This pub was established by 1807. **
Dartford pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Dartford, Kent .
Royal Oak, 57 Spital Street, Dartford - in September 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1824/John Booker/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1840/Thos Sweeting Day/../../../Pigot’s Directory
1855/Zachariah Rix/../../../P.O. Directory **
1858/Zachariah Rix/../../../Melville’s Directory **
1858, Zachariah Rix, Royal Oak, Spital street, Dartford - Voter and place of abode in Electoral register of Dartford
1862/Z Rix/../../../Post Office Directory
1874/James Challis/& Fly Proprietor/../../Post Office Directory
1881/James Challis/Licensed Victualler/48/Faulkbourne, Essex/Census
1881/Mary A Challis/Wife/48/Saling, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Challis/Daughter/22/Billericay, Essex/Census
1881/Henry C Challis/Son/16/Wilmington, Kent/Census
1881/Alfred Challis/Son, Pattern Maker (E & M)/15/Wilmington, Kent/Census
1881/Ruth Price/General Servant/19/Monmouth/Census
1881/Charles Barley/General Servant/21/One House, Suffolk/Census
1881/William Beadle/Boarder, Labourer Farm, Widow/55/Dartford, Kent/Census
1881/Thomas Carey/Boarder, Labourer Navvy/48/Lincoln, Lincoln/Census
1882/James Challis/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/William James Challis/../../../Post Office Directory
1903/Henry James Dawe/../../../Post Office Directory
1913/James H Wilson/../../../Post Office Directory
1918/Henry A Drummond/../../../Post Office Directory
1922/Alfred Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Stuart Gordon Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Stuart Gordon Knight/../../../Post Office Directory
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