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This pub closed in 1999 and was demolished. The name lives on however in the residential development built on site. **
British Oak, (Oak Cottages) 130 Lea Bridge Road, Clapton, E5 - in November 2008
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address.
1851/Thomas Barram / Beer Shop Keeper / Harden, Suffolk /../../1851 Census
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1851/Thomas Barram/Beer Shop Keeper/64/Hardly, Suffolk/Census
1851/Elizabeth Barram/Wife/62/Essex/Census
1851/Elizabeth Barram/Daughter, Servant/28/Bow, Middlesex/Census
1861/William Orford / Beershop Keeper /../../Lease documents held at Hackney
Archives Department **
1861 / William Orford / Beer Shop Keeper / 43 / Grays, Essex / Census **
1861 / Mary A Orford / Wife, Beer Shop Keeper / 41 / Drinkstone, Suffolk /
Census
1861 / Mary A Orford / Daughter, Waitress / 22 / Grays, Essex / Census
1861 / William Orford / Son, Carpenter’s Apprentice / 17 / Grays, Essex /
Census
1861 / James Orford / Son, Carpenter’s Apprentice / 15 / Grays, Essex /
Census
1861 / Henry Orford / Son, Milk Dealer / 12 / Grays, Essex / Census
1861 / Robert Orford / Son, Scholar / 10 / Hackney, Middlesex / Census
1861 / Eliza Orford / Daughter, Scholar / 7 / Hackney, Middlesex / Census
1861 / Emma Orford / Daughter, Scholar / 5 / Hackney, Middlesex / Census
1861 / Charles Orford / Son, Scholar / 3 / Hackney, Middlesex / Census
1861 / John Frazer / Lodger, Waterworks Labourer / 23 / Hackney, Middlesex /
Census
1861 / James Sherman / Lodger, Waterworks Labourer / 23 / Diss, Norfolk /
Census
1861 / Alfred Bennett / Lodger, Carpenter / 23 / Hackney, Middlesex / Census
1861 / David Coe / Lodger, Agricultural Labourer / 64 / Northamptonshire /
Census
1861 / George Johnson / Lodger, Agricultural Labourer / 20 / Old Samsford,
Essex / Census
1862/William Orford / Beershop Keeper /../../Proceedings of the Old Bailey
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1862/Mary Ann Orford / Landlord’s Daughter /../../Proceedings of the Old
Bailey
1866/William Orford/../../../Post Office Directory
1871 / William Offord / Beer Seller / 53 / Grays, Essex / Census **
1871 / Mary Alice Offord / Wife / 50 / Drinkstone, Suffolk / Census
1871 / Robert Offord / Son, Beer Seller / 20 / Lea Bridge, Middlesex /
Census
1871 / Eliza Offord / Daughter / 17 / Lea Bridge, Middlesex / Census
1871 / Emma Offord / Daughter / 15 / Lea Bridge, Middlesex / Census
1871 / Charles Offord / Son, Scholar / 13 / Lea Bridge, Middlesex / Census
1871 / George Offord / Son / 9 / Lea Bridge, Middlesex / Census
1872/William Orford /../../../Post Office Suburbs Directory **
1872/W Orford/../../../Brabner’s Hackney Directory **
1881/Thomas Warren/Beer House Keeper/69/Abington, Cambridge/Census
1881/Elizabeth Warren/Wife/59/Middlesex/Census
1881/Martha M Warren/Daughter/29/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1891/John L Jeffree/Beer House Keeper/30/Brentford, Essex/Census
1891/Elizabeth Jeffree/Wife/25/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1891/Florence Jeffree/Daughter/5/Bow, London/Census
1891/Maude Jeffree/Daughter/2/Poplar, London/Census
1891/Alfred Jeffree/Son/1 month/Clapton, London/Census
1891/Elizabeth Fryer/Domestic Servant/22/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Joseph J J Sims/Beer Retailer/41/Newington, London/Census
1901/Elenor Sims/Wife/25/Bow, London/Census
1901/Herbert Sims/Son, Barman/16//Mile End, LondonCensus
1901/Elsie Sims/Daughter/4/Hackney, London/Census
1901/John Sims/Son/1/Hackney, London/Census
1901/Arthur Butler/Barman/26/Bethnal Green, London/Census
1901/Annie Butler/Cook/21/Stratford, London/Census
1901/Lizzie Woodley/Nurse/14/Hackney, London/Census
1905/J J Sims/../../../P.O. Suburban Directory
1908/Ernest Galliven/../../../P.O. Suburban Directory **
1911/Ernest Galliven/Son, Beer House Keeper/31/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1911/Mary Ann Wallaker/Mother, Housekeeper/65/Poplar, London/Census
1911/Elijah Wallaker/Father, Potman/66/Southminster, Essex/Census
1911/Henry John Lillett/Nephew/15/Canning Town, Essex/Census
1911/Jessie Mead/General Servant/19/Braintree, Essex/Census
1911/Charles Lawrence/Barman/19/Hatton, Cambridgeshire/Census
1919/Mrs Mary A Wallaker/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory
1921/Mrs Mary Anne Wallaker/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory
1934/Jn. W. Galliven/Beer Retailer/../../Kellys Directory **
1935/Jn. Wltr. Galliven/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory **
1938/Jn Walter Galliven/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory
1944/J W Gallivan/Beer Retailer/../../P.O. Directory
1988/S G Jolly/../../../Trumans Watney List ***
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