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The Royal Oak, Junction of Barking Road and Oak Crescent, Canning Town. Was for many years the training venue for, among others, heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno who became a familiar sight around the area.
Former Royal Oak, 67 Barking Road E16 - in January 2016
Thanks to Lal & Amy
Residents at this address
1848/William Beswick/../../../White's Directory
1851/William Beswick/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/William Beswick/wine and spirit merchant/43/Clerkenwell,
Middlesex/Census **
1851/Frances S Beswick/wife/38/St George in the East, Middlesex/Census **
1851/William C Beswick/stereotype apprentice/14/St Luke’s, Middlesex/Census
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1851/Frances C Beswick/daughter, scholar/08/Poplar, Middlesex/Census **
1851/Edward J Beswick/son/01/West Ham, Essex/Census **
1851/Sarah Whitbread/house srvant/28/Aldgate, London/Census **
1851/John Crimpton/potman/25/Hanwell, Hertfordshire/Census **
1855/Joseph Martin/../../../Post Office Directory
1856/Joseph Martin/../../../Post Office Directory
1862/Joseph Martin/Brass & Iron Founder, Engineer & Engine
Broker/../../Kelly's
1867/Joseph Martin/Brass & Iron Founder, & Engineer/../../Post Office
1870/Thomas Palmer/../../../Kelly's Directory
1871/Joseph Pluck/Iron Ship Plater/40/Wenden Ambo, Essex/Census
1871/Eliza Pluck/Wife/39/Great Leighs, Essex/Census
1871/Robert Pluck/Son, Smith/14/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Joseph Pluck/Son, Office Boy/12/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Fred Pluck/Son/9/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Sarah Pluck/Niece, Nurse Girl/12/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Adelaide Pluck/Daughter/7/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Margaret Pluck/Daughter/5/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/Kate Pluck/Daughter/1/Plaistow, Essex/Census
1871/William Pile/Boarder, Pot Boy/13//Census
July 1872/Francis Dyson Butler/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
July 1872/Francis Lewis Frebent/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper
1874/Frederick George Cole/../../../Kelly's Directory
1878/George Peppiatt/../../../Kelly's Directory
1881/John Cubbon/Licensed Victualler/26/New York, United States/Census
1881/Alice Jane Connolly/Mother, Housekeeper/48/Edgeware, Middlesex/Census
1881/James Connolly/Father in Law, Cabinet Maker/41/La Chine, Canada/Census
1881/Sarah Tustle/Domestic Servant/20/Poplar, Middlesex/Census
1882/John Cubbon/../../../Kelly's Directory
1886/Henry David Cordery/../../../Kelly's Directory
1896/John Hy Pavitt/../../../Post Office Directory
1902/Benjamin Guiver/../../../Kelly's Directory
1908/Thomas H. Trainer/../../../Kelly's Directory
1912/Robert Maurice/../../../Kelly's Directory
1917/Edward J. Corbett/../../../Kelly's Directory
1925/Henry Charles Rhodes/../../../Kelly's Directory
1934/Henry Charles Rhodes/../../../Kelly's Directory
1938/Henry Charles Rhodes/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/John Cooke/../../../Post Office Directory
1983/../Royal Oak, 67 Barking Road E16. Courage./../../Pub Directory
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