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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. **
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Crown & Anchor, 20 West Street, Blue Town, Sheerness - in March 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
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
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
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Robert Randall