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Red Lion, Boreham - early 1900s
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Red Lion, Boreham - 13th May 2001
"The Inn known as the "Red Lion", Boreham, Essex, was built during the reign of Henry VII, in the year 1495. When first built, the inn was a farmhouse forming part of a considerable estate. In the year 1578 the house was purchased by Septimus Mallet, who is described as a farmer and hop grower of the parish of Hatfield. Shortly after buying the house, a licence was granted to Mallet, and the house became a registered "Ale House", licensed to sell ales and ciders only. In 1583, a licence was granted to sell distilled gin and other spirits, and the sign of the "Red Lion" hung. Many inkeepers were small farmers, and continued to farm the lands surrounding their inns, and such was the case with the "Red Lion" whose extensive lands were farmed right up to the early 20th century.
We are indebted to Vic and Bertha McNamara of the "Red Lion", Main Road, Boreham, for the information from which the above has been compiled.
Residents at this address.
1578/Septimus Mallet/Innkeeper/../../..+
1591/Joseph Jull/Innkeeper/../../..+
1608/Edward Lambarde/Innkeeper/../../..+
1619/Richard Wire/Innkeeper/../../..+
1625/Thomas Wheeler/Innkeeper/../../..+
1636/Henry James Turkel/Innkeeper/../../..+
1643/James Smeed/Innkeeper/../../..+
1653/Francis Chester/Innkeeper/../../..+
1660/Elizabeth Chester/Innkeeper/../../..+
1672/Joseph Swabbers/Innkeeper/../../..+
1679/Elizabeth Swabbers/Innkeeper/../../..+
1682/Samuel Swabbers/Innkeeper/../../..+
1672/Joseph Higgins/Innkeeper/../../..+
1698/Jonathan Rafe/Innkeeper/../../..+
1706/Cedric Mimsey/Innkeeper/../../..+
1718/James Parfect/Innkeeper/../../..+
1729/William Quested/Innkeeper/../../..+
1745/Muriel Mimsey/Innkeeper/../../..+
1748/George Dunstan/Innkeeper/../../..+
1757/James Spratford/Innkeeper/../../..+
1765/William Roper/Innkeeper/../../..+
1778/Anne Roper/Innkeeper/../../..+
1781/Miss Anne Roper/Innkeeper/../../..+
1789/Philip Steed/Innkeeper/../../..+
1797/Robert Hillincourt/Innkeeper/../../..+
1811/Peregrine Papworth/Innkeeper/../../..+
1821/Jonathan Archer/Innkeeper/../../..+
1827/Thomas Joslin/../../../Pigots*
1828-9/Thomas Joslin/../../../Pigots
1829/William Blyth/Innkeeper/../../..*
1832-3/John Stubbings/../../../Pigots
1835/Jonathan Stubbins/Innkeeper/../../..+
1839/John Stebbing/../../../Pigots
1845/John Stubbings/../../../Post Office
1848/Robert Partridge Webber/Victualler/../../Whites
1851/John Stubbings/../../../Post Office
1851/John Algar/Victualler/56/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census***
1851/Hannah Algar/Wife/61/Woodham Walter, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Algar/Son, Carpenter/21/Boreham, Essex/Census
1851/Harriet Young/Servant/15(?)/Salcott, Essex/Census
1851/Isaac Lucking/Carpenter/68/Little Waltham, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Tyrell/Labourer/34/Boreham, Essex/Census
1855/John Algar/Innkeeper/../../..+
1861/John Algar/Publican/66/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census***
1861/Hannah Algar/Innkeeper/Wife/71/Woodham, Essex/Census
1861/Joseph Algar/Son, Assistant/28/Boreham, Essex/Census
1861/Emily Smith/Domestic Servant/16/Boreham, Essex/Census
1861/William Perkins/Agricultural Labourer/42/Boreham, Essex/Census
1862/John Algar/../../../Kellys
1867/Henry Algar/../../../Post Office
1870/Henry Algar/../../../Kellys
1871/Henry Algar/../../../Post Office
1871/Henry Algar/Publican/41/Boreham, Essex/Census***
1871/Hariett Algar/Wife/42/Springfield, Essex/Census
1871/William H. Algar/Son/13/Springfield, Essex/Census
1871/John Algar/Father, Retired Publican/76/Boreham, Essex/Census
1871/William Chapman/Lodger, Millwright/31/Epping, Essex/Census
1871/George Bedford/Lodger, Shoemaker/27/Epping, Essex/Census
1871/George Wiscombe/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/20/Pebmarsh, Essex/Census
1871/John Maynard/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/30/Toppesfield, Essex/Census
1871/Samuel Bush/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/23/Mount Bures, Essex/Census
