The Living History of Britain’s Pubs

Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.

Royal Oak, Market Street, Harwich

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.

Harwich pub history index

Also visit the Harwich and Dovercourt site

Residents at this address.

1791/Thomas Cole/Victualler/../../Universal British

1822/Abraham Barter/../../../Pigot's*

1823-4/Abraham Barter/../../../Pigot's

1827-8/J. Burton/../../../Pigot's**

1828-9/John Barton/../../../Pigot's

1832-3/Sarah Burton/../../../Pigot's

1839/Thomas Denney/../../../Pigot's*

1845/Joseph Burrell/../../../Post Office

1848/Joseph Burrell/../../../White's

1851/Mrs. Mary Burrell/../../../Post Office

1851/Mary Burrell/widow, publican/50/Little Stonham, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Caroline Burrell/daughter, dressmaker/22/Bawdsey, Suffolk/Census **
1851/John Wright/father, widower/100/Great Stonham, Suffolk/Census **
1851/Eliza Lucas/house servant/22/Needham Market, Suffolk/Census **

1852/Mrs. M. Burrell/../../../Kelly's*

1855/S. Cross/../../../Kelly's*

1862/Samuel Cross/../../../Kelly's

1870/Alfred Lambert/../../../Kelly's

1871/Alfred Lambert/../../../Post Office

1874/John Pratt/../../../Kelly's

1878/John Pratt/../../../Kelly's

1881/John Nichols/Publican/40/Exeter, Devon/Census
1881/Mary Nichols/Wife/43/Soverdon, Devon/Census
1881/Annie Nichols/Daughter, Waitress/12/Bristol, Somerset/Census
1881/William Barham/Lodger, Labourer/19/Harwich, Essex/Census

1886/William Hepper/../../../Kelly's

1890/ Colchester Brewery Company/../../../Kelly's

1891/William Long/Publica/22/Timworth, Suffolk/Census
1891/Florence Long/Wife/20/Harwich, Essex/Census
1891/Phoebe Holden/Monthly Nurse/70/Dovercourt, Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1891

1894/John Manning/../../../Kelly's

1895/John Manning/../../../Kelly's

1898/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1899/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1901/Walter Gosling/Inn Keeper/46/Wherstead, Suffolk/Census
1901/Laurie Gosling/Wife/46/Ipswich, Suffolk//Census

1902/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1906/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1908/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1910/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1912/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1914/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1917/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1922/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1925/Walter Gosling/../../../Kelly's

1929/John Smith/../../../Kelly's


* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900

** Provided by Ken Harrison

*** Provided by John Mead


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