Crown, High Street, Billericay

This seems to have started as the Crown Beerhouse at 123-126 High Street, in the early years of the 19th century.
In around 1890 a full licence was obtained and the pub moved to the newly built No. 2 High Street to become the Crown Hotel. The original premises survived in retail use until 1963, when they were demolished. The Crown still survives, although 'Hotel' has been dropped from its title. ****

Crown (Hotel), 2 High Street, Billericay, Essex in May 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1823-4/John Goodman/Post & Excise Officer/../../Pigot's

1828/William More Jun./Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances*

1828-9/John Goodman/../../../Pigot's

1839/William Whale/Horse & Gig Owner/../../Pigot's

1845/William Rolph/../../../Post Office

1845/William Rolph/../../../Post Office

1848/William Rolph/../../../White's

1851/William Rolph/Brewer/../../Post Office

1851/Sarah Baker/widow, licensed victualler/44/Billericay, Essex/Census ***
1851/Mahala Baker/daughter, dressmaker/17/Billericay, Essex/Census ***
1851/William Catt/lodger, blacksmith/49/Swilland, Suffolk/Census ***
1851/Mary A Catt/lodger, his wife/45/Alphamstone, Essex/Census ***
1851/Charles Catt/their son/16/Billericay, Essex/Census ***
1851/Harry Catt/their son/14/Springfield, Essex/Census ***
1851/Samuel Catt/their son/12/Chelmsford, Essex/Census ***
1851/James Catt/their son/07/Chelmsford, Essex/Census ***

1855/Mrs. S. Baker/../../../Kelly's**

1881/George Perkins/Beer Retailer/29/Great Waltham, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Perkins/Wife/30/British Subject, France/Census

1882/George Perkins/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

1886/George Perkins/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's

Note: Premises not named between 1881 & 1886

1894/George Perkins/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's

1895/George Perkins/../../../Kelly's

1898/Edward Hardey/../../../Kelly's

1899/Edward Hardey/../../../Kelly's

1908/William Rodwell Finden/Jobmaster/../../Kelly's

1912/Charles Edward Bescoby/Jobmaster/../../Kelly's

1917/Frederick James Hawkins/../../../Kelly's

1925/Mrs. M. Taylor/../../../Kelly's

1933/Frederick George Potter/Manager/../../Kelly's