A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Chelmsford pub index
Also known as the Old Royal Oak and the Oak
Residents at this address
1791/Samuel Palmer/Victualler/../../Universal British
1822/William Crow/../../../Pigot's*
1823-4/William Crow/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/William Crow/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/William Crow/../../../Pigot's
1839/William Samuel Crow/../../../Pigot's
1840/William Samuel Crow/../../../Pigot's*
1841/Samuel Hawkes/Inn Keeper/40/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Hawkes/../35/Essex/Census
1841/John Hawkes/../10/Essex/Census
1841/Fanny Hawkes/../6/Essex/Census
1841/Dinah Mott/Female Servant/15/Essex/Census
1841/William Rand/Sawyer/25/Essex/Census
1841/James Stubbings/Bricklayer/20/Essex/Census
1841/Isaac Harvey/Shoe Maker/20/Essex/Census
1841/William Bearfoot/Ostler/20/Essex/Census
1841/Samuel Horham/Labourer/35/Essex/Census
1845/William Dowsett/../../../Post Office
1848/William Dowsett/../../../White's
1851/Peter Phillips/Marine Store Dealer/../../Post Office
1851/Peter Phillips/married, victualler/30/Bishops Stortford,
Hertfordshire/Census **
1851/Emma Phillips/daughter/under 01/Chelmsford, Essex/Census **
1851/George Lee/nephew/16/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census **
1851/Mary Lee/niece, barmaid/17/Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire/Census **
1851/Eliza Unwin/house servant/17/Woodham Ferris, Essex/Census **
1851/Isaac Philbrick/lodger, ag lab/Maldon, Essex/Census **
1852/P. Phillips/../../../Kelly's*
1855/P Phillips/../../../Post Office
1861/John Shepherd/Licensed Victualler/40/Bolesdale, Suffolk/Census
1861/Sarah Maria Shepherd/Wife/30/Great Bardfield, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah Mary Ann Shepherd/Daughter/11 months/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Margaret Attridge/Visitor/17/Good Easter, essex/Census
1861/George Hart/Ostler/20/Yeldham, Essex/Census
1861/Esther Crick/NurseMaid/14/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1861/Esther Gage/General Servant/18/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1862/John Shepherd/../../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Hart/../../../Post Office
1870/George Hart/../../../Kelly's
1871/George Hart/../../../Post Office
1871/George Hart/Licensed Victualler/31/Great Yeldham, Essex/Census
1871/Caroline Hart/Wife/31/Braintree, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Hardy/Ostler/20/Toppesfield, essex/Census
1871/Stephen Lingard/Lodger, Labourer/57/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1871/Eliza Hastler/General Servant/17/Good Easter, Essex/Census
1871/Marshall Straight/Potboy/15/Woodham Ferrers, Essex/Census
1871/Jonathan Smee/Lodger, Horse Clipper/31/Steeple Bumpstead, Essex/Census
1874/George Hart/../../../Kelly's
1878/George Hart/../../../Kelly's
1881/George Hart/Hotelkeeper/41/Great Yeldham, Essex/Census
1881/Caroline Hart/Wife/41/Halstead, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas E. Pilgrim/Nephew/14/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Stubbings/Visitor/31/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Peacock/Boots/16/Southminster, Essex/Census
1882/George Hart/Livery Stables/../../Kelly's
1886/George Hart/Livery Stables/../../Kelly's
1890/Albert Coombs/../../../Kelly's
1891/Albert Coombes/Licensed Victualler/45/Dorset, Dorsetshire/Census
1891/Hannah Coombes/Wife/40/Lee, Kent/Census
1891/William Bacon/Stableman/19/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1891/John Cockman/Potman/17/Ware, Hertfordshire/Census
1894/Albert Coombs/../../../Kelly's
1895/Albert Coombs/../../../Kelly's
1898/Thomas George Clements/../../../Kelly's
1899/Thomas George Clements/../../../Kelly's
1902/Ernest William Green/../../../Kelly's
1902/George Mapson/../../../Kelly's
1906/George Edward Wrapson/../../../Kelly's
1908/George Edward Wrapson/../../../Kelly's
1910/John Burton/../../../Kelly's
1911/David Jesse Baker/Publican/33/Vauxhall, London/Census
1911/Emily Baker/Wife, Assistant/37/Westminster, London/Census
1911/Nellie Baker/Sister, Barmaid/19/Vauxhall, London/Census
1911/John Jones/Horse Keeper/19/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1912/David J. Baker/../../../Kelly's
1914/Cyril Wellings/../../../Kelly's
1917/Christopher Crisp/../../../Kelly's
1922/Thomas Legg/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead