203 N. Essex Avenue†

Windsor-Essex

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Timeline

1896	Built by (source: Atlas of Lower Merion, A. H. Mueller, 1896)
1961	Building no longer standing†

Years may be approximate. Where do we get these years?

Deeds

1889-07-11

Book 339, page 92

S A Vance to Virginia A Fritz

This deed likely describes this property, but may not be confirmed. This is not intended as a complete list. Source: Montgomery County, Pa. Recorder of Deeds.

Victorian house with turret, wrap-around porch on left, boxy modern addition on right — The Windsor-Essex Inn, formerly Miss Posey's Boarding house. View from Windsor Ave. Addition on right c. 1930. Courtesy Michael Alexander

Updated September 28, 2023.

U. S. Census

Census	Name	Relation	Age	Own	Race	Marital	Birthplace	Business	Trade	Note
1900	Jeremiah W Fritz	Head	76	Own	White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Virginia Fritz	Wife	60		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Mary L Hyde	Daughter	41		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	John A Hyde	Son-in-law	35		White	Married	New Jersey		Bookkeeper Sup.
	Jeremiah W Fritz Jr.	Son	27		White	Single	Pennsylvania		Salesman
	Virginia C Hyde	Granddaughter	12		White	Single	Pennsylvania		At school
	Charles F Hyde	Grandson	9		White	Single	Pennsylvania		At school
	Elmendorf Hedden	Boarder	41		White	Single	New York		Eng. & Contractor
	Jane Davis	Servant	45		Black	Single	Virginia		Servant
1910	Elizabeth M Posey	Head	38	Rent	White	Single	Pennsylvania	Boarding house	Keeper
	Albert S Golden	Boarder	60		White	Married	Pennsylvania		Tailor
	Rachael Golden	Boarder	60		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Hannah M Golden	Boarder	70		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Anna T Coleman	Boarder	50		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Romaine Crawford Hoffman	Boarder	28		White	Single	New York	General Practice	Doctor
	Margaret Merton	Servant	30		White	Single	Ireland	Private family	Servant
	Lewis C Baxter	Boarder	49		White	Married	Pennsylvania	Sugar	Engineer
	Rachael Baxter	Boarder	45		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Reba Baxter	Boarder	22		White	Single	Pennsylvania
1920	Elizabeth M Posey	Head	43	Own	White	Single	Pennsylvania	Boarding house	Propietor
	Mary Posey	Niece	21		White	Single	Pennsylvania	Public School	Teacher
	Elsie Shaw	Servant	19		White	Single	Pennsylvania	Private family	Servant
	John Hazzard	Boarder	75		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania	Lumber	Manager
	James Donnelly	Boarder	35		White	Married	Pennsylvania	Publishing House	Editor
	Mary Donnelly	Boarder	32		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Anna Donnelly	Boarder	8		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	James Donnelly	Boarder	6		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Harold Lloyd	Boarder	24		White	Single	Pennsylvania	Railroad	Ticket Clerk
	Albert Garch	Boarder	72		White	Married	Pennsylvania	Own Shop	Tailor
	Rachel Garch	Boarder	70		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	George Orth	Boarder	34		White	Married	Pennsylvania	Roofing	Traveling Salesman
	Maud Orth	Boarder	33		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Daughter Orth	Boarder	7		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Albert J Doolittle	Boarder	32		White	Married	Pennsylvania	Houses	Contracting Architect
	Edith Doolittle	Boarder	30		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Clarence P Fowler	Boarder	45		White	Married	Canada	Railroad	Adjuster
	Georgia Fowler	Boarder	46		White	Married	Maryland
