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England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Buckland Filleigh St Mary

 

The Parish

The parish of Buckland Filleigh lies in western Devon about 8 miles northeast of the small market town of Holsworthy. There is very little to modern day Buckland Filleigh little more than a hamlet which sits within a large area devoid of major roads, the closest A road sits just over three miles south and is the A3072 connecting Holsworthy with Hatherleigh. Buckland Filleigh would have largely been an estate parish with most folk working in support of the single local landowner, being Devon pastoral farming would have predominated. Much of the parish is, today, wooded with Upcott Wood occupying much of the acreage. Buckland Filleigh is drained southwards by the Mussel Brook which runs to join the Torridge before turning back northwards to reach the outer Bristol Channel through the port of Bideford & the joint estuary of Taw & Torridge. Buckland Filleigh is sited at around 150 metres above the sea and sits on something of a ridge with land only rising gently northward to close to 170 metres. Buckland Filleigh parish was fairly typically sized for its area, covering close to 1,000 acres it would have supported a population of just under 300 parishioners. In Domesday times Buckland Filleigh was a a holding of Bishop Geoffrey of Coutances and was a relatively modest place even then, offering 7 ploughs and small meadows, pastures & woodland.


The Church

St Mary's church sits within the grounds of the house set amid 18th century landscaping which includes a serpentine lake. Whilst a remnant of Norman Romanesque remains in the form of the southern doorway the church was almost completely rebuilt during the period from Decorated into Perpendicular styles a build period covering much of the 14th century. The church received a substantial restoration in the mid to late 1880s resulting in today's church. The church is particularly difficult of access, the lane leading through the parish is very narrow with little space for parking and the church can be approached down a footpath following the access drive of Buckland House. Once within the churchyard there are few obstructions to photography.


The Records

Register No Covering Dates Deposited With Register Style Quality Standard Comments
1 9th May 1754 - 27th October 1811 North Devon Record Office - Reference - 1096A/PR/1/3 Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page Grade 4 Register - there are notable quality issues with this register which may have resulted in many misreads This register has suffered damage over the years showing greying of the edges of pages and missing portions of the pages, fortunately a good series of Bishop's Transcripts has restored most of the missing data.
2 30th January 1813 - 20th September 1836 North Devon Record Office - Reference - 1096A/PR/1/4 Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number This register too has suffered from water damage which has resulted in staining of the spine into the entry blocks. Whilst this is insufficient to make the register unreadable it does result in the loss of date detail for one entry, the remainder were trying but readable.


Shebbear St Michael
Peters Marsland St Peter
Petrockstowe St Petroc
Shebbear St Michael
Petrockstowe St Petroc
Shebbear St Michael
Sheepwash St Lawrence
Petrockstowe St Petroc
Highampton Holy Cross

