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This pub was established in, or shortly after, 1843 and was substantially rebuilt in 1948 after wartime bombing. **
Colchester pub history index

New Inn, 36 Chapel Street South, 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.
1848/John Cross/../../../White's
1851/John Cross/../../../Post Office
1851/John Cross/innkeeper/45/Layer de la Haye, Essex/Census ***
1851/Harriet Cross/wife/42/Lexden, Essex/Census
1851/John Hurst/visitor03/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
1851/Eliza Fox/servant/18/Fordham, Essex/Census
1851/John Emmerson/lodger, gardener/22/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Thomas Emmerson/lodger, baker/27/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/Edward Malden/lodger, labourer/45/Colchester, Essex/Census
1851/William Norden/lodger, baker/23/Colchester, Essex/Census
1862/Mrs. Hannah Gall/../../../Kelly's
1867/George Turrell/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office
1870/George Turrell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1874/George Turrell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1878/George Turrell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1882/Mrs. Charlotte Turrell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1886/William Turrell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1894/William Turrell/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1898/Thomas Wade/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
1899/Thomas Wade/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly's
Note: Premises not named between 1867 & 1899
Eliza Ann Wade from your residents list (1901) was my Great Grandmother's
Sister. She was born Eliza Ann Dee Mewburn in 1855 in Stockton-on-Tees
daughter of James Mewburn and Mary Dee.
She married Thomas Horatio Wade at Holy Trinity, Stockton in 1879. Their son
Thomas Frederick was born in Hastings, Sussex in 1880. They then moved to
Colchester and lived with Thomas's Parents at West Stockwell Street (1881
Census). They then moved to 11 South Street (1891 Census) before moving to
the New Inn. *
1901/Thomas H Wade/Publican & Musician/48/Colchester, Essex/Census ****
1901/Eliza A Wade/Wife/46/Stockton, Durham/Census
1901/Thomas F Wade/Son, MUsician/21/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Eliza M Wade/Daughter, Apprentice/16/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/William J Wade/Son/14/Colchester, Essex/Census
1902/Thomas Wade/../../../Kelly's
1908/Thomas H. Wade/../../../Kelly's
1914/James Collins/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1917/James Collins/../../../Kelly's
1925/James Collins/../../../Kelly's
1933/Mrs. Mary Ann Collins/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by Ian Hudson
** Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by John Mead
**** Provided by Kevan