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Bulls Head, Rushmore Hill, Pratts Bottom, Chelsfield
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Often listed as the Bull Inn in the census. Considered as Chislehurst in 1882, Orpington in 1913. **
Now is listed as the Bulls Head, Rushmore Hill, Orpington BR6 7NQ
Residents at this address
1828-29/Geo Tibbs/../../../Pigotss Directory
1841/William Peacock/Publican and Farmer/40/Kent/Census
1841/Sarah Peacock/../30/Kent/Census
1841/William Peacock/../2/Kent/Census
1841/Edward Peacock/../4/Kent/Census
1851/John Lovell/Licensed Victualler/45/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Lovell/Wife/45/Rotherhithe, Surrey/Census
1851/John Lovell/Son/11/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1851/Martha Lovell/Daughter/7/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas Bone/Pot Boy/15/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1851/Charles Right/Visitor, Musician/42/Lancashire/Census
1851/Charles Right/Visitor, Musician/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Right/Visitor, Musician/30/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1851/William Harris/Farmers Labourer/25/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1858/Mrs Sarah Stockwin/../../../Melvilles Directory
1871/Mary A Nightingale/Publican, Widow/55/Cudham, Kent/Census
1871/William Nightingale/Son, Publican/24/Knockholt, Kent/Census
1871/Emily J Nightingale/Daughter/22/Knockholt, Kent/Census
1871/Mary A Nightingale/Daughter/15/Knockholt, Kent/Census
1871/Thomas Ward/Lodger, Labourer/55/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1874/Mrs Mary Ann Nightingale/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/William Nightingale/Inn Keeper/35/Knockholt/Census
1881/Francis Nightingale/Wife/28/../Census
1882/William Nightingale/../../../Post Office Directory **
1891/Alfred Capon / & Farmer /../../Kelly’s Directory **
1891/Alfred Capon/Licensed Victualler/57/Riverhead, Kent/Census
1891/Charlotte Capon/Wife/56/Chaddingstone, Knt/Census
1891/Rose Capon/Daughter/18/Dartford, Kent/Census
1891/Lily Capon/Daughter/18/Dartford, Kent/Census
+ Lodgers
1901/James Weatherley/Licensed Victualler/28/Farnborough, Kent/Census
1901/Edith Weatherley/Wife/28/Orpington, Kent/Census
1901/John S Weatherley/Son/6/Orpington, Kent/Census
1901/Edith L Weatherley/Daughter/4/Farnborough, Kent/Census
1901/Violet Weatherley/Daughter/6 months/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1901/Charles Tapsell/Ostler/40/Farnborough, Kent/Census
1901/Henry Townsend/Boarder, Ag Labourer/20/Catford, Kent/Census
1903/James Weatherly/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1911/Edgar Hornsby/Licensed Victualler/25/Walworth, London/Census
1911/Ida Hornsby/Wife/26/Chatham, Kent/Census
1911/Eliza Ann Medhurst/General Servant, Widow/59/Westerham, Kent/Census
1911/James Phillips Bowle/Barman/20/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
In 1911, Arthur H Bailey was Licensed Victualler at the Oak Hotel Maple Road Surbiton, Surbiton
1913/Arthur H Bailey/../../../Post Office Directory **
In 1921 at The Bull, Pratts Bottom, Chelsfield
Arthur H Bailey, Licensed Victualler aged 58 years 3 months and born in London
Ellen Bailey, Wife aged 61 years 1 month and born in London
John K Bailey, Son aged 14 years 10 months and born in Leyton, London
Ethel E Laing, Visitor aged 31 years 6 months and born in London
Irwin B Wallas, Visitor, Designer aged 36 years 5 months and born in Wood Green, London
James C Cook, Visitor, Concessionare, South Africa aged 60 years and born in Bristol, Gloucestershire
Constance Cook, Visitor aged 51 and born in Kent
1922/Arthur H Bailey/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Jas King/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Ernest Russell/../../../Post Office Directory
2018, Bulls Head, Rushmore Hill, Orpington BR6 7NQ
** Provided By Stephen Harris