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Register Reference Date Groom Forename Groom Surname Groom Status Groom Abode Bride Forename Bride Surname Bride Status Bride Abode
1 09/05/1754 Richard LOCK     Anne MUDGE    
2 06/06/1754 William WALTER   Bideford Elizabeth SILKE    
3 09/04/1755 John VANSTONE     Elizabeth STROUT    
4 19/04/1756 Samuel SARGEANT     Elizabeth PILLAVANT   Petrockstowe
5 11/04/1757 John PASMORE   Shebbear Grace GAMMON    
6 31/01/1758 William BRAUND     Elizabeth GAMMON    
7 07/05/1758 Richard ROUTLEY     Anne VANSTONE    
8 06/12/1758 James MARSHAL   Sheepwash Martha HAM    
9 27/07/1759 John ALFORD     Catherine COLE    
10 08/04/1760 Thomas LEWIS     Mary SAUNDERS   Shebbear
11 25/12/1760 Arthur LUGG     Loveday WILKEY    
12 30/03/1761 James SYMMONS   Black Torrington Anne GRIFFIN    
13 30/05/1762 John RISDON     Ann SMALE   Black Torrington
14 02/10/1762 John BLIGHT     Jane DARRAKOT   Shebbear
15 24/12/1762 William MILLMAN     Elizabeth TURNER    
16 11/03/1764 George VANSTONE     Elisabeth BUDD    
17 11/06/1764 Richard GILBERT     Margaret YOUNG    
18 25/12/1764 William EARLE     Mary COURTICE    
19 01/02/1765 Abraham ADAMS   Meeth Sarah HEDDON    
20 28/07/1765 Richard FOWLER     Rebecca HORN    
21 31/05/1767 Samuel HANKING     Mary MILFORD   Black Torrington
22 27/06/1768 William BRAUND     Elizabeth QUICK    
23 24/08/1768 John PLUCKNET     Elizabeth HORN    
24 26/03/1769 William BRANCH   Sheepwash Anne BALKWELL    
25 01/10/1769 John WARD     Elizabeth BRAUND    
26 29/10/1769 John HORREL     Jane WEBB    
27 29/04/1770 James PIPER     Jane WONNACOT   Shebbear
28 23/12/1770 Samuel BRAUND     Mary MAY    
29 16/02/1772 Clement OSBORN     Mary PIPER    
30 11/05/1774 Henry PERKIN   Langtree Anne MILLMAN    
31 16/10/1774 Samuel SAUNDERS     Susanna WONNACOTT    
32 27/10/1774 James HUTCHINGS   Petrockstowe Mary VANSTONE    
33 24/04/1775 John CANN   Meeth Mary JEWRY    
34 28/08/1775 James VANSTONE   Sheepwash Elizabeth WARD Widow  
35 14/07/1776 Richard WIVELL   Northlew Christian COHAM    
36 17/09/1776 John Skinner BAKER   Berrynarbor Christian SILKE    
37 09/03/1777 Thomas PIPER     Grace PARSONS    
38 09/11/1777 John PARSONS     Mary BOND    
39 01/06/1778 John LEWIS     Mary BALKWILL    
40 04/01/1781 Richard GILBERT     Grace PAGE   Sheepwash
41 19/01/1782 John LEY     Elizabeth CHUGG    
42 21/10/1782 John STILE     Ann VANSTONE    
43 27/10/1782 Richard MOUNCE     Mary PERKIN    
44 18/08/1783 Stephen VANSTONE   Langtree Grace VODDEN    
45 11/04/1785 William MAY     Jane MAY    
46 15/06/1785 William PETT     Mary MILLMAN    
47 07/03/1786 William ARNOLD   Petrockstowe Elizabeth ADDAMS    
48 08/05/1786 Joseph MAY     Elizabeth GILBERT Single  
49 14/08/1787 Arthur MAY     Rebecca BLIGHT    
50 19/05/1788 Richard LOCK     Susanna SWEET    
51 20/10/1788 Nathaniel RICHARDS     Margaret WEBB    
52 05/11/1788 John BEWS     Ann BEWS    
53 29/06/1789 John LONG   Langtree Joanna WESTLAKE    
54 10/10/1789 Charles GOLD     Ann LONG    
55 26/10/1789 William AYRE     Philippy DIAMOND    
56 06/11/1790 Henry NETHERWAY     Grace SAUNDERS    
57 10/01/1791 Christopher TRACEY     Jane ALLEN   Shebbear
58 06/04/1791 John BLATCHFORD   Highampton Elizabeth SCOTT    
59 06/04/1791 Robert BALKWILL     Martha WARD    
60 10/06/1792 John BRAUND     Susanna VANSTONE    
61 19/11/1792 Richard HAMMETT   Little Torrington Mary SIDSCOMBE    
62 02/01/1793 William FINNEMORE     Frances TRAIN   Petrockstowe
63 08/04/1793 Benjamin JOHNSON     Mary MUSGROVE    
64 16/06/1793 William HILL     Frances PASSMORE    
65 13/02/1794 Philip ANDREW   Peters Marland Elizabeth MILLMAN    
66 14/05/1794 John HUTCHINGS     Elizabeth BANBURY    
67 28/09/1794 William HEYSED   Black Torrington Christian EARL    
68 23/02/1795 James RISDON     Sarah HAWKING    
69 28/12/1795 Richard WESTCOTT   Shebbear Elizabeth BLAKE    
70 18/04/1796 George HAWKIN   Langtree Sarah SCOTT    
71 03/12/1796 James MILLMAN     Rahel RISDON   Petrockstowe
72 30/04/1797 John HORRIL     Mary LOGG    
73 13/01/1799 William LABDON     Ann BREALY    
