Lion, The Green, Great Bentley
Now closed

1969
Kindly donated by Colleen

30th July 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.
1845/Abraham Shelley/Grazier/../../Post Office
1848/Abraham Shelley/Plumber &c/../../White's
1851/Abraham Shelley/Plumber & Glazier/../../Post Office
1851/Abraham
Shelley/innkeeper,
painter/49/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
****
1851/Elizabeth Shelley/wife/43/Kelvedon, Essex/Census
****
1851/Thomas Wear/nephew, errand boy/12/Southwark St Thomas,
London/Census ****
1851/Julia White/house servant/18/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
****
1851/William Carter/lodger, widower, Chelsea Pensioner/70/Great
Bentley, Essex/Census ****
1851/Samuel Taylor/lodger, widower, shepherd/37/Little Bentley,
Essex/Census ****
1851/John Fordham/lodger, carpenter/32/Little Bentley, Essex/Census
****
1855/A. Shelby/../../../Kelly's***
1861/James
Oxberry/Publican/45/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census*
1861/Matilda
Oxberry/Wife/42/Diss, Norfolk/Census*
1861/Eliza
Luke/Servant/12/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census*
1861/John
Montell/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/34/Whelam, Suffolk/Census*
1862/James Oxberry/../../../Kelly's
1867/Alfred James Beard/../../../Post Office
1870/John Clark/Blacksmith/../../Kelly's
1871/John Clark/Blacksmith/../../Post Office
1871/John
Clark/carpenter,
victualler/32/Great Bentley, Essex/Census ****
1871/Mahala Clark/wife/33/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
****
1871/John Edmund Clark/son, scholar/07/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
****
1871/Recardo Elizabeth Clark/daughter, scholar/04/Great Bentley,
Essex/Census ****
1871/Flora Clark/daughter/01/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
****
1871/Joseph Bines/apprentice blacksmith/12/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
****
1871/Elizabeth Plummer/domestic servant/15/Great Bentley, Essex/Census
****
1874/John Clark/Blacksmith/../../Kelly's
1878/John Clark/Blacksmith/../../Kelly's
1881/Alfred
E. Ager/Licensed Victualler &
Saddler/32/Livermore, Suffolk/Census
1881/Emma
Ager/Wife/34/Mellis, Suffolk/Census
1881/Alfred
Ager/Son/7/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1881/Edward
Ernest Ager/Son/5/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1881/Stanley
Ager/Son/2/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1881/John
Bennett/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/40/Langham, Essex/Census
1882/Thomas Damant/Photographer/../../Kelly's
1886/Samuel James/../../../Kelly's
1890/Samuel James/../../../Kelly's
1891/Samuel
James/Innkeeper/70/Ardleigh, Essex/Census**
1891/Caroline
James/Wife/69/Colchester, Essex/Census**
1891/Susan James/Daughter,
Living at Home/30/Colchester, Essex/Census**
1891/Lucy
M. James/Daughter, Living at Home/29/Colchester, Essex/Census**
1891/Charles
J. James/Grandson/15/Brentwood, Essex/Census**
1891/Goldah
Friend/Visitor/9/London/Census**
1891/Henry
Goodchild/Lodger, Photographer/32/London/Census**
1891/Annie
Goodchild/Lodger, Photographer/28/Norwich, Norfolk/Census**
1894/Samuel James/../../../Kelly's
1895/Samuel James/../../../Kelly's
1898/Arthur Jones/../../../Kelly's
1899/Arthur Jones/../../../Kelly's
Known as the Red Lion after 1899
1902/Maurice Jones/../../../Kelly's
1906/Frank Illington/../../../Kelly's
1908/Arthur Alfred Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1910/Arthur Alfred Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1912/Arthur Alfred Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1914/Arthur Alfred Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1917/Arthur Alfred Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1922/Arthur Alfred Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1925/Mrs. Agnes E. Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1929/Mrs. Agnes E. Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Agnes E. Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
1937/Mrs. A. E. Lunniss/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by CG
** Provided by Frances James
*** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
**** Provided by John Mead
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