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This pub was first recorded in 1681 and has also been known as the Old Anchor and the Blue Anchor at various times. The pub was demolished in the 1960s. ***
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire . The Hertfordshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1839/Matthew Thurgood/../../../Pigots Directory **
1841/Matthew Thurgood/Publican/33/Herts/Census **
1841/Susan Thurgood/../35/Herts/Census
1841/Elizabeth Tyler/../12/Herts/Census
1841/George Pigram/../20/Herts/Census
1841/William Fish/Labourer/24/Herts/Census
1841/William Tucker/Cabinet Maker Journeyman/25/Not Herts/Census
1841/James Welch/Labourer/20/Herts/Census
1851/Mathew Thurgood/Victualler/45/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census **
1851/Susan Thurgood/Wife/46/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/William Palmer/Lodger, Cabinet Maker Journeyman/65/Bishops Stortford,
Herts/Census
1851/John Barber/Servant, Ostler/22/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Joseph Patmore/Lodger, Drover/54/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Samuel Bass/Lodger, Ostler/45/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Susan Thurgood/Publican/57/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census **
1861/Ann Sole/Servant, House Servant/18/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/William Kitchener/Servant, Ostler/28/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Richard Palmer/Lodger, Turner/74/Somerston, Somerset/Census
1861/Sarah Tyler/Lodger, late husband a blacksmith/72/Bishops Stortford,
Herts/Census
1866/S Miller/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1871/George Fearn/Publican/38/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census **
1871/Susannah Fearn/Wife/34/London, Middlesex/Census
1871/Elizabeth Free/Servant, General Servant/16/Bishops Stortford,
Herts/Census
1871/William Kitchener/Servant, Ostler/45/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1871/Samuel Plusch/Boarder, Commercial Traveller/28/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Fearn/Innkeeper/47/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census **
1881/Mary Fearn/Mother, Housekeeper/70/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1881/William Fearn/Brother, Postman/37/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1881/Marian Johnson/Servant, Barmaid/26/Loughton, Essex/Census
1881/John Johnson/Lodger, Hay Carter/28/Loughton, Essex/Census
1881/William Kitchener/Servant, Ostler/55/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1881/David Newman/Lodger, General Labourer/52/Clavering, Essex/Census
1882/George Fearn/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1886/George Fearn/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1890/George Fearn/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1891/George Fearn/Inn Keeper, Widow/57/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census ****
1891/Millicent Fearn/Sister, Housekeeper/59/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1891/William Fearn/Brother, Postman/47/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1891/Rosa Brace/Niece, Barmaid/16/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1891/Mirrin Johnson/Barmaid/33/Loughton, Essex/Census
1891/William Fletcher/Ostler/61/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1895/Frederick Hutchin/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1901/Frederick Hutchin/Licensed Victualler/48/Albury, Herts/Census **
1901/Eliza Alice Hutchin/Wife/41/Theydon Mount, Essex/Census
1901/William Thos Hutchin/Son, Groom/18/Bayswater, Middlesex/Census
1901/Joseph Rickard/Boarder, Groom/48/Littlebury, Essex/Census
1902/Frank Butler/../../../Herts Kellys Directory ***
1908/Fredk Lawson/../../../Kellys Directory **
1912/Frederick Lawson/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1914/Frederick Lawson/../../../Herts Kellys Directory ***
1922/Reuben Spriggs/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1926/Reuben Spriggs/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1929/Reuben Spriggs/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1933/Reuben Spriggs/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1937/Mrs Lucy Spriggs/../../../Post Office Directory ****
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