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Vine, 5 Grape Passage, Upper Hosier Street, Reading, Berkshire

At 7 & 9 Grape Passage in 1881 and after ***

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.

1842/William Chamberlin/beershop/../../Post Office Directory ***

1850/Wm Holmes/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1851/Wm Chamberlain/Publican/44/Hook, Hants/Census ***
1851/Esther Chamberlain/Wife/40/Corsham, Wilts/Census
1851/Wm H Chamberlain/Son/6/Reading, Berks/Census

1854/George Lake/Beer Retailer/../../Billings Directory ***

1881/Willian J Fry/Beer House Keeper/24/Wokingham, Berks/Census ***
1881/Emily Fry/Wife/21/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Charles Wicks/Lodger, Labourer Biscuit Factory/25/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Sarah A Wicks/Wife/25/Middlesex/Census
1881/William C Wicks/Won/3m/Reading, Berks/Census

1888/George Pavey/beer retailer/../../Stevens Directory ***

1891/George Povey/Engine Fitter/53/Basingstoke, Hants/Census ***
1891/Ellen Povey/Wife, Beer Seller/56/Caversham, Oxon/Census
1891/Agnes Povey/Daughter, Tailoress/28/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Charles Povey/Son, Coach Painter/18/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Eliza Barnes/Visitor, Cook/49/Reading, Berks/Census

1895/Edwin Dearing/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***

1900/John Davey/beer retailer/../../Smiths Directory ***

1903/John Bishop/beer retailer/../../Kellys 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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