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The Living History of Britain’s Pubs

Landlords, legends, census records, and lost taverns.

Use the search box below to research your ancestors by surname, street name, pub name etc. The directory and census entries are reproduced verbatim from original sources. The Historical-Narrative represents my (the author’s) interpretation of that evidence.

Do you have detail to add? Please contact me: Kevan

Passage House Inn, Ferry Road, Topsham

Address earlier given as The Passage (pre-1914). This pub bears the date 1721. **

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.

Passage House Inn, Ferry Road, Topsham - in April 2009

Passage House Inn, Ferry Road, 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.

1844/Chas. Hall/../../../Pigot’s Directory **

1850/Charles Hall/../../../White’s Directory **

1852/Chas. Hall/../../../Slater’s Directory 1852-53 **

1878/Henry Dalley / Ferryman & Victualler/../../White’s Directory, 1878-79 **

1893/Robert Bolt/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Devon & Cornwall **

1902/Robert Bolt/../../../Kelly’s Directory **

1914/Robert Bolt/../../../Kelly’s Directory **


** Provided By Stephen Harris


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