Use the search box below to research your ancestors by surname, street name, pub name etc. The directory and census entries are reproduced verbatim from original sources. The Historical-Overview represents my (the author’s) interpretation of that evidence.
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Prince of Wales, 187 Rectory Road, Farnborough, Hampshire

Farnborough pub history index

Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hampshire .

1871/William Compton/Licensed Victualler Wid/55/Yately Hampshire/Census ***
1871/William Compton/Son/22/Farnborough Hampshire/Census
1871/Mary A Compton/Dau/20/Farnborough Hampshire/Census
1871/Edward Compton/Son Booksellers Asstnt/17/Farnborough Hampshire/Census
1871/Janet Compton/Dau Scholar/12/Farnborough Hampshire/Census

1875/William Compton/& Fly Proprietor/../../Post Office Directory ***

1878/William Compton/& Cab Proprietor/../../Whites Directory ***

1881/William Compton/Innkeeper Wid/63/London Middlesex/Census ***
1881/Mary A Compton/Dau Barmaid/30/Farnborough Hampshire/Census
NB Inn Not Named in 1881 Census

1885/William Compton/& Fly Proprietor/../../Kellys Directory ***

1891/THomas Watts/Publican & Fly Proprietor/58/Leckford Hampshire/Census ***
1891/Louisa Watts/Wife/57/Downton Wiltshire/Census
1891/Herbert Watts/Son(Epileptic fits from childhood)/31/Leckford Hampshire/Census
1891/Henry Watts/Son Clerk/19/Stanleigh Wiltshire/Census
1891/Sidney T Watts/Son Barman/17/Stanleigh Wiltshire/Census

1895/William Bacon/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1898/George Hyde/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1911/James William Loveland/../../../Kellys Directory ***

In 1911 at the Prince of Wales Inn Farnborough Street Farnborough
James William Loveland, Inn Keeper aged 50 and born in Croydon Surrey
Jael Loveland, Wife aged 51 and born in Wimborne, Dorset

In 1921, James William Loveland, is at the Red Lion, Shamley Green, Guildford

1920/Thos John Coleman/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1927/Wm Hy Coles/../../../Kellys Directory ***


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