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Boars Head, 26 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire

Boars Head

Boars Head, Friar Street - circa 2003

Boars Head, Friar Street - circa 2003

Kindly provided by the Reading Forum

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.

1827/James Giles/../../../Hornimans Directory ***

1830/Charles Howard/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1837/S Higgott/../../../Ingalls Directory ***

1840/Chas Chandler/../../../Robsons Directory ***

1841/Charles Chandler/Victualler/45/Berks/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth Chandler/../40/Berks/Census
1841/Charlotte Chandler/../1/Berks/Census
1841/Jane Newland/Servant/20/Not Berks/Census
1841/Lucy Newman/Servant/20/Berks/Census
1841/William White/Servant/30/Berks/Census
1841/Thomas Lee/Lodger/25/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Kirk/Lodger/35/Not Berks/Census
1841/Thomas Kirk/Lodger/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/William Fowler/Lodger/30/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Streak/Lodger/25/Not Berks/Census
1841/James Watson/Lodger/55/Not Berks/Census
1841/Abel Swinham/Lodger/10/Not Berks/Census

1842/Charles Chandler/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1844/Charles Chandler/../../../Pigots Directory ***

1847/Charles Chandler/../../../Post Office Directory ***

1850/Charles Chandler/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1851/Charles Chandler/Inn Keeper, Widow/54/Mortimer, Berks/Census ***
1851/Charlotte Chandler/Daughter/10/Reading, Berks/Census
1851/Jane Newland/Servant, Housekeeper/35/Whitechapel, Middlesex/Census
1851/Kitty White/Servant, General Servant/20/Winchfield, Hants/Census
1851/William Whatmore/Servant, Ostler/40/Eversley, Hants/Census
1851/John Cousins/Visitor, Pipe Merchant/42/Devizes, Wilts/Census
1851/Charles Satten/Visitor/16/Newbury, Berks/Census
1851/James P Drew/Visitor, Figure Painter/38/Devizes, Wilts/Census
1851/Emma Freeman/Visitor/34/Eynesbury, Hunts/Census

1852/Charles Chandler/../../../Slaters Directory ***

1853/Charles Chandler/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1854/Charles Chandler/../../../Billings Directory ***

1856/Charles Chandler/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1859/Charles Chandler/../../../Macaulays Directory ***

1863/C Chandler/../../../Duttons Directory ***

1864/D Boseley/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1865/William Annetts/& fly proprietor/../../Macaulays Directory ***

1868/William Annetts/../../../Casseys Directory ***

1870/W Annetts/& fly proprietor/../../Locks Directory ***

1875/Henry Bowyer/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1877/_ Lloyd/../../../Harrods Directory ***

1883/Charles Edward Rhodes/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1884/C E Rhoades/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1887/Charles Edward Rhoades/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1888/Chas Edward Rhoades/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1891/Charles E Rhoades/Licensed Victualler/39/Waltham St Lawrence, Berks/Census ***
1891/Isabella Rhoades/Wife/34/Little Carford, Devon/Census
1891/William E Rhoades/Son, Pupil/15/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/James E Rhoades/Son, Scholar/10/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Charles E Rhoades/Son, Scholar/9/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Minnie J Rhoades/Daughter, Scholar/7/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/John H Rhoades/Son, Scholar/5/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/William E Rhoades/Father, Retired Licensed Victualler/73/Binfield, Berks/Census
1891/Charles Farmer/Servant, Yardman/23/Wantage, Berks/Census
1891/Mary Parfitt/Servant, General Servant/19/Reading, Berks/Census
1891/Emily Wicks/Servant, Barmaid/22/Burghfield, Berks/Census

1893/Edward Rhoades/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1895/Charles Edward Rhoades/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1899/George Lovelock/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1900/George Lovelock/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1901/Richard T Walker/Licensed Victualler/36/Norwich, Norfolk/Census ***
1901/Alice M Walker/Wife/38/Poltimore, Devon/Census
1901/Lionel A Walker/Son/4/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1901/Lillian M Walker/Daughter/6/Brixton, Surrey/Census
1901/Sarah Barlow/Servant, General servant Domestic/40/Reading, Berks/Census
1901/Alfred Bailey/Groom/25/Rotherfield Greys, Oxon/Census

1903/Richd Thos Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1907/Percy Frank Rich/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1911/Percy F R Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1913/Percy Frank Rich Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1915/Percy F R Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1916/P Walker/../../../Smiths Directory ***

1920/Percy F R Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1924/Percy F R Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1928/Percy F R Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1931/Percy F R Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1934/Percy Frank Rich Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1937/Percy Frank Rich Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1949/Frank Percival Bamsey Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1952/Frank Percival Bamsey Walker/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1956/Antony P Fairweather/../../../Kellys Directory ***


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