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.
Harwich pub history index
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Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1791/Thomas Cole/Victualler/../../Universal British
1822/Abraham Barter/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/Abraham Barter/../../../Pigot's
1827-8/J. Burton/../../../Pigot's**
1828-9/John Barton/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Sarah Burton/../../../Pigot's
1839/Thomas Denney/../../../Pigot's*
1845/Joseph Burrell/../../../Post Office
1848/Joseph Burrell/../../../White's
1851/Mrs. Mary Burrell/../../../Post Office
1851/Mary Burrell/widow, publican/50/Little Stonham, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Caroline Burrell/daughter, dressmaker/22/Bawdsey, Suffolk/Census **
1851/John Wright/father, widower/100/Great Stonham, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Eliza Lucas/house servant/22/Needham Market, Suffolk/Census **
1852/Mrs. M. Burrell/../../../Kelly's*
1855/S. Cross/../../../Kelly's*
1862/Samuel Cross/../../../Kelly's
1870/Alfred Lambert/../../../Kelly's
1871/Alfred Lambert/../../../Post Office
1874/John Pratt/../../../Kelly's
1878/John Pratt/../../../Kelly's
1881/John Nichols/Publican/40/Exeter, Devon/Census
1881/Mary Nichols/Wife/43/Soverdon, Devon/Census
1881/Annie Nichols/Daughter, Waitress/12/Bristol, Somerset/Census
1881/William Barham/Lodger, Labourer/19/Harwich, Essex/Census
1886/William Hepper/../../../Kelly's
1890/ Colchester Brewery Company/../../../Kelly's
1891/William Long/Publica/22/Timworth, Suffolk/Census
1891/Florence Long/Wife/20/Harwich, Essex/Census
1891/Phoebe Holden/Monthly Nurse/70/Dovercourt, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1891
1894/John Manning/../../../Kelly's
1895/John Manning/../../../Kelly's
1898/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1899/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1901/Walter Gosling/Inn Keeper/46/Wherstead, Suffolk/Census
1901/Laurie Gosling/Wife/46/Ipswich, Suffolk//Census
1902/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1906/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1908/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1910/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1912/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1914/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1917/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1922/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1925/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's
1929/John Smith/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Ken Harrison
*** Provided by John Mead
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