Ashburton Genealogical Records
Ashburton Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1817.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index, essentially recording births, but may also include places of residence and occupations.
A searchable database of 2,225,292 records, linked to original images of baptism registers. The records provide proof of parentage, occupations, residence and other details.
Transcriptions of over 360,000 baptisms from most parishes in the county. Records include parents name and abode.
Ashburton Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Banns registers list the names of people who intended to marry by the system of calling banns, in which the bride and groom's name were called for three weeks at church. At these callings objections could be made to a marriage. They record the bride and groom's parish of residence, which may be recorded differently in the marriage register.
Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1603.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1603 and 1837.
A searchable database of 1,871,561 records, linked to original images of marriage registers. The records may include fathers' names, age, residence, occupations and more.
Ashburton Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
A name index linked to original images of the burial registers of the church. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.
A searchable database of 1,666,144 records, linked to original images of burial registers. The records may include date of burial and/or death, residence, age and other details.
Transcriptions of over 225,000 burials from most parishes in the county. Induces the deceased's age.
Over 60,000 transcripts of personal entries in various types of records, including vaccination registers, apprenticeship records, occupational records, poor law records, marriage notice books, returns of deaths, infirmary registers, debtor lists, workhouse birth registers, bastardy records and more.
Ashburton Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.
A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.
A transcription of the Lady Day hearth tax for 1674 for the county of Devon.
Newspapers Covering Ashburton
A conservative newspaper covering business, family, legal and other news in the Exeter district.
A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.
A short regional paper covering local occurrences, business news, family notices and more.
A liberal newspaper covering the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. It includes family notices.
Original images of a regional newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Devon area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
Ashburton Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to 295,609 wills of people who lived in or were connected to Devon. The wills they reference can contain a great deal of genealogical information.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
An index to thousands of probates and administrations granted by the Diocese and Archdeaconry of Exeter, covering parts of Devon & Cornwall.
An index to over 300,000 Devon wills, admons and inventories from 550 sources. Index contains name, abode, occupation, type of document, year of probate, court, notes and document reference.
Ashburton Immigration & Travel Records
A detailed investigation into motivations for Devonians choosing to stay or migrate from the county, with particular attention to labour, religion and family ties.
A lengthy article detailing the practice of moving the needy poor between parishes. Contains examples of settlements, removals and examinations.
The story of a ship heading to Quebec from Plymouth that sank off the coast of Cornwall, killing 194 passengers. Includes information on the crew, passengers and others connected with the event.
An overview of emigration from north Devon to the Americas, with particulars of some who made the journey.
A calendar of prisoners brought before the quarter sessions, with details of their crime and punishment. Contains entries for individuals who were transported.
Ashburton Military Records
Various military lists published in the Exeter Flying Post, particularly lists of deserters, which may list age and physical description.
A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Devon, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Devon, with some service details.
Names from a presumably predominately Devonian war memorial in the former Bible Christian church at Swansea.
Ashburton Court & Legal Records
A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.
An index of around 300,000 names in local tax records. The index is connected to digital images of the rate books, which record, land owner and occupier, description of property, address and details of the tax.
Transcriptions of documents listing those who swore loyalty to King George I after the Jacobite Atterbury Plot.
A calendar of cases to be heard before the quarter session that are indictable by nature,.
Two calendars, one of those licensed to carry out trade and the other those brought before the session for cursing.
Ashburton Taxation Records
An index of around 300,000 names in local tax records. The index is connected to digital images of the rate books, which record, land owner and occupier, description of property, address and details of the tax.
Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.
A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.
A transcription of the Lady Day hearth tax for 1674 for the county of Devon.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Ashburton Land & Property Records
A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.
Maps delineating fields in Devon, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.
An index of around 300,000 names in local tax records. The index is connected to digital images of the rate books, which record, land owner and occupier, description of property, address and details of the tax.
Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.
A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.
Ashburton Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.
Ashburton Cemeteries
A collection of now lost memorials from around Dartmoor.
Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Memorials of a select number of headstones in Devon.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Ashburton Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Ashburton Histories & Books
A detailed investigation into motivations for Devonians choosing to stay or migrate from the county, with particular attention to labour, religion and family ties.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
A general and parochial history of the county, with sections for each parish.
Numerous articles covering the history of the country, its principle settlements, notable persons, castles and more.
A detailed overview of Devon in 1850, extracted from a directory of that year.
Ashburton School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Ashburton Occupation & Business Records
Background information on women employed by the mining industry in Devon & Cornwall. Includes a database of over 25,000 women and oral histories.
Lists of gamekeepers from the North Devon Journal.
Lists of gamekeepers from the The Western Times.
A series of newspaper articles listing gamekeepers in Devon.
