Great Dunmow pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Royal Oak, Dunmow
Royal Oak, Dunmow
Both kindly provided by Colleen
James Kemp is standing in the doorway of the Royal Oak
Provided by Steve Steere -
Residents at this address
The licensee in 1806 was recorded on the Alehouse Recognizances as William Dodd, at the Royal Oak.
1814-5/Charles Abbott/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
1816-7/William Tipler/Licensee/../../Alehouse Recognizances**
1845/James Field/../../../Post Office
1848/William Bush/../../../White's
1851/William Bush/../../../Post Office
1852/W. Bush/../../../Kelly's*
1855/W. Bush/../../../Kelly's*
1861/Thomas Franklin/Publican/48/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Susan Franklin/Wife/49/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Eliza Franklin/Daughter/18/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Samuel Skingle/Ostler/20/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1861/Thomas Aulger/Lodger, Agr Labourer/31/Bluntsam,.Herts/Census
1862/Thomas Franklin/../../../Kelly's
1867/Isaac Gunn/../../../Post Office
1870/Isaac Gunn/../../../Kelly's
1871/Isaac Gunn/../../../Post Office
1871/Isaac Gunn/Poultry Dealer & Publican/42/Saling, Essex/Census
1871/Ann Gunn/Wife/43/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1871/Thomas Gunn/Son/20/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1871/Harry Gunn/Son/17/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1871/Minnie Gunn/Daughter/11/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1871/Laura Gunn/Daughter/9/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1871/Gregory Gunn/Son/6/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1871/Ada Gunn/Daughter/4/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1871/Isaac Gunn/Son/2/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1871/Eliz Gunn/Daughter/1/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1874/Richard Harris/../../../Kelly's
1878/James Harris/../../../Kelly's
1881/James Harris/Carrier & Innkeeper/29/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1881/Matilda Harris/Wife/28/Barnston, Essex/Census
1881/Herbert Harris/Son/5/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1881/Julia Anne Harris/Daughter/4/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas R. Harris/Son/2/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen Harris/Daughter/6m/Great Dunmow, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A. Gowers/General Servant/13/Little Saling, Essex/Census
1881/Edward Witham/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/38/Great Canfield,
Essex/Census
1882/Richard Harris/Carter/../../Kelly's
1886/William Emson/../../../Kelly's
1890/William Emson/../../../Kelly's
1894/Joseph Root/../../../Kelly's
1895/Joseph Root/../../../Kelly's
1902/Frederick John Tucker/../../../Kelly's
The Kemp family were resident in Dunmow from 1890 when they moved into the
White Horse PH, in the High Street. They were there until about 1905 before
they moved to the Royal Oak PH, in Stortford Road. They were with the
Brewers Webb & Gibbons, but changed to another brewer around c1909. This
explains why I have postcards 1909 & 1910 where it looks like a normal
house. They left Dunmow in October 1911 to live in a grocers shop, in
Ilford, Essex, Kemp taking up a political position with an Association. They
left c1915 when they moved to Great Yarmouth to run another PH. Whilst in
Dunmow, Kemp was an Overseer of the Poor, on the local Council and involved
in other activities. An encyclopaedia Britannica was kept in the Royal Oak
for people to come in and look at. ***
1906/James Nelson Kemp/../../../Kelly's
1908/James Nelson Kemp/../../../Kelly's
1910/James Nelson Kemp/../../../Kelly's
1912/Walter Frederick Strutt/../../../Kelly's
1914/Walter Frederick Strutt/../../../Kelly's
1917/Walter Frederick Strutt/../../../Kelly's
1922/Walter Frederick Strutt/../../../Kelly's
1925/Walter Frederick Strutt/../../../Kelly's
1929/Walter Frederick Strutt/../../../Kelly's
1933/Oliver Henry Lyons/../../../Kelly's
1937/H. A. Mayes/../../../Kelly's
1955/C. Lord/Landlord/../../Notebook of a Director of Dunmow Brewery
1957-1967
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
** Provided by Mike Smith
*** Steve provides the following information about James Nelson Kemp and
family: "The family were resident in Dunmow from 1890 when they
moved into the White Horse PH, in the High Street. They were there
until about 1905 before they moved to the Royal Oak PH, in Stortford
Road. They were with the Brewers Webb & Gibbons, but changed to
another brewer around c1909. This explains why I have postcards 1909
& 1910 where it looks like a normal house. They left Dunmow in
October 1911 to live in a grocers shop, in Ilford, Essex, Kemp taking
up a political position with an Association. They left c1915 when
they moved to Great Yarmouth to run another PH. Whilst in Dunmow Kemp
was an Overseer of the Poor, on the local Council and involved in
other activities. An encyclopaedia Britannica was kept in the Royal
Oak for people to come in and look at."