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England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Stoke Rivers St Bartholomew

 

The Parish

The parish of Stoke Rivers lies in northern Devon quite close to its border with neighbouring Somerset. Stoke Rivers is a compact village about 5 miles northeast of the port and town of Barnstaple. Stoke Rivers lies in lanes several miles from any major road, the closest being the A399 which runs about 3 miles away to the east and which connects South Molton with Combe Martin. The area around the village is largely dominated by pastoral farming in small fields. Stoke Rivers lies in an elevated position on a prominent ridge descending from nearby Exmoor, it is largely built around its main junction of lanes. The area is drained by deeply incised valleys carrying tributaries of the River Yeo, these head southwestwards to enter the Irish Sea through the port of Barnstaple. Stoke Rivers is sited at around 210 metres above the sea, high above its neighbouring valleys which are cut in by 120 metres, the landscape being extremely undulating hereabouts. By the standards of North Devon Stoke Rivers parish was on the small side, it covered around 2,300 acres and supported a population of around 300 parishioners. In Domesday times Stoke Rivers was held by one William of Poilley, it was small then too having just 5 ploughs and some woodland and pasture.


The Church

St Bartholomew's church sits on the northern side of the village and is tucked away behind most of the properties. The church is largely 15th century in age and also largely in the Perpendicular style. It follows the frequent layout style of chancel, nave and western tower, the latter having been modernised with a battlemented top. There was a significant alteration made in 1832 when the chancel was lengthened and much internal plasterwork added. The church is accessed by a grassy footpath of a hundred yards or so and a pair of metal gates grant access to the churchyard. There are few restrictions to photography within the site.


The Records

Register No Covering Dates Deposited With Register Style Quality Standard Comments
1 3rd November 1754 - 15th October 1811 North Devon Record Office - Reference - 2286A/PR/1/4 Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 3 entries per page Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number There is considerable fading of the this register leading to a likelihood of a few misreads
2 25th March 1813 - 6th February 1837 North Devon Record Office - Reference - 2286A/PR/1/5 Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads None


Bratton Fleming St Peter
Bratton Fleming St Peter
Bratton Fleming St Peter
Goodleigh St Gregory
Charles St John the Baptist
Landkey St Paul
Swimbridge St James
West Buckland St Peter
East Buckland St Michael

