Also known as the Lobster Pot
visit the story of the Beckwith family at the Lobster Smack & a whole new set of fantastic images of the Lobster Smack.
This little inn was weathering storms on the sea front at Hole Haven, Canvey even before marauding sailors from a Dutch man of war launched an invasion here in 1667. Fortunately they soon departed and the noisiest and most violent thing in these parts once again became the waves sifting the shingle.
My 3g-grandfather Crisp Molineux Harridge is listed as licensee of the The Sun Inn, Billericay (between about 1820 and about 1840) and The Lobster Smack Inn, Canvey Island (between about 1845 and 1851). **
Provided by Janet Penn
Provided by Colleen
1993
Taken by Irene Martin
Known Residents
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1828/Susannah Richmond/Innkeeper/../../Alehouse Recognizances*
1839/William Finch/../../../Pigot's
Census Place: Holy Haven, Canvey
Island, Essex
1841/Crisp Harridge/Publican/50/Essex/Census
**
1841/Mary Ann Harridge/../45/Essex/Census
**
1841/George Harridge/../13/Essex/Census
**
1841/Alfred Fitch Harridge/../6/Essex/Census
**
1841/William Burrells/Servant/35/Essex/Census
**
1841/Emma Bradcock/Servant/15/Essex/Census
**
1841/Charles Corey/Waterman/18/Essex/Census
**
1841/Robert Ellis/Waterman/55/Essex/Census
**
1841/Charles Moles/Waterman/55/Essex/Census
**
1845/Crisp Molyneaux Harridge/../../../Post Office
1848/Crisp Molyneaux Harridge/Victualler/../../White's
1851/Crisp Molyneaux Harridge/../../../Post Office
Place: Sluice Inn (aka Lobster
Smack Inn), Canvey Island, Essex
1851/Crisp M Harridge/Victualler/63/Leigh,
Essex/Census
**
1851/Mary A Harridge/Wife/62/Rochester, Kent/Census
**
1851/George Harridge/Son/22/Billericay, Essex/Census
**
1851/Benjamin Burrels/Ostler/57/Cotford, Essex/Census
**
1851/Eliza Stow/General Servant/19/Pitsea, Essex/Census
**
I am the great grandson of Charles Beckwith, and grandson of Charles Beckwith
jr. who had the Lobster Smack Inn and Sluice Farm on Canvey Island. Charles
Beckwith sen, ran the Inn from about 1862 up to 1903 when my Grandfather took over and
left his Father to run Sluice Farm. He was eventually called up to fight in
the first world war and as there was very little trade, no yachts from the
clubs around the coast, and no labour to work the farm, he sold up in 1915.
After the war he returned home to Canvey and bought the village butchers
which he ran until after the second world war, and then sold to Mr. H. C. Cook.
My Great Grandfather, and Grandfather together with their family members are
buried in St Katherine's Church yard between the gate and porch. ***
In the 1861 census, Charles Beckwith is at the Ordnance Arms, 1 Queen Street, Milton, Gravesend, a licensed victualler alongside his sister Mary, and prior to that they are at the Cock & Magpie, Stanford le Hope.
****This page is too small to incorporate a whole host of information and pictures that have been supplied by Alan Blackwood - so visit the story of the Beckwith family at the Lobster Smack.
1862/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1867/Charles Beckwith/../../../Post Office
1870/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1871/Charles Beckwith/../../../Post Office
1871/Charles Beckwith/Licensed Victualler/37/Margaretting,
Essex/Census
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1871/Mary Rosberry/House Keeper, Widow/60/Northfleet, Kent/Census
1871/Hanry Vine/Godson/14/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1871/William Rowe/Visitor, Waterman/60/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1871/James Wood/Visitor, Labourer/20/Steeple, Essex/Census
1871/Samuel White/Visitor, Agricultural Labourer/52/Thundersley,
Essex/Census
1874/Charles
Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1878/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1881/Charles
Beckwith/Licensed Victualler &
Farmer/48/Margaretting, Essex/Census
1881/Lucy
Beckwith/Wife/40/Vange, Essex/Census
1881/Alice
Beckwith/Daughter/8/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1881/Ellen
Beckwith/Daughter/6/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1881/Charles
Beckwith/Son/5/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1881/Lucy
Beckwith/Daughter/4/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1881/Edith
Beckwith/Daughter/1/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth
Cutts/Sister in Law/21/Vange, Essex/Census
1881/Emily
Brewitt/General Domestic Servant/15/South Benfleet, Essex/Census
1881/James
Thornton/Boarder, Waterman/50/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/James
Thornton Jnr./Boarder, Waterman/17/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1882/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1886/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1890/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1891/Charles
Beckwith/Licensed Victualler,
Widow/57/Ingatestone, Essex/Census
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1891/Alice Beckwith/Daughter, Assistant/17/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1891/Charles Beckwith/Son, Assistant/15/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1891/Henry Wm Vine/Servant/34/Gravesend, Kent/Census
1894/Charles
Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1895/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1898/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1899/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1901/Charles
Beckwith/Publican, Widow/66/Danbury,
Essex/Census
****
1901/Charles Beckwith/Son, Assistant, Barman/25/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1901/Edith Beckwith/Daughter, Assistant/21/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1901/Lizzie Beckwith/Daughter, Assistant/19/Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1901/William H Vine/Assistant, Barmman44//Canvey Island, Essex/Census
1902/Charles
Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1906/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1908/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1910/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1912/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1914/Charles Beckwith/../../../Kelly's
1917/James Went/../../../Kelly's
1922/James Went/../../../Kelly's
1925/James Went/../../../Kelly's
1929/James Went/../../../Kelly's
1933/James Went/../../../Kelly's
1937/Percy John Went/../../../Kelly's
* Provided by Mike Smith
** Provided by Keith Taylor (Third great grandson of Crisp Harridge)
*** Provided by Alan Blackwood
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