One Bell, 90 High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire

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One Bell, 90 High Street, Watford - in November 2012

One Bell, 90 High Street, Watford - in November 2012

Kindly provided by Bernard Lamb

Residents at this address

1851/William Tyler/One Bell, & fishmonger/../Post Office Directory

1851/William Tyler/Victualler/60/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1851/Rosanna Tyler/Wife/46/Hargrave, Suffolk/Census
1851/Fanny Sparrow/Niece, Servant/26/Dalham, Suffolk/Census
1851/Susan Dyson/Niece/15/Kentford, Suffolk/Census
1851/Patience Borden/House Servant/41/Chipperfield, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/John Williams/Waiter/55/Watford, Hertfordshire/Census
1851/Thomas Southam/House Keeper/20/Watford, Hertfordshire/Census
+ Lodgers

1855/William Tyler/Bell, & fruiterer/../../Post Office Directory

1861/William Tyler/Licensed Victualler/71/Middlesex/Census
1861/Rosannah Tyler/Wife/55/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
+ Lodgers
1861/Selina Brignell/Servant/20/Poland Foreigner/Census
1861/Emma Robertson/Niece/6/Watford, Hertfordshire/Census

1866/Mrs Rosannah Tyler/One Bell/../../Post Office Directory

1871/Lance T Simmons/Licensed Victualler/34/Rainham, Kent/Census
1871/Rebecca Simmons/Wife/39/Wimbotsham, Norfolk/Census
1871/Sarah Simmons/Daughter/11/Aldersham, Herts/Census
1871/Rebecca Simmons/Daughter/10/Aldersham, Herts/Census
1871/Lance Simmons/Son/8/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1871/Rose Simmons/Daughter/6/Watford, Herts/Census
1871/Frances Simmons/Daughter/3/Watford, Herts/Census
1871/Thomas Simmons/Son/1 month/Watford, Herts/Census
1871/John G Smith/Waiter, Widow/56/Overton, Hampshire/Census
1871/Horace Jarman/Lodger, Railway Inspector/48/Ewhurst, Sussex/Census
1871/John White/Lodger, Labourer/18/Chesham, Bucks/Census
1871/Thomas Spring/Lodger, Labourer/19/Buckingham, Bucks/Census
1871/George ?/Lodger, Labourer/18/Willingham, Bucks/Census
1871/Joseph Wilson/Lodger, Cordwainer/32/Chipperfield, Herts/Census
1871/John Wigmore/Lodger, Labourer/41/Ireland/Census

My ancestor Lance Tapley Simmons used to be the landlord of the Swan. He had the pub from 1866 until 1870, and then moved to the One Bell by 1874, and then the Victoria Tavern in 1890. My G-G Grandfather Thomas Simmons ran the Victoria Tavern in 1881 until 1890 when Lance took over. ***

1881/Lance Tapley Simmons/Licensed Victualler/44/Rainham, Kent/Census ***
1881/Rebecca Simmons/Wife/50/Wimbotsham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Rebecca Simmons/Daughter/20/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/Rose Hannah Simmons/Daughter/16/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/Frances Simmons/Daughter/13/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/John Simmons/Son/8/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/Elizabeth Simmons/Daughter/5/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/John Chandler/Boarder, Blacksmith/43/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/John Birch/Boarder, Farm Labourer/34/Watford, Herts/Census
1881/Louis Najor/Boarder, Tailor/24/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Henry Wise/Boarder, Brick Layer/25/Ascott, Berks/Census
1881/George Simpson/Waiter/45/Watford, Herts/Census

1882/Lance Tapley Simmons/../../../Post Office Directory

1886/Thomas Halsey/../../../Post Office Directory

1890/Thomas Halsey/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Thomas Halsey/Publican, Widow/66/St Albans, Herts/Census
1891/Ellen H Halsey/Daughter, Housekeeper/37/Watford, Herts/Census
1891/Charles H Halsey/Son, Clerk/24/Watford, Herts/Census
1891/Arthur Halsey/Son, Clerk/19/Watford, Herts/Census
1891/Thomas Saunders/Boarder, Traveller/52/Llandovery, Wales/Census
1891/Charles Pera/Boarder, Traveller/20/Bristol/Census

1912/William Creese/../../../Post Office Directory

1922/F H Ing/../../../Post Office Directory

1926/F H Ing/../../../Post Office Directory

1929/Wm Morley Rolls/../../../Post Office Directory

1933/Wm Morley Rolls/../../../Post Office Directory

1937/Wm Morley Rolls/../../../Post Office Directory


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*** Provided By Elise Knight nee Simmons

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