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Early names are the Cricketers in 1770, the Nelson Inn / Nelsons Head in the early 1800s, and the Travellers Friend by 1841 and before 1890. The Bay Horse, 189 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2 0LG is being refurbished and will open during august 2011. ***
Chelmsford pub index
15th July 2001
Bay Horse, 189 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2 - in July 2020
Residents at this address
1770/Robert Daniels/Licensee, Cricketers/../../Essex Record Office ***
1806/William Cobbin/Licensee, Lord Nelson/../../Essex Record Office ***
1807/William Cobbin/Licensee, Nelsons Head - Chelmsford Brewery (Wells and
Perry Ltd.)/../../Essex Record Office ***
1813/../Deeds of Nelsons HEAD inn formerly Cricketers in Moulsham,
Chelmsford/../../Essex Record Office Deeds - D/DDw T176/57 ***
1841/Christopher Gusani/Licensee, Travellers Friend/../../Essex Record
Office ***
1841/ChristopherGusani/Publican/40/../Census ***
1841/Mary Gusani/../35/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Ann Gusani/../8/Essex/Census
1841/Fanny Gusani/../6/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Gusani/../4/Essex/Census
1841/Martha Gusani/../2/Essex/Census
1845/Christopher Gusani/../../../Post Office
1848/Christopher Gusani/../../../Whites
1851/Christopher Gusain/../../../Post Office
1851/Christopher Gustani/victualler/50/Italy (British Subject)/Census **
1851/Mary Gustani/wife/45/Elmstead, Essex/Census
1851/Mary A Gustani/daughter/17/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Jenny Gustani/daughter/16/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Gustani/daughter, scholar/14/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/Martha Gustani/daughter, scholar/11/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/William C Gustani/son, scholar/05/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1851/John Ray/lodger, fish seller/56/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1851/John Malow/lodger, pedlar/45/Ireland/Census
1851/George Stokes/lodger, brickmaker/18/Writtle, Essex/Census
1851/Colman Levi/lodger, general dealer/63/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1852/C. Gusani/../../../Kellys*
1855/C. Gusani/../../../Kellys*
1861/Mary A Gusani/Victualler/27/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah A Gusani/Sister, Schoolmistress/22/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Madalene Gusani/Sister, Dressmaker/20/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/William C A Gusani/Brother/15/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Francis Alexander/Aunt, Retired Housekeeper/41/Colchester, Essex/Census
+ Lodgers
1862/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kellys
1867/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Post Office
1870/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kellys
Note: Premises not named between 1867 & 1874
1874/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kellys
1878/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kellys
1881/Mary A. Gusani/Innkeeper/47/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Francis Alexander/Aunt, Cook/66/Elmsted, Essex/Census
1881/George Stokes/Lodger, Brickmaker/50/Writtle, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Bedford/Lodger, Gardener/22/Buckhall, Suffolk/Census
1882/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kellys
Changed name to the Bay Horse by 1890
1890/Jonathan Alfred Smee/../../../Kellys
1894/John Suckling/../../../Kellys
1895/John Suckling/../../../Kellys
1898/George Death/../../../Kellys
1899/George Death/../../../Kellys
1901/George Death/Publican/38/Southend, Essex/Census
1901/Hannah Death/Wife/34/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1901/Florence Death/Niece/11/Southend, Essex/Census
1901/James Saward/Ostler/40/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1901/George Witting/Lodger, Wood Sawyer/52/Braintree, Essex/Census
1901/Joseph Ketley/Lodger, Butcher/40/Great Leighs, Essex/Census
1901/Frederick Howlett/Lodger, Blacksmith/40/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1901/Edward Sewell/Lodger, Well Borer/30/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1902/George Death/../../../Kellys
1906/George Death/../../../Kellys
1908/Walter Richard Vernon/../../../Kellys
1910/Walter Richard Vernon/../../../Kellys
1911/Walter R Vernon/Inn Keeper/30/St Pancras, London/Census
1911/Laura Vernon/Wife, Assistant/27/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1911/William Wood/Boarder, Labourer/38/Nottinghamshire/Census
1911/William George Hill/Boarder, Fitter (Engineer)/56/Braintree,
Essex/Census
1911/Albert Sparkes/Boarder, Groom/29/Colchester, Essex/Census
1911/Leonard W Vernon/Son/5/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1911/Lillian Sims/General Servant/16/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1912/Walter Richard Vernon/../../../Kellys
1914/George Joseph Long/../../../Kellys
1917/George Joseph Long/../../../Kellys
In 1921 at 189 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford
George Joseph Long, Publican aged 54 years 5 month and born in Stratford, Essex
Kate Elizabeth Long, Wife aged 48 years 6 month and born in Holborn, London
Kate Mara Long, Daughter, Shorthand Clerk, Gipp & Son Solicitors Chelmsford aged 18 years 1 month and born in Canning Town, London
William John Long, Son aged 14 years 5 month and born in Canning Town, London
Doris Ada Long, Daughter aged 8 years 4 month and born in Chelmsford, Essex
Charles Frederick Buttle, Boarder, Excavater & Navy, Road Making & Co W C French Buckland Hill aged 46 years and born in Little Totham, Essex
Frederick Lodge, Boarder, Labourer General aged 45 years and born in Chelmsford, Essex
George Lodge, Boarder, Labourer General aged 41 years and born in Chelmsford, Essex
John Joseph Mahoney, Boarder, Labourer General aged 60 years and born in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
John White, Boarder, Labourer General aged 53 years and born in Danbury, Essex
1922/George Joseph Long/../../../Kellys
1925/Frederick Charles Langton/../../../Kellys
1929/Frederick Charles Langton/../../../Kellys
1933/Frederick Charles Langton/../../../Kellys
1937/Tom Dixon/../../../Kellys
1943/Thos Dixon/../../../Kellys ***
1953/Mr & Mrs T Dixon/../../../Black Eagle Journal
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by David Meadows
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