Transcripts of newspaper articles listing the particulars of apprentices who absconded from their master.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Ashburton
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Ashburton Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Three works compiled from 16th and 17th century sources that record Devon families who had the right to bear a coat of arms.
A list of men found by William Camden to have unsubstantiated claims to coats of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Ashburton Church Records
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
Prior to civil registration in 1837, the parish registers of Devon are the most common place to turn for details on births, marriages and deaths.
A series of questionnaires detailing the ecclesiastical predicament of around 250 parishes in Devon.
A transcript of documents recording those who contributed to the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
A history of the Bible Christians, a denomination of Methodists, in Devon and Cornwall.
Biographical Directories Covering Ashburton
A series of folk tales and detailed biographies of Devonshire men and women.
Biographies of notable Devonians from the Norman period up to the end of the 17th century.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Ashburton Maps
Maps delineating fields in Devon, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.
Maps delineating fields, forests and other land plots in east Devon. Apportionments not included.
Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Ashburton Reference Works
A series of articles on Devon surnames, including a dictionary of Devon surname definitions.
A guide to locating Devon wills in light of losses incurred during World War II.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
Ashburton, which, according to Doomsday Book, belonged to the king, and subsequently it appears to have been possessed by the Bishops of Exeter; to one of whom, Bishop Stapledon, it is indebted for its weekly market and annual fair; the grant of which was procured by him in the early part of the reign of Edward III. The town consists chiefly of one long street, upon the high road from London to Plymouth. The river Dart is only half a mile distant. The manufacture of serge to a very considerable extent is carried on here; and a market held once a week for the sale of wool and yarn. The church is a handsome building, with a tower ninety feet high, terminated by a small spire. The chancel contains several stalls, the same as in collegiate churches; and in one part is a curious memorial, recording, that in the year 1754, the representatives of the borough "chose to express their thanks to their constituents by purchasing an estate for educating the boys of the borough, "an example of patriotism which we believe has never been followed. An ancient building, which before the Reformation was a chapel or chantry, adjoins the church, and is now appropriated to the use of the grammar-school, and also as the place of election of the representatives in parliament, and other public business relating to the town.
Ashburton is an ancient borough by prescription, and was constituted a stannary-town by charter of Edward I, It appears to have sent representatives to parliament, for the first time, in the 26th year of the reign of this monarch, and not again until the 8th of Henry IV.; it then omitted the exercise of this privilege until the year 1640, when it was resumed.
Ashburton is one of the neatest towns in Devonshire. The scenery on the banks of the Dart, a few miles from the town, is some of the most picturesque in the county, more particularly about Buckland, the seat of Mrs. Bastard. Spitchwick is the seat of Lord Ashburton, and Holne Chase the beautiful and romantic hunting seat of Sir Bourchier Wray. Some eminent men have been educated in Ashburton School. Some of the finest Devonshire marbles are obtained at Bickington, near Ashburton. The right of voting is possessed by about 200 persons, the proprietors of certain freeholds within the borough: the number of votes, therefore, is merely nominal and fluctuating, according to the change of the property which confers the right. The chief officer of the town is the portreeve, who is chosen annually at the court-leet and baron of the lords of the manor.
A curious incident happened here, about fifty years since, at the house of Mrs. Aldridge, called the New Inn, and is thus related in Polwhele’s history of Devonshire. "In an underground cellar, a dish of Wembury oysters was laid, by way of coolness. At the time when the tide flows, it is well known oysters open their shells to admit the waters, and take their food. At this period a large oyster had expanded its jaws, and at the same moment two mice, searching for prey, pounced at once on the victim, and seized it with their teeth. The oyster shrinking at the wound, closed its shell, collapsing with such force as to crush the marauders to death. The oyster, with the two mice dangling from its shell, was for a long time exhibited as a curiosity, by the landlady, to her guests. A similar circumstance of an oyster clasping a mouse with its shell, has been recorded in one of the Epigrams of the Greek Anthology.
The Logan or Rocking Stone at this place is the only one extant in the county, except that in the parish of Drewsteignton. This is formed on a carneed of moor-stone rocks on the downs in the neighbourhood of Ashburton, and though the exact balance is now in a great degree destroyed, was so equipoised a few years since, as to have been an amusing instrument for cracking nuts. It now retains, and is known by no other name than the Nut-crackers.
