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This pub was established by 1844 and rebuilt in its present form in 1891. It was renamed the Italian Bar & Grill in 2009 and is now very much more a restaurant than a pub. **
India Arms, 30 Great Southsea Street, Southsea - in April 2011
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Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hampshire . The Hampshire 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.
1844/George Beardsell / Beer Retailer /../../Pigot’s Directory **
1852/George Beardsell / Beer Retailer /../../Slater’s Directory **
1855/John Boxall Keene / Beer Retailer /../../Post Office Directory **
1871/Alexender Mercer/Licensed Victualler/33/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1871/Louisa Mercer/Wife/29/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1871/Ellen Mercer/Daughter/3/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1871/Fanny Mercer/Daughter/1/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1875/Wm. Alex. Marshallsay/../../../Post Office Directory **
1881/William Marshallsay/Licensed Victualler/29/Dorset/Census
1881/Matilda Marshallsay/Wife/25/Gosport, Hampshire/Census
1881/Matilda M Marshallsay/Daughter/5/Southsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/Louisa A Marshallsay/Daughter/4/Southsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/Lilian B Marshallsay/Daughter/1/Southsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/Elizabeth Butt/General Servant/19/Southsea, Hampshire/Census
1881/Ada E Parfill/Nurse Maid/14/Sandown, Hampshire/Census
1885/Wm A Marshallsay/../../../Kellys Directory
1898/John Mackrell/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/William Pellen/Licensed Victualler/47/Penzance, Cornwall/Census
1901/Annie Pellen/Wife/37/Petersfield, Surrey/Census
1901/Bessie Pellen/Sister/54/Penzance, Cornwall/Census
1901/Edith McGarry/Generl Servant/20/Havant, Hampshire/Census
1911/T Whalebone/../../../Kellys Directory
1920/Alfred Joseph Nichols/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Edwd Langford/../../../Kellys Directory
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