Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
aka Bull & Cow in 1854; unnamed and at 12 Great Knollys Street in the 1871 census
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/Wm Evans/Beer Retailer/../../Billings Directory ***
1865/Richard Evans/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1871/James Moore/Beer Seller/32/Reading, Berkshire/Census
1871/Selina Moore/Wife/31/Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire/Census
1875/James Moore/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/James Moore/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/Frederick Mercer/Licensed Victualler/22/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census ***
1881/Annie Mercer/Wife/20/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Mercer/Son/1/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/James Holly/Visitor, Horse Dealer/40/../Census
1881/Arthur Ayres/Lodger, Drover/21/Reading, Berks/Census
1884/Wm Barley/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1888/William Harman/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Amos Wingrove/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/G W Parsons/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/George Wm Parsons/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/William Parsons/Publican/52/Tidmarsh, Berks/Census ***
1901/Ellen Parsons/Wife/53/Stratfieldsaye, Berks/Census
1901/James Parsons/Son, Firewood Salesman/16/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Florence L Parsons/Daughter/14/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Emily Parsons/Daughter/13/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Margaret E Parsons/Daughter/10/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Albert Aggleton/Boarder, Army Pensioner/54/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Thomas Charles/Boarder, Butchers Assistant/22/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Fredk Taylor/Boarder, Labourer Biscuit Factory/23/Abergaveney,
Wales/Census
1901/David Lovegrove/Boarder, Carter (Road Contractors)/24/Reading,
Berks/Census
1901/William Mosdell/Boarder, Tailor/40/Reading, Berks/Census
1903/G W Parsons/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
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Butchers Arms, 19 Hosier Street
1854/Charles Frude/Beer Retailer/../../Billings Directory ***
1875/C A Cox/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***
1881/James Purnell/Publican/41/Stroud, Gloucs/Census ***
1881/Emily Purnell/Wife/42/Tilehurst, Berks/Census
1881/Arthur Purnell/Son, Biscuit Packer/18/Birmingham/Census
1881/Ellen Purnell/Daughter, Scholar/14/Birmingham/Census
1881/Thomas Willis/Boarder, Hawker/25/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Moses Parsons/Lodger, Labourer/29/South Stoke, Oxon/Census
1888/Jonathan G Dixon/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/Jonathan G Dixon/Beerseller/67/Holbeach, Lincs/Census ***
1891/Mary Dixon/Wife/66/Newton, Yorks/Census
1891/George Felway/Lodger, General Labourer/34/Croks Bottom, Somerset/Census
1891/John W Bradshaw/Lodger, General Labourer/40/Ely, Cambs/Census
1891/Ezekiel Dance/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/38/Tilehurst, Berks/Census
1891/William Roff/Lodger, Bricklayers Labourer/37/Hungerford, Wilts/Census
1891/William Turney/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/53/Reading, Berks/Census
1895/William Clacy/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/William Clacy/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1901/William Clacy/Licensed Victualler/61/Hampshire/Census ***
1901/Lucy Clacy/Wife/55/Berkshire/Census
1903/William Clacy/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Jn H Dowell/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/John Hadley Dowell/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Jn H Dowell/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/John Hadley Dowell/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/Jn Hadley Dowell/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/William Bushnell/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Wm Bushnell/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1949/Jsph Arth Thomas/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/Jsph Arth Thomas/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/Frank N Goatham/../../../Kellys Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager