A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Early names are the Cricketers in 1770, the Nelson Inn / Nelsons Head in the early 1800's, and the Travellers Friend by 1841 and before 1890. The Bay Horse, 189 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2 0LG is being refurbished and will open during august 2011. ***
Chelmsford pub index
15th July 2001
Bay Horse, 189 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2 - in July 2020
Residents at this address
1770/Robert Daniels/Licensee, Cricketers/../../Essex Record Office ***
1806/William Cobbin/Licensee, Lord Nelson/../../Essex Record Office ***
1807/William Cobbin/Licensee, Nelsons Head - Chelmsford Brewery (Wells and
Perry Ltd.)/../../Essex Record Office ***
1813/../Deeds of Nelson's HEAD inn formerly Cricketers in Moulsham,
Chelmsford/../../Essex Record Office Deeds - D/DDw T176/57 ***
1841/Christopher Gusani/Licensee, Travellers Friend/../../Essex Record
Office ***
1841/Christopher Gusani/Publican/40/../Census ***
1841/Mary Gusani/../35/Essex/Census
1841/Mary Ann Gusani/../8/Essex/Census
1841/Fanny Gusani/../6/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Gusani/../4/Essex/Census
1841/Martha Gusani/../2/Essex/Census
1845/Christopher Gusani/../../../Post Office
1848/Christopher Gusani/../../../White's
1851/Christopher Gusain/../../../Post Office
1851/Christopher Gustani/victualler/50/Italy (British Subject)/Census **
1851/Mary Gustani/wife/45/Elmstead, Essex/Census **
1851/Mary A Gustani/daughter/17/Chelmsford, Essex/Census **
1851/Jenny Gustani/daughter/16/Chelmsford, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Gustani/daughter, scholar/14/Chelmsford, Essex/Census **
1851/Martha Gustani/daughter, scholar/11/Chelmsford, Essex/Census **
1851/William C Gustani/son, scholar/05/Chelmsford, Essex/Census **
1851/John Ray/lodger, fish seller/56/Sheerness, Kent/Census **
1851/John Malow/lodger, pedlar/45/Ireland/Census **
1851/George Stokes/lodger, brickmaker/18/Writtle, Essex/Census **
1851/Colman Levi/lodger, general dealer/63/Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk/Census
**
1852/C. Gusani/../../../Kelly's*
1855/C. Gusani/../../../Kelly's*
1861/Mary A Gusani/Victualler/27/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah A Gusani/Sister, Schoolmistress/22/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Madalene Gusani/Sister, Dressmaker/20/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/William C A Gusani/Brother/15/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1861/Francis Alexander/Aunt, Retired Housekeeper/41/Colchester, Essex/Census
+ Lodgers
1862/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kelly's
1867/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Post Office
1870/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kelly's
Note: Premises not named between 1867 & 1874
1874/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kelly's
1878/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kelly's
1881/Mary A. Gusani/Innkeeper/47/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1881/Francis Alexander/Aunt, Cook/66/Elmsted, Essex/Census
1881/George Stokes/Lodger, Brickmaker/50/Writtle, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Bedford/Lodger, Gardener/22/Buckhall, Suffolk/Census
1882/Miss Mary Ann Gusani/../../../Kelly's
Changed name to the Bay Horse by 1890
1890/Jonathan Alfred Smee/../../../Kelly's
1894/John Suckling/../../../Kelly's
1895/John Suckling/../../../Kelly's
1898/George Death/../../../Kelly's
1899/George Death/../../../Kelly's
1901/George Death/Publican/38/Southend, Essex/Census
1901/Hannah Death/Wife/34/Purleigh, Essex/Census
1901/Florence Death/Niece/11/Southend, Essex/Census
1901/James Saward/Ostler/40/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1901/George Witting/Lodger, Wood Sawyer/52/Braintree, Essex/Census
1901/Joseph Ketley/Lodger, Butcher/40/Great Leighs, Essex/Census
1901/Frederick Howlett/Lodger, Blacksmith/40/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1901/Edward Sewell/Lodger, Well Borer/30/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1902/George Death/../../../Kelly's
1906/George Death/../../../Kelly's
1908/Walter Richard Vernon/../../../Kelly's
1910/Walter Richard Vernon/../../../Kelly's
1911/Walter R Vernon/Inn Keeper/30/St Pancras, London/Census
1911/Laura Vernon/Wife, Assistant/27/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1911/William Wood/Boarder, Labourer/38/Nottinghamshire/Census
1911/William George Hill/Boarder, Fitter (Engineer)/56/Braintree,
Essex/Census
1911/Albert Sparkes/Boarder, Groom/29/Colchester, Essex/Census
1911/Leonard W Vernon/Son/5/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1911/Lillian Sims/General Servant/16/Chelmsford, Essex/Census
1912/Walter Richard Vernon/../../../Kelly's
1914/George Joseph Long/../../../Kelly's
1917/George Joseph Long/../../../Kelly's
1922/George Joseph Long/../../../Kelly's
1925/Frederick Charles Langton/../../../Kelly's
1929/Frederick Charles Langton/../../../Kelly's
1933/Frederick Charles Langton/../../../Kelly's
1937/Tom Dixon/../../../Kelly's
1943/Thos Dixon/../../../Kelly's ***
1953/Mr & Mrs T Dixon/../../../Black Eagle Journal
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John Mead
*** Provided by David Meadows