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Ship, St. John's Street & Headgate, Colchester

Latterly the Boadicea, now known as the Fox & Fiddler

Fox & Fiddler 2001

2nd August 2001

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/John Seaborne/../../../Pigot's**

1823-4/John Seaborne/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/John Seaborn/../../../Pigot's

1839/John Seaborn/../../../Pigot's

1845/John Seaborn/../../../Post Office

1848/John Seaborn/../../../White's

1851/John Seaborn/Innkeeper/72/Boxted, Essex/Census*
1851/Catharine Seaborn/Wife/73/Gresham, Norfolk/Census*
1851/Sarah Ann Coates/Niece/15/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/Hannah Burch/Bar Assistant/34/Great Clacton, Essex/Census*
1851/Eliza Markham/House Servant/22/Witham, Essex/Census*
1851/Philip Spurling/Errand Boy/15/Lexden, Essex/Census*
1851/George Spurling/Servant/15/Colchester, Essex/Census*

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

1855/J Seaborn/../../../Post Office ****

1861/William F Lugar/Inn Keeper/27/Ardleigh, Essex/Census ****
1861/Elizabeth Lugar/Wife/27/London, Middx/Census
1861/Matilda Scutcher/General servant/19/Woolwich, Kent/Census  

1862/William Frederick Lugar/../../../Kelly's

1867/Ephraim Grant/Dairyman/../../Post Office

1870/William George Pettitt/../../../Kelly's

1871/William George Pettitt/../../../Post Office

Known as the Elephant & Castle from 1874 to 1886

1874/John McCambridge/../../../Kelly's

1878/James Edward Woods/../../../Kelly's

1881/John Valentine Bloxam/Publican/47/Birmingham, Warwick/Census
1881/Annie Maria Bloxam/Wife/31/Broadly Common, Essex/Census
1881/Fanny Everitt/Servant/24/Fordham, Essex/Census

1882/Thomas Whalebone/../../../Kelly's

1886/Edgar Stocqueler/../../../Kelly's

Known as the Head Gate Hotel from 1894 to 1933

1894/George William Jacklin/../../../Kelly's

1895/George William Jacklin/../../../Kelly's

1898/Mrs. Clara Jacklin/../../../Kelly's

1899/Mrs. C. Jacklin/../../../Kelly's

1902/Mrs. Clara Earl/../../../Kelly's

1908/Mrs. Clara Earl/../../../Kelly's

1912/Mrs. Clara Earl/../../../Kelly's

1917/Mrs. Clara Earl/../../../Kelly's

1925/John C. Hunt/../../../Kelly's

1933/John C. Hunt/../../../Kelly's

* Provided by CG

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

**** Provided by Kevan

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Updated in April 2008 by Kevan.
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