Public Houses in Henham

The village (before the boundary changes) had four pubs in the village, only one remains in Henham The Cock, while The Crown with the boundary changes moved into the village of Elsenham.

The Bell Inn It closed in 1977 and was turned into a family dwelling
Year	Name	Occupation	Age	Reference
1848	Philip Dixon	Beerhouse Keeper		White’s
1851	Philip Dixon	Beer Retailer		Post Office Trade Directory
1862	Philip Dixon	Beer Retailer		Kellys
1867	Philip Dixon	Beer Retailer		Post Office Trade Directory
1870	Eve Dixon	Beer Retailer		Kellys
1871	Eve Dixon	Beer Retailer		Post Office Trade Directory
1874	Eve Dixon	Beer Retailer		Kellys
1878	Eve Dixon	Beer Retailer		Kellys
1881	Levi Dixon	Landlord /Thatcher	45	1881 Census
1881	Esther Dixon	Wife	40	1881 Census
1882	Levi Dixon	Beer Retailer		Kellys
1890	George Hornsby	Beer Retailer		Kellys
1894	George Frederick Hornsby	Saddler		Kellys
1895	George Frederick Hornsby	Landlord		Essex Public Houses
1898	George Frederick Hornsby	Saddler		Kellys
1899	George Frederick Hornsby	Landlord		Kellys
1902	George Frederick Hornsby	Saddler		Kellys
1906	George Frederick Hornsby	Saddler		Kellys
1908	Joseph William Chamberlain	Landlord		Kellys
1910	Joseph William Chamberlain	Landlord		Kellys
1912	John Balaam	Landlord		Kellys
1914	John Balaam	Landlord		Kellys
1917	John Balaam	Landlord		Kellys
1922	John Balaam	Landlord		Kellys
1925	John Balaam	Landlord		Kellys
1929	John Balaam	Landlord		Kellys
1933	John Balaam	Landlord		Kellys
1937	John Balaam	Landlord	WWII children evacuated to the Bell	Kellys
The Cock Henham Public House and Tavern	Adjoining the Cock was John Hayden's blacksmith's forge
Year	Name	Occupation	Age	Reference
1845	Elizabeth Heard			Post Office Trade Directory
1848	Elizabeth Heard			White’s
1851	Elizabeth Heard			Post Office Trade Directory
1862	John Newman			Kellys
1867	John Newman			Post Office Trade Directory
1870	John Newman			Kellys
1871	John Newman			Post Office Trade Directory
1874	John Newman			Kellys
1878	John Newman			Kellys
1881	John Newman	Innkeeper	58	1881 Census
1882	John Newman	Farmer		Kellys
1886	William Newman	Farmer		Kellys
1890	William Newman	Farmer		Kellys
1894	William Newman	Farmer		Kellys
1895	William Newman	Landlord		Kellys
1898	William Elliott			Kellys
1899	William Elliott			Kellys
1902	William Chipperfield			Kellys
1906	Joseph William Chippendale			Kellys
1908	Joseph William Chippendale			Kellys
1910	Joseph William Chippendale			Kellys
1912	Joseph William Chippendale			Kellys
1917	Joseph William Chippendale			Kellys
1937	Cuthbert Wallace Bowring			Kellys
The Star Public House also known as The Starr and Garter		The image c 1878 courtesy of Pat Mead
Year	Name	Occupation	Age	Reference
1848	Elizabeth Barker	Victualler		White’s
1851	Elizabeth Barker			Post Office Trade Directory
1862	Elizabeth Barker			Kelly’s
1867	Abraham Dommit			Post Office Trade Directory
1870	John Salmon			Kelly’s
1871	John Salmon			Post Office Trade Directory
1874	Ziba Balaam			Kelly’s
1878	Ziba Balaam			Kelly’s
1881	Lila Balaam		39	Census
1882	Ziba Balaam			Kelly’s
1886	Frederick Smith			Kelly’s
1890	William Dixon			Kelly’s
1894	William Dixon			Kelly’s
1895	William Dixon	Landlord		Kelly’s
1898	William Dixon			Kelly’s
1899	William Dixon			Kelly’s
It appears that the Star was de-licensed around 1925 and turned into a farm around this time. Later in became the village garage with petrol pumps as seen in the photographs below. It was part of a major auction in 1862 of properties in the village.
The Crown, Henham Public House and Tavern	Due to parish boundary changes, it is now in the next door village of Elsenham
Year	Name	Occupation	Age	Reference
1848	William Henry Bowtell	Horse dealer & victualler		White’s
1851	William Henry Bowtell	Horse dealer & victualler		Post Office Trade Directory
1862	William Henry Bowtell	Horse dealer & victualler		Kelly’s
1867	William Henry Bowtell	Horse dealer & victualler		Post Office Trade Directory
1870	Henrietta Bowtell			Kelly’s
1871	Henrietta Bowtell			Post Office Trade Directory
1874	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1878	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1881	Thomas C. Mascall	Landlord	35	Census
1882	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1886	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1890	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1894	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1895	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1898	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1899	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1902	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1906	Thomas Mascall	Landlord		Kelly’s
1908	Thomas C. Mascall			Kelly’s
1910	Charles Gray			Kelly’s
1912	Charles Gray			Kelly’s
1914	Charles Gray			Kelly’s
1917	Charles Gray			Kelly’s
1922	Charles Gray			Kelly’s
1925	Charles Gray			Kelly’s
1929	Geroge Josiah Haylock			Kelly’s
1933	Geroge Josiah Haylock			Kelly’s
1937	Geroge Josiah Haylock			Kelly’s