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Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
At Victoria Road in 1870 and before
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/John Rapley/Beer Retailer/../../Billings Directory ***
1856/John Rapley/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1859/John Rapley/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/J Rapley/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/J Rapley/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/John Rapley/& carpenter and joiner/../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/John Rapley/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/John Rapley/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1875/John Rapley/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/John Rapley/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/George Weston/General Labourer/25/Streatley, Berks/Census ***
1881/Louisa Weston/Wife/22/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Albert Weston/Son/2/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Robert W Weston/Son/1/Earley, Berks/Census
1883/William Parsons/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Wm Parsons/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/William Parsons/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/Wm Parsons/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1893/William Gardner/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Wm Gardner/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/Mrs E M Cole/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/Samuel Cole/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Esther M Cole/Licensed Victualler, Widow/30/Pontefract, Yorks/Census
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1901/Ellen Allen/Servant, Servant Domestic/18/Chippon, Berks/Census
1903/Mrs E M Cole/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Mrs E M Cole/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Mrs E M Cole/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/Mrs Esther Mary Cole/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Mrs E M Cole/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/Mrs Esther Mary Cole/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/Mrs E M Cole/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/Mrs E M Cole/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Wm Moorcock/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Wm G Moorcock/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1934/Wm Geo Moorcock/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1937/Chas Geo Absolom/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1949/Chas Geo Absolom/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/Chas Geo Absolom/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/Chas Geo Absolom/../../../Kellys Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager