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Prince of Wales, West Road, South Ockendon

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The early address for the Prince of Wales I am presuming is at 5 Rainford Road.

Prince of Wales, West Road, South Ockendon - circa 1976

Prince of Wales, West Road, South Ockendon - circa 1976

Kindly supplied by Paul Woloschuk

Residents at this address.

I found that my 5 x Great Grandfather Gamaliel Olley was the landlord of this Inn during and possibly before 1860. This is in the 1861 Census for his name. It is down as The Prince of Wales Inn. He is buried in St Nicholas church. He died in 1867. His wife was Mary (Isom) Olley, she died in 1853. On the census he was living there with Mary Ann who is down as wife but this was his daughter and Maria down as daughter when in fact she was his granddaughter . *

1861/Gamaliel Olley/Beer Shop Keeper/77/Hedingham, Essex/Census *
1861/Mary A Olley/Wife/54/Cranham, Essex/Census
1861/Maria Olley/Daughter/17/London, Middlesex/Census

1863/Gamaliel Olley/Beer Retailer/../../Whites Directory

1867/Gamaliel Olley/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory

By the 1871 census, Mary A Olley is a  Beer Retailer at 5 Rainford Road, South ockendon.

1871/Mary Ann Olley/Beer House Keeper/65/Cranham, Essex/Census
1871/Richard Olley/Grandson/9/Whitechapel, London/Census
1871/Richard Bard/Nephew, Labourer/17/South Ockendon, Essex/Census

1874/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1878/Miss Mary Olley/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1881/Walter Mead/Licensed Victualler/30/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Sarah Mead/Wife/26/Aveley, Essex/Census
1881/Walter Mead/Son/7/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Ernest Mead/Son/4/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Herbert Mead/Son/2/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Alice Mead/Daughter/1/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Folkes/General Servant/17/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/John Evans/Lodger, Labourer/71/South Ockendon, Essex/Census
1881/George Gilman/Boarder, Carpenter/65/Dalben, Suffolk/Census

1882/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1886/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1894/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1898/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1899/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1902/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1908/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1912/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1917/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1925/Walter Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1933/Mrs. B. E. Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1937/Mrs. B. E. Mead/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys

1988/Mr C Hughes/../../../Grand Met pub listing

Note: Premises only named in 1881 & 1988


* Provided by June Cruse


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