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Vine, 74 Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire

Known as the Black Lion in 1856 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.

Black Lion :

1827/Thomas Berris/../../../Hornimans Directory ***

1830/James Giles/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1840/Wm Holmes/../../../Robsons Directory ***

1841/William Holmes/Innkeeper/50/Berks/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth Holmes/../45/Berks/Census
1841/Edward Rowe/Carpenter/20/Berks/Census
1841/Mary Readings/../20/Berks/Census
1841/Thomas Haywood/Guilder/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/John Moffatt/Plasterer/50/Ireland/Census
1841/Elizbeth Moffatt/../35/Berks/Census
1841/Edmund Moore/Cordwainer/15/Berks/Census
1841/James Everett/Labourer/30/Berks/Census

1842/W Holmes/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1844/William Holmes/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1847/William Holmes/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1851/William Holmes/Victualler/61/Basildon, Berks/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Holmes/Wife/60/Bradfield, Berks/Census
1851/Edmund Rowe/Nephew, Carpenters Foreman/33/Pangbourn, Berks/Census
1851/Jane Wix/Servant, House Servant/32/Shinfield/Census
1851/John Willer/Lodger, Cabinet Maker Journeyman/40/Northampton/Census
1851/David Edwards/Lodger, Hawker Crockeryware/19/Uxbridge, Middlesex/Census
1851/Thomas Usher/Lodger, Cooper Journeyman/27/Lepton, Sussex/Census
1851/Thomas Reynolds/Lodger, Artist/31/Tenby, Wales/Census
1851/William Brow/Lodger, Iron Moulder/48/Reading, Berks/Census

1852/Wm Holmes/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1853/W Holmes/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1854/Wm Holmes/../../../Billings Directory ***

1856/Wm Lovell/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1859/William Lovell/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

Vine :

1863/C Heath/../../../Duttons Directory ***

1864/Charles Heath/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1865/Charles Heath/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1868/Joseph M Koppel/../../../Casseys Directory ***

1870/Henry Walker/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1875/Thomas Whiteway (executors of)/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1877/Thomas Whiteway (executors of)/../../../Harrods Directory ***

1881/William Thomas/Licensed Victualler/35/Swansea, Glamorgan/Census ***
1881/Elizabeth Thomas/Wife/37/Newtown, Montgomeryshire/Census
1881/George Hunter/Servant, Barman/20/Oakley Court/Census
1881/Sarah Miller/Servant, Domestic Servant/24/Oxford, Oxon/Census
1881/George Cain/Servant, Ostler/16/Binfield, Berkshire/Census
1881/Maria Le Page/Mother/60/Neath/Census

1883/Harry Valentine Laker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1884/John North/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1887/John North/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1888/John North/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1891/John North/Licensed Victualler/43/Reading, Berks/Census ***
1891/Agnes J North/Wife/41/Mapledurham, Oxon/Census
1891/Maurice O North/Son, Scholar/9/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Elsie A North/Daughter, Scholar/8/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Horace L E L North/Son/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Ada C Parsons/Visitor, Scholar/14/Norwood, Surrey/Census
1891/Elizabeth E Brook/Servant, Barmaid/24/Hungerford, Berks/Census
1891/Rose E Owens/Servant, Barmaid/20/St Pancras, London/Census
1891/Alice E Perrin/Servant, General Servant Domestic/20/Wigmore, Oxon/Census
1891/Annie M Webb/Servant, General Servant Domestic/16/Burghfield, Berks/Census
1891/Emma Tompkins/Servant, General Servant Domestic/22/Gt Rollright, Oxon/Census

1895/John North/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1899/Charles C Jones/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1900/Charles Clement Jones/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1901/Charles C Jones/Hotel Proprietor/36/Newton, Wales/Census ***
1901/Sarah Jones/Wife/32/Liverpool/Census
1901/Eric C Jones/Son/5/Newton, Wales/Census
1901/Dorothy M Jones/Daughter/2/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Emily Breeze/Servant, Barmaid/22/Newton, Wales/Census
1901/Amy Dunk/Servant, Nurse Maid/18/../Census
1901/Annie Frewin/Servant, Cook/29/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Thomas Mellett/Servant, Barman/23/Reading, Berks/Census

1903/George Withey/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1907/George Withey/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1911/Thomas Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1913/Thomas Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1915/Thos Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1916/Thomas Baldwin/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1920/Thos Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1924/Thos Baldwin/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1928/Hy P Tate/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1931/H C Speight/../../../Kellys Directory ***


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