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.
Crown & Horns, and Swan, High Street, East Ilsley, Newbury, Berkshire
Kindly provided by James Bradshaw
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1830/John Webb/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1844/John Webb/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Robert Amy Ayers/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Ellen Ayers/Victualler/21/Beer, Dorset/Census ***
1851/Robert A Ayers/Father, Annuitant/56/Peddleton, Dorset/Census
1851/Elizabeth Ayers/Mother, Annuitant/55/Knowl, Dorset/Census
1851/Jessie B Ayers/Sister/16/Ramsbury, Wilts/Census
1851/Giles W Ayers/Brother/15/Lambourn, Berks/Census
1851/William H Ayers/Brother, Scholar/10/Lambourn, Berks/Census
1851/Elizabeth Palmer/Visitor, Farmers Wife/35/Toughton, Dorset/Census
1851/Tom Palmer/Visitor, Scholar/5/Aldbourne, Wilts/Census
1851/George Palmer/Visitor/1/Kintbury, Berks/Census
1851/John Gale/Visitor, Grocer (journeyman)/21/Thornfield, Wilts/Census
1852/Stephen Birch/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1854/Richard Webb/../../../Billings Directory ***
On the 1861 census my great great grandfather Richard Webb appears as an
Innkeeper in Ilsley High street, I believe that this is the Crown and Horns
as he is listed in the directories just before and after.
Also his father John Webb appears as a licensee in 1830, and again in1844.
Richard Webb is with his third wife Charlotte (Nee Richings), with my great
grandmother Fanny Webb aged 4 yrs and also Andrew Webb as a baby.
Fanny Webbs mother was Martha Anne Dixon who died in 1859; whilst Andrew
Webb's mother was Charlotte, as he was born in 1861. Richard was listed in
the directories until his death in 1868. **
1861/Richard Webb/Inn Keeper/49/Chilton, Berks/Census **
1861/Charlotte Webb/Wife/32/Longworth, Berkshire/Census
1861/Fanny Webb/Daughter/3/East Ilsley, Berks/Census
1861/Andrew Webb/Son/2 months/East Ilsley, Berks/Census
1861/Ann Fielding/Nursemaid/14/Hampstead Norris, Berkshire/Census
1861/Jane Adnams/Housemaid/16/East Ilsley, Berks/Census
1861/Henry Mallet/Lodger, Engineer/36/Lichfild, Staffordshire/Census
1863/Richard Webb/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/R Webb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1868/Richard Webb/../../../Casseys Directory ***
According to the 1871 census my Great Grandfather, Ephraim Woods
(1831-1902); occupation "Inn Keeper & Farrier" was head of household at the
above address. A few years ago I was delighted to find the pub little
altered from his day and to be told about a booklet entitled "Time Gentleman
Please" published by the East Ilsley Local History Society. This relates the
history of pubs and breweries in the village and confirms that he was indeed
the landlord for a brief period (1869-1872 is possible). It seems his smithy
adjoined the inn but had recently (at the time of my visit) been demolished
to make way for a bedroom wing. *
1871/Ephraim Woods/Inn Keeper & Farrier/31/Newmarket, Cambridge/Census *
1871/Emily Woods/Wife/33/East Ilsley, Berkshire/Census
1871/Emily E Woods/Daughter/4/East Ilsley, Berkshire/Census
1871/Newton J Woods/Son/2/East Ilsley, Berkshire/Census
1871/Charlotte Woods/Daughter/9 months/East Ilsley, Berkshire/Census
1871/Hannah Smith/General Servant/18/Worlds End, Berkshire/Census
1871/Mary H Bunce/Nursemaid/13/Beedon, Berkshire/Census
1887/Joseph S Ralph/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/Joseph S Ralph/Innkeeper/62/East Ilsley, Berks/Census ***
1891/Leonara A Ralph/Wife, Assistant/59/Boxford, Dorset/Census
1891/Leonara Ralph/Daughter, Assistant/44/East Ilsley, Berks/Census
1891/Ellen Ralph/Daughter, Assistant/30/East Ilsley, Berks/Census
1891/William H Ralph/Son, Assistant/25/East Ilsley, Berks/Census
1899/Jsph Stanmore Ralph/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1903/Thomas Martin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Albert Spencer/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Albert Spencer/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/William Rumble/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/Walter Hanks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Mrs Martha Field/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Mrs Martha Field/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1935/Rt Hy Aylwin Cave/../../../Kellys Directory ***
* Provided By David R Woods
** Provided By Carol Greaves
*** Provided By Colin Ager