Also see the History of Canning Town

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.
Thanks to Lal & Amy
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
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
**
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
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 ****
** Provided by John Mead
**** Provided by Kevan