The Living History of Britain’s Pubs

Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.

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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.

1830/John Embery/../../../Post Office Directory **

1844/William Elliott/../../../Post Office Directory **

1850/Geo Sluman/../../../Whites Directory **

1878/George Sluman/../../../Whites Directory **

1889/Philip Colwill/../../../Kellys Directory **

1893/Mary Colwill(Mrs)/../../../Kellys Directory **

1902/William Henry Keates/../../../Kellys Directory **

1910/John Woolf/../../../Post Office Directory **

1914/John Woolf/../../../Post Office Directory **

1919/Ernest Bond/../../../Post Office Directory **

1923/Ernest Bond/../../../Post Office Directory **


** Provided By Bev Howlett


PUB HISTORY
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