Bell, High Street, Hempstead

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Where Dick Turpin was born in 1705. His father being the Alehouse Keeper at the time.

Changed name to the Rose & Crown around 1800 and was also known as the Crown for many years, now known as the Bluebell

Taken by John Law

Professionally photographed by Gordon Ridgewell

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1705/John Turpin/Alehouse Keeper, Brewer & Butcher /../../..

1841/Charles Richards/Publican/55/Essex/Census*
1841/George Richards/35/../../Census*
1841/John Richards/8/../../Census*
1841/Mary Richards/6/../../Census*
1841/David Richards/4/../../Census*
1841/Elenor Richards/2/../../Census*

1845/Charles Richardson/../../../Post Office

1848/Charles Richardson/Victualler/../../White's

1851/Stephen Tradgett/../../../Post Office

1851/Stephen Tredget/innkeeper/36/Hempstead, Essex/Census ***
1851/Harriet Tredget/wife/26/Hempstead, Essex/Census ***
1851/Frances Tredget/daughter at home/09/Hempstead, Essex/Census ***
1851/Ann Emma Tredget/daughter at home/07/Hempstead, Essex/Census ***

1852/S. Trudgett/../../../Kelly's**

1855/W. Foster/../../../Kelly's**

1862/William Foster/../../../Kelly's

1867/William Willshire/../../../Kelly's

1870/William Willshire/../../../Kelly's

1871/William Willshire/../../../Post Office

1874/Thomas Housden/../../../Kelly's

1878/Mrs. Mary Ann Hall/../../../Kelly's

1881/William Bird/Farmer & Licenced Victualler/36/Hempstead, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Bird/Wife/40/Grendon Underwood, Buckingham/Census
1881/Jane M. E. Hall/Stepdaughter/9/Safron Walden, Essex/Census
1881/Frederick L. Hall/Stepson/7/Safron Walden, Essex/Census

1882/William Bird/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1886/William Bird/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1886/James Gray/../../../Kelly's

1891/James Gray/Innkeeper/42/../Census*
1891/Abigail Gray/Wife/40/../Census*
1891/Ernest James Gray/Son/15/../Census*
1891/William G. Gray/Son/12/../Census*
1891/Edith Priscilla Gray/Daughter/10/../Census*
1891/Tom Clark Gray/Son/8/../Census*
1891/Florence Hilda Gray/Daughter/7/../Census*
1891/Allen Edward Gray/Son/2/../Census*
1891/Ethel Mildred Gray/Daughter/5/../Census*

1894/James Dix/../../../Kelly's

1895/James Dix/../../../Kelly's

1898/James Dix/../../../Kelly's

1899/James Dix/../../../Kelly's

1901/James Dix/Innkeeper/68/Horseheath, Cambs/Census*
1901/Elizabeth Dix/Wife/50/Jersey/Census*
1901/Hara(?) Dix/Daughter/13/Haverhill, Suffolk/Census*
1901/Alexander Dix/Son/11/Haverhill, Suffolk/Census*
1901/Philip Dix/Son/9/Haverhill, Suffolk/Census*
1901/Mapan(?) Dix/Son/8/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census*
1901/Archibald Dix/Son/7/Hempstead, Essex/Census*
1901/Millicent Dix/Daughter/5/Hempstead, Essex/Census*

1902/James Dix/../../../Kelly's

1908/George Albert Coe/Boot & Shoemaker/../../Kelly's

1912/George Albert Coe/../../../Kelly's

1917/George Albert Coe/../../../Kelly's

1925/George Albert Coe/../../../Kelly's

1933/George Albert Coe/../../../Kelly's

* Provided by Adrian Gray

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

*** Provided by John Mead

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