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Ship Inn, Strand, Rye TN31 7DB

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Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Rye, Sussex .

Residents at this address

1839/George Thomas/../../../Pigots Directory

1841/John Christmas/Inn Keeper/38/Sussex/Census ***
1841/Elizabeth T Christmas/../30/../Census
1841/Elizabeth Christmas/../15/Sussex/Census
1841/Mary Ann Christmas/../5/../Census

1851/J Christmas/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/John Christmas/Victualler/48/Rye, Sussex/Census ***
1851/Elizabeth Christmas/Wife/41/Halden, Kent/Census
1851/Mary Ann Christmas/Daughter/14/Rye, Sussex/Census
1851/Maria Blackman/House Servant/20/Rye, Sussex/Census
1851/George Cock/Lodger, Blacksmith/51/Lydd, Kent/Census
1851/John Dowde/Lodger, Excavator/19/Bath, Somerset/Census
1851/William Gurr/Lodger, Mariner/32/Hastings, Sussex/Census

1859/J Nye/../../../Post Office Directory

1866/R Prior/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/Thomas Osborne/Inn Keeper/47/West Burgett, Essex/Census ***
1871/Eliza Osborne/Wife/48/Littlebury, Essex/Census
1871/Eliza Tapp/Daughter, Gardeners Wife/21/West Burgett, Essex/Census
1871/Fanny Osborne/Daughter/14/Wormingford, Essex/Census
1871/John Message/Lodger, Labourer/40/Watland, Sussex/Census
1871/Thomas W Tapp/Son, Gardeners Son/2 months/Rye, Sussex/Census

1878/Thomas Riddle/../../../Post Office Directory

1890/William Mason/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/James Collins/../../../Post Office Directory

1905/James Collins/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Edward McEntee/../../../Post Office Directory

Sussex Express. 06 February 1931 Licences renewed - Rye Inns:
Thomas William Neeves, Ship Inn;

2018, Ship Inn, The Strand, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7DB



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