Anchor, South Fambridge
Known as the Ferry Boat in 1851
Closed in February 2003 to be demolished for housing

3rd September 1999
The last building, built in 1900. Not on the same site as the original.
Taken by Stephen Parker
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1828-9/Samuel Saunders/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Samuel Saunders/../../../Pigot's
1839/Samuel Saunders/../../../Pigot's
1840/Samuel Saunders/../../../Pigot's*
1848/Mrs. Lawrence/../../../White's
1851/? Andrews/../../../Post Office
1851/James
Andrews/victualler/33/Steeple,
Essex/Census ***
1851/Susan Andrews/wife/33/Steeple, Essex/Census
***
1851/Eliza Andrews/daughter, scholar/07/Steeple, Essex/Census
***
1851/James Carter/lodger, coal carter/30/Castle Hedingham,
Essex/Census ***
1851/Isaac Spooner/lodger, ag lab/31/Steeple, Essex/Census
***
1851/Richard King/lodger, ag lab/22/Eastwood, Essex/Census
***
1851/S Linge (female)/servant/17/Mayland, Essex/Census
***
1851/Charles Smith/lodger, ag lab/63/Hundon, Suffolk/Census
***
1862/James
Andrews/Farmer/../../Kelly's
1867/James Andrews/Farmer & Coal Merchant/../../Post Office
1870/James Andrews/Farmer & Coal Merchant/../../Kelly's
1871/James Andrews/Farmer & Coal Merchant/../../Post Office
Note: Known as the Ferry Boat between 1848 and 1871
1874/William Clark/Coal Merchant/../../Kelly's
1878/William Clark/Coal Merchant/../../Kelly's
1882/John Hymas/Coal Merchant & Proprietor of Ferry Boat/../../Kelly's
1886/William Wheal/Coal Merchant & Proprietor of Ferry Boat/../../Kelly's
1890/George Harris/Coal Merchant & Proprietor of Ferry Boat/../../Kelly's
1891/George
Harris/Farmer, Publican & Farm
Steward/51/Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk/Census
1891/Ellen
E. Harris/Wife/53/Denton, Norfolk/Census
1891/Kate
E. Harris/Daughter/16/Longborough,
Gloucester/Census
1891/George
Wordley/Groom & Ferryman/19/South Fambridge, Essex/Census
1891/Annie
Dean/Domestic Servant/14/Stow Maries, Essex/Census
1894/Joseph Potton/../../../Kelly's
1895/Joseph Potton/../../../Kelly's
1898/Joseph Potton/../../../Kelly's
1899/Joseph Potton/../../../Kelly's
1901/John
Nightingale/Manager of Public
House/49/South Fambridge, Essex/Census**
1901/Emily
Nightingale/Wife/38/Stepney, London/Census**
1901/Dorothy
Nightingale/Daughter/8/Bournemouth,
Hants/Census**
1901/Archibald
Nightingale/Son/6/Epping, Essex/Census**
1901/Walter
Nightingale/Son/4/Epping, Essex/Census**
1901/Herbert
Nightingale/Son/2/Epping, Essex/Census**
1901/Emily
Nunn/Domestic Servant/65/Debman, Suffolk/Census**
1902/Arthur Catton/../../../Kelly's
1906/Arthur Catton/../../../Kelly's
1908/Harry Bowles/../../../Kelly's
1910/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's
1912/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's
1914/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's
1917/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's
1922/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's
1925/Harry William Arnold/../../../Kelly's
1929/Harry William Arnold/../../../Kelly's
1933/Harry William Arnold/../../../Kelly's
1937/Harry William Arnold/../../../Kelly's
February 2003/Ray
Flowers/Owner/../../Local Newspaper**
February 2003/Barrie
Cracknell/Manager/../../Local Newspaper**
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Sue Dean
*** Provided by John Mead
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