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Queen's Head, Messing

Queen's Head, Messing early 1900

The Queens Head , early 1900

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Known Residents

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1828-9/G. Mayn/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/James Hall/../../../Pigot's

1839/James Hall/../../../Pigot's

1841/James Hall/Victualler/50/Essex, England/Census*
 1841/Mary Hall/../50/Essex, England/Census*
 1841/John Herbert/Painter/40/Not Essex/Census*
 1841/Joseph Pattison/Painter (Handicapped)/40/Essex, England/Census*

1848/Thomas Fitch/Butcher & Victualler/../../White's

1851/Thomas Fitch/../../../Post Office

1851/Thomas Fitch/Innkeeper/56/Bures, Essex/Census*
 1851/Mary Fitch/Wife/51/Woolwich, Kent/Census*
 1851/Thomas Fitch/Son/18/Colchester, Essex/Census*
 1851/Elizabeth Fitch/Daughter/16/Colchester, Essex/Census*
 1851/John Fitch/Son/14/Colchester, Essex/Census*
 1851/Mary Fitch/Daughter/12/Colchester, Essex/Census*
 1851/Charles Fitch/Son/8/Birch, Essex/Census*

1861/Mary Fitch/Innkeeper/61/Woolwich, Kent/Census*
 1861/John Fitch/Butcher/24/Colchester, Essex/Census*
 1861/Ulni(?) Rule/Lodger/20/Gibralter/Census*

1862/William Dowsett Jun./../../../Kelly's

1867/William Dowsett/../../../Post Office

1870/William Tyrell/../../../Kelly's

1871/William Tyrell/Licensed Victualler/66/Althorne, Essex/Census*
 1871/Hannah Tyrell/Wife/59/Sandon, Essex/Census*
 1871/Ann Tyrell/Visitor/16/Mundon, Essex/Census*
 1871/James Pudney/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/36/Great Wigborough, Essex/Census*
 1871/Elizabeth Pudney/Wife/24/Messing, Essex/Census*

1874/William Tyrell/../../../Kelly's

1878/William Tyrell/../../../Kelly's

1881/John Goody/Innkeeper & Coal Dealer/50/Birch, Essex/Census
 1881/Susannah Goody/Wife/46/Copford, Essex/Census
 1881/Mark Goody/Son, Farm Labourer/20/Layer Marney, Essex/Census
 1881/George Goody/Son, Farm Labourer/18/Layer Marney, Essex/Census
 1881/Arthur Goody/Son/13/Layer Marney, Essex/Census
 1881/Harry Goody/Son/10/Layer Marney, Essex/Census
 1881/Ellen Goody/Daughter/8/Messing, Essex/Census
 1881/Alice Goody/Daughter/6/Messing, Essex/Census
 1881/George Bird/Lodger, Groom/30/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census

1882/John Goody/../../../Kelly's

1886/John Goody/../../../Kelly's

1890/William James Marven/../../../Kelly's

1891/William Marven/Publican/36/Wickham Bishops, Essex/Census
 1891/Emma Marven/Wife/30/Messing, Essex/Census
 1891/Oliver Marven/Son/4/Wickham Bishops, Essex/Census
 1891/William Marven/Son/3/Wickham Bishops, Essex/Census
 1891/Agnes Crammer/Niece/14/Marks Tey, Essex/Census

1894/William James Marven/../../../Kelly's

1895/William James Marven/../../../Kelly's

1898/John Darnford Block/../../../Kelly's

My great-great-uncle John D Block, was landlord of the Queen's Head in Messing 1898-1902. He was born in Theberton, Suffolk in 1863, Minnie (nee Foster) can be found at the in-laws Pubs in 1871 at at the George in Wickham Market ; in 1881 they had the Hoppole Tavern in Stowupland  and in 1991 Mary (mother of Minnie) had the Lion in Theberton **

1899/John D. Block/../../../Kelly's

1901/James D Block/Licensed Victualler/37/Theberton, Suffolk/Census **
1901/Minnie M Block/Wife/32/Wickham Market, Suffolk/Census
1901/George W Block/Son/12/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1901/John D Block/Son/1/Messing, Essex/Census

1902/John Darnford Block/../../../Kelly's

1906/Robert Miller/../../../Kelly's

1908/Robert Miller/../../../Kelly's

1910/Mark M. Kent/../../../Kelly's

1912/William Howard/../../../Kelly's

1914/William Howard/../../../Kelly's

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** Provided by Marc Block

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