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Blue Boar, West Stockwell Street, Colchester

Colchester pub history index

Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

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

1822/James Dowson/../../../Pigot's**

1823-4/James Dowson/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Joseph Green/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Joseph Green/../../../Pigot's

1839/Peter Ingram/../../../Pigot's

1845/Mrs. Mary Hardy/../../../Post Office

1848/Joseph Smith/../../../White's

1851/Joseph Smith/../../../Post Office

1851/Susan Pitt/Innkeeper/55/Bury, Suffolk/Census*
1851/Elizabeth Pitt/Daughter, Assistant/21/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/Sophia Pitt/Daughter, Assistant/16/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/John Taylor/Son in Law, Lime Burner/37/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/Jane Richer/House Servant/13/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/John Taylor/Grandson, Bricklayer/16/Colchester, Essex/Census*
1851/Robert Taylor/Grandson, Printer/18/Colchester, Essex/Census*

1855/Mrs. S. Pitt/../../../Kelly's**

1855/Mrs Susan Pitt/../../../Post Office Directory **+

1862/Abraham Golding/../../../Kelly's

1867/Abraham Golding/../../../Post Office

1870/George Grice/../../../Kelly's

1871/George Grice/../../../Post Office

1871/George Grice/38/Innkeeper/Mersea, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Grice/31/wife/Thorrington, Essex/Census
1871/James Lawrnece/76/Lodger & hawker/Maldon, Essex/Census
1871/Charles Gallipham/42/Lodger & pensioner/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Saville/44/Lodger & Groom/Dedham, Essex/Census

From 1872 until 1878 it was owned by Grimston. The licence was removed to Kendall Road as the building was destroyed by fire in 1878. ***

* Provided by CG

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

**+ Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Information kindly provided by Jess Jephcott at http://www.camulos.com


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