Bridgerule Genealogical Records
Bridgerule 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, essentially recording births, but may include residence, father's occupation and more.
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.
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.
Bridgerule 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.
Details of those who were married at the church between 1702 and 1915. Information given may include parents' names, ages, marital status, abode and more.
A searchable transcript of marriages from the parish registers of Bridgerule. They may list residence, marital status, witnesses and more.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1702 and 1725.
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.
Bridgerule 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.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death 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.
Bridgerule 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 Bridgerule
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.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering regional news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Devon area.
A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.
A newspaper including local news, family notices etc. from across the county of Cornwall.
A short regional paper covering local occurrences, business news, family notices and more.
Bridgerule 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 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.
An index to administrations granted by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Contains names of administrators, with relations stipulated.
Bridgerule 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.
Bridgerule 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.
Bridgerule 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.
Bridgerule 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.
Transcripts of surviving returns of heath and poll taxes for the county of Cornwall.
Bridgerule 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.
Bridgerule 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.
Bridgerule Cemeteries
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.
An index to vital details engraved on over 300,000 gravestones and other monuments across the county of Cornwall.
An index to almost 20,000 gravestones, with extracted details.
An index to monuments recording deaths, such as gravestones, with some transcriptions and abstracts of memorials.
Bridgerule 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.
Bridgerule 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 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.
A lengthy article detailing the practice of moving the needy poor between parishes. Contains examples of settlements, removals and examinations.
Bridgerule School & Education Records
A database of children admitted to Cornwall schools. The index contains the name(s) of parents and guardians. Original records will contain further details.
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.
Bridgerule Occupation & Business Records
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.
Two calendars, one of those licensed to carry out trade and the other those brought before the session for cursing.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Bridgerule
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.
Bridgerule 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.
Three books recording the lineage, marriage and collateral lines of Cornish families. Compiled form 16th and 17th century genealogical manuscripts, these works contain biographical and heraldic information.
Photographs and descriptions of Cornwall's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Bridgerule Church Records
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.
Transcriptions of Bishop's transcripts for various parishes where the original is lost.
The names and particulars of early non-conformists in Devon.
Biographical Directories Covering Bridgerule
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.
Biographies of Cornish men who emigrated to Latin America.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Bridgerule 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.
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Bridgerule 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.
Short descriptions of Cornish surnames, with details of their prevalence.
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.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
BRIDGERULE (anciently Bridgerauld) is a village, partly on the river Tamar, 5 miles west from Holsworthy, north-east from Whitstone and Bridgerule station, on a branch of the London and South Western railway, and 6 ½ east from Bude. For civil purposes it is divided into East and West Bridgerule, but is one parish only for ecclesiastical purposes, and is in the Western division of the county, hundred of Black Torrington, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Holsworthy, and in the rural deanery of Holsworthy, archdeaconry of Barnstaple and diocese of Exeter. The portion of this parish on the west of the Tamar was transferred from Cornwall to Devonshire by the Acts 2 and 3 William IV. cap. 64 (1832) and 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 61 (1844). The church of St. Bridget is an ancient building of stone, in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, north transept, south porch and an embattled western tower with crocketed pinnacles containing 5 bells; the first was recast in 1865 and the third in 1877; the second and fourth date from 1777 and the fifth from 1818; the whole peal was rehung in 1877: the chancel retains a piscina: the church was thoroughly restored in 1878, at a cost of over £1,000, when a vestry was added, with money left by the Rev. T. Simcox: there are four stained windows: and on the north wall of the nave is a brass to William Henry Napier, who fell in the battle of Hindun, May 31, 1857: over the south porch is a Sun.-dial, and in it are preserved the ancient, village stocks: the church was lighted with lamps in 1888 at a cost of £22, and in 1891 a side chapel was added to the north transept, and a carved oak rood screen and choir seats provided; the lower part of the screen is filled with paintings of the twelve Apostles: in 1892 an organ was erected at a cost of £400, and in 1895 a baptistery was formed by enclosing part of the interior with carved oak screens, at a cost of £220: the cost of restorations and improvements from 1873 to 1891 amounted to £1,400: there are 250 sittings. The register dates from the year 1561. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £210, including 184 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Herbert Napier Kingdon esq. and held since 1888 by the Rev. Frank Hawker Kingdon Assoc. K.C.L. Here are Bible Christian and Wesleyan chapels. The Whitstone Brick and Tile Co.’s works are in this parish. The late Rev. T. H. Kingdon, in 1853, bequeathed £400, the interest to be given annually to 12 persons, male and female; and in 1856 Mr. Usherwood bequeathed £108, the interest to be distributed in bread and fuel. The mansion of Tackbere, now a farm house, occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers and Sons, is the property of A. de C. Glubb esq. of Penlean; the interior retains some shields of arms of its former owners, and other ornamental work in stucco. The manor of Tackbere, once very extensive, may be traced from the time of the compilation of Domesday in 1086. Mrs. Richard Ford, of Pencarrow, Cornwall, who is lady of the manor, Albert de Castro Glubb, of Penlean, Liskeard, Edward Mucklow esq. of Whitstone, Cornwall, and Herbert Napier Kingdon esq. are the principal landowners. The soil is chiefly clay; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and roots. The area of East Bridgerule is 1,618 acres; rateable value, £738; the population in 1901 was 126. The area of West Bridgerule is 1,016 acres of land and 8 of water; rateable value, £813; the population in 1901 was 223.