ASHBURTON is a borough, market town and parish, and is the terminus of the Totnes and Ashburton branch of the Great Western railway, 8 miles south-west from Newton Abbot junction, on the South Devon railway, 232 miles from London by rail, 21 east-by-south from Tavistock, 9 north-east from Totnes and 19 south-west from Exeter, in the Mid division of the county, hundred and petty sessional division of Teignbridge, union and county court district of Newton Abbot, rural deanery of Moreton, archdeaconry of Totnes and diocese of Exeter. Ashburton is situated on the small river Yeo, which flows through the town, driving several mills in its course and falling into the Dart near Buckfastleigh on the old road from London through Exeter and Plymouth; it is seated among the hills, where there are mines for tin and copper within the precincts of the Duchy of Cornwall, and was formerly one of the four Stannary towns. Ashburton is a borough by prescription, and was constituted a stannary town by charter of Edward I.: it formerly returned-one member to Parliament, but was disfranchised by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act, 1868 (31 and 32 Vic. c. 48); it was not affected by the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835, but continued to be governed by a portreeve and bailiff, elected annually at the court-leet held by Lord Clinton as lord of the manor: the seal of the portreeve bears a church between a teazle and a saltire with the Sun. and moon above, and around is a legend: since 1898, however, the government of the town has been entrusted, under the Local Government Act, 1894, to an Urban District Council of 12 members, formed 15 April in that year: this place has given the title of baron to the Dunning and Baring families. The town consists mostly of three streets-East, West and North, is lighted with gas from works purchased by the Urban Council in 1900, and an abundant supply of water has been brought into the town from the neighbourhood of Dartmoor. The houses are constructed of the stone of the district and covered with slate obtained from neighbouring quarries. The church of St. Andrew is an ancient cruciform structure of stone in the Late Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave, transepts, aisles, north porch and lofty embattled western tower with turret 92 feet high and containing 8 bells, refitted in 1896 and a new clock dial provided, at a cost of £250: the north porch is of Transition Norman date: the north aisle was built in 1315; the south aisle between 1420 and 1455: the head of King Edward 11. occurs amongst the bosses in the roof of the north aisle: the south aisle is the burial place of the Dunning family: there are eight stained windows, and in the south aisle is a tablet, with inscription by Dr. Johnson, to John Dunning. 1st baron Ashburton, d. 18th August, 1783: the ancient rood screen, erected in 1525 at a cost of £20, was removed in 1718 and the pulpit and oak eagle lectern were sold in 1777 to the parish of Bigbury for £11 11s.: the church was restored during the period 1884—8, under the direction of the late G. E. Street R.A. at a cost of £5,970, when the nave was reseated in oak and the chancel fitted with oak stalls and separated from the aisles by parclose screens, designed by the architect and executed by Hems: a new striking clock with Westminster chimes was placed in the tower in 1887 at a cost of about £200: there are about 800 sittings. The register commences in the year 1603. The living is a vicarage, with the rectory of Buckland-in-the-Moor annexed, joint net yearly value £350, including 70 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, and held since 1900 by the Rev. Richard James Bond, who is also a surrogate. The Congregational chapel, North street, erected in 1655, is a plain building of stone and will seat 600 persons. The Wesleyan chapel. West street, erected in 1835, is a building of the Doric order and will seat 700 persons. The Brethren have a room in North street with 150 sittings, and one near the railway station holding 100. There is a subscription library, established in 1831, with 5,000 volumes, an institute, a Constitutional club, two banking houses, several good inns and two hotels. Holne Chase, the upper course of the Dart, and the whole of the south eastern escarpment of Dartmoor, all of which places are within easy reach. In the town are two corn mills, and a malthouse. There are very extensive beds of umber throughout this parish, and two companies are engaged in obtaining and preparing it, chiefly for use in the manufacture of colour, and wall paper. Tin was formerly obtained from a mine at Onleycombe in this parish. The Ashburton Masonic Hall Lodge (No. 2189), erected by the brethren in 1890, on a site given by Henry Stevens esq. is a small building of limestone with Bath stone dressings. The Market-house, in North street, with the river Yeo running behind, and erected at a cost of £2,200, defrayed by Lord Clinton, is a building of stone, 90 feet long, and contains on the upper storey a large public room, used by the magistrates for the division of Teignbridge for petty sessional meetings; it is also available for assemblies, entertainments and concerts, and will hold 350 persons. The ordinary market day is on Friday. Fairs are held on the first