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Known as the Four Horse Shoes in 1852 and before
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Reading, Berkshire.
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Four Horse Shoes :
1827/Wm Shaylor/../../../Hornimans Directory ***
1830/William Shaylor/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1837/W Baker/& gardener/../../Ingalls Directory ***
1840/W Baker/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/William Baker/Publican/40/Berks/Census ***
1841/Ann Rose/Servant/55/Berks/Census
1841/Sarah Huggins/Servant/40/Not Berks/Census
1841/William Ferguson/Tea Dealer/25/Scotland/Census
1841/Sarah Harvey/Servant/20/Berks/Census
1842/Wm Baker/& gardener & seedsman/../../Post Office Directory ***
1844/William Baker/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Richard Painter/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1850/Joseph Whitfield Foster/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1851/James Alecock/Licensed Victualler/28/Fakenham, Suffolk/Census ***
1851/Bertha Alecock/Wife/38/Westbury, Wilts/Census
1851/Ambrose Rhodes/Visitor, Bricklayer (Journeyman)/59/Kingsclere,
Hants/Census
1852/Joseph Whitfield Foster/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1853/Hester Mearing/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
Wellington Arms :
1854/John Beale/../../../Billings Directory ***
1856/Rowland Ames/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1859/Thomas Reeves/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1863/T J Reeves/../../../Duttons Directory ***
1864/T Chandler/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1865/Thomas Cox/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
1868/Joseph Watkins/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1870/J Simmonds/../../../Locks Directory ***
1870/Charles Goodall/../../../Macaulays Directory ***
In 1871 census at Wellington Arms, Friar Street, St Lawrence, Reading *
Thomas Berris, Licensed victualler, aged 47 and born in Reading, Berkshire
Ann Berris, Wife, aged 49 and born in Reading, Berkshire
Anne Berris, Daughter, Milliner, aged 20 and born in Reading, Berkshire
William Berris, Son, Paper maker's assistant, aged 15 and born in Thatcham, Berkshire
Jane H Berris, Daughter, aged 11 and born in Reading, Berkshire
Martha A Berris, Daughter, aged 7 and born in Reading, Berkshire
Kate A Berris, Daughter, aged 7 and born in Reading, Berkshire
1875/William Timmins/../../../Smiths Directory ***
1877/William Timmins/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1881/John Hercombe/Licensed Victualler/45/Bedwyn, Wilts/Census ***
1881/Lucey Hercombe/Wife/36/Hungerford, Berks/Census
1881/William Horn/Son in Law, Scholar/11/Bradfield, Berks/Census
1881/Harry Hercombe/Son, Scholar/5/Gallows Tree Common, Oxon/Census
1881/Lucy Hercombe/Daughter/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Frances Hercombe/Daughter/9m/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Charles Rodford/Boarder, Ag Labourer/36/Wedmore, Somerset/Census
1883/John Hercombe/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1887/Charles Hammond/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1888/Chas Hammond/../../../Stevens Directory ***
1891/Uninhabited/../../../Census
* Provided By Rosemary Field
*** Provided By Colin Ager