Royal Oak, Hockley

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Royal Oak, Hockley

Currently known as the Spa Hotel, but seems to have changed names quite frequently.

The Spa Hotel, Hockley

Kindly donated by Colleen

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
Hockley, the Spa Hotel c1955

Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

Hockley, the Spa Hotel c1960

15th November 1999

Taken by Stephen Parker

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 Nathaniel Somersall/Victualler/../../White's

1862/Samuel Watson/../../../Kelly's

1863/Wells & Perry/Owners/../../..**

1867/Thomas Kent/../../../Post Office

1870/Amos Brown/../../../Kelly's

1871/Amos Brown/../../../Post Office

1874/Richard Moore/../../../Kelly's

1878/Richard Moore/../../../Kelly's

1881/Richard Moore/Licensed Victualler/46/Rettendon, Essex/Census
1881/Emile E. Moore/Wife/30/Goldhanger, Essex/Census
1881/John Moore/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/47/Thundersley, Essex/Census
1881/Richard Casten/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/51/Cambridge/Census
1881/George Wright/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/55/Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Smith/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/55/Surrey/Census
1881/William Shepperd/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/37/Hawkwell/Census
1881/Isaac Leggett/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/30/Mayland, Essex/Census
1881/James Bore/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/55/Basildon, Essex/Census

1882/William Lone/../../../Kelly's

1886/Oliver Webster/../../../Kelly's

1890/John Gooding/../../../Kelly's

1891/Charles Lark/Licensed Victualler/41/Hockley, Essex/Census*
1891/Sarah Ann Lark/Wife/40/Hawkwell, Essex/Census*
1891/Minnie Augusta Lark/Daughter, Dressmaker/17/Hockley, Essex/Census*
1891/Honor Emily Lark/Daughter, Assistant Licensed Victualler/15/Hockley, Essex/Census*
1891/Florence Annie Lark/Daughter, Elementary School Teacher/14/Hockley, Essex/Census*
1891/Percival Charles Lark/Son, Grocers Assistant/13/Hockley, Essex/Census*
1891/Egdar Warden Lark/Son/12/Hockley, Essex/Census*
1891/Harold Brown Lark/Son/10/Hockley, Essex/Census*
1891/Lionael Absolam/Lodger, Haybinder/42/Southend, Essex/Census*

1894/Charles Lark/Coal Dealer/../../Kelly's

1895/Charles Lark/Coal Dealer/../../Kelly's

1898/Charles Lark/Coal Dealer/../../Kelly's

1899/Charles Lark/Coal Dealer/../../Kelly's

1902/Charles Lark/Coal Dealer/../../Kelly's

1906/Mrs. Sarah Ann Lark/Coal Dealer/../../Kelly's

1908/Mrs. Sarah Ann Lark/Coal Dealer/../../Kelly's

1910/Mrs. Sarah Ann Lark/../../../Kelly's

1912/Mrs. Sarah Ann Lark/../../../Kelly's

1914/Mrs. Sarah Ann Lark/../../../Kelly's

1917/Mrs. Sarah Ann Lark/../../../Kelly's

1922/Frederick Edgar Ginzler/../../../Kelly's

1925/Henry Edmund King/../../../Kelly's

1929/Stanley Bingham/Proprietor/../../Kelly's

1933/Alfred Frederick Eade/Proprietor/../../Kelly's

1937/Thomas G. Grant/Proprietor/../../Kelly's

* Provided by Betty Lark

** Provided by Stephen Parker

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