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Reading Pubs History index (A - F) - Index 2 (G - Q) - Index 3 (R - Y)
Known as the Black Lion in 1856 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.
Black Lion :
1827/Thomas Berris/../../../Hornimans Directory ***
1830/James Giles/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1840/Wm Holmes/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/William Holmes/Innkeeper/50/Berks/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth Holmes/../45/Berks/Census
1841/Edward Rowe/Carpenter/20/Berks/Census
1841/Mary Readings/../20/Berks/Census
1841/Thomas Haywood/Guilder/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/John Moffatt/Plasterer/50/Ireland/Census
1841/Elizbeth Moffatt/../35/Berks/Census
1841/Edmund Moore/Cordwainer/15/Berks/Census
1841/James Everett/Labourer/30/Berks/Census
1842/W Holmes/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/William Holmes/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/William Holmes/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/William Holmes/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/William Holmes/Victualler/61/Basildon, Berks/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Holmes/Wife/60/Bradfield, Berks/Census
1851/Edmund Rowe/Nephew, Carpenters Foreman/33/Pangbourn, Berks/Census
1851/Jane Wix/Servant, House Servant/32/Shinfield/Census
1851/John Willer/Lodger, Cabinet Maker Journeyman/40/Northampton/Census
1851/David Edwards/Lodger, Hawker Crockeryware/19/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Usher/Lodger, Cooper Journeyman/27/Lepton, Sussex/Census
1851/Thomas Reynolds/Lodger, Artist/31/Tenby, Wales/Census
1851/William Brow/Lodger, Iron Moulder/48/Reading, Berks/Census
1852/William Holmes/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/W Holmes/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1854/William Holmes/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/William Lovell/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1859/William Lovell/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
Vine :
1863/C Heath/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/Charles Heath/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/Charles Heath/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/Joseph M Koppel/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/Henry Walker/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
2 July 1870/The Vine: Mr Thomas Harding (late of the
Saracens Head, Ashford,
Kent) begs to inform the mobility, clergy, gentry and inhabitants of Reading
and surrounding districts that he has purchased the above Hotel, and trusts
with energy, attention and supplying a genuine article, he will receive the
same amount of patronage bestowed upon his predecessors, Messrs, Heath,
Koppel and Walker.
Mr Harding can assure the public that nothing will be wanting on his part to
uphold the "Vine" as a first clsass house./Berkshire Chronicle
July 1870/Henry Walker/Outgoing Licensee/../../Berkshire Chronicle
July 1870/Thomas Harding/Incoming Licensee/../../Berkshire Chronicle
The details fit my great grandmother who returned from New Zealand to
England in 1865 with her husband Thomas Harding and children; and then in
1873 came back to NZ again. In 1871 all the children can be found at
boarding school in the UK. Sara(h) is listed as married and as ‘victualler’s
wife’ so Thomas must normally have been there. I haven’t been able to find
him anywhere else, so far. *
1871/Sarah Harding/Licensed Victuallers Wife/44/Cockermouth, cumberland/Census
*
1871/Alice Dawson/Housekeeper/37/City of London/Census
1871/Amelia Brown/Barmaid/30/Wandsworth, Surrey/Census
1871/Sarah Jennings/Domestic Servant/18/Newport, Wales/Census
1871/Caroline Beard/Domestic Servant/19/Sonning, Berkshire/Census
1875/Thomas Whiteway (executors of)/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/Thomas Whiteway (executors of)/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/William Thomas/Licensed Victualler/35/Swansea, Glamorgan/Census ***
1881/Elizabeth Thomas/Wife/37/Newtown, Montgomeryshire/Census
1881/George Hunter/Servant, Barman/20/Oakley Court/Census
1881/Sarah Miller/Servant, Domestic Servant/24/Oxford, Oxon/Census
1881/George Cain/Servant, Ostler/16/Binfield, Berkshire/Census
1881/Maria Le Page/Mother/60/Neath/Census
1883/Harry Valentine Laker/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1884/John North/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1887/John North/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/John North/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/John North/Licensed Victualler/43/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1891/Agnes J North/Wife/41/Mapledurham, Oxon/Census
1891/Maurice O North/Son, Scholar/9/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Elsie A North/Daughter, Scholar/8/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Horace L E L North/Son/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Ada C Parsons/Visitor, Scholar/14/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1891/Elizabeth E Brook/Servant, Barmaid/24/Hungerford, Berks/Census
1891/Rose E Owens/Servant, Barmaid/20/St Pancras, London/Census
1891/Alice E Perrin/Servant, General Servant Domestic/20/Wigmore,
Oxon/Census
1891/Annie M Webb/Servant, General Servant Domestic/16/Burghfield,
Berks/Census
1891/Emma Tompkins/Servant, General Servant Domestic/22/Gt Rollright,
Oxon/Census
1895/John North/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1899/Charles C Jones/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1900/Charles Clement Jones/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1901/Charles C Jones/Hotel Proprietor/36/Newton, Wales/Census ***
1901/Sarah Jones/Wife/32/Liverpool/Census
1901/Eric C Jones/Son/5/Newton, Wales/Census
1901/Dorothy M Jones/Daughter/2/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Emily Breeze/Servant, Barmaid/22/Newton, Wales/Census
1901/Amy Dunk/Servant, Nurse Maid/18/../Census
1901/Annie Frewin/Servant, Cook/29/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Thomas Mellett/Servant, Barman/23/Reading, Berks/Census
1903/George Withey/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/George Withey/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Thomas Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1913/Thomas Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1915/Thos Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1916/Thomas Baldwin/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1920/Thos Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/Thos Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Hy P Tate/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/H C Speight/../../../Kellys Directory ***
* Provided By Janet Close
*** Provided By Colin Ager