This pub was present by 1764 and closed in 1980. It is now in use as a shop and cultural centre. **
Colchester pub history index
Ship, 5 East Hill, Colchester - in May 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1822/James Thornington/../../../Pigot's***
1823-4/James Thornington/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Samuel Cranfield/../../../Pigot's
1839/Samuel Cranfield/../../../Pigot's
1839/Samuel Cranfield/../../../Census
1839/Emma Cranfield/../../../Census
Note: Premises not named on the 1839 local census
1845/Samuel Cranfield/../../../Post Office
1848/James Folkard/../../../White's
1851/James Folkard/Innkeeper/35/Dedham, Essex/Census*
1851/Anne Folkard/Wife/33/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza Draper/Sister in Law, Mariners Wife/24/Brightlingsea,
Essex/Census
1851/Kate Draper/Niece/1/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1851/William Ennals/Niece, Soldier/18/Polstead, Suffolk/Census
1851/Creckia Clark/Niece, Soldier/18/Barham, Suffolk/Census
1851/Robert Lawn/Niece, Tailor/30/Spalding, Lincoln/Census
Note: The enumerator seems to have got carried away with nieces in 1851!
1852/J. Folkard/../../../Kelly's**
1855/J. Folkard/../../../Post Office
1862/William Byham/../../../Kelly's
1867/Thomas Roofe Nayler/Builder/../../Post Office
1870/George Nicholson/Tailor/../../Kelly's
1871/George Nicholson/Tailor/../../Post Office
1874/George Nicholson/Tailor/../../Kelly's
1878/George Nicholson/Tailor/../../Kelly's
1881/George Nicholson/Licensed Victualler/38/St. Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Nicholson/Wife/39/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Woods/Domestic Servant/25/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Abraham Rouse/Lodger, Bricklayers Labourer/40/Brightlingsea,
Essex/Census
1881/Henry Worth/Lodger, Labourer/29/Horkesley, Essex/Census
1881/Frederick Davey/Lodger, Shoemaker/25/Colchester, Essex/Census
1882/George Nicholson/Tailor/../../Kelly's
1886/Charles Aylett/../../../Kelly's
1894/Charles Aylett/../../../Kelly's
1895/Charles Aylett/../../../Kelly's
1898/Charles Aylett/../../../Kelly's
1899/Charles Aylett/../../../Kelly's
1901/Charles Aylett/Inn Keeper/61/Colchester, Essex/Census **
1901/Eliza Aylett/Wife/44/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1901/Annie Emmerson/Niece, Dressnaker/24/Yarmouth, Norfolk/Census
1901/Thos Bennett/Brother, Sailor Sea/34/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1907/Mrs. Aylett/../../../Benham's
1908/Thomas Northover/../../../Kelly's
1912/Robert A. Wham/../../../Kelly's
1914/Robert A. Wham/../../../Kelly's
1917/Robert A. Wham/../../../Kelly's
In 1921 census at 5 East Hill, Colchester
R H Allward, Publican, aged 36 years 8 months and born in Colchester, Essex, Own Account
A C Allward, Wife, aged 34 years 8 months and born in Lancashire, Own Account
A Borley, Brother, Engine Driver, Layers & Co Layer Breton Hall Eng, aged 65 years 9 months and born in Suffolk
H A Allward, Daughter, aged 9 years 9 months and born in Colchester, Essex
P H Wheeler, Boarder, Butcher, F J Gosding Long Wyre St Colchester, aged 27 years 10 months and born in Lavenham, Suffolk
1925/Robert N. Allwood/../../../Kelly's
1933/Robert N. Allwood/../../../Kelly's
1937, Rt H Allward, Ship Inn, 5 East Hill
* Provided by CG
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
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