Five Bells, Colne Engaine
August 1999
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1766/George Beard/Innkeeper/../../ERO*
1769-70/Elizabeth Beard/Innkeeper/../../ERO*
1770/Abraham Prentice/Innkeeper/../../ERO*
1772-86/Isaac Manning/Innkeeper/../../ERO*
1787-1803/John Beard/Innkeeper/../../ERO*
1805-09/Robert Shave/Innkeeper/../../ERO*
1810-28/Thomas Butcher/Innkeeper/../../ERO*
1830/Francis Butcher/Innkeeper/../../Kelly's*
1838-39/Thomas Butcher/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1841/Francis Butcher/Innkeeper/25/../Census*
1845/Francis Butcher/Butcher/../../Post Office
1848/Francis Butcher/Butcher & Victualler/../../White's
1850/Francis Butcher/Innkeeper/../../Pigot's*
1851/Francis Butcher/victualler/39/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census ***
1851/Judith W Butcher/wife/38/Lancaster/Census ***
1851/George F Butcher/son, pub servant/18/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census ***
1851/Walter F Butcher/son, scholar/14/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census ***
1851/Rebecca F Butcher/daughter, scholar/11/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census ***
1851/William F Butcher/son, scholar/07/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census ***
1851/Matilda F Butcher/daughter, scholar/05/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census ***
1851/Caroline F Butcher/daughter/01/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census ***
1852/F. Butcher/../../../Kelly's**
1854/Francis Butcher/Innkeeper/../../ERO*
1855-58/John Arnold/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1859-64/Samuel Nice/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1866-80/James Firmin/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1881/James Firmin/Innkeeper/48/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1881/Annie Firmin/Wife/45/Cobham, Surrey/Census
1881/Annie Mira Firmin/Daughter/17/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1881/Walter Firmin/Son/14/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1881/Minnie Firmin/Daughter/11/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1881/James Firmin/Son/9/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1881/Laura Firmin/Daughter/7/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1881/Philip Firmin/Son/5/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Smith/Domrstic Servant/20/Melford, Suffolk/Census
1881/William Tokeley/House Boy/18/Colne Engaine, Essex/Census
1882/James Firmin/Innkeeper/../../Kelly's*
1883-85/Edward Wiffin/Innkeeper/../../Electoral Register*
1886-1911/William Dixey/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1912/Arthur George Housden/Innkeeper/../../Kelly's*
1913/William Dixey/Innkeeper/../../Electoral Register*
1914-15/Joseph George Housden/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1917-22/Edmund Rippingale/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1922-30/Arthur Pitt/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1931-37/John Taylor Scott/Innkeeper/../../Various*
1939/J. T. A. Scott/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions*
March 1939/Philip Arthur Fordham/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions*
August 1940/Philip Arthur Fordham/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions*
August 1940/Benjamin Goodwin/Licensee/../../Petty Sessions*
1940-73/Ben Goodwin/Innkeeper/../../Local Knowledge*
1973-77/Jean Austin/Innkeeper/../../North Hinckford Court Office*
1978-81/Jean Grainger (nee Austin)/Innkeeper/../../North Hinckford Court
Office*
* Provided by Brian & Jill Fleming. Where records are not available, some of
the above has been assumed.
** Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*** Provided by John Mead