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Marlborough Head, 46 St. Botolph Street, Colchester

This pub was present by 1764 and closed in 1956 when the license transferred to the newly-built Ancient Briton pub on the outskirts of the expanding town. The premises are now in retail use. **

Colchester pub history index

Marlborough Head, 46 St Botolph Street, Colchester - in May 2010

Marlborough Head, 46 St Botolph Street, Colchester - in May 2010

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

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/J. Dowson/../../../Pigot's*

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

1828-9/James Dowson/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/James Dowson/../../../Pigot's

1839/Mary Ann Dowson/../../../Pigot's

1845/James Dowson/../../../Post Office

1848/Charles Dowson/../../../White's

1851/Charles Dowson/../../../Post Office

1851/Caroline Dowson/widow, innkeeper/30/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census ***
1851/Henry Dowson/son, scholar/05/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1851/Frederick Dowson/son/01/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Frewen/mother, housekeeper/60/Barham, Suffolk/Census
1851/Mary Gamble/house servant/21/not known/Census
1851/James Bantock/errand boy/17/Colchester, Essex/Census

1855/Mrs. Caroline Dowson/../../../Kelly's*

1861/Thomas Conmer/Inn Keeper/36/Cork, Ireland/Census ****
1861/Caroline Conmer/Wife/40/Woodbridge, Suffolk/Census
1861/Sarah E Dowson/Daughter, BarMaid/17/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1861/Cath S Dowson/Daughter/13/Colchester, Essex/Census
1861/Fred W Dowson/Son/11/Colchester, Essex/Census
1861/S Skingsley/Servant/29/Springfield, Essex/Census
1861/A Helen/Servant/15/Stanway, Essex/Census

1862/Thomas Wood/../../../Kelly's

1867/Thomas Wood/../../../Post Office

1870/Thomas Wood/../../../Kelly's

1871/Thomas Wood/../../../Post Office

1871/William G Walker/Licensed Victualler/42/Hackney, Middx/Census ****
1871/Ellen Walker/Wife/19/Brightlingsea, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah Rich/Barmaid/18/Wivenhoe, Essex/Census
1871/Joel edwards/Domestic Servant/17/Laugham, Essex/Census
1871/Benjamin Clark/Pot Boy/18/Great Clacton, Essex/Census

1874/William George Walker/../../../Kelly's

1878/William George Walker/../../../Kelly's

1881/Edward C. Coventry/Licensed Victualler/40/Wandsworth, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriett F. Coventry/Wife/27/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Edward A. Coventry/Son/11/Aldershot, Surrey/Census
1881/Rose A.F. Coventry/Daughter/9/Colchester, Essex/Census
1881/Lilly M.A. Coventry/Daughter/6/Cahir, Ireland/Census
1881/Emily Palmer/Barmaid/20/Reading, Buckingham/Census
1881/Alfred Leach/Potman/18/Myland, Essex/Census

1882/Edward Charles Coveney/../../../Kelly's

1894/Richard Noble/../../../Kelly's

1895/Richard Noble/../../../Kelly's

1898/Richard Noble/../../../Kelly's

1899/R. Noble/../../../Kelly's

1901/Richard Noble/Licensed Victualler/39/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census ****
1901/Kate Noble/Wife/36/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Victor Noble/Son/13/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Alice Noble/Daughter/12/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Mabel Noble/Daughter/10/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Harold Noble/Son/7/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Percy Noble/Son/5/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Herbert Noble/Son/3 months/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Harriet Noble/Mother, Widow/64/Saxmundham, Suffolk/Census
1901/Annis Creswell/General Servant/21/Colchester, Essex/Census

1902/Richard Noble/../../../Kelly's

1908/Richard Thomas Noble/../../../Kelly's

1912/John Charles Bartlett/../../../Kelly's

1914/John Charles Bartlett/../../../Kelly's

1917/John Charles Bartlett/../../../Kelly's

1925/Charles E. Pratt/../../../Kelly's

1933/Charles E. Pratt/../../../Kelly's

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

** Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Provided by John Mead

**** Kevan


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