1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830

Register Reference Date Groom Forename Groom Surname Groom Status Groom Abode Bride Forename Bride Surname Bride Status Bride Abode
1 03/11/1754 David HEAL     Margaret COMER Single Goodleigh
2 09/02/1755 John TUCKER     Elizabeth PARSELEY Single  
3 11/02/1755 Thomas FALLIN     Margaret RODS Single  
4 15/11/1755 John TAMLYN     Agnes SNOW Single Stoke Pero, Somerset
5 25/01/1756 William THORN     Elizabeth ROWE Single  
6 06/03/1758 John RIDD     Susanna CHAPPLE Single  
7 26/05/1758 James BUCKINGHAM   West Buckland Elizabeth CRANG Single  
8 10/09/1758 William WARD     Joan TUCKER Single  
9 29/10/1758 William LEWORTHY     Charity RIDGE Single  
10 16/04/1759 Joseph JOCE   Goodleigh Sarah ROGERS Widow  
11 07/04/1760 John BATTERBY   Goodleigh Mary ROWE Single  
12 20/05/1760 John COURTICE     Joan DALLIN Single  
13 18/12/1760 Richard THORN   Landkey Rebecca TUCKER Single  
14 03/02/1762 Anthony HUXTABLE     Sarah REED Single  
15 10/05/1762 William VERNEY   Chittlehampton Elizabeth LEWORTHY Single  
16 24/01/1764 William BEER   West Buckland Mary GRIMSHIRE Single  
17 02/05/1764 Richard CONIBEER     Mary COMER Single  
18 10/03/1767 John BUDD   Landkey Alice CRANG Single  
19 18/04/1768 Richard COURTNAY     Ann BENNET Single East Down
20 17/05/1768 Anthony HUXTABLE     Margaret CONIBEAR Single  
21 15/11/1768 George NICHOLS     Mary SNOW Widow  
22 17/11/1770 George GEEN     Mary BEVANS Single  
23 29/07/1771 Alexander TUCKER     Mary LEWIS Single  
24 25/03/1774 John RIDD     Sarah PARKIN Single  
25 14/11/1775 William THORN   Swimbridge Grace DENNICOMBE Single  
26 25/03/1776 William YEO     Ann COURTICE Single  
27 11/03/1777 John COMER   Loxhore Margaret CRANG Single  
28 01/04/1777 William NOTT   Swimbridge Mary COURTICE Single  
29 06/04/1778 John COURTICE     Sarah TUCKER Single  
30 26/01/1779 William COURTICE     Agnes JOHNS Single  
31 05/02/1780 Richard HALLOWAY     Sarah TUCKER Single  
32 25/03/1780 Richard BROME     Elizabeth PUGSLEY Single  
33 24/04/1780 William ALDON   Goodleigh Elizabeth COURTICE Single  
34 17/11/1781 Daniel GOULD     Grace PHILIPS Single  
35 19/01/1782 William RICHARDS   Goodleigh Thomasin RIDD Single  
36 25/03/1784 John LEWORTHY     Elizabeth BRAYLEY Single  
37 25/03/1784 Thomas YEO     Mary YEO Single  
38 25/07/1784 Isaac CHAPPELL   West Buckland Mary CROSSCOMBE Single  
39 08/11/1784 Alexander MARTIN     Mary COURTICE Single  
39 07/02/1785 Michael LOCK     Mary BATH Single  
40 29/09/1785 George GAMMON   Loxhore Mary COCK Single  
41 10/10/1785 John PARKIN     Alice WARD Single  
42 27/06/1786 Robert BOWERS     Thomasin PARMINTER Single  
43 20/11/1787 John HARDING     Mary DAVY Single  
44 02/08/1788 John HUXTABLE     Mary RICHARDS Single Bratton Fleming
45 24/08/1788 Lewis SKINNER   Landkey Mary LEWORTHY Single  
46 17/11/1788 Charles HIERN   Huntshaw Hannah KATON Single  
47 11/01/1790 Richard WILKEY   Goodleigh Prudence LEWORTHY Single  
48 04/04/1791 Samuel YEO     Joan LEWORTHY Single  
49 26/09/1791 John BLACKMORE   Parracombe Mary HUNT Single  
50 23/07/1792 John BALE     Elizabeth BEER Single  
51 26/04/1794 Hugh MUXWORTHY   West Buckland Mary DOWN Single  
52 25/12/1794 John WARD   Swimbridge Mary PASSMORE Single  
53 25/03/1795 John GEEN   Bratton Fleming Jane MILFORD Single High Bickington
54 13/05/1795 John FRY   East Buckland Joan PASSMORE Single  
55 17/11/1795 John SMITH   Charles Mary COURTNEY Single  
56 17/01/1797 James PARMINTER     Mary BENNET Single Kentisbury
57 14/02/1797 William CONIBEAR     Mary PHILPOT Single  
58 28/08/1797 Joseph KINGDON     Sarah MAY Single  
59 24/04/1799 John STRIBLING   Swimbridge Elizabeth WARD Single  
60 25/03/1800 Charles MAYNE     Elizabeth SCOTT Single  
61 28/03/1800 John DARBY   St David, Exeter Mary BOSSON Single  
