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Bell, Moor Lane/Priory Street, Colchester

Moor Lane was renamed Priory Street about 1830

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/? Aylett/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/? Aylett/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Obadiah Read/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Obadiah Read/../../../Pigot's

1839/Francis Ward/../../../Pigot's

1845/John Barfield/../../../Post Office

1848/John Barfield/../../../White's

1851/John Barfield/../../../Post Office

1851/George Fowell/innkeeper/33/Wetherden, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Sarah Fowell/wife/35/Stoke, Suffolk/Census **
1851/George Thomas Holland Fowell/son/01/Dunmow, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary Ann Fowell/daughter/1m/Colchester, Essex/Census **
1851/Susanna Studd/house servant/13/Myland, Colchester, Essex/Census **
1851/Emmanuel Joseph Waller/lodger, confectioner/53/Grantham, Lincolnshire/Census **

1852/J. Barfield/../../../Kelly's*

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

1862/William Chippington/../../../Kelly's

1867/John Lord/../../../Post Office

1870/Cornelius Delight/../../../Kelly's

1871/Cornelius Delight/../../../Post Office

1871/Cornelius Delight/45/Publican, late cabinet maker/Colchester, Essex/Census

1874/Cornelius Delight/../../../Kelly's

1878/Frederick Thomas Walker/../../../Kelly's

1881/Mary Ann Legge/Licensed Victualler/72/Stratton, Hampshire/Census
 1881/Charles Webber/Son in Law, Sargeant, Army Service Corps./41/London, Middlesex/Census
 1881/Ellen Webber/Wife (Daughter)/32/Winchester, Hampshire/Census
 1881/Charles S. Webber/Son/6/Aldershot, Hampshire/Census
 1881/Ellen Webber/Daughter/3/Colchester, Essex/Census

1882/Charles Webber/../../../Kelly's

1886/Charles Webber/../../../Kelly's

My Great-Grandfather, James Conway took over the pub c.1890,and lived there with his wife, Louisa; and children Florence and Edward, until his death at age 32,in 1895. Louisa suicided in 1896 because of this. James was born in Gaston St, East Bergholt. ***

James elder sister Harriet married Joseph Taylor, they can be found at the Red Lion St Osyth; she was an outgoing and spirited girl, and apparently,and her nickname was 'Happy'. ***

Jim was also the omnibus driver for The Red Lion Hotel,and was held in enormous respect by all the bus and cab-drivers in the town. ***

1891/James Conway/Licensed Victualler/29/East Bergholt, Suffolk/Census ***
1891/Louisa Conway [nee Wheatley]/Wife/27/Romford, Essex/Census
1891/Florence Conway/Daughter/3/Colchester, Essex/Census
1891/Edward Conway/Son/2/Colchester, Essex/Census
1891/Jane Clark/General Servant/14/W Bergholt, Suffolk/Census
1891/Frank Hill/Boarder, Butcher, Living on Army Pension/50/../Census

 1894/James Conway/../../../Kelly's

1895/James Conway/../../../Kelly's

1898/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

1899/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

1902/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

1908/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

1912/Joseph Samuel Sargent/../../../Kelly's

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

** Provided by John Mead

*** Provided by Chris Manning

**** Provided by Kevan

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