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Black Boy, 111 Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire

Reading Pubs History  index  (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)

Demolished before 1877 and replaced by Heelas, Sons & co. which is now part of the John Lewis Partnership  ***

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.

1796/Charles Nicholas/../../../Berkshire Directory ***

1827/Samuel Fisher/../../../Hornimans Directory ***

1830/Samuel Fisher/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1837/T Lageu/../../../Ingalls Directory ***

1840/John Croker/../../../Robsons Directory ***

1841/John Croker/Publican/45/Berks/Census ***
1841/Mary Tanner/Housekeeper/40/Berks/Census
1841/Joseph Povey/Hostler/21/Berks/Census
1841/Thomas Williams/Printer/50/Not Berks/Census
1841/Frederic Bunelle/Hawker/20/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Brown/Hawker/20/Not Berks/Census
1841/David Davis/Labourer/30/Berks/Census
1841/Thomas Braison/25/Sawyer/Not Berks/Census
1841/Sarah Braison/../25/Not Berks/Census
1841/Maria Braison/../4/Not Berks/Census
1841/Sarah Braison/../2/Not Berks/Census
1841/William Braison/../3m/Berks/Census
1841/Jas Blagrave/Labourer/20/Not Berks/Census
1841/Jane Blagrave/../20/Not Berks/Census

1842/John Croker/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1844/John Croker/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1847/John Croker/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1850/Jno Croker/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1851/John Croker/Inn Keeper/48/Beenham, Berks/Census ***
1851/Thomas Croker/Father, Formerly Yeoman/79/Beenham, Berks/Census
1851/Joseph Povey/Brother in Law, Assistant Inn Keeper/31/Uffington, Berks/Census
1851/Mary Povey/Niece, Scholar/8/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/Mary A Carter/Servant, House Servant/19/Silchester, Hants/Census
1851/William Woodley/Ostler/16/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/George May/Lodger, Boots/17/Caversham, Oxon/Census
1851/William Afflick/Lodger, Gardener/50/Scotland/Census
1851/Alfred Pither/Lodger, Postman/20/Burghfield, Berks/Census
1851/William Staffon/Lodger, Commercial Traveller/29/London, Middlesex/Census
1851/Matthew Mayers/Lodger, Commercial Traveller/25/Germany/Census

1852/Jno Croker/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1853/J Crocker/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1854/John Croker/../../../Billings Directory ***

1856/Ramsay Stewart/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1859/Ramsay Stewart/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1863/R Stewart/../../../Duttons Directory ***

1864/R Stewart/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1865/Jane Newland/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

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