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Bell, Purleigh

Dating from the 16th century

Bell, Purleigh

20th 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.

1839/Cranmer Harris/../../../Pigot's

1841/Hannah Harris/Innkeeper/70/Essex/Census
1841/Jane Harris/../16/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Balls/../20/Essex/Census
1841/William Horsnall/../30/Essex/Census
1841/Samuel Bridge/Agricultural Labourer/60/Essex/Census
1841/Thomas Saville/Carpenter/70/Essex/Census
1841/Jacob Bond/Agricultural Labourer/60/Essex/Census
1841/William Brown/Apprentice Wheelwright/15/Essex/Census
1841/Owen Brand/Agricultural Labourer/25/Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1841

1845/Mrs. Hannah Harris/../../../Post Office

1848/Edward Croxon/Victualler/../../White's

1851/Edward Croxon/../../../Post Office

1851/Edward Croxon/Innkeeper/35/Danbury, Essex/Census
1851/Jane Croxon/Wife/26/Rochford, Essex/Census
1851/Cranmer H. Croxon/Son/2/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1851/Edward S. Croxon/Son/1/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1851/Mary Ann Pickman/House Servant/20/Mundon, Essex/Census
1851/Eliza H. Brewer/Nursemaid/15/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1851/Jarrard(?) Lord/Agricultural Labourer/50/Downham, Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named on the 1851 census

1852/E. Croxon/../../../Kelly's**

1855/E. Croxon/../../../Kelly's**

1861/Edward Croxon/Public Victualler & Butcher/35/Danbury, Essex/Census*
1861/Jane Croxon/Wife/36/Rochford, Essex/Census*
1861/Cranmer H. Croxon/Son/12/Purleigh, Essex/Census*
1861/Edward C. Croxon/Son/11/Purleigh, Essex/Census*
1861/Hannah A. Croxon/Daughter/9/Purleigh, Essex/Census*
1861/Henry W. Croxon/Son/8/Purleigh, Essex/Census*
1861/William B. Croxon/Son/5/Purleigh, Essex/Census*
1861/Jane Croxon/Daughter/4/Purleigh, Essex/*
1861/Ellen H. Croxon/Daughter/2/Purleigh, Essex/*
1861/John F. Croxon/Son/8m/Purleigh, Essex/Census*
1861/Samuel Carter/Ostler/46/Purleigh, Essex/Census*
1861/Benjamin Thorogood/Potboy/10/Purleigh, Essex/Census*
1861/Mary Harrington/Domestic Servant/18/St. Lawrence, Essex/Census*
1861/Harriet Rutter/Nursemaid/14/Althorne, Essex/Census*
1861/Ovenlittle Brad (?)/Lodger, Bricklayers Labourer/47/Purleigh, Essex/Census*

1862/Edward Croxon/Butcher/../../Kelly's

1867/Edward Croxon/Butcher/../../Post Office

1870/Edward Croxon/Butcher/../../Kelly's

1871/Edward Croxon/Butcher/../../Post Office

1874/Mrs. Jane Croxon/Butcher/../../Kelly's

1878/Mrs. Jane Croxon/Butcher/../../Kelly's

1881/Jane Croxon/Innkeeper/56/Rochford, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen H. Croxon/Daughter/22/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1881/Albert Thomas Croxon/Son/14/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1881/David Ewers/Ostler/20/Danbury, Essex/Census
1881/William Burns/Lodger, Blacksmith/26/Layer Breton, Essex/Census

1882/Mrs. Jane Croxon/Butcher/../../Kelly's

1886/John Miller/../../../Kelly's

1890/John Miller/../../../Kelly's

1891/John Miller/Licensed Victualler/54/Halifax, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Susan Miller/Wife/51/Great Holland, Essex/Census
1891/Emma Miller/Daughter/19/Edgware, Middlesex/Census
1891/Albert Peasegood/Hostler/19/Purleigh, Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1891

1894/Mrs. Susan Miller/../../../Kelly's

1895/Mrs. Susan Miller/../../../Kelly's

1898/Mrs. Susan Miller/../../../Kelly's

1899/Mrs. Susan Miller/../../../Kelly's

1902/Mrs. Susan Miller/../../../Kelly's

1906/George William Wisbey/../../../Kelly's

1908/George William Wisbey/../../../Kelly's

1910/Frederick Arthur Trent/../../../Kelly's

1912/Charles James Pearce/../../../Kelly's

1914/Charles James Pearce/../../../Kelly's

1917/Edward Charles Tyler/../../../Kelly's

1922/Edward Charles Tyler/../../../Kelly's

1925/Edward Charles Tyler/../../../Kelly's

1929/Edward Charles Tyler/../../../Kelly's

1933/Edward Charles Tyler/../../../Kelly's

1937/William George Crawley/../../../Kelly's

* Provided by CG

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

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