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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.
Dating from 1390
3rd October 1999
Swan Inn, Chappel - in May 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Know Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1848/Lucy Halls/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Mrs. Lucy Halls/../../../Post Office
1851/Lucy Halls/widow, innkeeper/48/Layer, Essex/Census **
1851/William Halls/son, butcher/20/Chappel, Essex/Census **
1851/Frances Arthy/visitor/08/Rawreth, Essex/Census **
1851/William Thompson/general servant/16/Earls Colne, Essex/Census **
1852/Mrs. L. Halls/../../../Kelly's*
1855/Mrs. L. Hall/../../../Kelly's*
1862/Mrs. Martha Hall/../../../Kelly's
1867/Mrs. Martha Halls/../../../Post Office
1870/John Pettitt/../../../Kelly's
1871/John Pettitt/../../../Post Office
1871/John Pettitt/Victualler, Farmer of 78 acres employing 5 men & 1
boy/40/Chapel, Essex/Census ***
1871/Martha Pettitt/Wife/39/Maldon, Essex/Census
1871/Martha Jane Halls/Daughter in Law, Barmaid/16/Chappel, Essex/Census
1871/Walter Halls/Son/11/Chappel, Essex/Census
1871/William Halls/Son/10/Chappel, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Pettit/Son/3/Chappel, Essex/Census
1871/Herbert Pettit/Son/2/Chappel, Essex/Census
1871/Anna Willsher/Domstic Servant/14/Great Tey, Essex/Census
1871/Henry Gaywood/Boarder/64/Witham, Essex/Census
1871/Joseph Mears/Visitor/52/London, Middx/Census
1871/Rebecca G Mears/Visitor/61/London, Middx/Census
1874/John Pettitt/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1878/Mrs. Martha Pettitt/../../../Kelly's
1881/Martha Pettitt/Innkeeper/49/Maldon, Essex/Census
1881/Martha J. Halls/Daughter/26/Chappel, Essex/Census
1881/William Halls/Son, Clerk/20/Chappel, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Pettit/Son/13/Chappel, Essex/Census
1881/Herbert Pettit/Son/12/Chappel, Essex/Census
1881/Ephraim Dowcett/Ostler/36/Chappel, Essex/Census
1882/Mrs. Martha Pettitt/../../../Kelly's
1886/Mrs. Martha Pettitt/../../../Kelly's
1894/Mrs. Martha Pettitt/../../../Kelly's
1895/Mrs. Martha Pettitt/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mills Goodey/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mills Goodey/../../../Kelly's
1902/Mills Goodey/../../../Kelly's
1908/Mills Goodey/Wheelwright/../../Kelly's
1912/Mills Goodey/../../../Kelly's
1914/Mills Goodey/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Essex
1917/Harry Philip Cross/../../../Kelly's
1925/Harry Philip Cross/../../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Emily Cross/../../../Kelly's
1957/Doris May McKay / Widow /../../London Gazette, 5 July 1957
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by Kevan
Provided by Stephen Harris
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