Man Loaded with Mischielf

Bell, 74 Priory Street, Colchester

Moor Lane was renamed Priory Street about 1830. This pub was established before 1764 and closed in 1913. The premises are now demolished. **+

Colchester pub history index

Residents at this address

1822/? Aylett/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/? Aylett/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Obadiah Read/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Obadiah Read/../../../Pigot's

1839/Francis Ward/../../../Pigot's

1845/John Barfield/../../../Post Office

1848/John Barfield/../../../White's

1851/John Barfield/../../../Post Office

1851/George Fowell/innkeeper/33/Wetherden, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Sarah Fowell/wife/35/Stoke, Suffolk/Census
1851/George Thomas Holland Fowell/son/01/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Fowell/daughter/1m/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Susanna Studd/house servant/13/Myland, Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Emmanuel Joseph Waller/lodger, confectioner/53/Grantham, Lincolnshire/Census

1852/J. Barfield/../../../Kelly's*

1855/G. Fowell/../../../Kelly's*

1855/George Fowell/../../../Post Office Directory **+

1862/William Chippington/../../../Kelly's

1867/John Lord/../../../Post Office

1870/Cornelius Delight/../../../Kelly's

1871/Cornelius Delight/../../../Post Office

1871/Cornelius Delight/45/Publican, late cabinet maker/Colchester, Essex/Census

1874/Cornelius Delight/../../../Kelly's

1878/Frederick Thomas Walker/../../../Kelly's

1881/Mary Ann Legge/Licensed Victualler/72/Stratton, Hampshire/Census
1881/Charles Webber/Son in Law, Sargeant, Army Service Corps./41/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Ellen Webber/Wife (Daughter)/32/Winchester, Hampshire/Census
1881/Charles S. Webber/Son/6/Aldershot, Hampshire/Census
1881/Ellen Webber/Daughter/3/Colchester, Essex/Census

1882/Charles Webber/../../../Kelly's

1886/Charles Webber/../../../Kelly's

James Conway                  Louisa Conway

James Conway  and Louisa Conway

Both kindly provided by Chris Manning

My Great-Grandfather, James Conway took over the pub c.1890,and lived there with his wife, Louisa; and children Florence and Edward, until his death at age 32,in 1895. Louisa suicided in 1896 because of this. James was born in Gaston St, East Bergholt. ***

James elder sister Harriet married Joseph Taylor, they can be found at the Red Lion St Osyth; she was an outgoing and spirited girl, and apparently,and her nickname was 'Happy'. ***

Jim was also the omnibus driver for The Red Lion Hotel, and was held in enormous respect by all the bus and cab-drivers in the town. ***

1891/James Conway/Licensed Victualler/29/East Bergholt, Suffolk/Census ***
1891/Louisa Conway [nee Wheatley]/Wife/27/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Florence Conway/Daughter/3/Colchester, Essex/Census
1891/Edward Conway/Son/2/Colchester, Essex/Census
1891/Jane Clark/General Servant/14/W Bergholt, Suffolk/Census
1891/Frank Hill/Boarder, Butcher, Living on Army Pension/50/../Census

1894/James Conway/../../../Kelly's

1895/James Conway/../../../Kelly's

1898/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

1899/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

1901/Joseph Samuel Sargent/Publican/48/Long Melford, Suffolk/Census
1901/Mary Ann Sargent/Wife/49/Ardleigh, Essex/Census
1901/Alice Annie Sargent/Daughter/13/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Helen Lydia Sargent/Daughter/9/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Flora Susan Sargent/Daughter/8/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Amy Maud Ellis/Grand Daughter/7/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/George Sharp/Visitor, Artist/23/Sidney, Australia/Census

1902/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

1908/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

1912/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

** Provided by John Mead

**+ Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Provided by Chris Manning


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