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Also known as the Old Whalebone; This pub was established as the Whale Fishery by 1770 and may also have been known in these early days as the Bricklayers Arms. Renewal of the licence was refused in 1935. The former pub is now used by a pair of takeaway food establishments. **
Colchester pub history index
Whalebone, 22 East Hill, Colchester - in May 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1822/Francis Malcolm/../../../Pigot's***
1823-4/Francis Malcolm/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Francis Malcolm/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Francis Malcolm/../../../Pigot's
1839/Francis Malcolm/../../../Pigot's
1839/William Malcolm/../../../Census
1839/Frances Malcolm/../../../Census
Note: Premises not named on the 1839 local census
1845/Francis Malcolm/../../../Post Office
1848/Francis Malcolm/../../../White's
1851/William Malcolm/Innkeeper/34/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/Francis Malcolm/Brother, Painter/24/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/Charlotte White/Aunt, Housekeeper/65/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/Samuel Lambert/Ostler/30/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1855/W. Malcolm/../../../Kelly's***
1862/William Malcolm/../../../Kelly's
1867/Elijah William Byham/../../../Post Office
1870/Roger Henry Chapman/../../../Kelly's
1871/Roger Henry Chapman/../../../Post Office
1874/William Edward Sallows/../../../Kelly's
1878/Miss Elizabeth Sarah Sallows/../../../Kelly's
1881/Richard Brazier/Innkeeper/53/Great Braddon, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Ann Brazier/Wife/41/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Harry Richard Brazier/Son/15/Great Braddon, Essex/Census
1881/Gertrude Sarah Brazier/Daughter/12/Great Braddon, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/Richard Brazier/../../../Kelly's
1886/John McVicar/../../../Kelly's
1894/James Richardson/../../../Kelly's
1895/James Richardson/../../../Kelly's
1898/Charles Davey/../../../Kelly's
1899/Charles Davey/../../../Kelly's
1901/Chas Davey/Fishmonger & Inn Keeper/37/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Mary A Davey/Wife/39/Chesterfield, Derbyshire/Census
1901/Caroline Davey/Daughter/15/Chesterfield, Derbyshire/Census
1901/James W Davey/Son/13/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Violet M Davey/Daughter/2/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Archibald Eves/Boarder, Maltster/19//Census
1902/Charles Davey/../../../Kelly's
1908/William Jeremiah Cockrell/../../../Kelly's
1912/William Jeremiah Cockrell/../../../Kelly's
1914/Wm. Jeremiah Cockrell/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1917/William Jeremiah Cockrell/../../../Kelly's
1925/Silas E. Taylor/../../../Kelly's
1933/Silas E. Taylor/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by CG
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
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