Thursdays in March and June and on the 10th of August and the 11th of November, if on Tuesday or Thursday, if not, then on the first Tuesday or Thursday after. An excellent store cattle market is held on the third Saturday in the month, and is largely attended from all parts of the country. The early closing is on Wednesday. The Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Cottage Hospital, at the east end of the town, is a building of granite with freestone facings, erected in 1887 at a cost of about £1,500, defrayed by public subscriptions, on a site given by R. G. Abraham esq.; the hospital, first founded in 1875, has 10 beds and is endowed with bequests left by Mrs. Larpent and Miss Michelmore, now (1901) amounting to £1,572: the hospital is also well supported by subscriptions. The charities are numerous and are the gifts and bequests of several centuries; the amount distributed in money, clothing and bread to the poor of this parish is about £160 yearly. There are also parish lands of £170 yearly value in the hands of about 30 trustees, who are elected for life, and who have the power of distributing the money as they may think fit. Wm. Gifford, formerly editor of the “Quarterly Review,” and author of the “Baviad,” a paraphrase of the 1st satire of Persius, was born here in April, 1756; John Ireland D.D. Dean of Westminster, was also born here 8th September, 1761, as well as John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton, 18th October, 1731: the title of Baron Ashburton, which had become extinct on the death of Richard Barre Dunning, 2nd baron in 1823, was revived in 1835 in favour of Alexander Baring esq. first cousin by marriage of the last Lord Ashburton. Druid House is the residence of Peter Fabvan Sparke Amery esq. J.P. Halshanger that of Mrs. Woodley, Place that of Frederic H. Firth esq. D.L., J.P. and Waverley Hall of Simeon Berry esq. J.P. Lord Clinton and Sir Robert Jardine bart. of Castle Milk, Lockerbie, N.B. who are joint lords of the manor, Messrs. E. Tucker and Sons Limited, R. G. Abraham, William Bennett Dawe and Robert Coard Tucker esqrs. Mr. John Hannibal Foaden, P. F. Sparke Amery and Simeon Berry esqrs. Baldwin J. P. Bastard esq. of Kitley, and W. T. S. Smerdon esq. Mrs. Woodley, and the Hon. Richard M. W. Dawson, of Holne Park, are the chief landowners. The soil is light; subsoil, slate, lime and trapp rock. The area of the parish is 6,941 acres of land and 22 of water; rateable value, £12,884; the population in 1901 was 2,678.
Petty Sessions are held at the Market hall, North street, on the fourth Tuesday in every month, at 11 a.m.. The places in the sub-division are:-Ashburton, Bickington, Buckland, Holne, Ilsington, Widecombe, Woodland.
VOLUNTEERS
5th (Hay Tor) Volunteer Battalion Devonshire Regiment (A Company), Station road, Capt. & Hon. Major R. E. Tucker.
PLACES OF WORSHIP, with Times of Services
St. Andrew’s Church, Rev. Richard James Bond, vicar; Rev. Arthur Phillip Lancefield, curate; Sundays, 8 & 11 a.m.. & 3 & 6.30 p.m.; saints’ days, 7.30, 10.30 & 11 a.m.. & 8 p.m.; Wed. 10.30 a.m.. & 7.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 a.m..; Fri. 10.30 a.m.. & 3.15 p.m.
Brethren’s Room, North street.
Brethren’s Meeting Room, near the Station.
Congregational, Rev. Samuel Naish B.A. North street; 11 a.m.. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.15 p.m.
Wesleyan Methodist, Rev. John Richard Newall, West street; 11 a.m.. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
SCHOOLS
The Grammar School, founded by Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter in 1314, & refounded in 1593, was reorganized by the Charity Commissioners in 1876, & is endowed with land of the yearly value of about £200; the school room is built upon the site of the ancient chapel of St. Laurence, the beautiful tower of which, containing a clock & surmounted by a small spire, still remains; attached to the school is an exhibition, worth £70, at Exeter College, Oxford, founded by Mr. Gifford, & three scholarships of £6 & one of £8 are held at the school; there are now about 50 boys. A new class room was added in 1891, & the playground enlarged. With the co-operation of the County Council of Devon, an agricultural department, called “the County School of Agriculture,” has been created for those scholars who intend to follow the profession of agriculture; a chemical laboratory with benches for 16 students, & a carpenter’s shop & smith’s shop have been built; a science master & technical instructors have been appointed, & there is a school farm; arrangements have also been made with neighbouring farmers, by which instruction in the operations of practical agriculture may be given to the scholars; the school is controlled by a body of 12 governors, Lord Clinton, chairman.
A School Board of 7 members was formed 11 July, 1878; Henry Mallaby Firth, East street, clerk to the board; Frank Oliver, West street, attendance officer.
Board, Bowling green, erected 1879, on the site of the old Bourne school, at a cost of £1,050, including site, will hold 170 boys, 150 girls & 150 infants; average attendance, 150 boys, 120 girls & 136 infants; attached to the school are four scholarships of £8 a year, tenable for two years, at the Grammar school, for boys who have been educated for at least one year at this school.
