The pub was featured at the beginning of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are - in 2009, (Kate Humble met her parents there) *
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Berkshire.
Old Boot Inn, Stanford Dingley, Reading, Berkshire
Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott
Residents at this address
1847/George Lailey/../../../Post Office Directory
1851/George Lailey/Innkeeper/40/Stanford Dingley, Berks/Census
1851/Sarah Lailey/Wife/34/Stanford Dingley, Berks/Census
1851/John Lailey/Son/11/Stanford, Dingley, Berks/Census
1851/William Lailey/Son/9/Bucklebury, Berks/Census
1851/Emma Lailey/Daughter/5/Bucklebury, Berks/Census
1851/Sarah Lailey/Daughter/9m/Bucklebury, Berks/Census
1851/George Lailey/Son/9m/Bucklebury, Berks/Census
1851/James Bailey/Father in Law, Labourer/65/Stanford Dingley, Berks/Census
1851/William Picking/Visitor, Traveller/40/Brenord, Staffs/Census
1851/Elizabeth Bailey/Servant, House Servant/17/Stanford Dingley,
Berks/Census
1863/George Lailey/../../../Duttons Directory
1864/G Lailey/../../../Kellys Directory
1868/George Lailey/../../../Casseys Directory
1877/George Lailey/baker, shopkeeper and vict/../../Harrods Directory
1887/George Lailey/../../../Kellys Directory
1899/Mrs Julia E Lailey/../../../Kellys Directory
1907/Horace Cox/../../../Kellys Directory
1920/Fdk Jas Mason/../../../Kellys Directory
1924/Fdk Wm Fairy/../../../Kellys Directory
1928/Geo Wassell/../../../Kellys Directory
1931/Geo Wassell/../../../Kellys Directory
1935/Old Boot inn, Jn. Rt. Dennett, Stanford Dingley, Reading
In 1939 electoral register at The Boot Inn, Bucklebury, Bradfield
Arthur E Lancashire, Ministry Clerk Widowed, bprn 31 Mar 1894
Ruth Brockes, later Hedges, Manageress, born 02 Jan 1909
? Ibbotson, Private Means, born 19 Jan 1884
H Derbyshire, Manager Licensed Previously, born 21 Dec 1912