62 22/04/1800 William BLACKMORE     Betty DELVE Single  
63 14/10/1800 John BOSSON     Mary GEEN Single  
64 28/11/1801 John Gordin GRIBBLE     Rebecca RIDD Single  
65 29/03/1802 John JEWEL     Mary DOWDLE Single  
67 06/09/1802 Richard CHALLACOMBE     Mary LOCK Single  
68 15/04/1804 Henry THORNE     Mary PERRIN Single  
69 22/07/1805 John MOGRIDGE Widower   Joan RODLY Single  
70 13/10/1805 John ROWE     Mary NORTON Single  
71 08/12/1805 Richard COOK     Mary MOGRIDGE Single  
72 03/04/1806 Robert PARMINTER     Johanna PILE Single  
28/03/1807 John KINGDON     Elizabeth TALLYN Single  
12/04/1809 Robert CONIBEAR   Shirwell Betty BLACKMORE Widow  
12/04/1809 Alexander MARTIN     Mary LAKE Single  
19/04/1809 Richard CRANG     Mary GAMMON Widow  
02/08/1810 Philip GEEN   Landkey Grace BENNETT Single  
15/10/1811 Richard BARROW     Sarah HOLLOWAY Single  
1 25/03/1813 Thomas Parminter BOWEN     Jane THORNE Single  
2 15/05/1813 John RIDGE   Swimbridge Grace HUXTABLE Single  
3 25/04/1814 William PARKIN     Betty MOGRIDGE Single  
4 08/05/1814 George BOWEN   Swimbridge Betty PARKIN Single  
5 05/02/1815 William TALLYN   Loxhore Mary ROWE Single  
6 21/10/1815 James RIDGE     Charity LEWORTHY Single  
7 02/04/1816 Thomas EARLEY Single Swimbridge Elizabeth BALE Widow  
8 28/05/1816 John BUDD Widower Landkey Julia Anna HIERN Single  
9 31/03/1817 James HOLVELL Single   Jane SKINNER Single  
10 15/04/1817 Thomas SMALL     Maria PARKMAN Single  
11 28/03/1818 Nicholas NORMAN Single   Mary SCOTT Single  
12 29/03/1818 John FRY   Challacombe Mary SAGE Single  
13 02/05/1819 John GEEN Single   Elizabeth LAKE Single  
14 20/10/1819 Charles HOLLOWAY Single   Sarah GEEN Single  
15 09/03/1820 Richard GOULD Single Shirwell Prudence RIDD Single Barnstaple
16 27/03/1821 Joseph KINGDON     Phoebe BARROW Single  
17 05/04/1821 Thomas PARKIN Single   Mary ALLIN Single  
18 12/08/1821 John TUCKER Single   Joan RIDGE Single  
19 23/10/1821 George GOULD Single   Elizabeth INCLEDON Single  
20 09/04/1822 Anthony PUGSLEY Single   Alice MOGRIDGE Single  
21 15/04/1822 William KINGDON Single Fremington Elizabeth MANSELL Single Heanton Punchardon
22 31/08/1823 Thomas RIDGE Single   Mary CROCKER Single  
23 24/05/1824 Thomas FRY Single   Betsey SNELL Single  
24 07/10/1824 Elias HOYLE Single   Elizabeth DART Single  
25 11/04/1825 William JENKINS Single Shirwell Grace HOLLAND Single Bideford
26 11/05/1825 John LAKE Single   Mary SNELL Single  
27 29/11/1825 George LYLE Single High Bray Mary QUICK Single  
28 04/10/1826 John IRELAND Single High Bray Elizabeth QUICK Single  
29 24/02/1827 Richard LEWORTHY Single Swimbridge Mary PARKIN Widow  
30 08/05/1827 William GEEN Single   Thomazin COCKRAM Single  
31 12/05/1827 Thomas Parminter LAKE Single   Mary BLACKMORE Single  
32 26/03/1828 James HOLVIL Widower   Sally KINGDON Single  
33 24/04/1828 Henry BOWEN Single   Maria HUXTABLE Single  
34 03/05/1830 Charles Henry HIERN Single Barnstaple Emma Maria Mary Ann VAN HEYTHUYSEN Widow  
35 12/05/1831 John BOSSON Single   Mary SMALLDON Single  
36 30/03/1833 John BALE Single   Grace GILL Single  
37 28/04/1833 Thomas CAMP Single   Agnes FROST Single  
38 14/05/1833 Thomas LEE Single   Rebecca Cooke SNELL Single  
39 13/08/1833 Thomas SNELL Single   Mary LEE Single  
40 29/03/1834 John LAVERCOMBE Single   Mary WILKEY Single Shirwell
41 30/03/1834 William THORNE Single   Catherine CUTLAND Single  
42 14/04/1834 Samuel JOHNS Single   Mary DOWDLE Single  
43 15/12/1834 James BUCKINGHAM Single Chittlehampton Mary ROWE Single  
44 06/01/1835 George GIBBS Single   Grace JEWELL Single  
45 02/04/1836 John STEVENS Single   Mary CONNYBEAR Single  
46 05/04/1836 Abraham FRY Single   Agnes LEE Single  
47 23/07/1836 John KINGDON Single   Sarah DENDLE Single  
48 06/02/1837 William SOUTHCOMBE Single   Prudence ROWE Single  

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