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High Street
Sevenoaks
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From the Southeastern Gazette, 6 March 1866.
James Allen, 22, baker, and Charles Osborne, 20, labourers, were charged
with stealing 2s. 6 1/2d. and a silver watch and other articles, value
£6 8s., the money and property of Joseph Jones, from his person, at
Sevenoaks, on the 14th January. Mr. Barrow prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton
defended.
The case against the prisoners was that the prosecutor was at the “Oak
Tap,” and in going home he was attacked in Church Fields. Osborne, he
said, came from behind a tree, and the other came afterwards. A scuffle
took place, but prosecutor got away. He was followed, and the prisoners
succeeded in reaching him and taking from him the articles mentioned in
the indictment. Those articles, However, had not been found or traced by
the police.
The jury acquitted the prisoners.
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Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser, Monday 21 October 1867.
Robbery from the Person at Sevenoaks.
Frederick George Green, 18, described as a labourer, was charged
with stealing a silver watch, the property of Henry Smith, from his
person, at Sevenoaks, on the 20th July.
Mr. Forbes Moses prosecuted.
It appeared that on the day in question there was a Temperance fete
at Knole Paddock, Sevenoaks. The prosecutor, who lives at the "Royal
Oak Tap," Sevenoaks, was in a crowd at the fete when he felt someone
at his pocket, and caught the prisoner with his hands there. He
collared him, and someone from behind the prisoner picked up his
watch, which had been snapped asunder at the bow.
On the prisoner being arrested he at first refused to give his name,
and in his possession was found a peculiar pair of scissors, which
seems adapted for separating a watch from its guard.
Prisoner made no defence, and the jury found him guilty, and he was
sentenced to six months' hard labour. |
LICENSEE LIST
READER Joseph 1841-51+ (age 42 in 1851 )
POOLE John 1858-61+ (age 54 in 1861)
SMITH Jane 1871+ (widow age 37 in 1871)
SMITH Mary 1881+ (widow age 47 in 1881)
QUICKENDEN Robert 1891+
CAMPION John 1891+ (Livery Stable Keeper & Groom age 57 in 1891)
TOKELEY Frederick 1903+
WHITBREAD James 1911-13+ (age 47in 1911)
HARRIS P F to 4/Mar/1955 dec'd (age 62 in 1955)
https://pubwiki.co.uk/RoyalOakTap.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/royaloaktap.html
From the Kelly's Directory 1903
Census
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