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Formerly the Black Boy, renamed The Black Buoy in 1912
Kindly donated by Colleen
25th June 2000
One of the oldest pubs in Wivenhoe, The Black Boy was named after King Charles I who's black hair and swarthy complexion earned him the aforementioned nickname.
Residents at this address
? - 1732/John Hawes/Licensee/../../..*
1791 - 1828/Mary Golding/Licensee/../../..*
1832 - 1845/Thomas Harvey/Licensee/../../..*
1845 - 1858/Isaac Blyth/Licensee & Shipowner/../../..*
1851/Isaac Blyth/plumber etc/37/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census **
1851/Caroline Blyth/wife/39/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census **
1855/T Blyth jun/../../../Post Office
1858 - 1866/William Goodwin/Licensee/../../..*
1866 - 1881/Thomas Corder Goodwin/Licensee & Shipowner/../../..*
1881/Thomas Corder Goodwin/Innkeeper & Shipping Agent/47/Wivenhoe,
Essex/Census
1881/Jane Lucy Goodwin/Wife/45/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Jane Lucy Goodwin/Daughter/21/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas William Goodwin/Son, School Teacher/18/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Constance Goodwin/Daughter/16/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1881/Arthur Goodwin/Son/13/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1881/Cecil Jones Goodwin/Son/10/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1881/Clifford Goodwin/Son/8/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1881/Sidney Otto Goodwin/Son/3/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Goodwin/Domestic Servant/16/Carmel, Ireland/Census
1881 - 1896/Thomas Corder Goodwin/Licensee/../../..*
1896/W. Martin/Licensee/../../..*
1903 - 1914/Captain William Turner Barnard Ennew/Licensee/../../..*
In 1911 at Black Boy Hill Wivenhoe, Wivenhoe
William Turner Barnard Ennew, Innkeeper aged 54 and born in Rowhedge, Essex
Margaret Ennew, Wife aged 47 and born in Rowhedge, Essex
Nora Ennew, Daughter, Post office assistant aged 18 and born in Rowhedge, Essex
1914/Charles Sainty/../../../Kelly's
1917/Charles Sainty/../../../Kelly's
In 1921 at Black Boy Hill Wivenhoe, Wivenhoe
Charles Sainty, Licensed Victualler aged 48 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
Henrietta Sainty, Wife aged 44 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
Florence Henrietta Sainty, Daughter aged 20 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
Charles Sainty, Son, Apprentice Ship Building Plater, Rowhedge Ironworks aged 19 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
James Sainty, Son, Apprentice To Engineering, Rennie Ritchie Newport Out Of Work aged 17 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
Albert Sainty, Son aged 15 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
Robert William Sainty, Son aged 13 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
Thora Valfrezi Sainty, Daughter aged 8 and born in Wivenhoe, Essex
1922/Charles Sainty/../../../Kelly's
1925/Charles Sainty/../../../Kelly's
1929/Spencer C. Savage/../../../Kelly's
1933/George T. Heyes/../../../Kelly's
1937/George T. Heyes/../../../Kelly's
2018, The Black Buoy Inn, Black Buoy Hill, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO7 9BS
* Provided by Terry Garland
** Provided by John Mead
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