High Wycombe pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Buckinghamshire.
Residents at this address
1852/David Bigg/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1899/Mrs S Varley/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Harry Darton/../../../Kellys Directory
Before William Oakley the publican was James Henry Coles. *
William Oakley had been the publican at a number of pubs before he took over
the licence at the Clayton Arms on 22nd Jul 1909, so the Oakley's ran the
Clayton Arms for at least 30 years. William was at the
Blue Boar, Hemel
Hempstead, Hertfordshire in the 1901 census. *
My source for the licence transfer in 1909 is the South Bucks Standard of
Friday 23 July 1909 which reported a number of such local transfers. *
1911/William Oakley/Publican/46/Prees, Shropshire/Census
1911/Mary Ann Charlotte Oakley/Wife/38/Barnsbury, Middlesex/Census
1911/Dorothy Oakley/Daughter/12/Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire/Census
1911/Jack Oakley/Son/7/Longparishm Hampshire/Census
1911/William Oakley/Son/5/Longparishm Hampshire/Census
1911/Herbert Oakley/Son/4/Longparishm Hampshire/Census
1911/George Oakley/Son/2/Longparishm Hampshire/Census
1915/William Oakley/../../../Kellys Directory
1924/William Oakley/../../../Kellys Directory
1928/Mrs M A C Oakley/../../../Kellys Directory
1931/Mrs M A C Oakley/../../../Kellys Directory
1935/Jack Oakley/../../../Kellys Directory
Jack Oakley took over the Licence at Clayton Arms from his mother, Mary,
after her death on 11th Feb 1934. According to the 1939 register he was
still the publican then. Mary had been the licensee since the death of her
husband William (Jack's father) in March 1926. *
* Provided By Iain Kerr
*** Provided By Colin Ager