Crown & Anchor, 20 West Street, Blue Town, Sheerness

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The Pier and Railway Tavern in 1862; Address formerly Blue Town. This pub is now closed and converted to residential use. **

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Sheerness, Kent . The Sheerness,  Kent listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Crown & Anchor, 20 West Street, Blue Town, Sheerness - in March 2011

Crown & Anchor, 20 West Street, Blue Town, Sheerness - in March 2011

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Residents at this address

Crown & Anchor :

1839/Jno. Grinsted/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1840/John Stroud/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1847/John Stroud/../../../Bagshaw’s Directory **

1855/John Stroud/../../../Post Office Directory **

1858/John Stroud/../../../Melville’s Directory **

1861/John Bartlett/Licensed Victualler/42/Nottingham, Nottingham/Census
1861/Henry bartlett/Wife/40/Rainham, Kent/Census
1861/Jane Kirkland/Niece/6/Heage, Derbyshire/Census
1861/Mary Ann Ward/House Servant/17/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1861/Edmond Pack/House Servant/19/Chatham, Kent/Census
1861/Thomas Delacour/House Servant/43/Marylebone, Middlesex/Census

Pier & Railway Tavern :

1862/John Bartlett/../../../Post Office Directory

Crown & Anchor :
1867/S Burford/../../../Post Office Directory


James Freeman Randall - licensed victualler

James Freeman Randall - licensed victualler

Kindly provided by Robert Randall

James Freeman Randall ran the Crown and Anchor, 20 West Street, Sheerness. He would have been the landlord from the late 1860s until about November 1872 (when his 4th child was born here). In May 1875 (his 5th child was born in Woolwich). He took over the Royal Oak, 27 New Road, Woolwich  about 1873; and latterly the Bull Inn, 5 Cross Street, Woolwich by 1878.  ***

1868 - 1873/James F Randall/../../../Personal history ***

1871/James F Randall/Licensed Victualler/25/Rochester, Kent/Census ***
1871/Ellen Ward/Barmaid/22/Chatham, Kent/Census
1871/William Thomas/Potman/18/Faversham, Kent/Census
1871/Margaret Abbot/Domestic Servant/16/Sheerness, Kent/Census

1874/John Kennedy/../../../Post Office Directory

1881/Ann E Gough/Victualler, Widow/47/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Isabella A Gough/Daughter, Barmaid/23/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William J Gough/Son, Victuallers Manager/21/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/James L Gough/Son/16/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice L Gough/Daughter/14/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Minnie B Gough/Daughter/12/Leyonstone, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence B Gough/Daughter/10/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Nelly M Gough/Daughter/7/Finchley, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Ward/General Servant/15/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1881/Alfred Dives/Potman/41/Borton, Ken/Census

1882/Fredk Edward Clark/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Charles Griffiths/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1902/A Fender/../../../Parson’s Isle of Sheppey Directory **

1918/Frederick Franklin/../../../Post Office Directory


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