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Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
At 216 Kings Road in 1900 and before. Known as the Kings Tavern in 2009. ***
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Reading, Berkshire. The Reading, Berkshire listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1854/James Walters/../../../Billings Directory ***
1870/G Coleing/../../../Locks Directory ***
July 1870/George Poleing/Outgoing Licensee/../../Berkshire Chronicle
July 1870/George Telf/Incoming Licensee/../../Berkshire Chronicle
1875/John Goddard/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/John Goddard/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/Joseph Crisp/Inn Keeper/56/Wakefield, Yorks/Census ***
1881/Eliza Crisp/Wife/38/St Pancras, Middlesex/Census
1881/Katherine J Crisp/Daughter/15/Northampton, Northants/Census
1881/Thomas W Crisp/Son, Scholar/14/Northampton, Northants/Census
1883/Joseph Crisp/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Jos Crisp/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Frederick Wallis/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/Eliza Higgs/Licensed Victualler, Widow/55/South Stoke, Oxon/Census ***
1891/Martha Higgs/Daughter, No occupation/31/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1891/Albert Thomas Higgs/Son, Auctioneers Clerk/24/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Saml H G Higgs/Son, Brewers servant/22/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Joseph Higgs/Son, Printer Compositor/21/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Edith Hannah Higgs/Daughter, No occupation/19/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Mary Maria Sarah Higgs/Daughter, No occupation/17/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Maud Higgs/Daughter, Milliners Assistant/14/Margate, Kent/Census
1891/Louise Pemberton/Visitor, No occupation/18/Stepney, Middlesex/Census
1893/Eliza Higgs/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Albert Thomas Higgs/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/A T Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/Samuel Harry G Higgs/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Samuel H Higgs/Brewer & Licensed Victualler/32/Reading, Berks/Census
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1901/Fanny Higgs/Wife/29/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Gertrude Higgs/Daughter/8/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Eva Higgs/Daughter/5/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Doris Higgs/Daughter/2/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Ivy Higgs/Daughter/10m/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Ruth Chapple/Adopted Sister, Barmaid/24/Margate, Kent/Census
1901/Kate Chapman/Servant, General Domestic/20/Reading, Berks/Census
1903/S H Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/S H Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/S H Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/S H Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/Samuel Harry G Higgs/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/Mrs E Dent/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/Saml H Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Saml H Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1934/Samuel Harry G Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1937/Samuel Harry G Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1949/Roger Higgs/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/Wilfred D Legg/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/Edwd W Boulton/../../../Kellys Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager