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At 78 Barrack Street in 1901 census. This pub closed in 2004. **+
Colchester pub history index

11th March 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.
The pub's first entry in the Alehouse Recognisances for St Botolph's parish, is dated
the 10th May 1800 when one William Tungatt was granted his licence, with
sureties from James Slyth and James Peachey ***
1800/William Tungatt/ ***
1806/William Talboys/ ***
1807/Sarah Talboys (widow) ***
1814/George Ellis/ ***
1819/William Bullock/ ***
1822/George Seager/../../../Pigot's**
1823-4/George Seager/../../../Pigot's
1828-9/John Seager/../../../Pigot's
1832-3/William Death/../../../Pigot's
1839/Henry Hunt/../../../Pigot's
1840/Henry Hunt/../../../Pigot's**
1845/Henry Hunt/../../../Post Office
1848/John Johnson/../../../White's
1851/John Johnson/../../../Post Office
1851/John Johnson/licensed victualler/59/Colchester, Essex/Census ****
1851/Mary Ann Johnson/wife/52/Dedham, Essex/Census ****
1851/Joseph Johnson/son, cordwainer/20/Colchester, Essex/Census ****
1851/George Johnson/son/19/Colchester, Essex/Census ****
1851/William Johnson/son/10/Ireland/Census ****
1851/Henry Montague/lodger, sailor/77/Colchester, Essex/Census ****
1851/Elizabeth Garland/widow, lodger/58/Dedham, Essex/Census ****
1851/Ralph Stanay/widower, lodger, ag lab/32/Dedham, Essex/Census ****
1851/Augustus Fryer/lodger, ag lab/26/Dedham, Essex/Census ****
1851/James Nam/lodger, ag lab/44/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census ****
1851/John Cutor/lodger/ag lab/25/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census ****
1851/Williaam Carter/lodger, ag lab/30/Wethersfield, Essex/Census ****
1851/Susan Carter/lodger, his wife/30/Halstead, Essex/Census ****
1851/Robert Marlow/lodger, ag lab/40/Halstead, Essex/Census ****
1855/John Johnson / Beer Retailer /../../Post Office Directory **+
1862/John Johnson/../../../Kelly's
1867/John Johnson/../../../Post Office
1870/William Johnson/../../../Kelly's
1871/William Johnson/../../../Post Office
1871/William Johnson/Inn Keeper, Dealer etc./31/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Johnson/Wife/29/Donyland, Essex/Census
1871/William Johnson/Son/7/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/John Johnson/Son/4/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/Laura Johnson/Daughter/1/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/Elijah Williamson/Lodger, Labourer/22/Colchester, Essex/Census ****
1871/John Dunlop/Lodger, Hawker/31/Calcutta, India [British subject]/Census
1871/Samuel Johnson/Lodger, Umbrella Maker/25/Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk/Census
1871/Eliza Johnson/Lodger, wife/24/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1871/Phoebe Newman/Lodger, Hawker/33/Sible Hedingham, Essex/Census
1871/John Brown/Lodger, Labourer/20/St Ives, Hunts/Census
1871/Charles Baker/Lodger, Hawker/36/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/Mabel Baker/Lodger, Hawker/35/Pickering, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Thomas Baker/Lodger/5/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/Mabel Baker/Lodger/3/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/James Baker/Lodger/6 months/Colchester, Essex/Census
1871/John Fox/Lodger, Labourer/48/Colchester, Essex/Census
1874/William Johnson/../../../Kelly's
1881/William Johnson/Public House Keeper, Dealer etc./41/Colchester,
Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Johnson/Wife/40/Rowhedge, Essex/Census
1881/William Johnson/Son, Inn Servant/17/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/John Johnson/Son, Inn Servant/14/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Laura Johnson/Daughter/11/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Elizabeth Johnson/Daughter/9/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Mary Ann Johnson/Daughter/5/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/James Wisbury/Lodger, Hawkers Tramps etc./74/Langham, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/William Johnson/../../../Kelly's
1886/Henry Murrell/../../../Kelly's
1891/Harry Murrell/../../../Kelly's*
1894/Harry Murrell/Beer Retailer & Shopkeeper/../../Kelly's
1898/Harry Murrell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1899/H. Murrell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1901/Harry Wells/Publican, Bugle Horn/38/Thorpe le Soken, Essex/Census ****+
1901/Alice Wells/Wife/20/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Harrold H G Wells/Son/2 months/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/George Edwards/Lodger, General Labourer/31/London/Census
1901/Harry Wilson/Lodger, Marine Dealer/70/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Charles Hodson/Lodger, Moulder/32/West Bergholt, Essex/Census
1901/Harry Quilter/Lodger, Pinter/29/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Rose Quilter/Lodger/28/Colchester, Essex/Census
1902/Henry Wells/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
Note: Premises no betweent named 1894 & 1902
1908/Percy Sutton/../../../Kelly's
1912/Percy Sutton/../../../Kelly's
1914/Percy Sutton/../../../Kelly’s Directory ****+
1917/Percy Sutton/../../../Kelly's
1925/Percy Sutton/../../../Kelly's
1933/Percy Sutton/../../../Kelly's
1937/Percy Sutton/../../../Kelly's ****+
* Provided by Sharon Chubb, the great, great grandaughter of Harry Murrell
** 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
**** Provided by John Mead
****+ Provided by Kevan