13th May 2001
"The Inn known as the "Red Lion", Boreham, Essex, was built during the reign of Henry VII, in the year 1495. When first built, the inn was a farmhouse forming part of a considerable estate. In the year 1578 the house was purchased by Septimus Mallet, who is described as a farmer and hop grower of the parish of Hatfield. Shortly after buying the house, a licence was granted to Mallet, and the house became a registered "Ale House", licensed to sell ales and ciders only. In 1583, a licence was granted to sell distilled gin and other spirits, and the sign of the "Red Lion" hung. Many inkeepers were small farmers, and continued to farm the lands surrounding their inns, and such was the case with the "Red Lion" whose extensive lands were farmed right up to the early 20th century.
We are indebted to Vic and Bertha McNamara of the "Red Lion", Main Road, Boreham, for the information from which the above has been compiled.
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Where Born/Source
1578/Septimus Mallet/Innkeeper/../../..****
1591/Joseph Jull/Innkeeper/../../..****
1608/Edward Lambarde/Innkeeper/../../..****
1619/Richard Wire/Innkeeper/../../..****
1625/Thomas Wheeler/Innkeeper/../../..****
1636/Henry James Turkel/Innkeeper/../../..****
1643/James Smeed/Innkeeper/../../..****
1653/Francis Chester/Innkeeper/../../..****
1660/Elizabeth Chester/Innkeeper/../../..****
1672/Joseph Swabbers/Innkeeper/../../..****
1679/Elizabeth Swabbers/Innkeeper/../../..****
1682/Samuel Swabbers/Innkeeper/../../..****
1672/Joseph Higgins/Innkeeper/../../..****
1698/Jonathan Rafe/Innkeeper/../../..****
1706/Cedric Mimsey/Innkeeper/../../..****
1718/James Parfect/Innkeeper/../../..****
1729/William Quested/Innkeeper/../../..****
1745/Muriel Mimsey/Innkeeper/../../..****
1748/George Dunstan/Innkeeper/../../..****
1757/James Spratford/Innkeeper/../../..****
1765/William Roper/Innkeeper/../../..****
1778/Anne Roper/Innkeeper/../../..****
1781/Miss Anne Roper/Innkeeper/../../..****
1789/Philip Steed/Innkeeper/../../..****
1797/Robert Hillincourt/Innkeeper/../../..****
1811/Peregrine Papworth/Innkeeper/../../..****
1821/Jonathan Archer/Innkeeper/../../..****
1827/Thomas Joslin/../../../Pigot's*
1828-9/Thomas Joslin/../../../Pigot's
1829/William Blyth/Innkeeper/../../..*
1832-3/John Stubbings/../../../Pigot's
1835/Jonathan Stubbins/Innkeeper/../../..****
1839/John Stebbing/../../../Pigot's
1845/John Stubbings/../../../Post Office
1848/Robert Partridge Webber/Victualler/../../White's
1851/John Stubbings/../../../Post Office
1851/John
Algar/Victualler/56/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census***
1851/Hannah
Algar/Wife/61/Woodham Walter, Essex/Census***
1851/Henry
Algar/Son, Carpenter/21/Boreham, Essex/Census***
1851/Harriet
Young/Servant/15(?)/Salcott, Essex/Census***
1851/Isaac
Lucking/Carpenter/68/Little Waltham, Essex/Census***
1851/Henry
Tyrell/Labourer/34/Boreham, Essex/Census***
1855/John Algar/Innkeeper/../../..****
1861/John
Algar/Publican/66/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census***
1861/Hannah
Algar/Innkeeper/Wife/71/Woodham, Essex/Census***
1861/Joseph
Algar/Son, Assistant/28/Boreham, Essex/Census***
1861/Emily
Smith/Domestic Servant/16/Boreham, Essex/Census***
1861/William
Perkins/Agricultural Labourer/42/Boreham, Essex/Census***
1862/John Algar/../../../Kelly's
1867/Henry Algar/../../../Post Office
1870/Henry Algar/../../../Kelly's
1871/Henry Algar/../../../Post Office
1871/Henry
Algar/Publican/41/Boreham, Essex/Census***
1871/Hariett
Algar/Wife/42/Springfield, Essex/Census***
1871/William
H. Algar/Son/13/Springfield, Essex/Census***
1871/John
Algar/Father, Retired Publican/76/Boreham, Essex/Census***
1871/William
Chapman/Lodger, Millwright/31/Epping, Essex/Census***
1871/George
Bedford/Lodger, Shoemaker/27/Epping, Essex/Census***
1871/George
Wiscombe/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/20/Pebmarsh, Essex/Census***
1871/John
Maynard/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/30/Toppesfield, Essex/Census***
1871/Samuel
Bush/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/23/Mount Bures, Essex/Census***
1871/William
Badley/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/26/Wakes Colne, Essex/Census***
1871/James
Heaver/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/27/Pebmarsh, Essex/Census***
1871/Henry
Algar/../../../Post Office
1874/Henry Algar/../../../Kelly's
1878/Richard Archer/../../../Kelly's
1881/Richard
Matthew Archer/Innkeeper/43/Springfield,
Essex/Census
1881/Mary
Jane Archer/Wife/45/Chisledon, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Mary
Jane Bennett/Visitor/24/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1881/Sarah
Joslin/General Servant/15/Fairsted, Essex/Census
1882/Richard Archer/../../../Kelly's
1886/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kelly's
1890/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kelly's
1891/Frederick
Fuller/Innkeeper/37/? Surrey/Census
1891/Isabella
Fuller/Wife/37/Reigate, Surrey/Census
1891/Frederick
W. Fuller/Son/7/Hatfield Peverel, Essex/Census
1891/Alexander
Fuller/Son/5/Boreham, Essex/Census
1891/Isabella
Fuller/Daughter/2/?, Essex/Census
1891/Felen
Mary Peasent(?)/Sister in Law, Dressmaker/31/Beckenham, Kent/Census
1894/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kelly's
1895/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kelly's
1898/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kelly's
1899/Frederick Fuller/../../../Kelly's
1901/Frederick
Fuller/Innkeeper/47/Ockstead, Surrey/Census******
1901/Gabeller(?)
Fuller/Wife/47/Reigate, Surrey/Census******
1901/Alexander
R. Fuller/Son, Apprentice Coachbuilder/15/Boreham, Essex/Census******
1902/Thomas Eales/../../../Kelly's
1906/Thomas Eales/../../../Kelly's
1908/Thomas Eales/../../../Kelly's
1910/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1912/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1914/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1917/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1922/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1925/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1929/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1937/Mrs. Marion Eales/../../../Kelly's
1940/Mrs. Marion Eales/Licensee/84/../Petty Sessions*****
1950/Mrs & Mrs J W Gisborne/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***
1952/Harold Rocker/Innkeeper/../../****
1969/Peter Woods/Innkeeper/../../****
1976/Brian Victor Raymond/Innkeeper/../../****
1986/Ronald Scott/Innkeeper/../../****
1995/Vic.
McNamara/Innkeeper/../../****
1995/Bertha
McNamara/Innkeeper/../../****
* Provided by Ken Harrison
** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*** Provided by Noel Clark, the Great, Great, Great Grandson of John and Hannah (nee Maddocks) Algar
**** Provided by Vic. & Bertha McNamara (via Noel Clark)
***** Provided by Jill Fleming
****** Provided by Helen Cox
*& Provided by Alex Wilkinson
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