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Castle, Whistley-in-Hurst, Twyford, Berkshire

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Castle Inn, Hurst, Berkshire

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The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1847/Jas Messenger/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1851/James Messenger/Victualler/33/Waltham, Berks/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Messenger/Wife/33/Hurst, Berks/Census
1851/John Messenger/Son, Scholar/5/Hurst, Berks/Census
1851/Mary Messenger/Daughter/3/Hurst, Berks/Census
1851/Elizabeth Messenger/Daughter/2/Hurst, Berks/Census
1851/Helen Messenger/Daughter/1/Hurst, Berks/Census
1851/Harriet Yeats/Servant, House Servant/19/Stokenchurch/Census
1851/Adam Strange/Servant, House Servant/14/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1851/Richard Pain/Visitor, Watchmaker/34/Oxfordshire/Census

1854/James Messenger/../../../Billings Directory ***

1861/Elizabeth Messenger/Inn Keeper, Widow/44/Hurst, Berks/Census ***
1861/Elizabeth Messenger/Daughter, Scholar/12/Hurst, Berks/Census
1861/Ellen Messenger/Daughter, Scholar/11/Hurst, Berks/Census
1861/Matthew Turner/Servant, Ostler/16/Sonning, Berks/Census

1864/Mrs E Messenger/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1868/Elizabeth Messenger/../../../Casseys Directory ***

1871/Thos Blea/Inn Keeper/29/Adderbury, Oxon/Census ***
1871/Emma Blea/Wife/33/Reading, Berks/Census
1871/Edith Blea/Daughter/1/Hurst, Berks/Census
1871/Annie Wyatt/Servant, Domestic Servant/15/Adderbury, Oxon/Census
1871/Geo Fullbrook/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer/52/Shinfield, Berks/Census

1877/Thomas Blea/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1881/Thos Blea/Inn Keeper/39/Adderbury, Oxon/Census ***
1881/Emma A Blea/Wife/42/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Edith Blea/Daughter, Scholar/11/Hurst, Berks/Census
1881/William Blea/Son, Scholar/9/Hurst, Berks/Census
1881/Ellen Blea/Daughter, Scholar/8/Hurst, Berks/Census
1881/Sophia Blea/Daughter, Scholar/7/Hurst, Berks/Census
1881/Tom Blea/Son, Scholar/5/Hurst, Berks/Census
1881/Emma Blea/Daughter/3/Hurst, Berks/Census
1881/Mary Withers/Servant, General Servant/14/Bearwood, Berks/Census

1883/Thomas Blea/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1887/Thomas Blea/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1891/Thomas Blea/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1891/Thos Blea/Innkeeper/49/Adderbury, Oxon/Census ***
1891/Emma Amelia Blea/Wife/52/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Tom Blea/Son/14/Hurst, Berks/Census
1891/Emma Blea/Daughter, Scholar/13/Hurst, Berks/Census
1891/Martha Ilsley/Aunt, Living on own means/83/Tilehurst, Berks/Census

1895/Thos Blea/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1899/Thos Blea/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1901/Emma A Blea/Landlady, Licensed Victualler, Widow/64/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1901/Edith Blea/Daughter, Cashier/29/Hurst, Berks/Census
1901/Emma Blea/Daughter, Assistant Landlady/23/Hurst, Berks/Census
1901/Jane Corvell/Visitor, Retired Housekeeper/63/Adderbury, Oxon/Census
1901/Harry May/Servant, Ostler/19/Hurst, Berks/Census

1903/Alfred King/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1907/Alfred John King/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1915/Alfred John King/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1924/George J Chapman/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1928/Walt Hall/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1931/Clement Andrews/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1935/Wm Jn Yeo/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1939/Leslie M James/../../../Kellys Directory ***

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