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Grand Hotel, 41 & 43 Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire

Known As the Vastern Hotel in 1901 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.

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The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

Vastern Hotel :

1891/George Collins/Hotel Keeper/54/Hambrotham, Oxon/Census ***
1891/Anne Collins/Wife/58/Oundle, Northants/Census
1891/Elizabeth A Collins/Daughter/22/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Florence H Collins/Daughter/18/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Mabel E Collins/Daughter, Scholar/15/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Lottie L Collins/Daughter, Scholar/10/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Harriett Moore/Sister/58/Oundle, Northants/Census
1891/Hede T John/Commercial Traveller/54/St Ives, Cornwall/Census
1891/John Dyball/Commercial Traveller/36/Leicestershire/Census
1891/Henrietta S Scott/Visitor, Artist Landscape/41/Sunderland/Census
1891/Fanny Smith/Visitor/48/N K/Census
1891/Emily Clark/Servant, Cook/27/Clanfield, Oxon/Census
1891/Minnie P Montague/Servant, Waitress/23/Hye Sundon, Oxon/Census
1891/Sarah James/Servant, Chambermaid/20/Dunston/Census
1891/Arthur Mustel/Servant, Porter/24/Ampingham, Gloucs/Census
1891/Alice Livington/Servant, Kitchen Maid/15/Chale/Census
1891/Emily Cooper/Servant, Waitress/19/Reading, Berks/Census

1901/George Collins/Hotel Proprietor/63/Hamburgh, Oxon/Census ***
1901/Ann Collins/Wife/63/Oundle, Northants/Census
1901/Florence H Collins/Daughter/27/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Mable Collins/Daughter/25/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Lottie Collins/Daughter/20/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Ernest F Leadberry/Visitor, Commercial Traveller/42/Stagsdon, Beds/Census
1901/George Pegg/Visitor, Commercial Traveller/46/Hone Stanton, Leics/Census
1901/Maurice W Lea/Visitor, Accountants Clerk/39/St Pancras, London/Census
1901/Lille Davis/Servant, Waitress/17/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Fanny Harper/Servant, Cook Domestic/26/Woodstock, Oxon/Census
1901/Elizabeth Jane/Servant, Servant Domestic/16/Rusheson Castle, Berks/Census
1901/Florence Parker/Servant, Servant Domestic/19/Chutes, Wilts/Census
1901/Frank Devonhart/Servant, Servant Domestic/20/Berks/Census
1901/Blanch Green/Servant, Servant Domestic/33/London/Census

Grand Hotel:

1931/_/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1934/D Rocca & C Riva/proprietors/../../Kellys Directory ***


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