Most Common Surnames in Ashburton
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Teignbridge Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smerdon | 66 | 1:44 | 19.76% | 335 |
| 2 | Eales | 49 | 1:59 | 28.00% | 691 |
| 3 | Eggbeer | 46 | 1:63 | 75.41% | 1,675 |
| 4 | Warren | 38 | 1:77 | 2.70% | 38 |
| 5 | Hannaford | 37 | 1:79 | 3.55% | 72 |
| 6 | Hext | 36 | 1:81 | 16.98% | 557 |
| 7 | Leaman | 35 | 1:83 | 10.64% | 342 |
| 8 | Foot | 31 | 1:94 | 13.48% | 511 |
| 9 | Mann | 29 | 1:100 | 7.47% | 286 |
| 10 | Rowland | 27 | 1:108 | 5.67% | 230 |
| 10 | Endacott | 27 | 1:108 | 7.61% | 317 |
| 10 | Stancombe | 27 | 1:108 | 24.55% | 1,046 |
| 13 | Shillabeer | 26 | 1:112 | 17.57% | 802 |
| 14 | Pearce | 25 | 1:116 | 1.93% | 43 |
| 15 | Whiddon | 24 | 1:121 | 28.57% | 1,316 |
| 16 | Hill | 22 | 1:132 | 0.67% | 5 |
| 17 | Andrews | 21 | 1:138 | 1.59% | 42 |
| 17 | Skinner | 21 | 1:138 | 1.46% | 37 |
| 17 | Luscombe | 21 | 1:138 | 1.89% | 62 |
| 20 | Harding | 20 | 1:145 | 1.89% | 70 |
| 20 | Easterbrook | 20 | 1:145 | 3.82% | 205 |
| 20 | Satterly | 20 | 1:145 | 29.85% | 1,576 |
| 23 | Baker | 18 | 1:162 | 0.61% | 6 |
| 23 | Harvey | 18 | 1:162 | 1.35% | 40 |
| 23 | Willcocks | 18 | 1:162 | 2.80% | 157 |
| 23 | Irish | 18 | 1:162 | 10.47% | 700 |
| 23 | Edgecombe | 18 | 1:162 | 8.65% | 572 |
| 28 | Wills | 17 | 1:171 | 1.09% | 30 |
| 28 | Campion | 17 | 1:171 | 20.48% | 1,333 |
| 28 | German | 17 | 1:171 | 8.54% | 599 |
| 28 | Hamlyn | 17 | 1:171 | 3.81% | 250 |
| 28 | Caunter | 17 | 1:171 | 8.50% | 593 |
| 28 | Bunclark | 17 | 1:171 | 26.15% | 1,602 |
| 34 | Tucker | 16 | 1:182 | 0.45% | 3 |
| 34 | Lear | 16 | 1:182 | 5.48% | 397 |
| 36 | Richards | 15 | 1:194 | 0.67% | 11 |
| 36 | Gill | 15 | 1:194 | 1.47% | 75 |
| 36 | Coleman | 15 | 1:194 | 3.80% | 282 |
| 36 | French | 15 | 1:194 | 1.95% | 118 |
| 36 | Pascoe | 15 | 1:194 | 6.28% | 490 |
| 36 | Daw | 15 | 1:194 | 3.99% | 295 |
| 36 | Pomroy | 15 | 1:194 | 39.47% | 2,338 |
| 43 | Martin | 14 | 1:208 | 0.53% | 8 |
| 43 | Bowden | 14 | 1:208 | 0.75% | 19 |
| 43 | East | 14 | 1:208 | 16.67% | 1,316 |
| 43 | Cornish | 14 | 1:208 | 2.01% | 139 |
| 43 | Winsor | 14 | 1:208 | 4.38% | 352 |
| 43 | Pengilly | 14 | 1:208 | 9.40% | 797 |
| 43 | Howis | 14 | 1:208 | 100.00% | 4,290 |
| 50 | Brooks | 13 | 1:224 | 1.36% | 90 |
| 50 | Berry | 13 | 1:224 | 1.38% | 91 |
| 50 | Abbott | 13 | 1:224 | 2.50% | 206 |
| 50 | Weeks | 13 | 1:224 | 1.36% | 87 |
| 50 | Pitts | 13 | 1:224 | 3.98% | 344 |
| 50 | Hayman | 13 | 1:224 | 1.80% | 130 |
| 50 | Syms | 13 | 1:224 | 14.94% | 1,272 |
| 57 | Harris | 12 | 1:242 | 0.31% | 1 |