74 17/03/1799 Thomas PHILIPS     Sarah SAUNDERS    
75 08/12/1799 Robert LOGG     Mary HATHERLY    
76 07/06/1801 John HAILS   Merton Agnes ALLEN    
77 28/03/1802 John SAUNDERS   Petrockstowe Dorothy PAINE    
78 18/07/1802 John HICKS   Lawhitton, Cornwall Elizabeth HOPKINS    
79 06/11/1802 John DOBB     Susanna ALLEN    
80 14/04/1803 John HEARN     Mary TOWTON    
23/04/1804 John MAY     Grace NETHERWAY    
23/04/1804 William BATE     Elizabeth BURNETT    
24/05/1804 James BROCK     Margery ALLEN    
05/08/1804 Christopher WETLOCK     Mary DAVY    
27/10/1805 Stephen SAUNDERS     Elizabeth BURNELL    
16/01/1807 Hugh HILL   Halwell Ann SMALE    
17/08/1807 Samuel HUTCHINGS   Langtree Rachel STILE    
22/10/1807 James VANSTONE     Mary BALKWILL    
07/12/1807 William LARKWORTHY   Shebbear Mary Ann BALKWILL    
01/02/1808 James KNIGHT   Merton Frances DARK    
17/07/1809 William SKINNER   Thornbury Mary MOUNCE    
19/11/1809 Stephen VANSTONE   Sheepwash Mary LEWIS    
17/04/1810 Henry BEARE   Meeth Jane SCOTT    
10/12/1810 Joseph BAYLEY   Black Torrington Elizabeth MORTIMER    
02/07/1811 Richard WHITLOCK     Grace BRIDGEMAN    
11/09/1811 Richard REDDAWAY   Highampton Elizabeth BALKWILL    
27/10/1811 Samuel OCKRIDGE     Grace AVERY    
1 30/01/1813 Richard BALKWILL     Ann ALLEN Single  
2 05/10/1814 Roger DREW     Margery COPP Single Shebbear
3 03/04/1815 Thomas DAW     Ann PUGSLEY Single  
4 10/08/1815 John PRIEST   Thornbury Mary DAW Single  
5 25/03/1816 John BIRCH     Willmot EDWARDS Single  
6 29/07/1816 George WEBB     Susanna BOND Single  
7 30/04/1817 William BROWN Single   Frances ANDREW Single  
8 25/05/1818 George PETT     Martha HUTCHINGS Single  
9 25/05/1818 Richard PETT     Eulalia MILLS Single  
10 22/09/1818 William TRACE     Mary HUTCHINGS    
11 14/01/1819 John BRAUND     Mary MAY    
12 26/01/1819 William HUTCHINGS     Dolly DREW    
13 18/03/1819 John HEARN     Ann FRY    
14 21/03/1819 John STEVENS   St Thomas, Exeter Mary VANSTONE Single  
15 26/05/1819 Richard BRINT   Black Torrington Rebecca PANACOTT   Langtree
16 27/03/1820 Robert WESTLAKE     Mary WILLIS Single  
17 28/03/1820 Emanuel PARSONS   Shebbear Elizabeth GILBERT Single  
18 10/04/1820 John ELLIOTT     Sarah LEWIS    
19 23/05/1821 James SILK     Sarah BALKWILL    
20 18/10/1821 Samuel WITHAM   Feock, Cornwall Elizabeth WILLIAMS    
21 28/02/1822 Joseph CHUDLEY   Shebbear Susanna FRY    
22 17/04/1822 John BROWN     Elizabeth MOUNCE    
23 26/03/1823 Joseph MAY     Grace BURNETT    
24 10/04/1823 William THOMAS   Shebbear Elizabeth SEAGAR    
25 17/06/1823 James GORVETT     Mary Ann HORRIELL    
26 20/10/1823 George HATHERLEIGH   Bradford Nancy BALKWILL    
27 04/02/1824 Henry MERRIFULL Single   Jane BOLS Single  
28 06/05/1824 John HILL     Sarah PHILIPS    
29 26/05/1824 Joseph MITCHELL     Ann WALTER    
30 15/09/1824 John SANDERS     Anne WILLIS    
31 12/04/1825 John BROCK     Frances BUSE    
32 26/04/1825 James LUXON     Mary BASSET    
33 29/11/1825 Samuel LONGMAN     Joanna WORTH   Sheepwash
34 30/05/1826 Everard LEMPRIERE   Meeth Lucy Maria FOULKES    
35 14/06/1827 William MAY     Mary JOHNS    
36 11/10/1827 John BALKWELL     Mary HOOPER    
37 22/10/1827 Isaac BALKWELL     Leonora CHOPPEL    
39 00/00/1828 William SIDDEN     Susanna HANCOCK    
38 09/06/1828 John HEYSETT     Jane SQUIRE    
40 05/05/1829 Samuel PASSMORE     Mary BUSE    
41 08/04/1830 Richard WARE     Betsy BUSE    
42 22/03/1831 William TANTON   Peters Marland Susannah WITHAM    
43 27/03/1831 Samuel YOUNG     Elizabeth QUICK    
44 27/03/1831 John DAVEY     Hannah Woonocott BOWMAN    
45 27/05/1833 Richard BISSETT     Elizabeth GILBERT    
46 23/10/1833 John BALKWILL     Elizabeth BONBERY    
47 26/11/1833 William LORAN     Grace MITCHEL    
48 03/04/1834 Christopher DAMREL     Sarah MOUNCE    
49 28/04/1834 George LACYE   Crewkerne, Somerset Mary PHILIPS    
50 10/09/1835 James VANSTONE Single   Betsy Ann PARNACOTT Single  
51 20/09/1836 Richard BOLT Single Hatherleigh Elizabeth TALLAMY Single  

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