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Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
Known as The Carpenters Arms in 1895 and after. In 1915 the address is given as 65 Southampton Street & 55 Crown Street ***
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.
Red Cow :
1881/Thomas Stollery/Inn Keeper/55/East Bergholt, Suffolk/Census
1881/Elizabeth Stollery/Wife/33/Galway, Ireland/Census
1881/Annie Stollery/Daughter/2/Leytonstone, Essex/Census
1881/Thomas Stollery/Son/1/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Charles Wall/Lodger, Confectioner/46/At Sea, British Subject/Census
1883/W H Fry/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Wm Haynes Fry/beer retailer/../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/Richard Graham/Innkeeper, Widow/65/Abingdon, Berks/Census
1891/Annie North/Servant, General Servant Domestic/17/Swindon, Wilts/Census
1891/William Judd/Servant, General Servant Domestic/14/Witney, Oxon/Census
1891/Joseph Gilliver/Visitor, Pedlar/50/Lideoff, Dorset/Census
1891/Mary A E Gilliver/Visitor/35/Sandown, Isle of Wight/Census
Carpenters Arms :
1895/James Bush/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***
1900/James Bush/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/James Bush/Beer retailer/59/Guesage, Dorset/Census
1901/Kate Bush/Wife/46/Brockenhurst, Hants/Census
1901/Ida Jenvey/Niece, Barmaid/21/Southampton, Hants/Census
1911/J H Tiller/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/Edward R Wetten/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Edward Robert Wetten/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/Ernest R Wetten/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager