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Thomas Lee is the victualler of the Royal Oak from at least 1840 followed by his son Thomas Vinvent Lee until at last 1871. This pub has now recently been demolished. **
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1826 Pigots, Crawford Galloway, Royal Oak, New Road
1840/Thomas Lee/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1851 census at New road is the Royal Oak
Thomas Lee, Victualler, aged 39 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Mary Ann Lee, Wife, aged 37 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Thomas Vincent Lee, Son, aged 15 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Sarah Ann Lee, Daughter aged 10 and born in Woolwich, Kent
John Edwin Lee, Son, aged 8 and born in Woolwich, Kent
William Joseph Lee, Son, aged 2 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Alice Lee, Daughter aged 9 months and born in Woolwich, Kent
Maria Bardell, Relation, Visitor aged 14 and born in Chelsea, Middlesex
Benjamin Masterman, Waiter aged 25 and born in Gravesend, Kent
Catherine Mullins, Servant aged 17 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Mary Sweeney, Servant aged 20 and born in Woolwich, Kent
Robert Years, Lodger, Draper aged 30 and born in Morsten
1852 Archdeacons Directory - Thomas Lee, Royal Oak, New road, Woolwich
1855/Thomas Lee jun./../../../Post Office Directory **
1858/Thomas Lee jun./../../../Melvilles Directory
1862/Thomas Vincent Lee, Royal Oak, 24 New Road, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory
Kentish Independent. 25 August 1866 Annual Licensing Day
Royal Oak, New Road, Thomas Vincent Lee
1867/Mrs Margaret Jane Lee/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association
1867/Royal Oak, Thomas Vincent Lee, 24 New road, Woolwich /../../Post Office Directory
1871/Thomas Lee/Licensed Victualler/35/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Margaret J Lee/Wife/27/London/Census
1871/Vincent J Lee/Son/4/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Minnie M Lee/Daughter/2/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/William W Lee/Son/1/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1871/Susan Brown/Barmaid/24/Suffolk/Census
1871/David Sale/Surgeon/38/Scotland/Census
1871/Susan Wright/Nursemaid/24/Deptford, Kent/Census
1871/George Hoy/Gentleman/59/Scotland/Census
1871/Thomas George/Boarder, Wheelwright/22/Faversham, Kent/Census
1871/Joseph Pearle/Boarder, Wheelwright/22/Buckden/Census
1873/James Freeman Randall/../../../Personal history ***
1874/James Freeman Randall/../../../Post Office Directory
James Freeman Randall is at the Bull Inn, 5 Cross Street, Woolwich by 1878. ***
1881/David William Rice/Licensed Victualler/40/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1881/Ellen J Rice/Wife/40/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1881/Edith G Rice/Daughter/17/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/Florence E Rice/Daughter/15/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/Herbert W Rice/Son/11/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/Frederick A Rice/Son/9/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/Lilian E Rice/Daughter/6/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/Dorothy A B Rice/Daughter/2/Plumstead, Kent/Census
1881/Elizabeth E Grimison/Servant/19/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1882/David William Rice, Royal Oak, 24 New Road, Woolwich/../../Post Office Directory
1891/Thomas Loader/../../../Kelly's Kent Directory **
1891/Thomas Loader/Licensed Victualler/62/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1891/Julia Loader/Wife/52/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1891/Frances J Prance/Son in Law/23/Woolwich, Kent/Census
1891/Julia E Prance/Daughter, Barmaid/22/Munster, Kent/Census
1891/George Bastable/Barman/25/Finchden, Hampshire/Census
1891/Louisa Seymour/General Servant/21/Bermondsey, London/Census
1896/Thomas Loader/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Frederick Jn Williams/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Frederick J Williams/Licensed Victualler/27/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Ellen M Williams/Wife/30/St Albans, Herts/Census
1901/Jane Williams/Daughter/2/St James, London/Census
1901/Dora Williams/Daughter/1/Woolwich, London/Census
1901/Annie Williams/Sister, Nurse/15/Stratford, Essex/Census
1901/Francis Sullivan/Barman/21/Blackheath, London/Census
1901/Alfred Valance/Barman/23/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1901/Arthur Shaffers/Barman/22/Haggerston, London/Census
1901/Ruth Andrews/General Servant/19/Greenwich, London/Census
1901/Louise Roper/General Servant/18/New Cross, London/Census
1901/William Field/Potman/21/Bayswater, London/Census
1904/Alfred Wordsworth jun/../../../Post Office Directory
1905/Alfred Wordsworth jun/../../../Post Office Directory
1908/Alfred Wordsworth jun/../../../Post Office Directory
1911/Alfred Wordsworth jun/../../../Post Office Directory
1919/Mrs Lydia Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory
1921/Mrs Lydia Pearson/../../../Post Office Directory
In 1911, William Eaton is at 121 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch - the Carpenters Arms
In 1921 census at 27 New Road, Woolwich, London
William Eaton, Licensed Victualler, aged 47 years 9 months, and born in London
Winifred Eaton, Wife, aged 46 years 4 months, and born in London
Winifred Constance Harrison, Step-daughter, Assistant, aged 20 years 10 months, and born in London
Doris May Bunyan, Barmaid, aged 18 years 1 month, and born in Woolwich, Kent
Lily Caroline Selves, Barmaid, aged 18 years 9 months, and born in Woolwich, Kent,
Winifred Runsey, Servant, aged 18 years 10 months, and born in Woolwich, Kent
Emily Elizabeth Dorie Eaton, Daughter, aged 13 years 11 months, and born in Woolwich, Kent
Ivy Louisa Lily Eaton, Daughter, aged 11 years 10 months, and born in Woolwich, Kent
Leonard Walter Eaton, Son, aged 10 years 4 months, and born in Woolwich, Kent
1934/Thomas William Croft/../../../Kellys Directory
1938/George Clifford Croft/../../../Post Office Directory
1944/T W Croft & Co Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
The Pullman was situated at 227 Woolwich New Road. This pub was previously known as The Royal Oak which is where Arsenal FC was formed. It was demolished in 2016 to make way for the DLR station.
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