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Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
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/John Middleton/../../../Hornimans Directory ***
1830/John Middleton/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1837/James Sharp/../../../Ingalls Directory ***
1840/James Sharp/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/James Sharp/Victualler/45/Not Berks/Census ***
1841/Hannah Sharp/../50/Not Berks/Census
1841/Ann Sharp/../38/Not Berks/Census
1841/Millicent Trough/Glover/50/Not Berks/Census
1841/Bernard Cassell/Traveller/45/Foreign/Census
1841/Dominick Fonteno/Traveller/35/Foreign/Census
1841/Andrew Leigrace/Tailor/26/Ireland/Census
1841/John Lynch/Traveller/45/Ireland/Census
1841/Wiseley Lynch/../40/Ireland/Census
1841/Edward House/Tailor/27/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Marris/Tailor/27/Ireland/Census
1841/Elijah Weaver/Tailor/21/Not Berks/Census
1841/Joseph Bridge/Tailor/27/Not Berks/Census
1841/George Scudder/Tailor/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/William Cughst/Tailor/30/Ireland/Census
1841/James Lymfres/Tailor/28/Not Berks/Census
1841/Ann Lymfres/../26/Not Berks/Census
1841/Samuel Le'strange/Office of Excise/27/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Ferguson/Tailor/21/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Winterbottom/Tailor/21/Not Berks/Census
1841/John Downey/Singing Master/25/Scotland/Census
1841/James O'Reiley/Stationer/27/Ireland/Census
1841/William O'Connell/Tailor/48/Ireland/Census
1841/Mary O'Connell/../46/Ireland/Census
1841/Esther O'Connell/../12/Not Berks/Census
1841/William O'Connell/../10/Not Berks/Census
1841/Catherine O'Connell/../7/Not Berks/Census
1841/Joseph Gamble/Hostler/60/Not Berks/Census
1841/Mary Downe/../37/Not Berks/Census
1842/James Sharp/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/James Sharp/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/James Sharp/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/James Sharp/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/James Sharp/Publican/59/Clayton, Yorks/Census ***
1851/Hannah Sharp/Wife/64/Swindon, Wilts/Census
1851/Nancy Sharp/Sister, Barmaid/49/Clayton, Yorks/Census
1851/George James/Grandson, Scholar/11/Winchester, Hants/Census
1851/Henry Jerrold/Lodger, Compositor/45/Sheerness, Kent/Census
1851/Thomas Davis/Lodger, Stone Mason Journeyman/23/Bristol, Somerset/Census
1851/William Hide/Lodger, Cabinet Maker Journeyman/53/Mapledurham,
Oxon/Census
1851/George Hannington/Lodger, Pork Butcher Journeyman/37/Reading,
Berks/Census
1851/John Nias/Lodger, Butcher Journeyman/39/Stanton, Berks/Census
1851/George Hatton/Servant, Porter to the Inn/51/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/Thomas Wilson/Lodger, Tailor Journeyman/28/Rickmansworth, Herts/Census
1851/Henry Hope/Servant, Ostler/20/Lambeth, Surrey/Census
1851/John Magee/Lodger, Hawker (not known in what)/45/County Down,
Ireland/Census
1851/James Langan/Lodger, Hawker (not known in what)/30/Ballinafed, Sligo,
Ireland/Census
1851/Edward Wheeler/Lodger, Rat Catcher/21/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/William Smith/Lodger, Hawker (not known in what)/73/Not Known/Census
1851/John Martini/Lodger, Hawker (not known in what)/50/Lucker, Italy/Census
1851/Frederick Eales/Lodger, Retired Baker/30/Wargrave, Berks/Census
1851/Dominique Fontaine/Lodger, Hawker (not known in what)/45/Tregare,
Switzerland/Census
1851/Eliza Soden/Servant, House Servant/19/Princes Risboro, Bucks/Census
1851/John Davis/Lodger, Merchant, late a Bookkeeper/46/Upton on Severn,
Worcs/Census
1851/Davis Macole/Lodger, Shoemaker Journeyman/24/Port Augustus,
Inverness/Census
1851/John Munday/Lodger, Shoemaker Journeyman/19/Marlboro, Wilts/Census
1851/Joseph Anam/Lodger, Bricklayer Journeyman/30/Not known,
Middlesex/Census
1851/William Wright/Lodger, Hawker in silk goods/20/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Alfred Wright/Lodger, Hawker in silk goods/18/Maidstone, Kent/Census
1851/Richard Collins/Lodger, Hawker in silk goods/23/Mounkat, Laois,
Ireland/Census
1851/George Bull/Lodger, Hawker (not known in what)/38/Shothampton/Census
