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Golden Fleece, Duke Street, Chelmsford

Also known as the Fleece. Known as the Rat & Parrot in the late 20th century, but now back to it's original name.

Golden Fleece, Duke Street, Chelmsford

December 2000

Taken by Stephen Parker

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1822/W. Mason/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/W. Mason/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Joseph Piper/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Joseph Piper/../../../Pigot's

1839/Joseph Piper/../../../Pigot's

1840/Joseph Piper/../../../Pigot's*

1841/Joseph Piper/Victualler/60/Essex/Census  ****
1841/Frances Piper/../55/../Census
1841/Edward Piper/Male Servant/20/Essex/Census
1841/Susan Webb/Visitor/35/../Census
1841/Mary Tansley/Female Servant/20/Essex/Census
1841/George Bateman/Hawker/20/Essex/Census
1841/Hepzibah Bateman/../20/Essex/Census
1841/Anger Batt/Hawker/20/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Batt/../25/Ireland/Census
1841/John McKeowne/Hawker/25/Ireland/Census
1841/Jane McKeowne/../20/Ireland/Census
1841/Thomas McKeowne/Hawker/15/Ireland/Census
1841/Peter McKeowne/Hawker/15/Ireland/Census
1841/John McKeowne/Hawker/15/Ireland/Census
1841/John McParlen/Hawker/15/Ireland/Census
1841/Thomas McParlen/Hawker/20/Ireland/Census
1841/Benjamin Fett/Hawker/23/../Census
1841/John Daniels/Hawker/15/../Census

1845/Joseph Piper/../../../Post Office

1848/Frances Piper/../../../White's

1851/Michael Rogers/../../../Post Office

1851/Michael Rogers/victualler/48/Ireland/Census **
1851/Maria Rogers/wife/49/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
**
1851/James Waskett/ostler/20/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
**
1851/Sarah Kemp/house servant/21/Tillingham, Essex/Census
**
1851/Henry Williams/lodger, Sergeant Marines/Somerset/Census
**
1851/James Manning/lodger, hawker of joiner’s tools/Cambridge/Census
**

1852/M. Rogers/../../../Kelly's*

1855/G. Balls/../../../Kelly's*

1861/George Balls/Publican/38/Chelmsford, Essex/Census ****
1861/Emma Balls/wife/35/Bocking, Essex/Census
1861/Frederick Balls/Brother, Labourer (Ostler)/46//Census
1861/Mary Ann Tyrell/House Servant/17/Springfield, Essex/Census
1861/James Atkins/Lodger, Ostler/30/Springfield, Essex/Census
1861/William Goodwin/Lodger, Book seller/38/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Solomon Fredericks/Lodger, Watch Maker/40/Poland, Russian/Census  

1862/George Balls/../../../Kelly's

1867/George Balls/../../../Post Office

1870/George Balls/../../../Kelly's

1871/George Balls/../../../Post Office

1871/George William Balls/Licensed Victualler/45/Chelmsford, Essex/Census ****
1871/Emma Balls/Wife/45/Bocking, Essex/Census
1871/Florence ward/Niece/7/Witham, Essex/Census
1871/Fanny Dines/General Servant/16/Writtle, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Ballard/Lodger, Detective Police Inspector/43/Burnham, Essex/Census  

1874/George Balls/../../../Kelly's

1878/George Balls/../../../Kelly's

1881/Aaron Mead/Licensed Victullar/27/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1881/Susannah Mead/Wife/31/Great Baddow, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Mead/Daughter/3/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1881/Louisa Wilson/Sister in Law, Barmaid/21/Great Baddow/Census
1881/Mary Ann Crabb/General Servant/17/Galleywood Common, Great Baddow, Essex/Census

1882/Aaron Mead/../../../Kelly's

1886/Aaron Mead/../../../Kelly's

1890/David George Payne/../../../Kelly's

1891/William Love/Licensed Victualler/40/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1891/Ellen Love/Wife/40/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Ellen A. Love/Daughter/10/Elmsett, Suffolk/Census
1891/William W. Love/Son/8/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Harry C. Love/Son/2/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Alice Dowsett/Barmaid/25/Hedingham, Essex/Census
1891/Harriet Adams/General Domestic Servant/25/Roxwell, Essex/Census
1891/James Wood/Lodger, Ostler/18/Barking, Essex/Census
1891/David Russell/Lodger, Ostler/17/Canning Town, Essex/Census

1894/Joseph Redding Timson/../../../Kelly's

1895/Joseph Redding Timson/../../../Kelly's

1899/Charles Woollard/../../../Kelly's

1902/James Pratt/../../../Kelly's

1906/William Grove Argent/../../../Kelly's

1908/Albert Arthur Barnaschina/../../../Kelly's

1910/Albert Arthur Barnaschina/../../../Kelly's

1912/Albert Arthur Barnaschina/../../../Kelly's

1914/Albert Arthur Barnaschina/../../../Kelly's

1917/Albert Arthur Barnaschina/../../../Kelly's

1922/Albert Arthur Barnaschina/../../../Kelly's

1925/Albert Arthur Barnaschina/../../../Kelly's

1929/Albert Arthur Barnaschina/../../../Kelly's

1933/Frank George Collins/../../../Kelly's

1937/William Croot/../../../Kelly's

1950/Mrs & Mrs S W J Buckworth/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***

1952/Mrs & Mrs C P Robinson/../../../Black Eagle Journal ***

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

** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by Alex Wilkinson

**** Provided by Kevan

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