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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.
George Hotel, 11 & 12 King Street, Reading - in August 2009
Kindly provided by Colin Ager
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1796/Mary Comyns & Son/../../../Berkshire Directory ***
1827/Thos Edwards/../../../Hornimans Directory ***
1830/Joseph Dolman/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1837/Mrs Mason/../../../Ingalls Directory ***
1840/Jane Mason/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/Jane Mason/Publican/65/Not Berks/Census ***
1841/Richard Mason/../30/Not Berks/Census
1841/Thomas Mason/../25/Not Berks/Census
1841/Elizabeth Parrott/../15/Not Berks/Census
1841/Sarah Kent/Servant/25/Berks/Census
1841/Sophia Kent/Servant/20/Berks/Census
1841/Samuel Bartlett/Servant/14/Not Berks/Census
1841/William Townsend/Servant/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/Charles Bowen/Traveller/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/George Atkinson/Traveller/55/Not Berks/Census
1841/Mary Atkinson/../45/Berks/Census
1841/Samuel Batchelor/../68/Not Berks/Census
1841/Louisa Barker/../39/Not Berks/Census
1841/Richard Barker/../2/Not Berks/Census
1841/Charles Bolingbroke/../26/Not Berks/Census
1841/Robert M Lean/Traveller/30/Scotland/Census
1841/Hawkin Nicholls/Traveller/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/NK Coathes/Traveller/30/Not Berks/Census
1842/Mrs Jane Mason/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/Jane Mason/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Richard K Mason/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Mary A Mason/Hotel Keeper, Widow/31/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1851/H Hawkins/Servant/21/Tilehurst, Berks/Census
1851/M A Caudle/Servant/21/Compton, Glocs/Census
1851/H Lipsombe/Servant/20/Wortley Row/Census
1851/E Quarman/Servant/21/Isleworth, Middlesex/Census
1851/W Bosher/Servant/22/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/J Webb/Servant/25/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/W Cooper/Servant/36/Wallingford, Berks/Census
1851/Phoebe Cooper/Servant/34/Whitley, Berks/Census
1851/William Cooper/Servant/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/John S Walker/Commercial Traveller Oilman/43/Limain, Middlesex/Census
1851/J Sharland/Commercial Traveller Stationary/29/Southampton/Census
1852/Mary Ann Mason/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/Mrs Mason/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/George Pontin/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/George Pontin/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1859/George Pontin/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/G Pontin/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/George Pontin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/George Pontin/& wine merchant/../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/G Pontin/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/George Pontin/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1875/Mrs Pontin/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/Mrs S Pontin/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/Sarah Pontin/Hotel Proprietress, Widow/55/Binniger, Wilts/Census ***
1881/Clara Pontin/Daughter/26/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Florence Pontin/Daughter/24/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Charles A Pontin/Son, Tea Dealer/19/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Tom Jones/Boarder, Commercial Traveller Mustard/49/Gloucester, Glos/Census
1881/Richard Barber/Boarder, Commercial Traveller Jewellery/35/Brixton,
Surrey/Census
1881/Benjamin Humphrey/Boarder, Accountant/36/Lamberth, Surrey/Census
1881/Thomas Naish/Boarder, Accountants Clerk/40/London, Midx/Census
1881/Harry Marsh/Boarder, Photographer/32/Oxford, Oxon/Census
1881/Richard C Medville/Boarder, Artist (Painter)/24/London, Midx/Census
1881/John R Carter/Boarder, Accountants Clerk/25/London, Midx/Census
1881/Maxwell J Sanders/Boarder, Accountants Clerk/20/London, Midx/Census
1881/George Woodruffe/Boarder, Accountants Clerk/27/Sketty, Wales/Census
1881/Elizabeth Nash/Servant, Barmaid/32/Basildon, Berks/Census
1881/Kate Turner/Servant, Barmaid/26/Southam, Warwick/Census
1881/Ellen Moore/Servant, Cook/31/Scotland/Census
1881/Alice Weston/Servant, Domestic Servant/19/Radley, Berks/Census
1881/James W Wallen/Servant, Domestic Servant/23/Westrop Green, Berks/Census
1881/Alice Warren/Servant, Domestic Servant/19/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Frederick Halfacre/Servant, Domestic Servant/22/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/John Hope/Servant, Domestic Servant/17/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Sarah Claydon/Servant, Domestic Servant/33/Bushey Heath, Herts/Census
1883/Mrs Sarah Pontin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/S Pontin/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Mrs Sarah Pontin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/Mrs S Pontin/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/Sarah Pontin/Hotel Keeper, Widow/66/Binegan, Wilts/Census ***
1891/Frederick L Pontin/Son, Brewers Estate Agent/32/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Clara Pontin/Daughter, Living on her own means/24/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Agnes M Pontin/Daughter, Living on her own means/23/Reading,
Berks/Census
1891/Elizabeth Nash/Servant, Hotel Assistant/34/Basildon, Berks/Census
1891/Annie Thatcher/Servant, Hotel Assistant/30/St Helier, Jersey/Census
1891/Annie H Barton/Servant, Waitress/26/Adstock, Bucks/Census
1891/Nelson Lee Wells/Servant, Boots/22/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Thomas Herridge/Servant, Boots/37/East Ilsley, Berks/Census
1891/Ernest Sommerbie/Servant, Boots/21/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/James Hearne/Servant, Ostler/21/Ufton, Berks/Census
1891/Mary Canavan/Servant, Housemaid (Domestic Servant)/38/Donene,
Antrim/Census
1891/Caroline Josey/Servant, Housemaid (Domestic Servant)/17/Reading,
Berks/Census
1891/Alice Goold/Servant, Kitchen Maid (Domestic Servant)/21/Marlow,
Bucks/Census
1891/William Jno Dawes/Visitor, Commercial Traveller/40/Cookley,
Worcester/Census
1891/Richard Barber/Visitor, Commercial Traveller/42/Holborn, London/Census
1891/Anna Birchall/Servant, Cook Domestic Servant/48/Burclere, Berks/Census
1893/Mrs Sarah Pontin/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Mrs Sarah Pontin/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/George & Fdk Fielding/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/M E Howse/manageress/../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/M E Howse/Hotel Manageress/42/Chinnor, Berks/Census ***
1901/Lilian Larkins/Boarder, Bookkeeper/25/London/Census
1901/Nessie Block/Boarder, Barmaid/23/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1901/Alice Halfacre/Servant, Chambermaid Domestic/33/Twyford, Berks/Census
1901/Margaret Shefford/Servant, Chambermaid Domestic/22/Lockridge,
Wilts/Census
1901/Annie Smith/Servant, Chambermaid Domestic/20/Hamstead Norris,
Berks/Census
1901/Lucy Froud/Servant, Kitchen Maid/20/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Charles Allnutt/Servant, Waiter/25/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Charles Bunse/Servant, Boots/17/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Frank Jordan/Servant, Boots/17/Reading, Berks/Census
1903/Henry Neville/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Henry Neville/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/Henry Neville (exors. of)/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/A G Neville/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/George Hotel Limited (E Nash, managing director)/../../../Kellys
Directory ***
1928/J W Robinson/mngr/../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/I W Robinson/mngr/../../Kellys Directory ***
1934/Rd J Webb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1937/Richard J Webb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1949/Rd J Webb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/Eric Webb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/Eric Webb/../../../Kellys Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager