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This pub is now closed and in retail use. **
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.
Bull Hotel, 23 Broad Street, Reading - in October 2013
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1827/William Picket/../../../Hornimans Directory ***
1830/William Pickett/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1837/Jos Pecover/../../../Ingalls Directory ***
1840/Jos Pecover/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/Joseph Pecover/Victualler/35/Berks/Census ***
1841/Catherine Pecover/../35/Berks/Census
1841/Ann Moss/Servant/21/Berks/Census
1841/John Jones/Independent/32/Not Berks/Census
1841/Edward Davis/Traveller/18/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Abraham/Traveller/25/Foreign/Census
1841/Israel Benjamin/Traveller/25/Foreign/Census
1841/Andrew White/House Painter/25/Berks/Census
1841/William White/House Painter/32/Berks/Census
1841/Thomas Harvey/Labourer/17/Not Berks/Census
1841/William Heath/Labourer/48/Not Berks/Census
1841/Charles Topper/Labourer/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/Joseph Borlin/Traveller/30/Foreign/Census
1841/Pinkns Tischtea/Traveller/30/Foreign/Census
1842/Joseph Pecover/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/Joseph Pecover/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Joseph Pecover/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/Joseph Pecover/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/Joseph Pecover/Victualler & Inn Keeper/45/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1851/Catherine Pecover/Wife, Late Tradesmans Bookkeeper/49/Reading,
Berks/Census
1851/Thomas Ayres Goatley/Lodger, Late Tradesmans Clerk/46/Reading,
Berks/Census
1851/Thomas Rafferty/Lodger, Painter Journeyman/27/Dublin, Ireland/Census
1851/Ann Rafferty/Lodger/31/Bromham, Somerset/Census
1851/John Cleall/Lodger, Carpenter Journeyman/51/Haslebury, Somerset/Census
1852/Joseph Pecover/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/J Pecover/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/Joseph Pecover/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/J Pecover/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1859/Joseph Pecover/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/J Pecover/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/J Pecover/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/Joseph Pecover/& engineer to the Phoenix fire office/../../Macaulays
Directory ***
1868/Joseph Pecover/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/J Pecover/../../../Locks Directory ***
1875/J Benjamin/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1881/Charles Stone/Licensed Victualler/26/London, Middlesex/Census ***
1881/Frances Stone/Wife/30/Norfolk/Census
1881/Annie Middleton/Servant, Cook/19/Hungerford, Berks/Census
1881/Kate Moore Tusting/Servant, Barmaid/20/Cheltenham, Gloucs/Census
1884/Chas Stone/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Charles Stone/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/William Dunlop/& wine and spirit merchant/../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/Frederick Williams/Hotel Keeper/61/Upton on Severn, Worces/Census ***
1891/Eleanora S Williams/Wife/43/Witney/Census
1891/Eleanora G M Williams/Daughter/21/Oxford/Census
1891/Florence M L Williams/Daughter/20/Oxford/Census
1891/Annabelle M Williams/Daughter, Scholar/16/Oxford/Census
1891/George E Williams/Son, Scholar/14/Oxford/Census
1891/Edith M Williams/Daughter, Scholar/13/Oxford/Census
1891/Harry Williams/Son, Scholar/12/Oxford/Census
1891/Maude A Williams/Daughter, Scholar/11/Oxford/Census
1891/Ethel B Williams/Daughter, Scholar/8/Oxford/Census
1891/Sydney A Williams/Son, Scholar/6/Oxford/Census
1891/Douglas Williams/Son/4/Oxford/Census
1891/Lelia M Williams/Daughter/2/Oxford/Census
1891/Florence M Broome/Servant, Barmaid/23/London/Census
1891/Rose Bradford/Servant, Domestic Servant/20/India (British
Subject)/Census
1891/Henry Strul/Servant, Cellarman/20/America (British Subject)/Census
1893/Frank Williams/hotel proprietor/../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Fredk Williams/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/Frederick Williams/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/Frederick Williams/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Wm G Toogood/Hotel Manager/33/London/Census ***
1901/Alfred Coffee/Servant, Porter/20/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Alice Wheeler/Servant, Bar Attendant/24/Sidcot/Census
1901/Mary Clark/Servant, Bar Attendant/21/Eritt/Census
1901/Annie Stevens/Servant, Bar Attendant/20/London/Census
1901/Florence Symans/Servant, Cook Domestic/26/Bristol/Census
1901/Elizabeth Liller/Servant, Kitchenmaid Domestic/16/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Rose Atkins/Servant, Waitress/23/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Annie Pennell/Servant, Housemaid Domestic/22/Alton, Hants/Census
1903/Percy Arthur Lunn/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/John Foster/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/John Foster/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/John Foster/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/J Foster/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/John Foster/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/John Foster/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/John Foster/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Wm Hy Bennett/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1934/Hy Wm Bennett/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1937/Hy Wm Bennett/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1949/Harry G Lovegrove/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/Chas Geo Alfd Smith/manager/../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/Charles George Alfd Smith/manager/../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/Chas Geo Alfd Smith/manager/../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/F L Gillings/manager/../../Kellys Directory ***
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Colin Ager