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Wellington Arms, 97 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire

Known as the Four Horse Shoes in 1852 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.

Four Horse Shoes :

1827/Wm Shaylor/../../../Hornimans Directory ***

1830/William Shaylor/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1837/W Baker/& gardener/../../Ingalls Directory ***

1840/W Baker/../../../Robsons Directory ***

1841/William Baker/Publican/40/Berks/Census ***
1841/Ann Rose/Servant/55/Berks/Census
1841/Sarah Huggins/Servant/40/Not Berks/Census
1841/William Ferguson/Tea Dealer/25/Scotland/Census
1841/Sarah Harvey/Servant/20/Berks/Census

1842/Wm Baker/& gardener & seedsman/../../Post Office Directory ***

1844/William Baker/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1847/Richard Painter/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1850/Joseph Whitfield Foster/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1851/James Alecock/Licensed Victualler/28/Fakenham, Suffolk/Census ***
1851/Bertha Alecock/Wife/38/Westbury, Wilts/Census
1851/Ambrose Rhodes/Visitor, Bricklayer (Journeyman)/59/Kingsclere, Hants/Census

1852/Joseph Whitfield Foster/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1853/Hester Mearing/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

Wellington Arms :

1854/John Beale/../../../Billings Directory ***

1856/Rowland Ames/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1859/Thomas Reeves/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1863/T J Reeves/../../../Duttons Directory ***

1864/T Chandler/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1865/Thomas Cox/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1868/Joseph Watkins/../../../Casseys Directory ***

1870/J Simmonds/../../../Locks Directory ***
1870/Charles Goodall/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1875/William Timmins/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1877/William Timmins/../../../Harrods Directory ***

1881/John Hercombe/Licensed Victualler/45/Bedwyn, Wilts/Census ***
1881/Lucey Hercombe/Wife/36/Hungerford, Berks/Census
1881/William Horn/Son in Law, Scholar/11/Bradfield, Berks/Census
1881/Harry Hercombe/Son, Scholar/5/Gallows Tree Common, Oxon/Census
1881/Lucy Hercombe/Daughter/4/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Frances Hercombe/Daughter/9m/Reading, Berks/Census
1881/Charles Rodford/Boarder, Ag Labourer/36/Wedmore, Somerset/Census

1883/John Hercombe/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1887/Charles Hammond/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1888/Chas Hammond/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1891/Uninhabited/../../../Census


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