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Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
Known as the Clarence in 1875 to 1893 & the Bee Hive in 1895 and after ***
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.
1842/Wm Oliver/Brewer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/William Oliver/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Chas Rufus/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/Amelia Deavin/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/Amelia Deavin/Inn Keeper, Widow/50/Sparsholt, Hants/Census ***
1851/Lucy Iswak/Servant, Barmaid/20/Petersfield, Hants/Census
1851/James Clarridge/Servant, House Servant/25/Silchester, Hants/Census
1851/Elizabeth Simmonds/Servant, House Servant/17/Shinfield, Berks/Census
1851/Valentine Chapman/Lodger, Traveller in wines/70/Backlerming,
Middlesex/Census
1852/Amelia Deavin/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/A Deavin/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/Amelia Deavin/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/A Deavin/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1859/A Deavin/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/Mrs Amelia Deavin/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/Mrs A Deavin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/Charles Goebel/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/John Hughes/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/Charles Roberts/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
Clarence :
1875/Charles Roberts/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1881/William T Critchfield/Licensed Victualler/56/Bermondsey,
Middlesex/Census ***
1881/Raffaille Critchfield/Son/18/Walworth, Middlesex/Census
1881/Rosetta Newcome/Housekeeper/36/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Florence Newcome/Daughter, Scholar/14/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick Maskell/Servant/31/Halsted, Essex/Census
1883/Wm Thos Critchfield/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1887/James William Brasher/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/J Pope/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/George E Hart/Licensed Victualler/40/Stowting, Kent/Census ***
1891/Eleanor Hart/Wife/41/London/Census
1891/Alice Garrard/Niece/14/Wandsworth Town/Census
1891/Elizabeth Arber/Mother in Law/72/Halesworth, Suffolk/Census
1891/Edward Cane/Lodger/26/Newbury, Berks/Census
1891/Frederick Lyons/Lodger, Foreman/27/Clare Castle, Ireland/Census
1891/Alfred Chambers/Lodger, Sailor/29/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1891/Lena Rowe/Servant, Barmaid/19/Reading, Berks/Census
1893/Cornelius Taylor/../../../Stevens Directory ***
Bee Hive :
1895/Priscilla Shepherd/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/Chas Duguid/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/Mrs Hannah Duguid/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Hannah Duguid/Publican, Widow/43/Watlington, Oxon/Census ***
1901/Muriel Duguid/Daughter/15/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Chas Duguid/Son/14/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Leslie Duguid/Son/12/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Evelyn Duguid/Daughter/9/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Alexander Duguid/Son/7/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Ruth Hicks/Servant, General Servant Domestic/16/Hawkers Hill,
Hants/Census
1903/Harry Egby/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Harry Egby/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Richard Cox/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/Joseph James Hamilton/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Henry Tidy/../../../Kellys Directory ***
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