1852/James Sharp/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/J Sharp/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/Jas Sharpe/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/J Sharp/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/J Baker/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/J Baker/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/James Baker/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/James Baker/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/W Roe/../../../Locks Directory ***
1875/William Roe/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/William Roe/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/Henry Ballard/Maltster & Licensed Victualler/48/Reading, Berks/Census
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1881/Emma Ballard/Wife/38/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Charlotte Ballard/Daughter/16/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/George Ballard/Son, Scholar/14/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Elizabeth Hayes/Servant, General Servant/20/Oxford, Oxon/Census
1881/Ezra Albon/Lodger, General Dealer/19/Northampton/Census
1881/David Coteral/Lodger, Bricklayers Labourer/29/Woolstone, Berks/Census
1881/John Roddan/Lodger, Iron Moulder/43/Ulverston, Lancs/Census
1881/Frederick Goodwin/Lodger, General Dealer/19/Coventry, Warwicks/Census
1881/Francis H Goodwin/Lodger, Watch Finisher/21/Coventry, Warwicks/Census
1881/Mark Higgitt/Lodger, Confectioner/18/Coventry, Warwicks/Census
1881/Ambrose Goose/Lodger, General Dealer/28/Marsham, Norfolk/Census
1881/Isaac Hughes/Lodger, Iron Moulder/24/Staley Bridge, Lancs/Census
1881/George Foot/Lodger, Engine Driver/23/Compton Poncefoot, Somerset/Census
1881/John Fisher/Lodger, Traveller Jewellery/20/Plymouth, Devon/Census
1883/Henry Selwood Ballard/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Henry S Ballard/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/Robert Ayres/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/William Snell/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/John H Wadler/Licensed Victualler, Widow/37/Cholsey, Berks/Census ***
1891/Frederick Silverthorne/Lodger, Labourer/49/Melksham, Wilts/Census
1891/Emily Silverthorne/Lodger, Bonnet Maker/40/Luton, Beds/Census
1891/John White/Lodger, Labourer/40/Cambridge/Census
1891/George Larder/Lodger, Stone Mason/27/Oxford/Census
1891/William Westlake/Lodger, Labourer/35/Exeter, Devon/Census
1891/Charles Jarvis/Lodger, Labourer/50/Thetford, Cambs/Census
1891/George Wall/Lodger, Labourer/30/Ipswich, Suffolk/Census
1891/Anthony Wells/Lodger, Labourer/34/Cheddendon, Hants/Census
1891/Charles Hobbs/Lodger, Warfinger/34/Buckingham/Census
1891/Mary S Pearce/Servant, Housekeeper/36/Tonetstone, Oxon/Census
1891/Ada Jordan/Servant, General Servant Domestic/19/Kingston, Surrey/Census
1893/J Kirby/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Thomas J Kirby/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/Richard W Davies/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/Richard Wiltshire Davies/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Richard W Davis/Licensed Victualler/29/Englefield, Berks/Census ***
1901/Mary J Davis/Wife/27/Bradfield, Berks/Census
1901/H Nellie Davis/Daughter/3/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Minnie Fisher/Sister in Law, Barmaid/16/Bradfield, Berks/Census
1901/Matilda Davis/Servant, General Servant Domestic/28/Reading,
Berks/Census
1901/John Howard/Servant, Ostler/34/Windsor, Berks/Census
1903/Richard W Davis/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Mrs Mary J Davies/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Mrs Mary J Davies/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/Mrs Mary Jane Davies/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Mary J Davies/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/Mrs Mary Jane Davies/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/Frederick Bargery/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/Frederick Bargery/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Frederick Bargery/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Frederick Bargery/../../../Kellys Directory ***
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