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This pub is now closed and in restaurant use. **+
Sun, Upper Railway Street, Braintree - now in restaurant use in November 2014
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1851/John Hodges/../../../Post Office
1851/John Hodges/victualler/26/Braintree, Essex/Census **
1851/Eliza Hodges/wife/22/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/John Hodges/son/3m/Braintree, Essex/Census
1851/Harriet Potter/servant/10/Black Notley, Essex/Census
1851/James Fuller/ostler/19/Maldon, Essex/Census
1851/John Somerville/lodger, brushmaker/24/Edinburgh/Census
1852/J. Hodges/../../../Kellys*
1855/J. Hodges/../../../Kellys*
1861/Eliza Hodges/Victualler, Widow/32/Braintree, Essex/Census
1861/John Hodges/Son/10/Braintree, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Hodges/Daughter/8/Braintree, Essex/Census
1861/William Hodges/Son/7/Braintree, Essex/Census
1861/Rebecca Hodges/Sister in Law, General Servant/29/Braintree,
Essex/Census
1861/Joseph Lockwood/Lodger, Silk Weaver/41/Spitalfields, Middx/Census
1861/Thomas Raven/Lodger, Labourer/54/Bradwell, Essex/Census
1861/Alfred Raven/Lodger/11/Bradwell, Essex/Census
1862/Mrs. Eliza Hodges/../../../Kellys
1867/George Amos/../../../Post Office
1870/George Amos/../../../Kellys
1871/George Amos/../../../Post Office
1874/George Amos/../../../Kellys
1878/George Amos/Brewer/../../Kellys
1881/George Amos/Publican & Brewer/41/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Amos/Wife/50/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/John Hodges/Stepson, Joiner/30/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Hodges/Stepdaughter/28/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/William Hodges/Stepson, Brewers Clerk/27/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Alice Hodges Amos/Daughter/17/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Hodges Amos/Daughter/16/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Clara Hodges Amos/Daughter/11/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Sydney Hodges Amos/Son/8/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Rebecca Hodges/Visitor/50/Braintree, Essex/Census
1881/Isaac Taylor/Ostler (8)/38/Shalford, Essex/Census
Note: Premises not named in 1881
1882/George Amos/../../../Kellys
1886/George Amos/../../../Kellys
1890/George Amos/../../../Kellys
1894/E. Amos & Son/Brewers/../../Kellys
1895/E. Amos & Son/Brewers/../../Kellys
1898/E. Amos & Son/Brewers/../../Kellys
1899/E. Amos & Son/Brewers/../../Kellys
1902/E. Amos & Son/Brewers/../../Kellys
1906/E. Amos & Son/Brewers/../../Kellys
1908/Ernest H. Chappel/../../../Kellys
1910/Ernest H. Chappell/../../../Kellys
1911/Ernest Harry Chappell/Licensed Victualler/39/White Notley, Essex/Census
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1911/Gertride Mary Phillips/Sister/40/White Notley, Essex/Census
1911/Mollie Theobald Phillips/Niece/5/Cressing, Essex/Census
1911/Joan Morgan Phillips/Niece/4/Cressing, Essex/Census
1911/Ellen Annie Tokley/General Servant/39/Rivenhall, Essex/Census
1912/Ernest H. Chappell/../../../Kellys
1914/Ernest H. Chappell/../../../Kellys
1917/Ernest H. Chappell/../../../Kellys
I discovered that my grandfather, CHARLES HIGGS, (born 1900, he had joined the Royal Navy in 1915 and went on to serve in both world wars), and is shown in the 1921 Census as living at this premises. He must undoubtedly been on leave at this time. ***
In 1921 census at the Sun Inn
Albert Edward Pickard, Publican aged 50 years 1 month and born in Surrey
Rose Barnet, Vicitor and Dressmaker, aged 37 years 10 months and born in Westmoreland road, Walworth, London
Alice Anne Shelley, Barmaid, aged 19 years 6 months and born in Essex
Caroline Hannah Sutton, General Servant, aged 21 years 6 months and born in Essex
Charles THomas Higgs, Visitor, Royal Navy, aged 21 years 5 months and born in City road, London
Edwin Pickard, Father, Retired, aged 81 years 8 months and born in Sussex
1922/Albert Edward Pickard/../../../Kellys
1925/Albert Edward Pickard/../../../Kellys
1929/James Barrow/../../../Kellys
1933/Alfred Charles Howard/../../../Kellys
1937/Alfred Charles Howard/../../../Kellys
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead
**+ Provided by Stephen Harris
*** Provided by Mark Scrivens