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Duke Of Devonshire, 72 Darnley Road, Hackney E9

A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hackney, Middlesex - now in East London. The Hackney, East London listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors.

Duke of Devonshire, 72 Darnley Road - in February 2002

Kindly provided by Laurel Lahay (taken by James Hancock)

The following entries are in this format:

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

1866/F Parker/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****

1872/Charles Peters/../../../Kellys Directory ****

1874/William Cresswell/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****

1878/Hy Blyther/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****

1881/Thomas Cannell/Licensed Victualler, Widow/61/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census ****
1881/Mary Cannell/Daughter, Barmaid/38/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emily Cannell/Daughter, Barmaid/23/Shoreditch, Middlesex/Census
1881/J W Edmonds/Potman/22/London, Middlesex/Census

My great grandfather Joseph Hall was a publican at the Duke of Devonshire Pub at 72 Darnley Rd. in Hackney for a short period of time. Joseph's brothers (The Halls) had the Admiral Keppel Pub on Hoxton Street in Shoreditch. ***

1891/Joseph Hall/Licensed Victualler/30/Paddington, London/Census ***
1891/Annie E Hall/Wife/23/Paddington, London/Census
1891/William F Hall/Son/4/Hackney, London/Census
1891/George Hall/Son/3/Leighton, Essex/Census
1891/Rose Hall/Daughter/2/Leighton, Essex/Census
1891/Ada M Hall/Daughter/4 months/Hackney, London/Census
1891/? Hall/Sister/28/S Newington, London/Census
1891/John Clifford/Potman/10 ?/Norwood, London/Census
1891/Susannah Janes/General Servant/26/London/Census

1894/Joseph Hall/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1896/Joseph Charles Schleicker/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1899/Ernest Pryer/../../../Hackney Street Directory ***

1899/William Denney/../../../Post Office Directory ****

My great uncle, George Holford first appears in the phone book at the Duke of Devonshire in 1910 - the same detail as in the Post Office directory. He is listed all the way through until 1940. This is quite remarkable as he died on 28th December 1928! However the site shows that his widow continued as the licensee (Ellen Louise Holford). She remarried (third marriage) in 1941 and obviously gave up the pub. **

The Duke of Devonshire must have given a good living because he left £5,750 which is the present day equivalent of about £260,000. My dad remembers his uncle as being the affluent business man who overshadowed his own dad (Ernest Holford) who was licensee of less successful pubs. **

1910/George Holford/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1914/George Holford/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1915/George Holford/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1934/Mrs Ellen L Holford/../../../Kelly's ****

1938/Mrs Ellen L Holford/../../../Post Office Directory ****

1944/Thos W Cole & J W C Lynch/../../../Post Office Directory ****

** Provided By Peter Holford

*** Provided By Laurel Lahay

**** Provided By Kevan

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