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Fleece, West Street, Coggeshall

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Fleece, West Street, Coggeshall

Fleece, West Street, Coggeshall

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Fleece, West Street, Coggeshall

22nd April 2002

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1823-4/John Richardson/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/John Richmond/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/John Richmond/../../../Pigot's

1839/John Richmond/../../../Pigot's

1840/John Richmond/../../../Pigot's*

1845/John Richmond/../../../Post Office

1848/John Richmond/../../../White's

1851/John Richmond/../../../Post Office

1851/John Richmond/innkeeper/67/Great Coggeshall, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Richmond/wife/64/Great Coggeshall, Essex/Census **
1851/Richard Tupper/grandson, mariner/18/Great Coggeshall, Essex/Census **

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

1862/John Richmond/../../../Kelly's

1867/John Richmond/../../../Post Office

1870/Mrs. Elizabeth Richmond/../../../Kelly's

1871/Mrs. Elizabeth Richmond/../../../Post Office

1874/Mrs. Elizabeth Richmond/../../../Kelly's

1878/Samuel Deal/../../../Kelly's

1881/William Woods/Innkeeper/52/Radlett, Hertford/Census
1881/Eliza A. Woods/Daughter/13/Acklington, Northumberland/Census
1881/Charles W. Woods/Son/11/Acklington, Northumberland/Census

1882/Charles Evans/../../../Kelly's

1886/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1890/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1891/George Smith/Publican/35/Belchamp Walter, Essex/Census
1891/Sarah Smith/Wife/32/Belchamp Walter, Essex/Census
1891/? Smith/Son/7/Halstead, Essex/Census
1891/Thomas Smith/Son/5/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1891/William Smith/Son/4/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1891/Samuel Smith/Son/3/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1891/? Smith/Son/1/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1891/? Smith/Son/5m/Coggeshall, Essex/Census

1894/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1895/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1898/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1899/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1902/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1906/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1908/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1910/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1911/George Smith/Publican/52/Belchamp Walter/Census
1911/Emily Smith/Wife/50/Belchamp Walter/Census
1911/Fred Smith/Son/21/Coggeshall/Census
1911/John Smith/Son/20/Coggeshall/Census
1911/Mary Smith/Daughter/16/Coggeshall/Census

1912/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1914/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1917/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1922/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1925/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1929/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1933/George Smith/../../../Kelly's

1937/Reginald F. Nunn/../../../Kelly's

My great grandfather died on 6th Febraury 1943.  His will and probate say he was “of the Fleece Inn” Licensed victualler of Coggeshall.
Previous to 1940 they were the publicans of the Donkey and Buskins at Layer De La Haye, (1929-1943) and the Abberton Lion, (1920-1951) ***

“Amos, Joseph Thomas, otherwise Thomas otherwise Thomas Joseph of The Fleece Inn, Coggeshall, Essex died 6 February 1943 at Essex County Hospital, Colchester.
Probate (Not correct) Llandudno? 31 January to Albert Edward Amos licensed victualler and Jack Britton electrical Engineer.
Effects £467 12s 4d”. ***

Samuel Walter (aka Dick) Ames and Winifred (nee Amos) were publicans of The Fleece 27 West Street Coggeshall for many years in approx mid to late 1940s and late 1950s. (Surname AMES). ***


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

** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by Monique Jones


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