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Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
Also known as the Plume of Feathers and the Feathers. The address is sometimes given as 36 Market Place. ***
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.
1827/Wm Hamblin/../../../Hornimans Directory ***
1830/Anth Webb/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1837/J Fry/../../../Ingalls Directory ***
1840/John Fry/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/John Fry/Publican/48/Berks/Census ***
1841/Mary Fry/../46/Berks/Census
1841/John King/Servant/60/Berks/Census
1841/Caroline Merin/Servant/14/Not Berks/Census
1841/Mary Strange/Servant/17/Not Berks/Census
1841/Patrick Connaughey/Hawker/30/Ireland/Census
1841/Bernard Burn/Hawker/28/Ireland/Census
1841/Michael Burk/Hawker/25/Ireland/Census
1841/Mary Burk/../22/Ireland/Census
1841/Edmond Burk/../8m/Berks/Census
1841/James Strange/Servant/19/Not Berks/Census
1842/John Fry/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/John Fry/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Edward White/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/Geo Humphreys/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/William Kemble/Inn Keeper/59/Stratton, Wilts/Census ***
1851/Ann Kemble/Wife/34/Donning, Glocs/Census
1851/Elizabeth Kemble/Daughter/16/Stratton, Wilts/Census
1851/John Kemble/Son, Scholar/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/Mary Kemble/Daughter/6m/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/Richard Barnes/Servant, Ostler/14/Stratton, Wilts/Census
1851/Abraham Simonds/Servant, Ostler/52/Caversham, Oxon/Census
1852/Geo Humphreys/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/Wm Kemble/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/Wm Kemble/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/Richard Millard/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1859/Richard Price/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/C Franklin/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/C Franklin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/Charles Franklin/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/J B Blackie/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/Samuel Castle/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1875/George Kearsey/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/George Kearsey/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1883/Walter Shaw/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Walter Shaw/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Walter Shaw/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/F Beverley/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/Frederick Beverley/Hotel Proprietor/35/Leeds, Yorks/Census ***
1891/Florence Beverley/Wife/28/Oxford/Census
1891/Thomas Wiltshire/Servant/17/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Elizabeth Cox/Servant, General Servant Domestic/24/Reading,
Berks/Census
1893/Frederick Beverley/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Florence Beverley/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/F A Beaumont/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/Frederick Beaumont/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Fredk Beaumont/Licensed Victualler/58/Colchester, Essex/Census ***
1901/Bella Beaumont/Wife/32/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Alice Beaumont/Daughter/8/Tasmania/Census
1901/Bella Short/Visitor/58/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Minnie Carter/Boarder, Barmaid/22/Bedwyn, Wilts/Census
1901/Florence Hearer/Servant, General Servant Domestic/24/Longlane,
Berks/Census
1903/F Attenbrow/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/F Attenbrow/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/F W Attenbrow/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/Francis W Attenbrow/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/F W Attenbrow/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/Francis W Attenbrow/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/F W Attenbrow/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/F W Attenbrow/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/F W Attenbrow/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Gordon Stanhope Rix/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1934/Gordon Stanhope Rix/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1937/Wm Mortimer/../../../Kellys Directory ***
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