Bocking pub history index
Now called the Retreat, previously the Dirty Infant, but historically called the Black Boy for most of its life.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1772 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Richard Cooke, at the Black Boy.
1793/Richard Cook/Victualler/../../Census
The licensee in 1825 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as Judith Cook Widow, at the Black Boy.
1832-3/Charles Cook/../../../Pigots
1839/Charles Cook/../../../Pigots
1841/Charles Cook/Publican/40/Essex/Census
1841/Charlotte Cook/../40/Essex/Census
1841/Catherine Cook/../14/Essex/Census
1841/Sarah Ann Cook/../9/Essex/Census
1841/Caroline Cook/../6/Essex/Census
1841/Elizabeth Cook/../4/Essex/Census
1841/Emma Judith Cook/../2/Essex/Census
1841/Joseph Springer/Brewer/35/Essex/Census
1845/Charles Cook/Butcher/../../Post Office
1848/Charles Cook/../../../Whites
1851/Charles Cook/../../../Post Office
1851/Charles Cook/victualler/51/Bocking, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah A Cook/daughter, dressmaker/19/Bocking, Essex/Census
1851/Caroline Cook/daughter, silk factor’s servant/17/Bocking,
Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Cook/daughter, scholar/16/Bocking, Essex/Census
1851/Emma Cook/daughter, scholar/11/Bocking, Essex/Census
1851/James Rogers/lodger, widow, journeyman sawyer/50/Wethersfield,
Essex/Census
1851/William Rogers/lodger, journeyman sawyer/16/Wethersfield, Essex/Census
1852/C. Cook/../../../Kellys*
1855/C. Cook/../../../Kellys*
1861/Charles Cook/Victualler/61/Bocking, Essex/Census
1861/Charlotte Cook/Wife/63/Foxearth, Essex/Census
1861/Emma Cook/Daughter, Milliner/23/Bocking, Essex/Census
1862/Charles Cook/../../../Kellys
1867/Charles Cook/../../../Post Office
1870/Charles Cook/../../../Kellys
1871/Charles Cook/../../../Post Office
1874/Mrs. Eliza Ann Bearman/../../../Kellys
1878/Nathan Lee/../../../Kellys
1881/Nathan Lee/Innkeeper/30/Halstead, Essex/Census
1881/Johanna Lee/Mother, Housekeeper/67/Bocking, Essex/Census
1881/Agnes Lee/General Servant/15/Gosfield, Essex/Census
1881/Isaac Sharp/Lodger, Gentlemans Servant/60/Bocking, Essex/Census
1881/William Taylor/Lodger, Carpenter/56/Shalford, Essex/Census
1882/Nathan Lee/../../../Kellys
1886/Nathan Lee/../../../Kellys
1890/Nathan Lee/../../../Kellys
1891/Susannah Lee/../43/Halstead, Essex/ Census***
1894/Mrs. Susannah Lee/../../../Kellys
1895/Mrs. Susannah Lee/../../../Kellys
1898/Mrs. Susannah Lee/../../../Kellys
1899/Mrs. Susannah Lee/../../../Kellys
In 1901 at (Black Boy Public House), Church Street, Bocking
Amos Carter, Publican aged 49 years and born in Bocking, Essex
Martha Carter, Wife aged 52 years and born in Dunton, Bedfordshire
William Downs, Lodger, Crape finisher aged 31 years and born in Pebmarsh, Essex
1902/Amos Carter/../../../Kellys
1906/Amos Carter/../../../Kellys
1908/Amos Carter/../../../Kellys
1910/Amos Carter/../../../Kellys
In 1911 at Black Boy Inn Church Street Bocking, Bocking
Amos Carter, Publican aged 59 years and born in Bocking, Essex
Sarah Carter, Wife aged 41 years and born in Wethersfield Essex
1912/Amos Carter/../../../Kellys
1914/Amos Carter/../../../Kellys
1917/Amos Carter/../../../Kellys
In 1921 at Black Boy Inn, Bocking, Church Street, Bocking
Fredrick Charles Radley, Publican aged 49 years 4 months and born in Bocking, Essex
Sarah Ana Radley, Wife aged 47 years 7 months and born in Bocking, Essex
Alice Winifred Radley, Daughter, Shorthand Typist, Crompton & Co Ltd aged 26 years 11 months and born in Bocking, Essex
1922/Frederick Radley/../../../Kellys
1925/Frederick Charles Radley/../../../Kellys
1929/Willie Isaac Rolfe/../../../Kellys
1933/William T. Humphrey/../../../Kellys
1937/Arthur Percy Hook/../../../Kellys
* Provided
by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by John mead
*** Provided by Ann Duncan