| 57 | Aplin | 12 | 1:242 | 8.57% | 837 |
| 57 | Knapman | 12 | 1:242 | 2.06% | 183 |
| 57 | Fort | 12 | 1:242 | 63.16% | 3,545 |
| 57 | Mugridge | 12 | 1:242 | 10.91% | 1,046 |
| 57 | Knowling | 12 | 1:242 | 36.36% | 2,557 |
| 57 | Langler | 12 | 1:242 | 18.46% | 1,602 |
| 57 | Yolland | 12 | 1:242 | 38.71% | 2,647 |
| 65 | Smith | 11 | 1:264 | 0.32% | 4 |
| 65 | Williams | 11 | 1:264 | 0.29% | 2 |
| 65 | Thomas | 11 | 1:264 | 0.62% | 22 |
| 65 | Waldron | 11 | 1:264 | 3.57% | 369 |
| 65 | Mortimore | 11 | 1:264 | 1.99% | 189 |
| 65 | Hern | 11 | 1:264 | 8.80% | 937 |
| 65 | Palk | 11 | 1:264 | 4.00% | 422 |
| 72 | Hunt | 10 | 1:291 | 1.23% | 110 |
| 72 | Beck | 10 | 1:291 | 10.53% | 1,184 |
| 72 | Thorne | 10 | 1:291 | 1.12% | 100 |
| 72 | Searle | 10 | 1:291 | 1.05% | 87 |
| 72 | Orchard | 10 | 1:291 | 7.19% | 843 |
| 72 | Langdon | 10 | 1:291 | 2.29% | 255 |
| 72 | Routley | 10 | 1:291 | 11.90% | 1,316 |
| 72 | Langworthy | 10 | 1:291 | 5.13% | 612 |
| 72 | Varder | 10 | 1:291 | 62.50% | 3,944 |
| 81 | Lee | 9 | 1:323 | 0.50% | 21 |
| 81 | Ellis | 9 | 1:323 | 0.47% | 17 |
| 81 | Parsons | 9 | 1:323 | 0.75% | 52 |
| 81 | Nicholls | 9 | 1:323 | 1.35% | 151 |
| 81 | Preston | 9 | 1:323 | 3.13% | 403 |
| 81 | Cumming | 9 | 1:323 | 4.62% | 612 |
| 81 | Batten | 9 | 1:323 | 2.54% | 319 |
| 81 | Sargeant | 9 | 1:323 | 23.68% | 2,338 |
| 81 | Ham | 9 | 1:323 | 2.71% | 336 |
| 81 | Chalk | 9 | 1:323 | 13.43% | 1,576 |
| 81 | Port | 9 | 1:323 | 14.06% | 1,617 |
| 81 | Lowrey | 9 | 1:323 | 47.37% | 3,545 |
| 81 | Gidley | 9 | 1:323 | 3.08% | 397 |
| 81 | Foaden | 9 | 1:323 | 64.29% | 4,290 |
| 95 | Clarke | 8 | 1:363 | 0.53% | 34 |
| 95 | Potter | 8 | 1:363 | 1.11% | 134 |
| 95 | Gilbert | 8 | 1:363 | 1.20% | 148 |
| 95 | Rowe | 8 | 1:363 | 0.41% | 16 |
| 95 | Willis | 8 | 1:363 | 1.33% | 171 |
| 95 | Griffin | 8 | 1:363 | 2.23% | 316 |
| 95 | Salter | 8 | 1:363 | 0.72% | 61 |
| 95 | Steer | 8 | 1:363 | 0.87% | 94 |
| 95 | Cock | 8 | 1:363 | 4.00% | 593 |
| 95 | Chapple | 8 | 1:363 | 1.26% | 162 |
| 95 | Northcott | 8 | 1:363 | 1.00% | 113 |
| 95 | Bickford | 8 | 1:363 | 3.32% | 485 |
| 95 | Halse | 8 | 1:363 | 4.55% | 685 |
| 95 | Honywell | 8 | 1:363 | 72.73% | 5,026 |
| 95 | Lamason | 8 | 1:363 | 88.89% | 5,765 |
| 110 | Taylor | 7 | 1:415 | 0.28% | 9 |
| 110 | Wilson | 7 | 1:415 | 1.05% | 147 |
| 110 | Walker | 7 | 1:415 | 2.07% | 332 |
| 110 | Turner | 7 | 1:415 | 0.41% | 25 |
| 110 | Stevens | 7 | 1:415 | 0.56% | 49 |
| 110 | Elliott | 7 | 1:415 | 0.59% | 54 |
| 110 | Barrett | 7 | 1:415 | 1.35% | 207 |
| 110 | Bartlett | 7 | 1:415 | 0.68% | 73 |
| 110 | Giles | 7 | 1:415 | 1.89% | 298 |
