A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
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The Alma Inn was once a merchant’s house owned by
Captain Twitt, a relative of Thomas Twytt, a merchant brewer of Harwich in
1599. the Alma traded as a alehouse around 1871 as The Alma Dining Rooms and
was opened by Charles Cunningham, a brewer of Ipswich. It then became a
Tolly Cobbold house, and the tenant from 1932 until 1953, was William
Chambers. Upon his retirement the tenancy was taken up by his son Arthur who
ran it until 1987 .It changed names to the Alma at the turn of the century.
after the closure of the Tolly Cobbold Brewery the Alma,was taken over by
Pubmaster, who in turn were bought by Punch Taverns in 2004. the pub is
still trading today.
Kindly provided by Colleen
Alma, Harwich - circa 1955
Alma Inn, 25 Kings Head Street, Harwich - in September 2013
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1862/William Hammond/../../../Kelly's
1867/William Hammond/../../../Post Office
1870/Thomas Jennings/Fish Salesman/../../Kelly's
1871/Thomas Jennings/Fish Salesman/../../Post Office
1874/Thomas Jennings/Fish Salesman/../../Kelly's
1878/Thomas Jennings/../../../Kelly's
1881/Thomas H. Jennings/Innkeeper/48/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth Jennings/Wife/41/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/James Jennings/Son, Railway Clerk/14/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Jennings/Son/11/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/William Jennings/Son/6/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Kate Jennings/Daughter/4/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Isabella Jennings/Daughter/1/Harwich, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Thomas/General Servant/14/Harwich, Essex/Census
1882/Thomas Jennings/../../../Kelly's
1886/John Guy/../../../Kelly's
1890/James Ward/../../../Kelly's
1891/James Ward/Innkeeper/65/Canewdon, Essex/Census
1891/Alice Stammers(?)/Barmaid/24/Eye, Suffolk/Census
1891/Hilda Harwich(?)/Servant/18/Harwich, Essex/Census
1894/James Ward/../../../Kelly's
1895/James Ward/../../../Kelly's
1898/John Stanton/../../../Kelly's
1899/John Stanton/../../../Kelly's
1901/John Stanton/Inn Keeper/41/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
1901/Robert C Stanton/Son/14/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1901/Amelia Ellmer/Housekeeper/25/Harwich, Essex/Census
1901/Flora M Cresswell/Barmaid/20/Bildeston, Suffolk/Census
1901/Jessie Daniels/Barmaid/22/Harwich, Essex/Census
1902/John Stanton/../../../Kelly's
1905/John Stanton / Licensed Victualler, deceased - Died 31 May 1905 /
London Gazette, 14 July 1905 **
1906/Thomas Reed/../../../Kelly's
1908/Thomas Reed/../../../Kelly's
1912/Thomas Reed/../../../Kelly's
1914/John Reed/../../../Kelly's
1917/John Reed/../../../Kelly's
1922/John Reed/../../../Kelly's
1925/Alfred Johnson/../../../Kelly's
1929/Henry William Aldridge/../../../Kelly's
1933/William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
1937/William Chambers/../../../Kelly's
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