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Roebuck Hotel, Oxford Road, Tilehurst - in May 2013
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
I am interested in George HOLGATE of the Roebuck Hotel at Tilehurst,
Berkshire, and his daughter Elizabeth Louisa who married John FOREMAN. *
George Thomas HOLGATE was baptised 10 May 1771 at Bisham, Berks, son of
George & Elizabeth HOLGATE nee LEWINGTON. He was married on 18 Jan 1794 at
Hurley, Berks, to Harriet GODFREY, who died in 1794 at Hurley. George then
married Ann Athaliah WARWICK on 14 April 1798 at Tilehurst. They had five
daughters and two sons - Harriet Ann (m. Robert MILLS), Frederick,
Elizabeth, Eliza Ann, Elizabeth Lydia (m. John FOREMAN), Ann Athaliah (m.
Daniel ELLSON), and George Thomas Henry. Ann Athaliah was buried 10 Jun
1835, and George was buried 2 March 1842, both at Tilehurst. *
1830/George Holgate/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1841/George Holgate/Publican/70/ /Census *
1841/Elizabeth Holgate/ /25/Berkshire/Census
Elizabeth Lydia HOLGATE was baptised 7 Feb 1813 at Tilehurst. She married
John FOREMAN at Cardiff in Wales in 1857, and died in 1881. *
1844/Elizabeth Holgate/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1847/Mrs Lydia Holgate/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Elizabeth Holgate/Inn Keeper/38/Tilehurst, Berks/Census ***
1851/Thomas Burgiss/Lodger, Agricultural Labourer/40/Purley, Berks/Census
1851/Henry Brew/Visitor, Scholar/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1852/Elizabeth Lydia Holgate/../../../Slaters Directory ***
1854/Elizabeth Lydia Holgate/../../../Billings Directory ***
John FOREMAN was baptised 1 Oct 1809 at Ivinghoe, Bucks, the son of James &
Elizabeth FOREMAN, and married Eleanor PLAISTOW at Chelsea London on 15 Jan
1838, and later married Elizabeth Lydia HOLGATE. John died 2 Aug 1882 at
Reading, Berks. *
1861/John Foreman/Inn Keeper/50/Ringshall, Bucks/Census *
1861/Elizabeth L Foreman/wife/48/Tilehurst, Berks/Census
1861/Ann Trinder/house servant/15/Englefield, Berks/Census
1864/J Foreman/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1868/James Foreman/../../../Casseys Directory ***
1871/John Foreman/Inn Keeper/61/Ivinghoe, Bucks/Census *
1871/Elizabeth Foreman/wife/58/Tilehurst, Berks/Census
1871/Mary Chilvers/niece/28/Hounslow, Bristol/Census
1877/J Foreman/../../../Harrods Directory ***
1883/William Green/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1887/Henry James Noyes/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/Henry James Noyes/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1899/Mrs Annie Noyes/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1907/Charles E Ratcliffe/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/Charles E Ratcliffe/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1924/John Herbert Ganson/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1928/Clifford H Ritter/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1931/Frank Timson/../../../Kellys Directory ***
* Provided By Helen Steller
*** Provided By Colin Ager