Lion, High Street, Chipping Ongar
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.
Chipping Ongar index
Lion Hotel, Ongar
Lion Hotel, Ongar in 1907
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1791/Thomas Nichols/Innkeeper & Coach & Waggon Master/../../Universal British
1823-4/Thomas Nichols/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/Thomas Nichols/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/Thomas Mansfield/../../../Pigot's
1839/Henry Strudy/../../../Pigot's
1841/Henry Sturdy/innkeeper/25/Essex/Census **
1841/Susannah Sturdy/wife/20/Essex/Census **
1841/Susan Atridge/female servant/20/Essex/Census **
1841/Henry Peters/male servant/35/Essex/Census **
1841/Ann Peters/lodger/35/Essex/Census **
1841/Sarah Peters/lodger/15/Essex/Census **
1841/Henry Peters/servant/12/Essex/Census **
1841/James Gough/lodger/[26]/not born Essex/Census **
1841/Edward Gough/lodger/25/not born Essex/Census **
1841/John Gough/lodger/20/not born Essex/Census **
1841/Thomas Gough/lodger/18/not born Essex/Census **
1841/Samuel Gough/lodger/15/not born Essex/Census **
1841/George Nelson/lodger/65/not born Essex/Census **
1845/James Merrington/../../../Post Office
1848/Joseph Fuller/../../../White's
1851/Joseph Fuller/Inland Revenue Office/../../Post Office
1851/Joseph Fuller/victualler/48/Felsted, Essex/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Fuller/wife/48/Hunsdon, Hertfordshire/Census **
1851/Susannah Fuller/daughter/09/Deptford, Kent/Census **
1851/Joseph Speller/house servant/45/Hunsdon, Hertfordshire/Census **
1851/Elizabeth Man/house servant/21/Easton, Essex/Census **
1851/William Pollard/visitor/25/Easton, Essex/Census **
1856/Joseph Fuller/../../../Post Office
1862/Charles Smith/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Smith/Wine & Spirit Merchant/../../Post Office
1870/Charles Smith/../../../Kelly's
1871/Charles Smith/../../../Post Office
1874/Michael Regan/../../../Kelly's
1878/Michael Regan/../../../Kelly's
1881/Michael Regan/Publican/60/Ireland/Census
1881/Mary Regan/Wife/39/Sevenoaks, Kent/Census
1881/Mary H. E. Regan/Daughter/14/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1881/Michael H. Regan/Son/11/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1881/Florence L. Regan/Daughter/10/Camberwell, Surrey/Census
1881/Gertrude Regan/Daughter/5/Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/Christopher K. Regan/Son/3/Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/Emily Lucas/Domestic Servant/26/Ongar, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah A. Bannister/Servant, Domestic Nurse/2/North Ockendon,
Essex/Census
1882/Michael Regan/../../../Kelly's
1886/George Mason/../../../Kelly's
1890/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1891/Frederick Gibbs/Publican/39/Peasenhall, Suffolk/Census
1891/Jane Gibbs/Wife/38/Calme, Wilts/Census
1891/Herbert Weston/Step Son/17/Calme, Wilts/Census
1891/Reginald Gibbs/Son/3/Burnham, Essex/Census
1891/Anna M Deacon/General Servant/24/Burnham, Essex/Census
1891/Alfred Moore/Ostler/28/North Weald, Essex/Census
1891/Thomas W Wright/Boarder/26/Barnes, Surrey/Census
1894/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1895/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1898/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1899/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1901/Frederick Gibbs/Licensed Victualler/48/Peasenhall, Suffolk/Census
1901/Jane Gibbs/Wife/51/Calne, Wiltshire/Census
1901/Efhel Gibbs/Niece, Servant/17/Coggleshall, Essex/Census
1901/Hannah E Pearl/Barmaid/31/Newmarket, Suffolk/Census
1902/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1906/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1908/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1910/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1912/Frederick Gibbs/../../../Kelly's
1914/Mrs. Louise Gaunt/../../../Kelly's
1917/James Outing/../../../Kelly's
1922/Edward James Walker & Son/../../../Kelly's
My grandfather, William Newport was here at the
Euston Road Tavern (1891), the
King of
Prussia, Union Street, Southwark (1899 - 1910); the
Sennocke Hotel,
Sevenoaks (circa 1913); here until possibly up until 1922. He was then
at the Lion Hotel,
Chipping Ongar by 1925. His brother, James Newport ran
The Star, 38 St
Johns Wood 1899/1910. *
1925-6/William Newport/../../../Kelly's
1927/Wm Newport/../../../Bt Telephone Directory [Ongar 3]
1928/Wm Newport/../../../Bt Telephone Directory [Ongar 3]
1929/William Newport/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1933/Jack Frederick Garner/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
1937/Jack Frederick Garner/Proprietor/../../Kelly's
* Provided by William Proctor
** Provided by John Mead
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