Waltham Abbey pub history index
This coaching inn was present by 1492 and was rebuilt as the Cock Hotel in 1894. Although long closed, the premises are still standing and used as a mixture of retail and residential. ***
Old Cock, High Bridge Street, Waltham Abbey - in 1890
Cock Inn, High Bridge Street, Waltham Abbey - in July 2007
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1776/Comfort Wilkes/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
1776/John Lane/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
1821/T. Smith/../../../..*
1822/Thomas Smith/../../../Pigot's*
1826/Thomas Smith/../../../Pigot's
1827-8/Thomas Smith/../../../Pigot's**
1828-9/Thomas Smith/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Thomas Smith/../../../Pigot's
1839/Henry Quire Alger/../../../Pigot's
1840/Henry Quire Alger/../../../Pigot's*
1841/Henry Alger/Victualler/40/Essex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Alger/../20/Essex/Census
1841/Caroline Hawley/Female Servant/20/../Census
1841/George Smith/Tailor/20/Essex/Census
1841/William Staker/Male Servant/40/Essex/Census
1845/Henry Quare Alger/Agent to the Imperial Fire Office/../../Post Office
1848/Henry Quare Alger/../../../White's
1851/Henry Quard Alger/../../../Post Office
1851/Henry Quare Alger/Licensed Victualler/52/Fyfield, Essex/Census
1851/Susan Alger/Wife/40/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1851/Edwin Quare Alger/Son/16/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1851/Harriett Turner/Cook/50/Fyfield, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza Ward/Servant/17/Harlow, Essex/Census
1852/H. Alger/../../../Kelly's*
1855/H. Alger/../../../Kelly's*
1860/Alfred Blackiston/../../../Kelly's*
1861/John Kettley/Licensed Victualler/50/Srondon Massey, Essex/Census
1861/Lucy Kettley/Wife, Licensed Victualler/53/Great Tey, Essex/Census
1861/Caroline Kettley/Daughter, Licensed Victualler/26/Cripplegate,
City/Census
1861/Emma Barrett/General Servant/18/Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire/Census
1861/Henry Edwards/Ostler/20/Surrey/Census
1862/Mrs. Lucy Kettley/../../../Kelly's
1865/W. Stuart/../../../Kelly's*
1867/Edwin Wickham/../../../Post Office
1870/William Liles Hayden/../../../Kelly's
1871/Joseph Phipps/Publican/30/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Phipps/Wife/36/Chipping Ongar, Essex/Census
1871/Henry Hayden/Son/11/Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Joseph Hayden/Son/9/Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/William J Hayden/Son/8/Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth L Hayden/Daughter/7/Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Charles Hayden/Son/7/Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/Mary L Hayden/Daughter/5/Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census
1871/James W Fletcher/Ostler/26/Merton, Surrey/Census
1871/Ellen Fish/Cook/23/Haverhill, Essex/Census
1871/Charlotte Estwell/Housemaid/21/Saffron Walden, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah Growcock/Nursemaid/11/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1874/Joseph Phipps/../../../Kelly's
1876/Joseph Phipps/../../../Kelly's*
1878/Joseph Phipps/../../../Kelly's
1880/Timothy Giles/../../../Kelly's*
1881/Timothy Giles/Innkeeper/59/Bromley, Kent/Census
1881/Jane Giles/Wife/58/Hertford, Hertford/Census
1881/Susan Eves/Housemaid/42/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Francis Header/Barman/20/Welwyn, Hertford/Census
1881/William Threadgold/Ostler/19/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Knight/General Servant/15/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Temple Horton/Visitor, Law Stationers Clerk/20/Homerton,
Middlesex/Census
1882/Timothy Giles/../../../Kelly's
1885/Timothy Giles/../../../Kelly's*
1886/Frederick King Ward/../../../Kelly's
1891/Frederick K Ward/Licensed Victualler/56/Nuneaton, Warwickshire/Census
1891/Mary Ward/Wife/57/Nuneaton, Warwickshire/Census
1891/John Ward/Son, Messenger Small Arms Factory/24/Halifax, Nova
Scotia/Census
1891/Mark Ward/Son, Tool Maker Small Arms Factory/22/Toronto, Canada/Census
1891/Charles Ward/Son, Worker in Inspection Branch/17/Plymouth, Devon/Census
1891/Rose M Ward/Daughter, Barmaid/15/Hilsea Barracks, Hampshire/Census
1891/William Barnes/Boarder, Grocers Assistant/25/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/Bruce Pledger/Ostler/28/Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire/Census
1891/Agnes Lumbers/General Servant/21/Waltham Abbey, Essex/Census
1894/Frederick King Ward/../../../Kelly's
1895/Frederick King Ward/../../../Kelly's
1898/Frederick King Ward/../../../Kelly's
1899/Frederick K. Ward/../../../Kelly's
1901/Frederick K Ward/Licensed Victualler/66/Nuneaton, Warwickshire/Census
1901/Charles Ward/Son, Manager/27/Plymouth, Devon/Census
1901/Pattie Ward/Daughter in Law, Barmaid/23/Borough, London/Census
1901/Bruce Pledger/Potman/42/Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire/Census
1901/Emma Brett/General Servant/35/Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire/Census
1902/Frederick King Ward/../../../Kelly's
1908/Charles Edward King Ward/../../../Kelly's
1911/Charles Edward King Ward/Licensed Victualler/37/Raglan Barracks,
Plymouth/Census
1912/Charles Edward King Ward/../../../Kelly's
1917/Charles Edward King Ward/../../../Kelly's
1925/Ernest Moseley/../../../Kelly's
1933/Arthur Baines/../../../Kelly's
1937/Sidney Arthur McIntyre/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Ken Harrison
*** Provided By Stephen Harris
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