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Boat Builders Arms, 2 & 4 Watlington Street, Reading, Berkshire

At Mills Buildings, Mill Lane in 1877 and before ***

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.

1865/John Surney/beer seller/../../Macaulays Directory ***

1875/W Huggins/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***

1877/W Huggins/beer retailer/../../Harrods Directory ***

1881/William Huggins/Beerseller/40/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1881/Betsy Huggins/Wife/38/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1881/Kate Huggins/Daughter/16/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Edith Huggins/Daughter, Apprentice/14/Wokingham, Berks/Census
1881/Florence Huggins/Daughter, Scholar/9/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Laura Huggins/Daughter, Scholar/8/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Maude Huggins/Daughter, Scholar/7/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Philip Huggins/Son, Scholar/5/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Oliver Huggins/Son/1/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Margaret Huggins/Daughter/6m/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Eliza Barfield/Servant, Domestic Servant/49/Wokingham, Berks/Census

1884/Wm Huggins/beer retailer/../../Stevens Directory ***

1888/Mrs Huggins/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1891/Samuel Williams/Bricklayer & Beer Seller/29/Maidenhead, Berks/Census ***
1891/Edith M Williams/Wife/24/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Edith F Williams/Daughter/8m/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Mrs Turner/Boarder/65/Not Known/Census

1895/Edward Randell/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***

1900/Henry Rivers/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***

1901/Henry Rivers/Publican, Widow/57/Hagbourne, Berks/Census ***
1901/Alice Rivers/Daughter/21/Hagbourne, Berks/Census

1911/Hy Gorring/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***

1913/Hy Gorring/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***

1915/H Gorring/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***

1916/John Henry Gorring/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***

*** Provided By Colin Ager