Man Loaded with Mischielf

Cock, High street, Stock CM4 9BJ

Early mappings of the area by the NLS

The Cock, Stock - in 1913

The Cock, Stock - in 1913

Cock, High street, Stock

13th August 1999

"The parish boundary between Buttsbury and Stock used to run through the middle of Stock high street and literally through the middle of the Cock Inn. There is a story that a stranger fell down dead in the pub and it had to be decided who was going to bury him, Stock or Buttsbury. In the end they decided that whose ever area his head was in would bury him!!"

Supplied by Anne Major

The ghost of the stranger in the above tale is said to still haunt The Cock Inn today

Residents at this address.

1828-9/Henry Gusterson/../../../Pigots

1832-3/George Reed/../../../Pigots

1839/Joseph Clarke/../../../Pigots

1845/Maria Phillips/../../../Post Office

1848/Samuel Newcombe/Victualler/../../Whites

1851/Samuel Newcombe/../../../Post Office

1851/Samuel Newcombe/innkeeper/42/Witham, Essex/Census ***
1851/Maria Newcombe/wife/40/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Mary A Newcombe/daughter, scholar/07/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Newcombe/son, scholar/05/Buttsbury, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Newcombe/son, scholar/03/Buttsbury, Essex/Census
1851/Maria Nunn/house servant/15/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1851/Samuel Dawson/groom/18/Chelmsford, Essex/Census

1855/S. Newcombe/../../../Kellys*

1862/Samuel Newcombe/../../../Kellys

1867/John Bacon/../../../Post Office

1870/John Bacon/../../../Kellys

1871/John Bacon/../../../Post Office

1874/John Bacon/../../../Kellys

1878/John Bacon/../../../Kellys

1881/John Bacon/Licensed Victualler/57/East Hanningfield, Essex/Census
1881/Lydia Bacon/Wife/45/Shepherds Bush, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harry Bacon/Son/15/Stock, Essex/Census
1881/Lydia Bacon/Daughter/13/Stock, Essex/Census
1881/Edith Bacon/Daughter/11/Stock, Essex/Census
1881/Annie M. Bacon/Daughter/4/Stock, Essex/Census
1881/James Smith/Inn Servant/19/Purleigh, Essex/Census

1882/John Bacon/../../../Kellys

1886/John Bacon/../../../Kellys

1894/Charles Wood/../../../Kellys

1895/Charles Wood/../../../Kellys

1898/Charles Wood/../../../Kellys

1899/Charles Wood/../../../Kellys

1902/Charles Wood/../../../Kellys

1908/Charles Wood/../../../Kellys

In 1911 census at Cock Inn Buttsbury Ingatestone, Buttsbury
C J Clifford, Publican, aged 54 years and born in Essex Plaistow
Emma Clifford, Wife, Assisting in the business, aged 51 years and born in Middlesex Hammersmith
Frederick Clifford, Son, Coachman livery yard husband, aged 21 years and born in Essex Plaistow
Daisy Clifford, Daughter, Assisting in the business, aged 17 years and born in Essex Plaistow
Albert Clifford, Son, aged 13 years and born in Middlesex Enfield
James Clifford, Son, aged 11 years and born in Deptford Kent
Ivy Brush, Niece, aged 11 years and born in Surrey Godstone

1912/Charles Clifford/../../../Kellys

1917/Charles Clifford/../../../Kellys

In 1921 census at Cock Inn Buttsbury Village, Ingatestone,
Charles Joseph Clifford, Publican, aged 64 years and born in Essex
Emma Clifford, Wife, aged 62 years
Albert John Clifford, Son, Labourer, aged 24 years and born in Middlesex Enfield
James Henry Clifford, Son, Stockman, aged 21 years and born in Deptford London

1925/Charles Clifford/../../../Kellys

1933/Charles Clifford/../../../Kellys

1973-1980/Julian Goodchild/Landlord/../../.. **
1973-1980/Kathryn Goodchild/Landlady/../../..

1988/A A Galley/../../../Watney Truman publicans list


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

** Provided by Ian Rose

*** Provided by John Mead


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