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Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
Known as Sahara in 2009
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.
Cross Keys, Bridge Street & 1 Gun Street, Reading. - in August 2009
Kindly provided by Colin Ager
Cross Keys, Bridge Street & 1 Gun Street, Reading - in 2012
Kindly provided by Andy Greenaway
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1827/Henry Mason/../../../Hornimans Directory ***
1830/James Harris/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1837/W Trayhorn/../../../Ingalls Directory ***
1840/Wm Trayhorn/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/William Trayhorn/Publican/50/Berks/Census ***
1841/Mary Trayhorn/../45/Berks/Census
1841/Charles Cotterell/../7/Berks/Census
1841/Elizabeth Bartholomew/Servant/20/Berks/Census
1841/James Hussey/Servant/14/Berks/Census
1841/Ann Stockbridge/Nurse/40/Berks/Census
1841/William Antell/Army/40/Not Berks/Census
1841/Sarah Harrison/Hawker/40/Not Berks/Census
1841/Maria Harrison/../13/Not Berks/Census
1841/N K/../under 20/Foreign/Census
1841/John Huw/Baker/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/Emma Briggs/Independent/35/Not Berks/Census
1841/Jonas Lucas/Journeyman Sawyer/55/Not Berks/Census
1841/Hannah Pound/Independent/20/Not Berks/Census
1842/William Trayhorn/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/George Alexander Wharton/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/John Holloway/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/John Holloway/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/John Newell/Publican/27/Brightwell, Oxon/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Newell/Wife/32/Harwell, Berks/Census
1851/George Paty/Visitor, Coachman/38/Culham, Oxon/Census
1851/John Pain/Visitor, Ag Lab/23/Brightwell, Oxon/Census
1851/John Goddard/Visitor, Stable Labourer/53/Hungerford, Berks/Census
1851/Thomas Spellins/Visitor, Dealer/38/N K/Census
1851/James Illisly/Visitor, Dealer/21/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/James J Bray/Visitor, Servant/50/Benington, Devon/Census
1852/John Holloway/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/John Newell/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/John Newell/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/Daniel Sleet/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1859/Thomas Earley/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/T Earley/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/T Earley/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/Thomas Earley/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/T Earley/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/T Early/../../../Locks Directory ***
1871/Thomas Earley/Beer Seller/66/Woolley Park, Berkshire/Census
1871/Mary Earley/Wife/46/Blandford, Dorset/Census
+ Lodgers
1875/Mrs Kate Bagley/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/Mrs Kate Bagley/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/George T Booth/Licensed Victualler/55/Middlesex/Census ***
1881/Fanny Booth/Wife/40/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily L Booth/Daughter/24/Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Swain/Potman/16/Reading, Berks/Census
1883/Geo Thos Booth/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/C P Shadbolt/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Charles Shadbolt/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/C P Shadbolt/& billiard room/../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/George Ratcliff/Licensed Victualler/42/Harefield, Middlesex/Census ***
1891/Elizabeth Ratcliff/Wife/45/London/Census
1891/Annie Townley/Waitress/19/Oxford/Census
1891/Sophie Hawkins/Servant, Domestic Servant/15/Reading, Berks/Census
1893/George Ratcliff/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/John Robertson/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/Geo Adams/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/George Adams/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/James Thomas Stace/Licensed Victualler/47/Camberwell, London/Census ***
1901/Marieanne Phillis Stace/Wife/47/Greenwich, London/Census
1901/Frederick Francis Stace/Son, Stationers Assistant/17/Camberwell,
London/Census
1901/Ada Marian Stace/Daughter/16/Camberwell, London/Census
1901/Herbert Edwin Stace/Son/6/Hastings, Sussex/Census
1901/Mary Helen Stace/Servant, Barmaid/32/Buston, Notts/Census
1903/Henry James Hewat/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Charles S Ratcliffe/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/George Arthur Griffin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/George A Griffin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Henry Hewat/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/Henry Hewat/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/Frederick Flexman/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/James Henry Dormer/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/James Henry Dormer/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Hy Shred Roberts/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1934/Thos Philip Lovett/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1937/Percy W Lever/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1949/P W Lever/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/P W Lever/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/Jn J Deathe/../../../Kellys Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager