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This pub is believed to have been present by 1719. ** The address is variously listed as Creeksmouth or Barking Creek in entries below. *+ It was rebuilt around 1925 after removal of 200 yards
Barking pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex.
Crooked Billet, Barking Creek, Barking - in 1926
Crooked Billet, Barking Creek, Barking - in 1936
Crooked Billet, Barking Creek, Barking - in October 2009
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Residents at this address
1826/Robert Berrycloth/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1851 / William Kirk / Victualler / 26 / Kings Cliff, Northamptonshire / Census
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1851 / Hannah Wards Kirk / Wife / 21 / Collweston, Northamptonshire / Census
1851 / Thomas Christmas Kirk / Son / 1 / Creeks Mouth, Barking / Census
1851 / Mary Gran Kirk / Sister, Servant / 15 / Kings Cliff, Northamptonshire /
Census
1855 / William Kirk / .. / .. / .. / Post Office Directory *+
1855/W. Kirk/../../../Kelly's*
1861/William Kirk/Victualler/36/Kings Cliff, Northamptonshire/Census
1861/Hannah W Kirk/Wife/31/Colleywater, Northamptonshire/Census
1861/Thomas C Kirk/Son/11/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Ann Kirk/Daughter/9/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Caroline Kirk/Daughter/8/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/john W Kirk/Son/7/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/James H Kirk/Son/5/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Hannah J Kirk/Daughter/2/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Cox/General Servant/18/Ketton, Rutlandshire/Census
1861/Henry Stiles/Lodger, Labourer at Marine factory/22/Newington, Kent/Census
1861/John Wells/Lodger, Bricklayer/30/Ayoff Green, Herefordshire/Census
1862/William Kirk/../../../Kelly's
1863 / William Kirk / .. / .. / .. / White's Directory *+
1867/Henry Coates/../../../Post Office
1870/Henry Coates/../../../Kelly's
1871/Henry Coates/../../../Post Office
1871/Henry Coates/Publican/60/Limehouse/Census
1871/Mary Coates/Wife/58/Ingatestone, Essex/Census
1871/Henry Coates/Son, Publican/28/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Eliza Olbridge/Domestic Servant, Widow/67/Tilbury, Essex/Census
1871/George Dudley/Potman/17/Burstead/Census
1871/Con Hagen/Boarder, Labourer/41/Ireland/Census
1872/Henry Coates/../../../The Essex Annual **
1874/Henry Coates/../../../Kelly's
1878/Henry Coates/../../../Kelly's
1881/Henry Lucas/Licensed Victualler/36/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Lucas/Wife/29/Merton, Surrey/Census
1881/Florence E. Lucas/Daughter/3/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Melton/Barmaid/30/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Tovery/Barmaid/13/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/William J. Barnes/Potman/18/Melborn, Cambridge/Census
1882/Henry Lucas/../../../Kelly's
1886/Henry Lucas/../../../Kelly's
1890 / Isaac Frost / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1891/Isaac Frost/Publican/53/Langford, Norfolk/Census
1891/Eliza Frost/Wife/52/Great Marlow/Census
1891/William I Frost/Son, Barman/23/East Ham, Essex/Census
1891/John K Frost/Son, Barman/20/East Ham, Essex/Census
1891/Ellen E A Frost/Daughter/14/East Ham, Essex/Census
1891/Florence A Frost/Daughter/12/West Ham, Essex/Census
1891/George Clark/Potman/27/Suffolk/Census
1891/Florence E Monk/Servant Domestic/19/Woodham Ferris, Essex/Census
William Isaac Frost is running the White
Hart, Grays Thurrock by 1894
1894/Isaac Frost/../../../Kelly's
1895/Isaac Frost/../../../Kelly's
1896/Eliza Frost/../../../Petty Sesssions
1898/Mrs. Eliza Frost/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. Eliza Frost/../../../Kelly's
1901/John H Frost/Public House Manager/30/Barking, Essex/Census
1901/Rosetta M Frost/Wife/35/Hertford Mills/Census
1901/Frithioff Frost/Son/1/East Ham, Essex/Census
22/2/1902/John King Frost/../../../Petty Sesssions
1902/John King Frost/../../../Kelly's
1906/John King Frost/../../../Kelly's
16/5/1908/Alfred James Hiller/../../../Petty Sesssions
1908/Alfred James Hiller/../../../Kelly's
1910 / Alfred James Hillier / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1911/Alfred James Hiller/Licensed Victualler/35/Winchester, Hants/Census
1911/Edith Maria Hillier/Wife, Assistant/34/Reading, Berks/Census
1911/Henry Sawkins/Barman/18/Barking, Essex/Census
23/9/1911/John Henry Fleming/../../../Petty Sesssions
1912/? Frost/../../../Kelly's
1912/John Henry Fleming/../../../Kelly's
1914/John Henry Fleming/../../../Kelly's
1914/Frost & Fleming/../../../Kelly's
24/7/1915/John King Frost/../../../Petty Sesssions
1922 / Susan Clayson / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1917/John King Frost/../../../Kelly's
27/7/1918/Richard William Clayson/../../../Petty Sesssions
24/7/1920/Susannah Clayson/../../../Petty Sesssions
1924 - 1927/Mrs Clayson/../../../Freehold
1925/Mrs. Susan Clayson/../../../Kelly's
1926 / Susan Clayson / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1928 - 1929/Dove/../../../Freehold
26/9/1928/James Henry Dove/../../../Petty Sesssions
1929 / James Henry Dove / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1929 - 1963/Stubbs/../../../Freehold
6/11/1929/Herbert Cecil Stubbs/../../../Petty Sesssions
1933/Herbert Stubbs/../../../Kelly's
1937/Herbert Stubbs/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*+ Provided by Ewan
** Provided by Stephen Harris