	Margaret Fowler	Boarder	17		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Thelma Fowler	Boarder	15		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	William M Thackery	Boarder	28		White	Married	New Jersey	Paints	Salesman
	Alma Thackery	Boarder	26		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	William M Thackery	Boarder	3		White	Single	Pennsylvania
1930	Jay F Thomas	Head	59	Rent	White	Married	Pennsylvania	Advertising	Commercial Traveler
	Martha J Thomas	Wife	48	Rent	White	Married	Northern Ireland
	Jay N Thomas	Son	17	Rent	White	Single	Pennsylvania
	G James Allen	Roomer	44	Rent	White	Married	South Africa
	Caroline J Allen	Roomer	30	Rent	White	Married	Scotland		Civil Eng.
	Mary V Allen	Daughter	5	Rent	White	Single	New York
	William Davis	Servant	36	Rent	Negro	Married	North Carolina		Servant
	Mary Davis	Servant	22	Rent	Negro	Married	North Carolina		Cook
	Minnie Wright	Cook	49	Rent	Negro	Married	Massachusetts	Apt. House	Cook
	John Torman	Waiter	43	Rent	Negro	Married	Pennsylvania		Waiter
	Loren H French	Boarder	22	Rent	White	Single	New York	P RR	Computer?
	Deborah Johnson	Roomer	94	Rent	White	Widowed	New Jersey
	Samuel R Waite	Roomer	30	Rent	White	Married	Pennsylvania	Clothing	Com. Traveler
	Caroline M Waite	Wife	26	Rent	White	Married	Pennsylvania	Truck Co.	Bookkeeper
	Essie G Hunter	Manager	45	Rent	White	Single	Pennsylvania	Apt.	Manager
	Finley B Thompson	Roomer	24	Rent	White		Pennsylvania	Hardware	Clerk
	Lizzie Thompson	Roomer	57	Rent	White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Sallie J Teitler	Roomer	74	Rent	White	Single	Pennsylvania
1940	Lizzie Thompson	Manager	67		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania	Private Boarding House	Manager
	Finley B Thompson	Manager's son	34		White	Single	Pennsylvania	Managers Helper	Helper
	Mary G Cleary	Lodger	70		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Myrtle Lawrence	Lodger	68		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	James T Carroll	Lodger	74		White	Widowed	New York	Wholesale Shoes	Salesman
	Emma G Fischer	Lodger	77		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Mabel Lafore	Lodger	60		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Frank B Makers	Lodger	53		White	Married	Italy	Private Business	Carpenter
	Austin L Harter	Lodger	36		White	Single	Pennsylvania	Retail Variety Store	Manager
	Richard Walsh Jr.	Lodger	25		White	Single	Massachusetts	Wholesale Rubber Factory	Salesman
	Ellen McNamara	Lodger	80		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Elizabeth Birchard	Lodger	66		White	Widowed	New York	Navy Yard	Stenographer
	Charles H Koenig	Lodger	80		White	Widowed	Ohio
	James Baird Caldwell	Lodger	37		White	Divorced	Pennsylvania	Wholesale Oil Business	Salesman
	William James Furber	Lodger	19		White	Single	Maryland	Borough of Narberth	Assistant Secretary
	Howard Strong	Lodger	60		White	Married	Ohio	Financial Company	Salesman
	Alice C Strong	Lodger's wife	58		White	Married	Ohio
	Maude C Haines	Housekeeper	60		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania	Private Boarding House	House Keeper
	Elsie B Shaw	Lodger	57		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Elizabeth J Shaw	Lodger's daughter	15		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Lena Davis	Lodger	48		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania	Private Family	Nurse
	Sidney G Francis	Lodger	37		White	Divorced	Pennsylvania	Radio Service	Repair Man
	Jerome Jenkins	Lodger	53		White	Single	Virginia	Public School	Janitor
	Marion Groff	Lodger	36		White	Divorced	New York	Private Family	Social Secretary
	John Groff	Lodger's son	8		White	Single	New York
	Helen McGill	Servant	19		Negro	Single	Virginia	Boarding House	Maid
