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Royal Oak, 20 London Road, Ware, Hertfordshire - in June 2008
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Residents at this address
1870/Charles Albany/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1874/Charles Joseph Albany/../../../P.O. Directory **
May 1882/Charles Joseph Albany/outgoing license/../../Hertford Mercury &
Reformer
May 1882/John Wells/incoming license/../../Hertford Mercury & Reformer
1882/James Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/John Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1890/James Page/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/James Page/Licensed Victualler/37/Ware, Herts/Census
1891/Martha Page/Wife/40/Barkway, Herts/Census
1891/Ruth Page/Daughter/2/Great Amwell, Herts/Census
1891/Sarah Hankin/Boarder, Retired Publican, Widow/32/Hatfield Broad Oak,
Essex/Census
1894/Jeremiah Lund/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1895/Jeremiah Lund/../../../Post Office Directory
1899/Thomas Cook/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **
1901/Thomas Cook/Publican/80/Watford, Hertfordshire/Census
1901/Bessie Cook/Wife/35/London, Middlesex/Census
1902/Thomas Cook/../../../Post Office Directory
1908/Charles Skerman/../../../Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory **
1912/Alfred James Gearing/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Alfred James Gearing/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Alfred James Gearing/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/William John Fitch/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/William John Fitch/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/William John Fitch/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/William John Fitch/../../../Post Office Directory
1939/Wm. Jn. Fitch/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
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