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Half Moon, 31 North Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

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Established around 1642, although originally a few doors away at number 27. It seems to have had a number of early names including the Green Man and the White Swan.  It was renamed the Half Moon in around 1752, when it moved to its current site. **

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.

Half Moon and the Chantry, Bishops Stortford

Half Moon and the Chantry, Bishops Stortford

Kindly provided by Colleen

Half Moon, 31 North Street, Bishops Stortford - in September 2008

Half Moon, 31 North Street, Bishops Stortford - in September 2008

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

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

1839/John Woolstone/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1841/John Woolston/Innkeeper/43/Herts/Census ***
1841/Emma Woolston/../42/Herts/Census
1841/Jeffery Woolston/Painters Apprentice/18/Herts/Census
1841/James Woolston/../10/Herts/Census
1841/William Woolston/../9/Herts/Census
1841/George Barker/Servant/14/Herts/Census
1841/John Andrews/Painter Journeyman/18/Not Herts/Census

1851/Henry Parish/Victualler/30/Stanstead, Essex/Census ***
1851/Caroline Parish/Wife/25/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1851/Robert Parish/Son/6/Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Martin Parish/Son/3/Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Martha Parish/Daughter/2/Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/Infant/../3m/Stortford, Herts/Census
1851/James Copsey/Servant/19/Walden, Essex/Census
1851/Adelaide Waterman/Servant/19/Thorley, Herts/Census
1851/Susan Watts/Servant/44/Hadham, Herts/Census
1851/James Franch/Lodger/35/White Roothing, Essex/Census
1851/Richard Jarves/Lodger/35/Brentwood, Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Levy/Nurse/46/Stanstead, Essex/Census

1861/Henry Parish/Inn Keeper & Farmer Employs 6 men/41/Stanstead, Essex/Census ***
1861/Caroline Parish/Wife/36/Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Robert Parish/Son/17/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Martha Parish/Daughter, Scholar/11/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Julia Parish/Daughter, Scholar/10/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/John Parish/Son, Scholar/7/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Alfred Parish/Son/4/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Infant Parish/Daughter/4m/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/Margaret Boot/Servant, Barmaid/21/Sible Hedingham, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah Wren/Servant, General Servant/17/Saxtead, Essex/Census
1861/Emily Martin/Servant, Nurse Maid/12/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1861/John May/Visitor/69/Braintree, Essex/Census

1881/Zachariah Colls/Publican & Horsedealer/45/Rushall, Norfolk/Census ***
1881/Eliza Colls/Wife/43/Kings Lynn, Norfolk/Census
1881/Alice Sandford/Servant, General Servant/20/Elsenham, Essex/Census
1881/Charles Mandham/Boarder, Coachpainter/25/East Deerham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Benjamin Mann/Boarder, Groom/50/Downham Market, Norfolk/Census

1882/Zachariah Colls/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1886/Charles Pettitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1890/Charles Pettitt/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1891/Charles Pettitt/Licensed Victualler/47/Newmarket, Suffolk/Census ****
1891/Emily Pettitt/Wife/50/Newmarket, Suffolk/Census
1891/Annie Curtis/General Servant/21/Bishops Stortford, Herts/Census
1891/Arthur Tabner/Boarder, Ostler/19/Walington, Suffolk/Census

1895/Charles Pettit/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1901/Charles Pettitt/Publican/59/Newmarket, Cambs/Census ***
1901/Emily Pettitt/Wife/63/Newmarket, Cambs/Census
1901/Maggie Bradman/Niece, Milliner/17/Wandsworth, London/Census
1901/William Greenwade/Servant, Groom/21/Hadleigh, Essex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Tidmarsh/Servant, General Servant Domestic/21/Dunmow, Essex/Census

1908/Ernest Joseph Kennedy/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1912/Mrs Margaret West/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1922/Robert W Kell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1926/Robert W Kell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1929/Robert W Kell/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1933/Leonard Jas Ballands/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1937/Leonard Jas Ballands/../../../Post Office Directory ****


** Provided By Colin Ager

*** Provided By Stephen Harris

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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All transcriptions and imagery is copyright, and excepting personal usage (which is fine); it is NOT available for commercial usage without explicit permission.
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