	Clinton Young	Servant	22		Negro	Single	South Carolina	Boarding House	House Man
	Dorothy Fiegler	Lodger	37		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Julia Fiegler	Lodger's sister	65		White	Divorced	Pennsylvania
	George Price	Lodger	80		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
1950	Catherine Chrostek Rollwand	Manager	49		White	Married	Germany	Hotel	Cook & Managing
	Joseph C Rollwand	Husband to Manager	47		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Sarah Burke	Lodger Cook	51		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania	Hotel	Kitchen Helper
	Katie McGoldrick	Lodger	49		White	Divorced	Pennsylvania	Hotel	Maid
	Louise Williams	Lodger	80		White	Widowed	Maine
	Anna M Herr	Lodger	79		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Lillie K Weaver	Lodger	72		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Samuel F Hood	Lodger	83		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Helen Squires	Lodger	67		White	Never	Pennsylvania
	Mary Madden	Lodger	91		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Bessie Murray	Lodger	59		White	Widowed	Illinois	Surgical Belt Co	Fitter
	Addison C Smith	Lodger	49		White	Married	Illinois	At Home	Tutor English, Math, Latin
	Helen S Smith	Lodger	45		White	Married	New Jersey
	Patricia G Smith	Lodger	20		White	Never	New York	Bank	jr cost analyst
	Violet Davies	Lodger	77		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Margaret Dreher	Lodger	43		White	Married	Missouri
	Diana A Dreher	Lodger	2		White	Never	Pennsylvania
	Marie F Maguire	Lodger	71		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Caroline H Supplee	Lodger	82		White	Widowed	Pennsylvania
	Olive J Boutelle	Lodger	58		White	Never	Massachusetts	Imported Art	Saleslady
	James C Anderson	Lodger	46		White	Married	Pennsylvania	A & P Food Co	Clerk
	Charlotte P Anderson	Lodger	65		White	Married	New Jersey
	Margaret Armour	Lodger	73		White	Never	Pennsylvania
	Frances Armour	Lodger	39		White	Never	Maryland
	Jean Davis	Lodger	17		White	Married	Pennsylvania	Private Family	Childs Nurse
	E W Parrish	Lodger	46		White	Divorced	Pennsylvania	Baldwin Locomotive Co	Inspector
	Finley B Thompson	Lodger	44		White	Never	Pennsylvania	Narberth Post Office	Special Delivery Manager
	Clyde A Jones	Lodger	41		White	Never	Pennsylvania	Confectioners Store	Soda Fountain Clerk
	Stella V Riley	Lodger	72		White	Never	Pennsylvania
	Pauline Brown	Lodger	47		White	Separated	New York	Private Families	Laundress
	Dorothy Brown	Lodger	21		White	Never	Pennsylvania	Bill Telephone Co	Clerical
	Russell Jeffers	Lodger	47		White	Divorced	West Virginia	Tree Surgeons	Tree Surgery
	William J Laird	Lodger	25		White	Never	New York	Office of Consultant Engineer	Apprentice Draftsman
	John D Mecray	Lodger	54		White	Married	New Jersey	Field Enterprises, Inc.	District Manager
	Pauline Mecray	Lodger	50		White	Married	New York
	Jerome Jenkins	Lodger	70		White	Never	Virginia	Narberth Public School	Janitor
	Emil Hugo Roesler	Lodger	31		White	Never	New Jersey	Research Corp	Field Representative
	Joseph W Dillon	Lodger	30		White	Divorced	West Virginia	Auto Repair Sop	Automobile businesses?
	Katherine R Johnston	Lodger	32		White	Never	Pennsylvania	Insurance Co	Clerk
	Nellie B Smith	Lodger	76		White	Never	Pennsylvania			= Nellie Beam Smith?
	Clarence Elliott	Lodger	45		White	Never	Pennsylvania	Own Radio Shop	Radio & television repairer
	Mary B Clurch	Lodger	78		White	Never	Pennsylvania	Public Library	Librarian
	Elizabeth Murphy	Lodger	28		White	Never	Pennsylvania	Department Store	demonstrator

No census records found 1900–1950.

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