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Blue Lion, 1 Wolseley Street, Reading, Berkshire

At Little Coley Street in 1887 and before (at 41 Coley Street in 1881)  ***

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

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 Crew/Beer Retailer/../../Billings Directory ***

1856/William Lock/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1865/John Howard/beerseller and milkman/../../Macaulays Directory ***

1871/John Howard/Publican/62/Basildon, Berkshire/Census
1871/Lyddia Howard/Wife/55/Wokingham, Berkshire/Census
1871/William Howard/Son, Milkman/19/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1871/Thomas Howard/Son, Gardener/17/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1871/Mary J Livelock/Daughter in Law/24/Reading, Berkshire/Census

1875/J Howard/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***

1881/William Howard/Dairyman/29/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1881/Mary Howard/Sister, Housekeeper/45/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Thomas Josey/Boarder, Labourer/14/Frome, Somerset/Census
1881/Elizabeth Simonds/Servant, General Servant Domestic/13/Reading, Berks/Census

1883/William Howard/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1887/William Howard/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1891/Wm Howard/Dairyman/39/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1891/Mary Howard/Sister/55/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Frank Howard/Nephew/15/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Annie Applebee/Servant, Domestic General Servant/20/Reading, Berks/Census

1893/William Howard/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1895/William Howard/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1899/Thomas Doddington/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1900/Thomas Doddington/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1901/Thomas Doddington/Publican/63/Mere, Wilts/Census ***
1901/Martha Doddington/Wife/65/Mere, Wilts/Census
1901/Lewis Sheppard/Nephew/11/Mere, Wilts/Census

1903/Thomas Doddington/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1907/Thomas Doddington/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1913/Thos Doddington/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1915/Mrs Martha Doddington/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1916/Mrs M Doddington/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1920/William Doddington/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1924/William Doddington/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1928/Albt Wheeler/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1931/Albt Wheeler/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1937/Chas T Ayers/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1949/Mrs L Blake/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1952/Mrs L Blake/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1956/Arth F O Comley/../../../Kellys Directory ***

*** Provided By Colin Ager