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

In 1911 at The Oak Inn Tiptree Essex, Messing
Claude Daniel Rawlinson, Pork butcher aged 31 and born in Tiptree Essex
Elizabeth Alice Rawlinson, Wife aged 21 and born in Plumstead Kent
Ruby Alice Rawlinson, Daughter aged 1 and born in Messing Essex
Kathleen Margaret Rawlinson, Daughter aged 4 months and born in Messing Essex

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

In 1921 at The Oak, Tiptree, Messing, Essex
Harry Wood, Coal Dealer aged 39 years 4 months and born in Messing, Essex
Kate Wood, Wife, Home Work aged 37 years 2 months and born in Inworth, Essex
Arthur Wood, Son, A Printer Help, Anker Press Ltd Tiptree aged 16 years 9 months and born in Layer Marney, Essex
Emily Wood, Daughter, Help At Home aged 14 years 9 months and born in Poplar, London
Winifred M Wood, Daughter aged 13 years 8 months and born in Poplar, London
Marjorie M Wood, Daughter aged 10 years 8 months and born in Manor Park, Essex
Doris M Wood, Daughter aged 1 year 6 months and born in and born in Messing Essex

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***

In 1939 at the Oak Inn
Harry Wood, Fruit Farmer born on 06 Mar 1882
Kate Wood, Domestic Dutiesborn on 09 May 1884
Doris H Wood, Machinist Silk Factory born on 03 Dec 1919
Kathleen G Wood , later Blyth, Printing Works Cutter born on 27 Feb 1923
John H Wood, born on 03 Sep 1932

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