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Rainbow, 27 Chain Street, Reading, Berkshire

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.

1837/Rd Whiting/../../../Ingalls Directory ***

1847/F Trimmer/beer retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***

1850/Harris & Hewett/beer retailer/../../Slaters Directory ***

1851/Henry Penny/Beer Seller/56/Eastbourne, Sussex/Census ***
1851/Sophia Penny/Wife/45/Birmingham/Census

1854/Henry Penny/Beer Retailer/../../Billings Directory ***

1863/H Collins/Beer Retailer/../../Duttons Directory ***

1865/Robert Henry Randal/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1870/Robert Henry Randall/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1875/James Lloyd/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1877/James Lloyd/../../../Harrods Directory ***

1881/James Lloyd/Inn Keeper/75/Stanton Lacey, Shropshire/Census ***
1881/Ann Lloyd/Wife/57/Goring, Oxon/Census

1883/Robert Herring/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1884/Rt Herring/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1887/Robert Herring/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1888/Wm Holman/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1891/Joseph Chandler/Publican/30/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1891/Elizabeth Chandler/Wife/30/Sulhampstead Abbots, Berks/Census

1893/Joseph Chandler/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1895/Joseph Chandler/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1899/Mrs Alexandra Lovegrove/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1900/Alexandra Lovegrove/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1901/William Henry Earles/Inn Keeper/38/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1901/Jane Earles/Wife/39/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Charles William Earles/Son/13/Stratfieldsaye, Hants/Census
1901/Hilda Earles/Daughter/10/Stratfieldsaye, Hants/Census

1903/William Henry Earles/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1907/William Henry Earles/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1911/William Henry Earles/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1913/William H Earles/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1915/William Henry Earles/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1916/William Henry Earles/../../../Smiths Directory ***


*** Provided By Colin Ager

**** Provided By Kevan

Search the London & Southern England Pub History site and Street directory by historical Pub name, surname or street address. The Pub history site is a major historical street directory which lists mainly Pubs and street name changes between about 1840 and 1940. The site is updated every day. Contact: Kevan with any updates and additions.
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The historical trade directory and census listing of all of London, Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire, and Dorset. If you are searching for a historical address, try the census and street directory database. This is a Victorian view on the streets of london and the south of England.

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