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Goat & Boot, East Hill, Colchester

Goat & Boot, East Hill, Colchester

25th June 2000

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

The earliest reference found to this ancient inn is an advertisement dated 1760, offering the sale of wine. It is shown in the alehouse recognisance from 1764 until 1819 and then in trade directories up until modern times ***

1822/Benjamin Pitt/../../../Pigot's**

1823-4/Benjamin Pitt/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Thomas Micklefield/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Thomas Micklefield/../../../Pigot's

1839/William Pitt/../../../Pigot's

1845/William Guiver/../../../Post Office

1848/Francis Wells/../../../White's

1851/Francis Wells/Innkeeper/49/Mont Soham, Suffolk/Census*
1851/Frances Garrod/Daughter, Housekeeper/29/Needham Market, Suffolk/Census*
1851/Charlotte Wells/Daughter/19/Witham, Essex/Census*
1851/Catherine Wells/Daughter/11/Norwich, Norfolk/Census*
1851/Eliza Keeble/General Servant/21/Marks Tey, Essex/Census*
1851/James Keeble/Boots/19/Stoke, Suffolk/Census*

1851/Robert Stammers/../../../Post Office

1855/W Kemp/../../../Post Office

1862/Joseph Smith/../../../Kelly's

1870/Martin White/../../../Kelly's

1871/Martin White/../../../Post Office

1874/Henry Charles Clarke/../../../Kelly's

1878/Mrs. Harriet Clarke/../../../Census

1881/Harriet Clarke/Innkeeper/38/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Henry Evans Clarke/Son, Ironmongers Assistant/19/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Harriet Ellen Clarke/Daughter, Drapers Assistant/18/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/George Edward Clarke/Son, Carpenters Apprentice/16/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Albert Victor Clarke/Son/10/Colchester, Essex/Census

1882/James Edward Woods/../../../Kelly's

1886/Thomas Ivory/../../../Kelly's

1894/Frederick William Baylis/../../../Kelly's

1895/Frederick William Baylis/../../../Kelly's

1898/Joseph Baylis/../../../Kelly's

1899/Joseph Baylis/../../../Kelly's

1902/James Baylis/../../../Kelly's

1907/Gus Gauntlett/../../../Kelly's

1908/Gus Gauntlett/../../../Kelly's

1912/George Fox/../../../Kelly's

1917/Alfred Barber/../../../Kelly's

1925/Arthur H. Spurgin/../../../Kelly's

1933/Herbert Randell/../../../Kelly's

* Provided by CG

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

*** Information kindly provided by Jess Jephcott at http://www.camulos.com

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