George, New Street, Braintree

Also known as the George & Dragon, This pub is now closed and in retail use.  **+

Braintree pub history index

George Inn, Braintree, Essex - circa 1880s

George Inn, Braintree, Essex - circa 1880s

Kindly provided by Colleen

George, New Street, Braintree - now in retail use in November 2014

George, New Street, Braintree - now in retail use in November 2014

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/Sh. Garrett/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/Sh. Garrett/../../../Pigot's

1828-9/Susan Garrett/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/William Owers/../../../Pigot's

1839/William Owers/../../../Pigot's

1840/William Owers/../../../Pigot's*

1845/John Hodges/../../../Post Office

1848/John Hodges/../../../White's

1851/John Hodges/../../../Post Office

1851/Mary Hodges/widow, victualler/39/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/Sarah Hodges/daughter, waitress/28/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/Louisa Hodges/daughter, waitress/22/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/William Hodges/son, journeyman carpenter/21/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/Rebecca Hodges/daughter, waitress/19/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/Lucy Claydon/house servant/18/Rayne, Essex/Census
1851/James Hooper/lodger, widower, journeyman carpenter/48/Braintree, Essex/Census
NB At least some of the children must have actually been stepchildren

1855/A. Medcalf/../../../Kelly's*

1861/John Raven/Licensed Victualler/48/Cressing, Essex/Census ***
1861/Susan Raven/Wife/40/Witham, Essex/Census
1861/William Raven/Son, Groom/16/Cressing, Essex/Census
1861/Charlotte Raven/Daughter/14/Cressing, Essex/Census
1861/Alice Raven/Daughter/9/Cressing, Essex/Census
1861/Clara Raven/Daughter/7/Cressing, Essex/Census
1861/Joseph Chapman/Lodger, Blacksmith/18/Braintree, Essex/Census

1862/Mrs. Susan Raven/../../../Kelly's

1867/William Shead/../../../Post Office

1870/William Shead/../../../Kelly's

1871/William Shead/../../../Post Office

1871/Elizabeth Baker/Inn Keeper, Widow/54/Boreham, Essex/Census ***
1871/William Houghton/Lodger, Cabinet Maker/50/Haverhill, Suffolk/Census
1871/Frederick Pilgrim/Lodger, Shoe Maker/27/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Byford/Servant/15/Ovington, Essex/Census

1874/Thomas Martin/../../../Kelly's

1878/William Griffin/../../../Kelly's

1881/John Preston/Innkeeper/31/Exeter, Devon/Census
1881/Edith Preston/Wife/20/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Nellie Preston/Daughter/8m/Mitcham, Surrey/Census
1881/Elizabeth Preston/Mother, Assistant/54/Exeter, Devon/Census
1881/Frederick Bentick/Ostler/21/Suffolk/Census
1881/Zillah Grout/General Servant/16/Stebbing, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Rust/Nursemaid/15/Wethersfield, Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1881

1882/John Robert Preston/../../../Kelly's

1886/Francis Pipe/../../../Kelly's

1890/John Frank Reynolds/../../../Kelly's

1891/John F. Reynolds/../47/Bristol/Census**

1894/Robert Poulter/../../../Kelly's

1895/Robert Poulter/../../../Kelly's

1898/Silas Poulter/../../../Kelly's

1899/Silas Poulter/../../../Kelly's

1902/John Finch/../../../Kelly's

1906/John Finch/../../../Kelly's

1908/Octavius Green/../../../Kelly's

1910/Octavius Green/../../../Kelly's

1911/Octavious Green/Publican & Lodging House Keeper/31/Indoor, India/Census
1911/Ada Elizabeth Green/Wife/29/Colchester, Essex/Census
1911/Charlies Edward Green/Brother, Labourer/22/Pembrock Dock, Wales/Census
1911/Hilda Mary Green/Daughter/5/Braintree, Essex/Census
1911/Doris Ada Green/Daughter/1/Braintree, Essex/Census
+ Lodgers


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

** Provided by Ann Duncan

**+ Provided by Stephen Harris

*** Provided by Kevan

Provided by John Mead

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