Oak, Messing

Messing pub history index

Also known as the Royal Oak

Now in Tiptree

Oak, Messing, 24th February 2000

See further down the page for some more excellent pictures

Residents at this address

1861/William Sach/Beerhouse Keeper & Carrier/41/Ireland/Census*
1861/Suzannah Sach/Wife/37/Messing, Essex/Census
1861/Frederick Sach/Son, carrier/15/Messing, Essex/Census
1861/Charles Sach/Son, scholar/12/Messing, Essex/Census
1861/Elizabeth Sach/Daughter/8/Messing, Essex/Census
1861/Albert Sach/Son/4/Messing, Essex/Census
1861/Jeffrey Sach/Son/1/Messing, Essex/Census
1861/Sarah Sach/Mother-in-Law/84/Coggeshall, Essex/Census
1861/Mary A. Pennock/General Servant/12/Messing, Essex/Census

1862/William Sach/Beer Retailer & Carrier/../../Kelly's

Note: Premises not named in 1862

1867/William Sach/../../../Post Office

1870/James Thomson/../../../Kelly's

1871/Benjamin Heard/Licensed Victualler/48/Messing, Essex/Census*
1871/Elizabeth Ann Heard/Wife/30/Marks Tey, Essex/Census
1871/Mary Ann Heard/Daughter/9/Copford, Essex/Census
1871/Henry Heard/Son/7/Copford, Essex/Census
1871/Alfred Heard/Son/5/Copford, Essex/Census
1871/Golding Heard/Son/1/Messing, Essex/Census
1871/Frederich Sach/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/25/Messing, Essex/Census
1871/Henry Sach/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/26/Messing, Essex/Census
1871/William Beer/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/20/Messing, Essex/Census

1874/James Unwin/../../../Kelly's

1878/Henry Hart/../../Kelly's

1881/William Brunwin/Innkeeper & Hawker/49/Tolleshunt Knights/Census
1881/Sarah Brunwin/Wife/46/Lavenham, Suffolk/Census
1881/Octavia Brunwin/Daughter/18/Inworth, Essex/Census
1881/Barnard Brunwin/Son/16/Inworth, Essex/Census
1881/Horace Brunwin/Son//12/Inworth, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Brunwin/Daughter/11/Inworth, Essex/Census
1881/Martha Brunwin/Daughter/4/Inworth, Essex/Census

Note: Premises not named in 1881

1882/William Brunwin/../../../Kelly's

1890/Henry Hart/Shopkeeper & Carrier/../../Kelly's

1891/Henry Hart/Innkeeper & Shopkeeper/47/Marks Tey, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Hart/Wife/38/Messing, Essex/Census
1891/William Hart/Son/20/Messing, Essex/Census
1891/Agnes Hart/Daughter/18/Messing, Essex/Census
1891/Jeffery Hart/Son/10/Messing, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Hart/Daughter/7/Messing, Essex/Census
1891/William Sach/Father in law/71/Dublin, Ireland/Census

1894/Henry Hart/Shopkeeper & Carrier/../../Kelly's

1895/Henry Hart/../../../Kelly's

1898/Henry Hart/Shopkeeper & Carrier/../../Kelly's

1899/Henry Hart/../../../Kelly's

1901/Henry Hart/Inn Keeper & Carrier/57/Marks Tey, Essex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Hart/Wife/48/Messing, Essex/Census
1901/Ada G Hart/Daughter/10/Messing, Essex/Census
1901/Agnes M Hart/Daughter/9/Messing, Essex/Census
1901/Emma Sach/Niece/18/Messing, Essex/Census
1901/William Raven/Boarder, Ag Labourer, widow/53/Rivenhall, Essex/Census

1901/Henry Hart/Innkeeper/57/Marks Tey, Essex/Census/**

1902/Henry Hart/Shopkeeper & Carrier/../../Kelly's

1906/Thomas Cooper/../../../Kelly's

1908/John George Baggs/../../../Kelly's

1910/Claude Daniel Rawlinson/../../../Kelly's

1912/Claude Daniel Rawlinson/../../../Kelly's

1914/Herbert Eley/../../../Kelly's

Harry Wood, landlord,  with son Arthur taken about 1925   ***

Harry Wood's family : [Left to Right]  Kate Wood,  (friend),   Margery, (friend),    Emily ,  Winnie,  who married Charles Salter and took over the 'Oak'  1945 from Harry when he retired ***

1917/Harry Wood/../../../Kelly's

1922/Harry Wood/../../../Kelly's

1925/Harry Wood/../../../Kelly's

1929/Harry Wood/../../../Kelly's

1933/Harry A. Wood/../../../Kelly's

1937/Harry A. Wood/../../../Kelly's

I was born at the Oak 1932 My father Harry kept the Oak from 1917- 1945 and was then taken over by my sister Winnie and her husband Charles Salter I think they were there for about 30 years ***

The Oak in the early 1950s when it had been modernised

The top picture shows my sister Winnie with her husband (Fredrick) Charlie Salter at the bar, and the outside view you can see the left window decorated with advertising, they also ran a general grocery store from that room as did my mother before the war, but closed it because of rationing ***

* Provided by CG

** Provided by Colleen Morrison

*** Provided by John Wood

And Last updated on: Thursday, 24-Jul-2025 18:02:01 BST