Now called Bar Square in 2009
Wokingham pub history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Berkshire. The Berkshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
Roebuck, 8 Market Place, Wokingham - in May 2009
Kindly provided by Colin Ager
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1830/John Brown/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1840/John Brown/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/Mary Brown/Victualler/50/Not Berks/Census ***
1841/Eliza Brown/../15/Berks/Census
1841/Mary Pecker/Servant/20/Berks/Census
1841/Grover Spacks/Servant/30/Berks/Census
1841/Alfred N Pears/Attorn Cl/22/Not Berks/Census
1841/John Cowdery/Painter/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/John Timmons/Painter/51/Ireland/Census
1841/John Timmons/Painter/21/Ireland/Census
1841/William Lewis/Painter/23/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Wright/Painter/23/Not Berks/Census
1841/J Goodwin/Painter/24/Ireland/Census
1841/Thomas Cork/Painter/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/Edward Cottrell/Painter/23/Not Berks/Census
1842/Mary Brown/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1844/Mary Brown/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Mrs Mary Brown/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/George Goddard/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/George Goddard/Victualler/41/Finchampstead, Berks/Census ***
1851/Alfred Goddard/Son, Harness Maker Journeyman/21/Bracknell, Berks/Census
1851/George Goddard/Son/19/Finchampstead, Berks/Census
1851/Elizabeth Cordery/Niece, Barmaid/27/Eversley, Hants/Census
1851/Ann Hawkins/Servant, Cook/20/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1851/Charles Higgs/Servant, Ostler/22/N K, Hants/Census
1851/William Chalk/Servant, Boots/49/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/Mark Hibbert/Servant, Coachman/31/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1852/George Goddard/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1854/Henry Wigg/../../../Billings Directory ***
1861/Charles Barker/Victualler/30/Finchampstead, Berks/Census ***
1861/Mary Barker/Wife/31/Almendsbury, Gloucs/Census
1861/Charles H Barker/Son/1/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1863/James Tubb/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/W Goodrich/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1871/Arthur E Jackson/Licensed Victualler/45/Thetford, Norfolk/Census ***
1871/Hannah Jackson/Wife/43/Wells, Norfolk/Census
1871/Ann E Jackson/Daughter, Scholar/10/Old Windsor, Berks/Census
1871/Frederick Jackson/Son, Scholar/6/Old Windsor, Berks/Census
1871/Sarah Beven/Visitor/65/Peterchurch, Hereford/Census
1877/Mrs Hannah Sarah Jackson/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1881/Hannah S Jackson/Innkeeper, Widow/49/Wells, Norfolk/Census ***
1881/Annie E Jackson/Daughter/19/Old Windsor, Berks/Census
1881/Fredk W Jackson/Son/16/Old Windsor, Berks/Census
1881/John Frost/Uncle, Tailor/85/Gt Snoran, Norfolk/Census
1883/Mrs Hannah Sarah Jackson/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Geo Butler/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/George Butler/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/Frank Kimber/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1893/J Partridge/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/James Partridge/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1899/Thomas Whatley/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1901/Thomas Whatley/Licensed Victualler/45/Wilton, Wilts/Census ***
1901/Maria Whatley/Wife/44/Cambridge, Cambs/Census
1903/Thomas Whatley/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Albert William Gladwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Mrs Elizabeth Gladwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/Percy Archd Holland/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/Percy Archd Holland/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Percy Archd Holland/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Percy Archd Holland/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1935/Percy Archibald Holland/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1939/Percy Archbld Holland/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/W E Elliot/../../../Times Directory ***
1957-8/W E Elloitt/../../../Times Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager