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George Hotel, High Street, Colchester - looking west
George, High Street, Colchester
George, High Street, Colchester - 1960s
Both kindly provided by Colleen
18th September 1999
Residents at this address
The
earliest record of the inn dates from 1494 when an agreement was signed
giving rights over the property known then as the George to a Thomas Jopson.
Whilst the building structure has been extensively altered over the
centuries, there are still remains from Thomas Jopson's time. The central
part of the building and the cellars are a part of the original 15th century
house, perhaps built around 1450 and contemporary with the Red Lion on the
opposite side of the street. **
The inn is shown in the alehouse recognisance from 1764 until 1819 and then
in consecutive trade directories up until the modern day.;also known as the
George and the Dragon in the 1790's ***
1822/Abednig Bland/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/Abednig Bland/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Abeduego Bland/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/John Smith/../../../Pigot's
1839/John Smith/../../../Pigot's
1845/John Smith/Wine Merchant/../../Post Office
1848/John Smith/../../../White's
1851/John Smith/../../../Post Office
1851/Samuel D Forbes/hotel keeper/34/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census **
1851/Jane C Forbes/wife/34/Ryde, Hampshire/Census
1851/Duncan Forbes/son/02/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1851/Sarah H South/mother, proprietor of houses/60/Portsea, Hampshire/Census
1851/Joseph Hookey/visitor, perfumer/45/Portsea, Hampshire/Census
1851/James Woodley/waiter/20/Middlesex/Census
1851/Sarah Isaac/nursemaid/29/Southsea, Hampshire/Census
1851/Eliza Clench/cook/27/Messing, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Curtis/kitchen maid/19/Great Clacton, Essex/Census
1851/Mary E Austin/chambermaid/32/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
1855/S. Forbes/../../../Kelly's*
1856/Samuel D. Forbes/../../../Post Office
1862/Charles Guiver/../../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Guiver/../../../Post Office
1870/Charles Guiver/../../../Kelly's
1871/Charles Guiver/../../../Post Office
1874/Charles Guiver/../../../Kelly's
1878/Charles Guiver/../../../Kelly's
1881/Matthew A. Black/Proprietor/46/Scotland/Census
1881/Maria M. Black/Wife/39/Cloyton, Devon/Census
1881/Alice Maud Shorland/Barmaid/19/Sidmouth, Devon/Census
1881/Caroline H. White/Barmaid/24/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Henry Greengrass/Waiter/20/Great Finton, Suffolk/Census
1881/Edward T. Fitch/Boots/18/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/William J. Ansell/Page/14/Chatham, Kent/Census
1881/Louisa Polley/Domestic Servant/19/Copford, Essex/Census
1881/Emily Turner/Domestic Servant/18/Longford, Buckingham/Census
1881/Susan Garwood/Domestic Servant/17/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Rosina Clark/Domestic Servant/16/Tattingstone, Suffolk/Census
1881/George A. Gibbs/Lodger, Commercial Traveller/33/London,
Middlesex/Census
1882/Mrs. Mary Ann Guiver/../../../Kelly's
1886/Mrs. Fanny Morris/../../../Kelly's
1894/Richard William Mutton/../../../Kelly's
1895/Richard William Mutton/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mrs. Ann Elizabeth White/Proprietress/../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. Ann Elizabeth White/../../../Kelly's
1901/Ann E White/Mother/50/Portsmouth, Hampshire/Census
1901/Dollie White/Daughter, School Girl/16/Sandgate, Kent/Census
1901/Henry Parrott/Son, Manager of Hotel/29/Aldershot, Hampshire/Census
1901/Sarah Finch/Book Keeper/40/Rochester, Kent/Census
1901/Mabel Archer/Barmaid/22/Slatcon, Norfolk/Census
1901/Maud Wager/Barmaid/20/Great Totham, Essex/Census
1901/Ellen Marchant/Cook Restraunt/49/Limerick, Ireland/Census
1901/Julia Tyrrell/Waitress/24/Mendham, Norfolk/Census
1901/Mabel Mitchell/Chambermaid/24/Easton, Norfolk/Census
1901/Rose Pooley/Housemaid/20/Great Wigborough, Essex/Census
1901/Annie Mead/Kitchen Maid/19/Maldon, Essex/Census
1901/Emily Leggett/Pantry Maid/19/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1902/Hugh Percy Loraine Triscott/../../../Kelly's
1907/H. P. Triscott/../../../Benham's
1908/Hugh Percy Loraine Triscott/../../../Kelly's
1912/Hugh Percy Loraine Triscott/../../../Kelly's
1914/Mrs Gertrude Triscott/../../../Kelly's
1917/Gertrude Triscott/../../../Kelly's
1925/Edward Tompkins/../../../Kelly's
1933/J. E. Nelson/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead
*** Information kindly provided by Jess Jephcott at http://www.camulos.com
Provided by Colin Wager
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