Anchor, South Fambridge

Known as the Ferry Boat in 1851

Closed in February 2003 to be demolished for housing

Anchor, South Fambridge

3rd September 1999

The last building, built in 1900.  Not on the same site as the original.

Taken by Stephen Parker

The following entries are in this format:

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

1828-9/Samuel Saunders/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Samuel Saunders/../../../Pigot's

1839/Samuel Saunders/../../../Pigot's

1840/Samuel Saunders/../../../Pigot's*

1848/Mrs. Lawrence/../../../White's

1851/? Andrews/../../../Post Office

1851/James Andrews/victualler/33/Steeple, Essex/Census ***
1851/Susan Andrews/wife/33/Steeple, Essex/Census ***
1851/Eliza Andrews/daughter, scholar/07/Steeple, Essex/Census ***
1851/James Carter/lodger, coal carter/30/Castle Hedingham, Essex/Census ***
1851/Isaac Spooner/lodger, ag lab/31/Steeple, Essex/Census ***
1851/Richard King/lodger, ag lab/22/Eastwood, Essex/Census ***
1851/S Linge (female)/servant/17/Mayland, Essex/Census ***
1851/Charles Smith/lodger, ag lab/63/Hundon, Suffolk/Census ***

1862/James Andrews/Farmer/../../Kelly's

1867/James Andrews/Farmer & Coal Merchant/../../Post Office

1870/James Andrews/Farmer & Coal Merchant/../../Kelly's

1871/James Andrews/Farmer & Coal Merchant/../../Post Office

Note: Known as the Ferry Boat between 1848 and 1871

1874/William Clark/Coal Merchant/../../Kelly's

1878/William Clark/Coal Merchant/../../Kelly's

1882/John Hymas/Coal Merchant & Proprietor of Ferry Boat/../../Kelly's

1886/William Wheal/Coal Merchant & Proprietor of Ferry Boat/../../Kelly's

1890/George Harris/Coal Merchant & Proprietor of Ferry Boat/../../Kelly's

1891/George Harris/Farmer, Publican & Farm Steward/51/Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk/Census
1891/Ellen E. Harris/Wife/53/Denton, Norfolk/Census
1891/Kate E. Harris/Daughter/16/Longborough, Gloucester/Census
1891/George Wordley/Groom & Ferryman/19/South Fambridge, Essex/Census
1891/Annie Dean/Domestic Servant/14/Stow Maries, Essex/Census

1894/Joseph Potton/../../../Kelly's

1895/Joseph Potton/../../../Kelly's

1898/Joseph Potton/../../../Kelly's

1899/Joseph Potton/../../../Kelly's

1901/John Nightingale/Manager of Public House/49/South Fambridge, Essex/Census**
1901/Emily Nightingale/Wife/38/Stepney, London/Census**
1901/Dorothy Nightingale/Daughter/8/Bournemouth, Hants/Census**
1901/Archibald Nightingale/Son/6/Epping, Essex/Census**
1901/Walter Nightingale/Son/4/Epping, Essex/Census**
1901/Herbert Nightingale/Son/2/Epping, Essex/Census**
1901/Emily Nunn/Domestic Servant/65/Debman, Suffolk/Census**

1902/Arthur Catton/../../../Kelly's

1906/Arthur Catton/../../../Kelly's

1908/Harry Bowles/../../../Kelly's

1910/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's

1912/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's

1914/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's

1917/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's

1922/Harry Balls/../../../Kelly's

1925/Harry William Arnold/../../../Kelly's

1929/Harry William Arnold/../../../Kelly's

1933/Harry William Arnold/../../../Kelly's

1937/Harry William Arnold/../../../Kelly's

February 2003/Ray Flowers/Owner/../../Local Newspaper**
February 2003/Barrie Cracknell/Manager/../../Local Newspaper**

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

** Provided by Sue Dean

*** Provided by John Mead

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