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Royal Oak, Bonnington, East Ashford

The only time the Royal Oak is not named is in the 1841 cenus.

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Royal Oak, Bonnington, East Ashford - licensee Gordon S Huckstep

Kindly provided by William Huckstep

Royal Oak, Bonnington, East Ashford - licensee Gordon S Huckstep

Kindly provided by William Huckstep

Royal Oak, Bonnington, East Ashford - in 1969

Kindly provided by William Huckstep

My family comes from Bonnington, Kent and lived in and ran the Royal Oak Public House for many years. My father was back to visit in 1969 and I was there in 1985. Although by then it was no longer a pub we did get a chance to see the inside. *

My Great-Great Grandfather Thomas Huckstep had it for years in the mid 1800s and my Grandfather Eldon Huckstep was born there although he emigrated to Canada in 1906. I believe my Great Uncle Stanley Huckstep continued to run the pub in the early 1900s. *

1841/Jane Huckstep/Publican/60/Kent/Census
1841/Charles Huckstep/Ag Labourer/30/Kent/Census
1841/John Huckstep/Ag Labourer/25/Kent/Census
1841/Richard Huckstep/Ag Labourer/20/Kent/Census
1841/Catharine Huckstep/Servant/13/Kent/Census

1851/Thomas Huckstep/Victualler & Shepherd/43/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Huckstep/Wife/36/Newchurch, Kent/Census
1851/Sarah Ann Huckstep/Daughter/9/Hurst, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Huckstep/Daughter/7/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1851/William Henry Ovenden/Wifes Son/6/Newchurch, Kent/Census
1851/Margaret Huckstep/Daughter/3/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1851/Emily Huckstep/Daughter/8 months/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1851/Elizabeth Nutley/Servant/18/Lympne, Kent/Census

1858/Thomas Huckstep/../../../Melvilles Directory

1861/Thomas Huckstep/Shepherd/53/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1861/Mary Huckstep/Wife/47/Newchurch, Kent/Census
1861/William Huckstep/Son, Shepherd/16/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1861/Emily Huckstep/Daughter/10/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1861/Susannah Huckstep/Daughter/9/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1861/John Huckstep/Son/5/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1861/George Huckstep/Son/2/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1861/Edward Boulden/Shepherd/20/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1861/Isabella Ore/Servant/19/Bonnington, Kent/Census

1867/Mrs S Huckstep/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Mary Huckstep/Inn Keeper, Widow/56/Newchurch, Kent/Census
1871/Mary Huckstep/Daughter/27/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1871/Susannah Huckstep/Daughter/18/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1871/John Huckstep/Son, Shepherd/15/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1871/William Huckstep/Son, Shepherd/26/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1871/Eliza Huckstep/Daughter/21/Dymchurch, Kent/Census
1871/Florence C Huckstep/Grand Daughter/5 months/Dymchurch, Kent/Census
1871/Annie Bissenden/Visitor, Milliner/25/Bethersden, Kent/Census
1871/Stephen Burgess/Servant/22/Brookland, Kent/Census

1881/Mary Huckstep/Inn Keeper, Widow/68/Newchurch, Kent/Census
1881/John Huckstep/Son, Shepherd/25/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1881/Edward Butler/Lodger/42/Newington, Kent/Census

On 17th February 1886, John Huckstep marries Fanny Chittenden at Barnes.

1891/John Huckstep/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/John Huckstep/Publican & Shepherd/35/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1891/Frances Huckstep/Wife/31/Aldington, Kent/Census
1891/Edith Huckstep/Daughter/13/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1891/Ethel Huckstep/Daughter/7/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1891/Hilda Huckstep/Daughter/6/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1891/Edmond Huckstep/Son/4/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1891/Eldon Huckstep/Son/3/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1891/Gladys Huckstep/Daughter/1/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1891/Gordon Huckstep/Son/7 months/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1891/George H Bishop/Servant/25/Bonnington, Kent/Census

1901/John Huckstep/Licensed Victualler/45/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/Frances Huckstep/Wife/40/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/Ethel Huckstep/Daughter, Barmaid/17/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/Eldon Huckstep/Son/13/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/Gladys Huckstep/Daughter/11/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/Gordon Huckstep/Son/10/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/Egbert Huckstep/Son/9/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/Bertha Huckstep/Daughter/7/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/Dora Huckstep/Daughter/5/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1901/George Bishop/Shepherd/33/Bonnington, Kent/Census

1903/John Huckstep/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/John Huckstep/Publican & Shepherd, Widow/55/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1911/Ethel Huckstep/Daughter/26/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1911/Dora Huckstep/Daughter/15/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1911/Thomas Huckstep/Son/9/Bonnington, Kent/Census
1911/Percy Huckstep/Son/8/Bonnington, Kent/Census

1913/John Huckstep/../../../Post Office Directory

1922/John Huckstep/../../../Post Office Directory

1930/John Huckstep/../../../Post Office Directory

1938/Gordon Huckstep/../../../Post Office Directory

1939/Gordon S Huckstep/Licensed Victualler/Born 4th September 1890//Electoral Register
1939/Emily H L Huckstep/Housekeeper/Born 6th November 1884//Electoral Register

* Provided By William Huckstep