| 110 | Horton | 7 | 1:415 | 2.41% | 401 |
| 110 | Peacock | 7 | 1:415 | 17.95% | 2,300 |
| 110 | Andrew | 7 | 1:415 | 2.46% | 410 |
| 110 | Johns | 7 | 1:415 | 0.60% | 55 |
| 110 | Jeffery | 7 | 1:415 | 0.72% | 85 |
| 110 | Hutchings | 7 | 1:415 | 0.57% | 51 |
| 110 | Woodley | 7 | 1:415 | 1.90% | 302 |
| 110 | Emmett | 7 | 1:415 | 4.40% | 753 |
| 110 | Burch | 7 | 1:415 | 3.80% | 656 |
| 110 | Tozer | 7 | 1:415 | 0.91% | 120 |
| 110 | Peachey | 7 | 1:415 | 100.00% | 6,891 |
| 110 | Pugsley | 7 | 1:415 | 1.87% | 297 |
| 110 | Westaway | 7 | 1:415 | 1.81% | 289 |
| 110 | Harrigan | 7 | 1:415 | 70.00% | 5,368 |
| 110 | Petherbridge | 7 | 1:415 | 5.04% | 843 |
| 110 | Woolacott | 7 | 1:415 | 5.07% | 853 |
| 110 | Yeldham | 7 | 1:415 | 100.00% | 6,891 |
| 110 | Battershill | 7 | 1:415 | 9.86% | 1,509 |
| 110 | Distin | 7 | 1:415 | 9.72% | 1,497 |
| 110 | McDovell | 7 | 1:415 | 100.00% | 6,891 |
| 110 | Sawdye | 7 | 1:415 | 63.64% | 5,026 |
| 140 | White | 6 | 1:485 | 0.22% | 7 |
| 140 | King | 6 | 1:485 | 0.60% | 79 |
| 140 | Bennett | 6 | 1:485 | 0.36% | 26 |
| 140 | Griffiths | 6 | 1:485 | 2.70% | 536 |
| 140 | Powell | 6 | 1:485 | 2.11% | 407 |
| 140 | Hancock | 6 | 1:485 | 0.71% | 104 |
| 140 | Barnett | 6 | 1:485 | 5.71% | 1,082 |
| 140 | Townsend | 6 | 1:485 | 1.47% | 271 |
| 140 | Clegg | 6 | 1:485 | 16.67% | 2,423 |
| 140 | Marks | 6 | 1:485 | 1.18% | 209 |
| 140 | Thorn | 6 | 1:485 | 1.50% | 279 |
| 140 | Buckingham | 6 | 1:485 | 1.40% | 258 |
| 140 | Down | 6 | 1:485 | 0.52% | 58 |
| 140 | Colman | 6 | 1:485 | 8.57% | 1,524 |
| 140 | Hole | 6 | 1:485 | 1.28% | 235 |
| 140 | Nott | 6 | 1:485 | 1.76% | 327 |
| 140 | Badcock | 6 | 1:485 | 1.66% | 312 |
| 140 | Maunder | 6 | 1:485 | 1.08% | 188 |
| 140 | Veale | 6 | 1:485 | 1.63% | 305 |
| 140 | Pomeroy | 6 | 1:485 | 2.61% | 511 |
| 140 | Kimble | 6 | 1:485 | 35.29% | 3,822 |
| 140 | Chiswell | 6 | 1:485 | 8.96% | 1,576 |
| 140 | Launder | 6 | 1:485 | 8.70% | 1,545 |
| 140 | Full | 6 | 1:485 | 3.57% | 721 |
| 140 | Crute | 6 | 1:485 | 9.84% | 1,675 |
| 140 | Satterley | 6 | 1:485 | 7.32% | 1,345 |
| 140 | Ringwell | 6 | 1:485 | 100.00% | 7,664 |
| 140 | Gowiliss | 6 | 1:485 | 100.00% | 7,664 |
| 168 | Clark | 5 | 1:581 | 0.51% | 83 |
| 168 | Ford | 5 | 1:581 | 0.30% | 28 |
| 168 | Bishop | 5 | 1:581 | 0.71% | 137 |
| 168 | Atkins | 5 | 1:581 | 3.18% | 762 |
| 168 | Millar | 5 | 1:581 | 7.58% | 1,586 |
| 168 | Hobbs | 5 | 1:581 | 1.12% | 250 |
| 168 | Firth | 5 | 1:581 | 19.23% | 2,930 |
| 168 | Wyatt | 5 | 1:581 | 0.63% | 114 |
| 168 | Mead | 5 | 1:581 | 3.01% | 728 |
| 168 | Mortimer | 5 | 1:581 | 1.98% | 462 |
