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Lighter Inn, The Quay, Topsham

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Lighter Inn, The Quay, Topsham - in April 2009

Lighter Inn, The Quay, Topsham - in April 2009

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The following entries are in this format:

Year/Publican or other Resident/Relationship to Head and or Occupation/Age/Where Born/Source.

1832/Mrs Perriam/../../../Devonshire Chronicle & Exeter News, February 1832 **

1844/Thomas Stancombe/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1850/Thos. Stancombe/../../../White’s Directory **

1852/Thomas Stancombe/../../../Slater’s Directory 1852-53 **

1878/Mrs Ann W Salisbury / Victualler/../../White’s Directory, 1878-79 **

1893/Richard Gendel/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Devon & Cornwall **

1897/William Voysey/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1902/William Voysey/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1919/Eli Pring/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1923/Eli Pring/../../../Post Office Directory **


** Provided By Stephen Harris


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