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A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Also known as the White Bear
The Bear, Stock - circa early 1900s
The Bear, Stock - circa 1919
All kindly provided by Colleen
The Bear, Stock
Provided by Colleen
July 2002
Taken by Stephen Parker
One of the regulars at the Bear was Old Spider, an Ostler, who had the habit of climbing up the chimney in one bar and descending down the chimney in the other. Sometimes he would disappear for the night and reappear the following day. The regulars soon came to take no real notice of Old Spider's antics and assumed he'd discovered a disused loft in which to sleep off his excess drinking. One day he failed to reappear and the locals assumed he's left town. He was soon forgotten, but 20 years later, during renovation work, his charred body was found wedged between the two chimneys. His ghost is said to haunt The Bear today.
Residents at this address.
1828/William Mumford/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
1828-9/William Mumford/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/William Mumford/../../../Pigot's
1839/William Ratcliff/../../../Pigot's
1840/William Ratcliff/../../../Pigot's*
1845/Thomas Steward/../../../Post Office
1848/Thomas Steward/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Thomas Steward/../../../Post Office
1851/Thomas Steward/innkeeper/54/Maldon, Essex/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Steward/wife/51/Hatfield [Peverel], Essex/Census
1851/Caroline Bradley/visitor/18/London/Census
1851/William Norman/visitor, scholar/10/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/William Shepherd/ostler/53/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/John Fluze/lodger, soldier 20th Foot/34/Wickford, Essex/Census
1851/George Howard/lodger, journeyman blacksmith/18/Great Leighs,
Essex/Census
1855/H. Coker/../../../Kelly's*
1862/Joseph Barratt/../../../Kelly's
1867/Joseph Barrett/../../../Post Office
1870/Joseph Barrett/../../../Kelly's
1871/Joseph Barrett/../../../Post Office
1874/Joseph Barrett/../../../Kelly's
1878/Joseph Barrett/../../../Kelly's
1881/Joseph Barrett/Licensed Victualler/60/Hockley, Essex/Census
1881/Fanny L. Barrett/Wife/56/Wickford, Essex/Census
1881/Katie Barrett/Niece/16/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1881/Ann Smee/Domestic Servant/27/West Hanningfield, Essex/Census
1881/George Read/Assistant Groom/15/Little Baddow, Essex/Census
1882/Joseph Barrett/../../../Kelly's
1886/Joseph Barrett/../../../Kelly's
1894/George Barrett/../../../Kelly's
1895/George Barrett/../../../Kelly's
1898/William H. Newman/../../../Kelly's
1899/William H. Newman/../../../Kelly's
1902/William James Horne/../../../Kelly's
1908/Harry Brown/Blacksmith/../../Kelly's
In 1911 census at Butts Bury, Ingatestone
Harry Brown, Blacksmith and publican, aged 43 years and born in Buttsbury, Essex, Employer
Ellen Brown, Wife, aged 49 years and born in Surrey Mortlake
Beatrice E Brown, Daughter, Assisting in business, aged 22 years and born in Essex Stratford
Gertrude E Brown, Daughter, aged 19 years and born in Stock, Essex
Alfred H Brown, Son, Blacksmith, aged 17 years and born in Stock, Essex
Marggret N Brown, Daughter, aged 15 years and born in Stock, Essex
Caroline Brown, Daughter, aged 13 years and born in Stock, Essex
William Brown, Son, aged 11 years and born in Stock, Essex
Mary A Brown, Daughter, aged 10 years and born in Stock, Essex
Edward Brown, Son, aged 9 years and born in Stock, Essex
Dorothy E Brown, aged 5 years and born in Stock, Essex
George Pilgrim, House boy, aged 17 years and born in Essex Orsett
Arthur King, Boarder, Blacksmiths, aged 22 years and born in Kent Maidstone
Frederick George Braine, Visitor, Engineers, aged 26 years and born in Somerset Yeovil
1912/Harry Brown/Blacksmith/../../Kelly's
1917/Harry Brown/Blacksmith/../../Kelly's
In 1921 census at The Bear Butts Bury, Ingatestone
Harry Brown, Blacksmith, aged 51 years 11 months and born in Buttsbury, Essex, Employer
Ellen Brown, Wife, Household Duties, aged 58 years 5 months and born in Surrey
Beatrice E Brown, Daughter, Bar Maid, aged 32 years 11 months and born in Stock, Essex
Alfred H Brown, Son, Blacksmiths Assistant, aged 27 years 11 months and born in Stock, Essex
Caroline Brown, Daughter, Shorthand Typist, Essex County Council Education Dept, aged 23 years 5 months and born in Stock, Essex
William Brown, Son, Stock Man, aged 22 years 6 months and born in Stock, Essex
Mary A Brown, Daughter, Shorthand Typist, British Red Cross Society, aged 20 years 5 months and born in Stock, Essex
Dorothy Brown, Daughter, aged 15 years 11 months and born in Stock, Essex
1925/Harry Brown/../../../Kelly's
1933/Harry Brown/../../../Kelly's
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Mike Smith
*** Provided by John Mead
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