| 168 | Browning | 5 | 1:581 | 1.24% | 275 |
| 168 | Piper | 5 | 1:581 | 1.10% | 248 |
| 168 | Abraham | 5 | 1:581 | 5.68% | 1,262 |
| 168 | Parnell | 5 | 1:581 | 1.09% | 244 |
| 168 | Alford | 5 | 1:581 | 0.83% | 174 |
| 168 | Soper | 5 | 1:581 | 0.68% | 127 |
| 168 | Pack | 5 | 1:581 | 3.31% | 788 |
| 168 | Gribble | 5 | 1:581 | 1.79% | 417 |
| 168 | Murch | 5 | 1:581 | 1.47% | 329 |
| 168 | Brooking | 5 | 1:581 | 1.41% | 317 |
| 168 | Gerry | 5 | 1:581 | 1.97% | 461 |
| 168 | Dunstone | 5 | 1:581 | 25.00% | 3,438 |
| 168 | Laskey | 5 | 1:581 | 3.21% | 769 |
| 168 | Butland | 5 | 1:581 | 3.79% | 899 |
| 168 | Medway | 5 | 1:581 | 5.43% | 1,219 |
| 168 | Skewes | 5 | 1:581 | 20.00% | 3,006 |
| 168 | Chudleigh | 5 | 1:581 | 4.95% | 1,118 |
| 168 | Golland | 5 | 1:581 | 83.33% | 7,664 |
| 168 | Honeywill | 5 | 1:581 | 3.38% | 802 |
| 168 | Withycombe | 5 | 1:581 | 6.25% | 1,375 |
| 168 | Whidden | 5 | 1:581 | 15.15% | 2,557 |
| 168 | Trenerey | 5 | 1:581 | 100.00% | 8,667 |
| 200 | Ward | 4 | 1:727 | 0.40% | 81 |
| 200 | Matthews | 4 | 1:727 | 0.39% | 77 |
| 200 | Stephens | 4 | 1:727 | 0.37% | 67 |
| 200 | Bond | 4 | 1:727 | 0.39% | 74 |
| 200 | Butcher | 4 | 1:727 | 3.48% | 1,006 |
| 200 | Bray | 4 | 1:727 | 0.63% | 160 |
| 200 | Webber | 4 | 1:727 | 0.16% | 10 |
| 200 | Hare | 4 | 1:727 | 4.94% | 1,358 |
| 200 | Holman | 4 | 1:727 | 0.68% | 179 |
| 200 | Milton | 4 | 1:727 | 0.93% | 259 |
| 200 | Way | 4 | 1:727 | 0.63% | 161 |
| 200 | Tomkins | 4 | 1:727 | 18.18% | 3,259 |
| 200 | Ferris | 4 | 1:727 | 1.15% | 322 |
| 200 | Richard | 4 | 1:727 | 3.74% | 1,066 |
| 200 | Dawe | 4 | 1:727 | 0.58% | 141 |
| 200 | Barnet | 4 | 1:727 | 57.14% | 6,891 |
| 200 | Blight | 4 | 1:727 | 0.84% | 231 |
| 200 | Merrifield | 4 | 1:727 | 2.02% | 605 |
| 200 | Furze | 4 | 1:727 | 1.52% | 442 |
| 200 | Bickle | 4 | 1:727 | 1.08% | 300 |
| 200 | Burston | 4 | 1:727 | 22.22% | 3,695 |
| 200 | Tuckett | 4 | 1:727 | 2.26% | 683 |
| 200 | Furneaux | 4 | 1:727 | 1.89% | 557 |
| 200 | Norrish | 4 | 1:727 | 1.54% | 455 |
| 200 | Maddick | 4 | 1:727 | 2.70% | 802 |
| 200 | Southcombe | 4 | 1:727 | 2.84% | 832 |
| 200 | Keat | 4 | 1:727 | 40.00% | 5,368 |
| 200 | Star | 4 | 1:727 | 36.36% | 5,026 |
| 200 | Chaffe | 4 | 1:727 | 3.01% | 890 |
| 200 | Stear | 4 | 1:727 | 7.14% | 1,758 |
| 200 | Joint | 4 | 1:727 | 3.13% | 926 |
| 200 | Westington | 4 | 1:727 | 11.11% | 2,423 |
| 200 | Honywill | 4 | 1:727 | 12.50% | 2,606 |
| 200 | Kingwill | 4 | 1:727 | 22.22% | 3,695 |
| 200 | Baskwill | 4 | 1:727 | 33.33% | 4,730 |
| 200 | Bashwill | 4 | 1:727 | 80.00% | 8,667 |
| 200 | Smerdonn | 4 | 1:727 | 100.00% | 9,849 |