Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
At 137 London Street in 1877 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.
1827/John Burch/../../../Hornimans Directory ***
1830/John Birch/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1841/John Burch/Inn Keeper/44/Berks/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth Burch/../50/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Allen/Labourer/34/Berks/Census
1842/John Burch/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/John Burch/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1850/George Smith/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/George Smith/Publican/31/Slough, Bucks/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Smith/Wife/28/Earley, Berks/Census
1851/Elizabeth Smith/Daughter/1/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/John Sharp/Visitor, Sergeant Grenadier Guards/31/Leicester/Census
1851/William Arnett/Visitor, Private Grenadier Guards/30/Hanbanarcouth,
Oxon/Census
1851/William Knight/Visitor, General Labourer/42/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/John Matthews/Visitor, Boot and shoe maker/27/Charlbury, Oxon/Census
1851/Charles Oslar/Lodger, General Labourer/23/Shorfield, Hants/Census
1851/Jonathan Tarrent/Lodger, General Labourer/24/Faringdon, Berks/Census
1852/George Smith/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/George Smith/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/Thomas Tannner/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/Thomas Swadling/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
Berkshire Chronicle, 19th June 1858 - Reading :
Star, London street, from Charles W Petty to Frederick Allen
1863/T Willis/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/T Willis/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/Thomas Willis/& greengrocer/../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/Thomas Willis/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/Henry Boseley/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1875/Frederick Manners/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/F Wilkins/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/Robert Laurence/Publican/29/Hayes, Middlesex/Census ***
1881/Sarah Laurence/Wife/28/Willesdon, Middlesex/Census
1881/Elena Laurence/Daughter/3/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1881/Thomas Bullock/Brother in Law, Barman/22/Shepherds Bush,
Middlesex/Census
1881/Mary Bullock/Sister in Law, Dressmaker/25/Willesdon, Middlesex/Census
1881/Thomas Bullock/Father in Law, Retired Publican/68/Colne, Lancs/Census
1883/William Back/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/Wm Back/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/William Back/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/William Back/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1893/Arthur Green/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1895/Frank Butler/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/David Allen/beer retailer/../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/George Banks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/William Hollister/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/George Banks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/George Banks/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Jack Kimber/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Wltr Thos Crisp/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1934/Wltr Thos Crisp/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1937/Wltr Thos Crisp/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1949/Mrs Ena L Taplin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1952/Mrs Ena L Taplin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1956/Cyril T Brown/../../../Kellys Directory ***
*** Provided By Colin Ager