Billericay pub history index
In 2017 this is a Star Inn, part of the Heineken group
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Chequers, Billericay
Kindly provided by David Twitchett - copyright
11th August 2002
Taken by Stephen Parker
Chequers, Billericay - in 2010
Kindly provided by David Twitchett
Chequers, High Street, Billericay
Kindly provided by Terry
Residents at this address
1769-70/Thomas Peacock/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1772-80/John Cross/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1781-89/Mary Cross/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1790/Sarah Cross/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1791-95/John Guttridge/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1796-97/George Lindsey/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1798-1811/Francis Smith jun/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1812-15/John Watts/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1816-19/Thomas Laver/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1820-21/Abraham Parker/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances **
1820/Abraham Parker/../../../Pigot's**
1823-4/Abraham Parker/../../../Pigot's
1828/Abraham Parker/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*
1832-3/Abraham Parker/../../../Pigot's
1839/Elizabeth Dutton/../../../Pigot's
1841/George Palmer/victualler/20/Essex/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth Palmer/wife/30/Essex/Census
1841/Eliza Palmer/daughter/08/Essex/Census
1841/Hannah Palmer/daughter/05/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Ann Palmer/daughter/02/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Palmer/daughter/01/Essex/Census
1841/Jerry Timson/hawker/15/Essex/Census
1841/Betsey Murrell/female servant/15/Essex/Census
1841/Barney Mason/hawker/65/not Essex/census
1841/Isaac Lines/hawker/30/not Essex/Census
1845/George Palmer/../../../Post Office
1848/George Palmer/../../../White's
1851/George Palmer/../../../Post Office
1851/Elizabeth Palmer/widow, licensed victualler/43/Saffron Walden,
Essex/Census ***
1851/Eliza Outson/daughter/19/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/Harriet Outson/daughter/17/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/William Harris/visitor, travelling daraper/32/Borough, Surrey/Census
1851/Thomas Peppicotts/visitor, assistant draper/20/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Rumball/visitor, groom/17/Mucking, Essex/Census
1855/W Totman/../../../Post Office
1861/John White/innkeeper and potato merchant/33/Rayleigh, Essex/Census ***
1861/Mary White/wife/31/Wickford, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas White/son, scholar/05/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1861/Emily White/daughter, scholar/03/Rayleigh, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah Murray/visitor, scholar/13/Wickford, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas Carter/servant, ostler/51/Lambourne, Essex/Census
1861/Ann Boodey/ house servant/17/Wickford, Essex/Census
1861/William Moore/lodger, Relieving Officer’s clerk/58/Great Burstead,
Essex/Census
1862/John White/../../../Kelly's
1867/Isaac Banham/../../../Post Office
1870/Isaac Banham/../../../Kelly's
1871/Isaac Banham/../../../Post Office
1874/Samuel John Heard/../../../Kelly's
1878/Samuel John Heard/../../../Kelly's
1881/Samuel J. Heard/Carpenter & Victualler/40/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Heard/Wife/40/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/Henry James Heard/Son/15/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/George Thomas Heard/Son/12/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/Charles W. Heard/Son/10/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/Ann M. Heard/Daughter/9/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/Samuel J. Heard/Son/8/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/Alfred E. Heard/Son/6/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/Jane M. Heard/Daughter/2/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Heard/Son/1/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/William Bassom/Lodger, Painter/45/Great Burstead, Essex/Census
1881/James Bangs/Lodger, Bricklayers Labourer/27/Buttsbury, Essex/Census
1881/Peter J. Oddy/Lodger, Castrater (Vet Sur)/30/Wickford, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Byford/Domestic Servant/16/Laindon, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/Samuel John Heard/../../../Kelly's
1886/Thomas Weston/../../../Kelly's
1891/Thomas Weston/innkeeper/35/Wargrave, Berkshire/Census ***
1891/Emma Weston/wife/34/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1891/Tony Weston/son/15/Billericay, Essex/Census
1891/John Pease/lodger, general labourer/34/Billericay, Essex/Census
1891/Jack Surrey/lodger, general labourer/19/Pimlico, London/Census
1894/Thomas Weston/../../../Kelly's
1895/Thomas Weston/../../../Kelly's
1898/Thomas Weston/../../../Kelly's
1899/Thomas Weston/../../../Kelly's
1901/Thomas Weston/Inn Keeper/45/Wargrave, Berkshire/Census
1901/Emma Weston/Wife/44/Willingale Doe, Essex/Census
1901/Alfred Sargeant/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer, Widow/60/Hundon, Suffolk/Census
1901/John Moore/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/43/Shenfield, Essex/Census
1902/Thomas Weston/../../../Kelly's
1908/Thomas Weston/../../../Kelly's
1911/Thomas Weston/Publican/55/Wargrave, Berkshire/Census
1911/Emma Weston/Wife/54/Radley Green, Essex/Census
1911/Sophia Halls/Servant/18/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1911/James Largen/Lodger, Gardener, Widow/73/Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1911/Elija Outteb/Lodger, Labour/50/Mountnessing, Essex/Census
1912/Thomas Weston/../../../Kelly's
1917/Frederick H. Smith/Butcher/../../Kelly's
1925/Frederick H. Smith/../../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Amy Alice Strong/../../../Kelly's
1937/Mrs. Amy Alice Strong/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by Mike Smith
** Provided by David
*** Provided by John Mead
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