Also known as the Smack & Lobster Tavern. A Green King public house still open in 2024.
Smack, High Street, Leigh - 1950
Smack, High Street, Leigh - 19th December 1999
Taken by Stephen Parker
Leigh pub history index
Residents at this address.
1839/Samuel Fairchild/../../../Pigots
1845/John Bayford/../../../Post Office
1851/John Bayford/../../../Post Office
1851/John Bayford/victualler/42/Great Burstead, Essex/Census **
1851/Jane Bayford/wife/37/Rochford, Essex/Census
1851/Lucy Bayford/daughter, scholar/09/Little Stambridge, Essex/Census
1851/Benjamin Bayford/son, scholar/04/Leigh, Essex/Census
1851/Henry Bayford/son, scholar/03/Leigh, Essex/Census
1851/Isabella F Eagleton/house servant/17/Leigh, Essex/Census
1861/John Bayford/Innkeeper/53/Great Bearsted, Essex/Census*
1861/Jane Bayford/Wife/46/Rochford, Essex/Census
1861/Lucy Bayford/Daughter/19/Rochford, Essex/Census
1861/Benjamin Bayford/Son/14/Leigh, Essex/Census
1861/Henry Bayford/Son/12/Leigh, Essex/Census
1861/William Bayford/Son/9/Leigh, Essex/Census
1861/Shadwick (?) Bayford/Son/6/Leigh, Essex/Census
1861/John Bayford/Son/4/Leigh, Essex/Census
1861/Alice Bayford/Daughter/3/Leigh, Essex/Census
1861/Rebecca Bayford/Sister/37/Great Bearsted, Essex/Census
1861/Benjamin Fisher/Visitor/64(?)/?offord, Suffolk/Census
1861/George Little/Servant/House servant/21/Rochford, Essex/Census
1861/Joseph Osborne/Lodger, Farmer/36/Leigh, Essex/Census
1862/John Bayford/Coal Dealer/../../Kellys
1867/John Bayford/Coal Dealer/../../Post Office
1870/John Bundock/../../../Kellys
1871/John Bundock/../../../Post Office
1874/John Bundock/../../../Kellys
1878/Mrs. Harriet Brion/../../../Post Office
1881/Henry S. Bayon/Licensed Victualler/../../Census
1881/Eleanor G. Bayon/Wife/../../Census
1882/William Edward Robinson/../../../Kellys
1886/William Edward Robinson/../../../Kellys
1890/William Edward Robinson/../../../Kellys
1891/William E. Robinson/Licensed Victualler/36/Leigh, Essex/Census*
1891/Emily Robinson/Wife/Assistant/35/Leigh, Essex/Census
1891/Bertie Robinson/Son/13/Southend, Essex/Census
1891/Walter Robinson/Son/9/Southend, Essex/Census
1891/Alfred Robinson/Son/7/Leigh, Essex/Census
1891/Emily Robinson/Daughter/4/Leigh, Essex/Census
1891/Arthur Robinson/Son/2/Leigh, Essex/Census
1891/Ada B. Deales/Domestic Servant/27/Leigh, Essex/Census
1891/I. Bradley/Domestic Servant/14/Leigh, Essex/Census
1894/Edgar White/../../../Kellys
1895/Edgar White/../../../Kellys
1898/Edgar White/../../../Kellys
1899/Edgar White/../../../Kellys
In 1901 at 7, High Street, Leigh, Rochford
Henry G Choppin, Licensed victualler aged 34 and born in Hadleigh, Essex
Rose E Choppin, Wife aged 28 and born in Canning Town, Essex
Thirza M Choppin, Daughter aged 10 months and born in Stoke Newington, Middlesex
George Bradley, Barman aged 29 and born in Leigh, Essex
1902/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
1906/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
1908/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
1910/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
In 1911 at Smack Inn 7 High Street Leigh on Sea, Leigh
Henry George Choppin, Licensed victualler aged 44 and born in Essex Hadlleigh
Rose Ellen Choppin, Wife aged 39 and born in Essex Canning Town
Thirza May Choppin, Daughter aged 10 and born in London Stoke Newington
Elsie Georgina Choppin, Daughter aged 9 and born in Leigh on Sea, Essex
Mabel Choppin, Daughter aged 6 and born in Leigh on Sea, Essex
Henry Leonard Choppin, Son aged 4 and born in Leigh on Sea, Essex
Doris Choppin, Daughter aged 2 and born in Leigh on Sea, Essex
Ella Rose Choppin, Daughter aged 1 and born in Leigh on Sea, Essex
Herbert Rust, Barman aged 21 and born in Essex Weatherfield
George Whyborn, Barman aged 17 and born in Essex Rayleigh
1912/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
1914/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
1917/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
In 1921 at The Smack, High Street, Leigh-On-Sea, Southend on Sea
Henry George Choppin, Licensed Victualler aged 54 years 6 months and born in Hadleigh, Essex
Rose Ellen Choppin, Wife aged 49 years 3 months and born in Plaistow, Essex
Henry Choppin, Father, Retired aged 81 years 4 months and born in Hadleigh, Essex
Elsie Georgina Choppin, Daughter aged 19 years 4 months and born in Leigh, Essex
Henry Leonard Choppin, Son aged 14 years 7 months and born in Leigh, Essex
Ella Rose Choppin, Daughter aged 11 years 6 months and born in Leigh, Essex
Irene Mary Choppin, Daughter aged 9 years 6 months and born in Leigh, Essex
May Walker, Domestic Servant aged 32 years 1 month and born in Shaftesbury, Dorset
June WalkerDaughter aged 4 years and born in Leigh, Essex
1922/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
1925/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
1929/Henry G. Choppin/../../../Kellys
In 1939, Henry G. Choppin is at 289 Victoria Avenue, Southend-On-Sea ; the Golden Lion
1933/Joe Hames/../../../Kellys
1937/Joe Hames/../../../Kellys
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