1871/William Badley/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/26/Wakes Colne, Essex/Census
1871/James Heaver/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/27/Pebmarsh, Essex/Census
1871/Henry Algar/../../../Post Office
1874/Henry Algar/../../../Kellys
1878/Richard Archer/../../../Kellys
1881/Richard Matthew Archer/Innkeeper/43/Springfield, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Jane Archer/Wife/45/Chisledon, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Mary Jane Bennett/Visitor/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah Joslin/General Servant/15/Fairsted, Essex/Census
1882/Richard Archer/../../../Kellys
1886/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kellys
1890/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kellys
1891/Frederick Fuller/Innkeeper/37/? Surrey/Census
1891/Isabella Fuller/Wife/37/Reigate, Surrey/Census
1891/Frederick W. Fuller/Son/7/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census
1891/Alexander Fuller/Son/5/Boreham, Essex/Census
1891/Isabella Fuller/Daughter/2/?, Essex/Census
1891/Felen Mary Peasent(?)/Sister in Law, Dressmaker/31/Beckenham,
Kent/Census
1894/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kellys
1895/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kellys
1898/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kellys
1899/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kellys
1901/Frederick Fuller/Innkeeper/47/Ockstead, Surrey/Census+++
1901/Gabeller(?) Fuller/Wife/47/Reigate, Surrey/Census+++
1901/Alexander R. Fuller/Son, Apprentice Coachbuilder/15/Boreham,
Essex/Census+++
1902/Thomas Eales/../../../Kellys
1906/Thomas Eales/../../../Kellys
1908/Thomas Eales/../../../Kellys
1910/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
1912/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
1914/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
1917/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
In 1921 census at Red Lion, Boreham, Essex
Marian Eales, Licensee, Widow, aged 64 years 9 months, and born in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
Florence Corney, Daughter, aged 35 years 3 months, and born in Shorncliffe, Kent
Lillis Eales, Daughter, aged 31 years, and born in Tipperary, Ireland
Violet Eales, Daughter, Student Teacher Chelmsford Education Committee, aged 18 years, and born in Boreham, Essex
Ellie Eales, Daughter, aged 16 years 4 months, and born in Boreham, Essex
Phyllis Corney, Granddaughter, aged 3.5 months, and born in Boreham, Essex
1922/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
1925/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
1929/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
1933/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
1937/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kellys
In 1939 electoral register
Claude T V Eales, Acetylene & Electric Welder, born 02 Sep 1889
Ethel M Eales, Domestic Duties, born 27 May 1892
Claude J Eales, Slotting Machine Operator Tool & Gauge Dept Ball & Roller Bearing Man, born 30 Aug 1917
Effie M Eales, later Hopkins, Female Companion, born 02 Feb 1905
Marion Eales Eales, Licensee, Widow, born 07 Sep 1856
Lillis P Eales, Manager (Public House), born 02 Aug 1891
1940/Mrs. Marion Eales/Licensee/84/../Petty Sessions++
1943/Miss Lillis P Eales/../../../Kellys
1950/Mrs & Mrs J W Gisborne/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***
1952/Harold Rocker/Innkeeper/../../+
1969/Peter Woods/Innkeeper/../../+
1976/Brian Victor Raymond/Innkeeper/../../+
1986/Ronald Scott/Innkeeper/../../+
From 1991 - 1995, my parents John and Lyn Murphy owned the the Red Lion in Boreham cm3 3ja before it became the Lion inn
1995/Vic. McNamara/Innkeeper/../../+
1995/Bertha McNamara/Innkeeper/../../
* Provided by Ken Harrison
** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*** Provided by Noel Clark, the Great, Great, Great Grandson of John and Hannah (nee Maddocks) Algar
+ Provided by Vic. & Bertha McNamara (via Noel Clark)
++ Provided by Jill Fleming
+++ Provided by Helen Cox
++++ Provided by Hannah Murphy
*& Provided by Alex Wilkinson
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