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For the History of Romford & other areas of Havering:
Cock & Bell, Romford - Formerly the Chantry House in 1888, in a sketch by Bamford
Circa 1908
Formerly the Chequers, was built by Avery Cornburgh in 1486 as a chantry for the Church of Edward the Confessor. It became an Inn during the reign of Henry VIII, but reverted to the Church in 1908 and is now known as Church House
St Edwards, Romford, and the Old Cock and Bell, Market Place, Romford - in 1907
Kindly provided by Colleen
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1811/John Ashton/../../../Holden's*
1822/Shadrach Parker/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/Shadrack Parker/../../../Pigot's
1826/Shadrach Parker/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Shadrach Parker/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Shadrack Parker/../../../Pigot's
1839/Shadrach Parker/../../../Pigot's
1841/Shadrach Parker/Publican/60/Essex/Census
1841/Hannah Parker/../60/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Parker/../30/Essex/Census
1845/Edward Potipher/Shoemaker/../../Post Office
1848/Sarah Potipher/../../../White's
1851/G. Clark/../../../Post Office
1851/George Clarke/Innkeeper/50/Southminster, Essex/Census***
1851/Hannah Clarke/Wife/51/Southminster, Essex/***
1851/Mary Lambert/Domestic Servant/41/Southminster, Essex/***
1851/Elizabeth Spells/Visitor, Dressmaker/18/Southminster, Essex/***
1855/Miss H. Packhard/../../../Kelly's*
1861/George Wood/Inn Keeper/65/Bromley, Kent/Census
1861/Eliza Wood/Wife/61/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1861/Elizabeth Wood/Niece, Barmaid/26/Bromley, Kent/Census
1861/Ann Underton/Visitor/59/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1861/Benjamin Magu/Lodger, Agr Labourer/56/Romford, Essex/Census
1861/Joseph Bell/56/Lodger, Agr Labourer/Spitalfield, Middx/Census
1861/Frederick Belcher/Lodger, Light Porter/48/Romford, Essex/Census
1862/George Wood/../../../Kelly's
1863/George Woolward/../../../White's
1865/J. Rich/../../../Kelly's*
1867/John Rich/../../../Post Office
1870/John Rich/../../../Kelly's
1871/John Rich/Licensed Victualler/33/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/Emma Rich/Wife/32/Dagenham, Essex/Census**
1871/William Rich/Son/12/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/Emma Rich/Daughter/11/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/Ellen Rich/Daughter/9/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/John E. Rich/Son/4/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/Arthur A. Rich/Son/2/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/Henry H. Rich/Son/1m/Romford, Essex/Census**
1871/Martha Sutton/Domestic Servant/21/Romford, Essex/Census***
1871/George Gibbons/Domestic Servant/21/South Weald, Essex/Census***
20/08/1872/John Rich/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1874/John Rich/../../../Kelly's
1878/John Rich/../../../Kelly's
1881/Emma Rich/Licensed Victualler & Drovers Wife/42/Dagenham, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur Edward Rich/Son/13/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Horace Alfred Rich/Son/11/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Archibald George Rich/Son/5/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Pole/Barmaid/17/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Albert Taylor/Boarder, Carpenter/22/Bloomfield, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Barrett/General Domestic Servant/18/Ingatestone, Essex/Census
1881/Robert Pilgrim/Ostler/19/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1882/John Rich/../../../Kelly's
18/10/1883/Agnes Amelia Bell/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
16/10/1884/Charles Mollett Estaugh/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers
Records
20/08/1885/John Gowers??/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1886/John Cousons/../../../Kelly's
1890/John Couzens/../../../Kelly's
1891/John Couzens/Innkeeper/43/Romford, Essex/Census***
1891/Adela Agnes Couzens/Wife/29/St. Pancras, London/Census***
1891/John George Couzens/Son/4/Romford, Essex/Census***
1891/Ellinor Maud/General Servant/15/Purfleet, Essex/Census***
1894/John Couzens/../../../Kelly's
1895/John Couzens/../../../Kelly's
1898/Mrs. Adelia Couzens/../../../Kelly's
13/10/1898/George James Hancock/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1899/Mrs. Adelia Couzens/../../../Kelly's*
25/05/1899/Alfred Jesse Pearson/../../../Petty Sessions Victuallers Records
1901/Alfred J. Pearson/Licensed Victualler/50/Upper Clapton,
London/Census***
1901/Lily Pearson/Daughter, Assistant/24/Canonbury, London/Census***
1901/Alfred J. Pearson/Son, Assistant/22/Canonbury, London/Census***
1901/James A. Lacey/Servant, Potman/18/Clapham/Census***
1901/Ada B. Manning/General Servant Domestic/20/Canning Town,
Essex/Census***
1902/Alfred J. Pearson/../../../Kelly's
1906/Alfred J. Pearson/../../../Kelly's
1908/Alfred J. Pearson/../../../Kelly's
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided
by Pamela Campbell-McLean. Pamela is a descendant of the Richs
***
Provided by CG
Provided by Kevan
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