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.
1872/Charles Peters/../../../Kellys Directory ****
1874/William Cresswell/../../../Middlesex Post Office Directory ****
1881/Thomas
Cannell/Licensed
Victualler, Widow/61/Bethnal Green, Middlesex/Census
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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
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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
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1896/Joseph Charles Schleicker/../../../Post Office Directory ****
1899/Ernest Pryer/../../../Hackney Street Directory ***
1899/William Denney/../../../Post Office Directory ****
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 Laurel Lahay
**** Provided By Kevan