This pub is believed to have been present by 1719. ** The address is variously listed as Creeksmouth or Barking Creek in entries below. *+ It was rebuilt around 1925 after removal of 200 yards
Barking pub history index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Essex. The Essex listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Crooked Billet, Barking Creek, Barking - in 1926
Crooked Billet, Barking Creek, Barking - in 1936
Crooked Billet, Barking Creek, Barking - in October 2009
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1826/Robert Berrycloth/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1851 / William Kirk / Victualler / 26 / Kings Cliff, Northamptonshire / Census
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1851 / Hannah Wards Kirk / Wife / 21 / Collweston, Northamptonshire / Census
1851 / Thomas Christmas Kirk / Son / 1 / Creeks Mouth, Barking / Census
1851 / Mary Gran Kirk / Sister, Servant / 15 / Kings Cliff, Northamptonshire /
Census
1855 / William Kirk / .. / .. / .. / Post Office Directory *+
1855/W. Kirk/../../../Kelly's*
1861/William Kirk/Victualler/36/Kings Cliff, Northamptonshire/Census
1861/Hannah W Kirk/Wife/31/Colleywater, Northamptonshire/Census
1861/Thomas C Kirk/Son/11/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Ann Kirk/Daughter/9/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Caroline Kirk/Daughter/8/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/john W Kirk/Son/7/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/James H Kirk/Son/5/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Hannah J Kirk/Daughter/2/Barking, Essex/Census
1861/Mary Ann Cox/General Servant/18/Ketton, Rutlandshire/Census
1861/Henry Stiles/Lodger, Labourer at Marine factory/22/Newington, Kent/Census
1861/John Wells/Lodger, Bricklayer/30/Ayoff Green, Herefordshire/Census
1862/William Kirk/../../../Kelly's
1863 / William Kirk / .. / .. / .. / White's Directory *+
1867/Henry Coates/../../../Post Office
1870/Henry Coates/../../../Kelly's
1871/Henry Coates/../../../Post Office
1871/Henry Coates/Publican/60/Limehouse/Census
1871/Mary Coates/Wife/58/Ingatestone, Essex/Census
1871/Henry Coates/Son, Publican/28/Barking, Essex/Census
1871/Eliza Olbridge/Domestic Servant, Widow/67/Tilbury, Essex/Census
1871/George Dudley/Potman/17/Burstead/Census
1871/Con Hagen/Boarder, Labourer/41/Ireland/Census
1872/Henry Coates/../../../The Essex Annual **
1874/Henry Coates/../../../Kelly's
1878/Henry Coates/../../../Kelly's
1881/Henry Lucas/Licensed Victualler/36/Romford, Essex/Census
1881/Elizabeth Lucas/Wife/29/Merton, Surrey/Census
1881/Florence E. Lucas/Daughter/3/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Eliza Melton/Barmaid/30/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/Emma Tovery/Barmaid/13/Barking, Essex/Census
1881/William J. Barnes/Potman/18/Melborn, Cambridge/Census
1882/Henry Lucas/../../../Kelly's
1886/Henry Lucas/../../../Kelly's
1890 / Isaac Frost / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1891/Isaac Frost/Publican/53/Langford, Norfolk/Census
1891/Eliza Frost/Wife/52/Great Marlow/Census
1891/William I Frost/Son, Barman/23/East Ham, Essex/Census
1891/John K Frost/Son, Barman/20/East Ham, Essex/Census
1891/Ellen E A Frost/Daughter/14/East Ham, Essex/Census
1891/Florence A Frost/Daughter/12/West Ham, Essex/Census
1891/George Clark/Potman/27/Suffolk/Census
1891/Florence E Monk/Servant Domestic/19/Woodham Ferris, Essex/Census
William Isaac Frost is running the White
Hart, Grays Thurrock by 1894
1894/Isaac Frost/../../../Kelly's
1895/Isaac Frost/../../../Kelly's
1896/Eliza Frost/../../../Petty Sesssions
1898/Mrs. Eliza Frost/../../../Kelly's
1899/Mrs. Eliza Frost/../../../Kelly's
1901/John H Frost/Public House Manager/30/Barking, Essex/Census
1901/Rosetta M Frost/Wife/35/Hertford Mills/Census
1901/Frithioff Frost/Son/1/East Ham, Essex/Census
22/2/1902/John King Frost/../../../Petty Sesssions
1902/John King Frost/../../../Kelly's
1906/John King Frost/../../../Kelly's
16/5/1908/Alfred James Hiller/../../../Petty Sesssions
1908/Alfred James Hiller/../../../Kelly's
1910 / Alfred James Hillier / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1911/Alfred James Hiller/Licensed Victualler/35/Winchester, Hants/Census
1911/Edith Maria Hillier/Wife, Assistant/34/Reading, Berks/Census
1911/Henry Sawkins/Barman/18/Barking, Essex/Census
23/9/1911/John Henry Fleming/../../../Petty Sesssions
1912/? Frost/../../../Kelly's
1912/John Henry Fleming/../../../Kelly's
1914/John Henry Fleming/../../../Kelly's
1914/Frost & Fleming/../../../Kelly's
24/7/1915/John King Frost/../../../Petty Sesssions
1922 / Susan Clayson / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1917/John King Frost/../../../Kelly's
27/7/1918/Richard William Clayson/../../../Petty Sesssions
24/7/1920/Susannah Clayson/../../../Petty Sesssions
1924 - 1927/Mrs Clayson/../../../Freehold
1925/Mrs. Susan Clayson/../../../Kelly's
1926 / Susan Clayson / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1928 - 1929/Dove/../../../Freehold
26/9/1928/James Henry Dove/../../../Petty Sesssions
1929 / James Henry Dove / .. / .. / .. / Kelly's Directory *+
1929 - 1963/Stubbs/../../../Freehold
6/11/1929/Herbert Cecil Stubbs/../../../Petty Sesssions
1933/Herbert Stubbs/../../../Kelly's
1937/Herbert Stubbs/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
* Provided by the Pubs, Inns and Taverns Index for England, 1801-1900
*+ Provided by Ewan
** Provided by Stephen Harris