Sometimes know as The Old Bell **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Devon . The Devon listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.
The following entries are in this format:
Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.
1841/Thos Towndrow/Innkeeper/35/Not Born in Devon/Census **
1841/Jane Towndrow/25/Not Born in Devon/Census
1841/Maria Conway/Female Serv/20/Not Born in Devon/Census
1841/Thomas Dirk/Male Serv/15/Born in Devon/Census
1850/Thomas Towndrow/../../../Post Office Directory **
1851/Thomas Towndrow/Innkeeper/47/Leicestershire/Census **
1851/Jane Towndrow/Wife/40/Dorset/Census
1851/Thomas C Towndrow/Son Scholar/10/Axminster Devon/Census
1851/George Towndrow/Son Scholar/6/Axminster Devon/Census
1851/Jane Towndrow/Dau Scholar/8/Axminster Devon/Census
1851/Maria Conway/Wifes Sister Barmaid/28/Dorset/Census
1851/Susan Oven or Owen?/Maid of All Work/18/Dorset/Census
1851/William Vincent/Servant Ostler/32/Dorset Census
1851/Henry Glyde/Servant Taproom Boy/35/Axminster Devon/Census
1861/Jane Towndrow/Innkeeper Wid/46/Shipton Dorset/Census **
1861/Thomas C Towndrow/Son Asstnt/22/Axminster Devon/Census
1861/Sarah J Towndrow/Dau Asstnt/17/Axminster Devon/Census
1861/George Towndrow/Son Asstnt/15/Axminster Devon/Census
1861/Maria Conway/sister Lodger/40/Loders Dorset/Census
1861/Elizabeth Conway/Niece House Servant/21/Shipton Dorset/Census
1861/Jonathan Harris/House Servant/21/Tatworth Somerset/Census
1871/Francis J Clode/Licensed Victualler/27/Uplyme Devon/Census **
1871/Francis Clode/Father Retired Farmer/61/Farway Devon/Census
1871/Honor A K Clode/Mother/60/Kilmington Devon/Census
1871/Elizabeth A Clode/Sister Housekeeper At Hotel/28/Kilmington
Devon/Census
1871/Emma Fowler/Gen Servant Dom/21/Netherbury Dorset/Census
1878/John Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/John Sutton/Hotel Keeper/43/Newport Essex/Census **
1881/Jane Sutton/Wife/36/Axminster Devon/Census
1881/William G Sutton/Son Scholar/7/Axminster Devon/Census
1881/Elizabeth S Sutton/Dau Scholar/6/Axminster Devon/Census
1881/Ernest J Sutton/Son/2/Axminster Devon/Census
1881/Alice J Sutton/Dau/1/Axminster Devon/Census
1881/Mary J Roberts/Servant Barmaid/19/Axminster Devon/Census
1881/Emily Lee/Gen Servant/17/Axminster Devon/Census
1881/Mary Browning/Servant Housemaid/16/Shute Devon/Census
1881/Catherine Hardy/Servant Nurse/15/Kilmington Devon/Census
1891/John Sutton/Hotel Keeper/53/Newport Essex/Census **
1891/Jane Sutton/Wife/45/Axminster Devon/Census
1891/William Sutton/Son Grocers Asstnt/17/Axminster Devon/Census
1891/Bessie Sutton/Dau Scholar/16/Axminster Devon/Census
1891/Ernie Sutton/Son Scholar/12/Axminster Devon/Census
1891/Alice Sutton/Dau Scholar/11/Axminster Devon/Census
1891/Howard Sutton/Son Scholar/5/Axminster Devon/Census
1891/Alice Farmer/Barmaid/21/Honiton Devon/Census
1891/Elizabeth Pidgeon/Dom Servant Waitress/21/Axminster Devon/Census
1891/Emily Lee/Dom Servant Cook/25/Axminster Devon/Census
1893/John Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory **
1901/John Sutton/Hotel Keeper/61/Newport Essex/Census **
1901/Jane Sutton/Wife/54/Axminster Devon/Census
1901/Alice J Sutton/Dau/21/Axminster Devon/Census
1901/Howard E P Sutton/Son/15/Axminster Devon/Census
1901/Lydia Love/Servant Barmaid/19/Stanton St Gabriel Dorset/Census
1901/Alice H M Baker/Servant Waitress/22/Stockland Devon/Census
1901/Martha Gaitch/Servant Kitchen Maid/18/Kensington Rd London/Census
1902/John Sutton/../../../Post Office Directory **
1914/William Henry Hern/../../../Post Office Directory **
1919/William Henry Hern/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Bev Howlett
**** Provided By Kevan