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Five Bells, Church Road, Chelsfield, Orpington BR6 7RE

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Chelsfield village seems to have been variously considered over the years as Bromley in1855 and 1858, Chislehurst in 1882 and Orpington in 1913. **

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Chelsfield, Kent.

Five Bells, Chelsfield village - in July 2010

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Residents at this address

1828-29/John Morgan/../../../Pigotss Directory

1832-34/John Morgan/../../../Pigotss Directory

1841/Thomas Brooker/Victualler/55/Kent/Census
1841/Harriet Brooker/../40/../Census
1841/Mary Brooker/../50/Kent/Census
1841/Robert Brooker/Army/45/Kent/Census
1841/Sarah Brooker/../10/Kent/Census
1841/Robert Brooker/Apprentice/14/Kent/Census
1841/William Brooker/../4/Kent/Census
1841/Mary Clover/Female Servant/15/Kent/Census
1841/William Johnson/Ag Labourer/50/Kent/Census

1851/Thomas Brooker/Victualler/74/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1851/Harriet Brooker/Wife/53/Seacroft, Yorkshire/Census
1851/Sarah Brooker/Daughter/20/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1851/William Brooker/Son/16/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1851/William Johnson/Lodger, Farm Labourer, Widow/60/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1851/Joseph Pickering/Lodger, Farm Bailif/57/Ellsemere, Shropshire/Census

1855/T Brooker/../../../Post Office Directory **

1858/William Jones/../../../Melvilles Directory **

1861/James Saker/Publican/24/Bleckingley, Surrey/Census
1861/Sarah Saker/Wife/30/Bexley, Kent/Census
1861/Harriet Saker/Sister14/Shoreham, Kent/Census
1861/Thomas Jones/Son in Law/10/Foots Cray, Kent/Census
1861/William Jones/Son in Law/8/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1861/Fanny Jones/Daughter in Law/6/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1861/Julia Saker/Daughter/3 months/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1861/Robert Hayes/Boarder, Ag Labourer/65/Knockholt, Kent/Census

1862/James Saker/../../../Post Office Directory

April 1869/Caleb Bath/Landlord of the Five Bells successfully defended himself for not having his name on a light spring cart. He had paid £5 to license it as a cart for hire, and therefore did not need his name on the cart/../../Maidstone Telepgraph

1871/Caleb Bath/Publican/37/Crochenhill, Kent/Census
1871/Eliza Bath/Wife/32/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1871/Robert Bath/Son/3/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1871/Charles Bath/Son/2/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1871/Caleb Bath/Son/3 months/Chelsfield, Kent/Census
1871/Alice Dunmall/Visitor/12/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1871/Jane Francis/General Servant/16/Otford, Kent/Census
1871/George Whitehead/Potman/32/Chelsfield, Kent/Census

1874/William Wright/& Builder/../../Post Office Directory

1882/William Wright/../../../Post Office Directory **

1891/Thomas Packman/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1891/Frederick E Martin/Licensed Victualler/49/Dartford, Kent/Census
1891/Amelia Martin/Wife/45/Dartford, Kent/Census
1891/Henry Cheshire/Potman/30/St Mary Cray, Kent/Census
1891/Ada Blundell/Domestic Servant/19/Chelsfield, Kent/Census

1901/Frederick E Martin/Licensed Victualler/59/Dartford, Kent/Census
1901/Amelia E Martin/Wife/55/Dartford, Kent/Census
1901/William Holt/Potman/38/Roehampton, Surrey/Census
1901/Emma Stockwell/Barmaid/23/Ham, Wiltshire/Census

1903/Frederick Martin/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1911/Frederick Edward Martin/Licensed Victualler/69/Dartford, Kent/Census
1911/Annie E Martin/Wife/65/Kent/Census
1911/Daisy Blundell/General Servant/19/Orpington, Kent/Census
1911/George Pake/Potman/18/Chelsfield, Kent/Census

In 1911, Frank Mills is at the The Chequers, Crockenhill, Eynsford, Kent

1913/Frank Mills/../../../Post Office Directory **

In 1921 at The Five Belle, Chelsfield, Kent,
Frank Mills, Publican aged 54 and born in Birling, Kent
Amelia Mills, Wife aged 58 and born in London
Rose Mills, Daughter aged 25 and born in Shoreham, Kent
Alice Mills, Daughter, Short Hand Typist, Nat Prov & Union aged 20 and born in Shoreham, Kent

1922/Frank Mills/../../../Post Office Directory

1930/Frank Mills/../../../Post Office Directory

Bromley & West Kent Mercury. 23 October 1931
Mr Frank Mills, licensee of the Five Belle, Chelsfield for the past twenty years died on Friday

1938/H J Parkes/../../../Post Office Directory

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** Provided By Stephen Harris