/Frances Simmons/Daughter/3/Watford, Herts/Census
1871/Thomas Simmons/Son/1 month/Watford, Herts/Census
1871/John G Smith/Waiter, Widow/56/Overton, Hampshire/Census
1871/Horace Jarman/Lodger, Railway Inspector/48/Ewhurst, Sussex/Census
1871/John White/Lodger, Labourer/18/Chesham, Bucks/Census
1871/Thomas Spring/Lodger, Labourer/19/Buckingham, Bucks/Census
1871/George ?/Lodger, Labourer/18/Willingham, Bucks/Census
1871/Joseph Wilson/Lodger, Cordwainer/32/Chipperfield, Herts/Census
1871/John Wigmore/Lodger, Labourer/41/Ireland/Census
My ancestor Lance Tapley Simmons used to be the landlord of the
Swan. He had the pub from
1866 until 1870, and then moved to the
One Bell by 1874, and then
the Victoria Tavern in 1890. My G-G Grandfather Thomas Simmons ran the
Victoria Tavern in 1881
until 1890 when Lance took over. ***
1881/Lance Tapley Simmons/Licensed Victualler/44/Rainham, Kent/Census ***
1881/Rebecca Simmons/Wife/50/Wimbotsham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Rebecca Simmons/Daughter/20/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/Rose Hannah Simmons/Daughter/16/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/Frances Simmons/Daughter/13/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/John Simmons/Son/8/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/Elizabeth Simmons/Daughter/5/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/John Chandler/Boarder, Blacksmith/43/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/John Birch/Boarder, Farm Labourer/34/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/Louis Najor/Boarder, Tailor/24/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Henry Wise/Boarder, Brick Layer/25/Ascott, Berks/Census
1881/George Simpson/Waiter/45/Watford, Herts/Census
1882/Lance Tapley Simmons/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Thomas Halsey/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/Thomas Halsey/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Halsey/Publican, Widow/66/St Albans, Herts/Census
1891/Ellen H Halsey/Daughter, Housekeeper/37/Watford, Herts/Census
1891/Charles H Halsey/Son, Clerk/24/Watford, Herts/Census
1891/Arthur Halsey/Son, Clerk/19/Watford, Herts/Census
1891/Thomas Saunders/Boarder, Traveller/52/Llandovery, Wales/Census
1891/Charles Pera/Boarder, Traveller/20/Bristol/Census
1912/William Creese/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/F H Ing/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/F H Ing/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Wm Morley Rolls/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Wm Morley Rolls/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Wm Morley Rolls/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Elise Knight nee Simmons