Residents at this address.
The 1841 Census records The Appletree Beerhouse: +
William Fitch, Dealer, aged 48
Margaret Fitch, aged 30
George Fitch, aged 13
John Fitch , aged 11
Jane Fitch, aged 9
Charles Fitch, aged 6
Edward Fitch, aged 4
Sarah Fitch, aged 1
The 1848 White’s Directory records William Fitch +
The 1851 Census records - Beer House [Appletree] +
William Fitch, Fruit Dealer, aged 57
Margaret Fitch, Wife, Beer House Keeper, aged 44
Edward Fitch, Son, Agricultural Labourer, aged 13
Sarah Ann Fitch, Daughter, aged 11
Walter Fitch, Son, aged 8
Emily Fitch, Daughter, aged 7
Thomas Fitch, Son, aged 4
Alfred Fitch, Son, aged 2
The 1861 Census records - Heath [Appletree?] +
William Fitch, Beer Retailer, aged 65
Mary H Fitch, Wife, aged 55
Thomas W Fitch, Son, Agricultural Labourer, aged 14
Eliza Fitch, Daughter, aged 8
The 1863 White’s Directory records William Fitch [Appletree. Buried 5 Apr 1865 St Mary the Virgin, WB] +
The 1871 Census records for the Beerhouse The Apple Tree +
Margaret Fitch, Beerhouse Keeper, aged 68
Eliza Fitch, Daughter, aged 18
In 1881 census are :
William Jacobs, Cooper and Beer House Keeper, aged 38, born Gravesend, Kent
Caroline Jacobs, Wife, aged 39 and born Grays Inn, London
William Jacobs, Son, aged 2, born Gravesend, Kent
Sarah Jacobs, Mother, Widow, aged 60, born Hammersmith, Middlesex
Elizabeth Jacobs, Sister, aged 34, born Gravesend, Kent
East Anglian Daily Times 20 September 1884
Beerhouse (Free) to Let, with land - Apply to W Jacobs, Apple Tree, West Bergholt, near Colchester
The 1891 Census records - Apple Tree +
Thomas Brown, Beer House Keeper, aged 43
Jemimia Brown, Wife, Baker, aged 41
William G Brown, Son, aged 16
Ellen M Brown, Daughter, aged 11
Ernest C Brown, Son, aged 9
Essex Standard 17 June 1893
To be Let, the Appletree Beerhouse, West Bergholt, with Baking office and 3 acres of lane - Apply to Thomas Brown, West Bergholt
The 1901 Census records - Apple Tree Inn, Cooper's Lane +
Ernest G Bull, Beer Retailer & Baker, aged 33
Elvena Bull, Wife, aged 32
Daisy Bull, Daughter, aged 8
Evening Star 16 October 1909
Walter Farthing summoned for being disorderly and refusing to quit the Appletree Beerhouse, West Bergholt, on October 4th.
The landlord. Albert Peachey stated that on the day the defendant and two companions entered the Appletree and were served with three quarts of beer. When it came to the question of who should pay for the third quart, there was a dispute between defendant and one of his companions.
Defendant began to use bad language, whereupon witness ordered him to leave. This he refused to do, and struck witness in the paw,
Thomas Hayward, who was in the house at the time corroborated.
Defendant denied the charge, and also denied striking the landlord. He admitted he had been convicted twice previously of similar conduct. Edgar Ridout and Horace Alston, both of West Bergholt, defendants companions on the evening gave evidence, the former flatly denying that Farthing was disorderly or refused to quit.
A fine of 10 shillings with 4 shillings costs was imposed.
The 1911 Census records: +
The Heath, The Apple Tree
Albert Peachey, Brewers Labourer at Brewery & Inn Keeper Beer, aged 36
Laura Peachey, Wife, Assistant in Business, aged 36
Thomas Peachey, Son, aged 12
Violet Peachey, Daughter, aged 10
Walter Peachey, Son, aged 8
Grace Peachey, Daughter, aged 7
Ernest Peachey, Son, aged 6
Edith Peachey, Daughter, aged 1
The 1914 Kelley’s Directory records Albert Peachey Beer Retailer +
Chelmsford Chronicle 16 January 1914
Charles Freederick Fearis, labourer, West Bergholt, was charged with stealing a purse, 8 shillings, two Canadian coins, and a handkerchief of Mrs Brown, wife of the licensee of the Apple Tree public house, West Bergholt.
The 1918 Electoral Register records The Apple Tree, with James Andrew Wright and Elizabeth Wright +
In 1921 census are
Elizabeth Wright, Beer House Keeper, Widow aged 41 years 6 months, and born in Tipperary, Ireland
Charlotte Barnes, Mother, Bottler, Daniels & Co Brewers, Widow Female 1856 aged 65 years, and born inCorfe, Somerset
At the time of the 1931 Electoral Register these premises are now described as Apple Tree Cottage, and so no longer a beerhouse. +
+ Provided by Ian Cruttenden