National School (mixed), erected in 1872, for 100 children; average attendance, 55.
Most Common Surnames in Bridgerule
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Black Torrington Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers | 19 | 1:21 | 1.48% | 45 |
| 2 | Budd | 11 | 1:36 | 4.51% | 476 |
| 2 | Jewell | 11 | 1:36 | 1.62% | 142 |
| 4 | Honey | 10 | 1:39 | 4.93% | 587 |
| 4 | Bines | 10 | 1:39 | 100.00% | 5,368 |
| 6 | Chapman | 9 | 1:44 | 1.61% | 187 |
| 6 | Bray | 9 | 1:44 | 1.42% | 160 |
| 6 | Hoare | 9 | 1:44 | 1.86% | 225 |
| 6 | Parnell | 9 | 1:44 | 1.96% | 244 |
| 6 | Pooley | 9 | 1:44 | 6.82% | 899 |
| 11 | Oliver | 8 | 1:49 | 1.59% | 214 |
| 11 | Barrett | 8 | 1:49 | 1.54% | 207 |
| 11 | Ashton | 8 | 1:49 | 3.05% | 450 |
| 11 | Vodden | 8 | 1:49 | 6.02% | 890 |
| 15 | Matthews | 7 | 1:56 | 0.69% | 77 |
| 15 | Ley | 7 | 1:56 | 1.28% | 198 |
| 15 | Banbury | 7 | 1:56 | 5.43% | 916 |
| 15 | Southcombe | 7 | 1:56 | 4.96% | 832 |
| 15 | Heddon | 7 | 1:56 | 9.86% | 1,509 |
| 15 | Dinner | 7 | 1:56 | 17.07% | 2,214 |
| 15 | Vinnacombe | 7 | 1:56 | 41.18% | 3,822 |
| 22 | Hill | 6 | 1:65 | 0.18% | 5 |
| 22 | Dennis | 6 | 1:65 | 1.09% | 194 |
| 22 | Hoskin | 6 | 1:65 | 2.17% | 420 |
| 22 | Carthew | 6 | 1:65 | 9.09% | 1,586 |
| 22 | Goard | 6 | 1:65 | 25.00% | 3,095 |
| 22 | Sangwin | 6 | 1:65 | 28.57% | 3,358 |
| 28 | Jones | 5 | 1:78 | 0.26% | 18 |
| 28 | Mills | 5 | 1:78 | 0.61% | 108 |
| 28 | Andrews | 5 | 1:78 | 0.38% | 42 |
| 28 | Daniel | 5 | 1:78 | 1.87% | 431 |
| 28 | Orchard | 5 | 1:78 | 3.60% | 843 |
| 28 | Baily | 5 | 1:78 | 13.89% | 2,423 |
| 28 | Prout | 5 | 1:78 | 1.44% | 322 |
| 28 | Bickle | 5 | 1:78 | 1.36% | 300 |
| 36 | Phillips | 4 | 1:98 | 0.23% | 23 |
| 36 | Hooper | 4 | 1:98 | 0.21% | 19 |
| 36 | Browne | 4 | 1:98 | 2.01% | 599 |
| 36 | Buckingham | 4 | 1:98 | 0.93% | 258 |
| 36 | Trim | 4 | 1:98 | 4.35% | 1,219 |
| 36 | Sloggett | 4 | 1:98 | 5.19% | 1,416 |
| 42 | Stacey | 3 | 1:131 | 1.02% | 390 |
| 42 | Lyle | 3 | 1:131 | 5.26% | 1,743 |
| 42 | Morrish | 3 | 1:131 | 0.65% | 236 |
| 42 | Sleeman | 3 | 1:131 | 1.11% | 426 |
| 42 | Baskerville | 3 | 1:131 | 2.17% | 853 |
| 42 | Olver | 3 | 1:131 | 2.08% | 815 |
| 42 | Prouse | 3 | 1:131 | 1.35% | 530 |
| 42 | Treble | 3 | 1:131 | 2.75% | 1,051 |
| 42 | Vinnicombe | 3 | 1:131 | 1.41% | 556 |
| 42 | Hambley | 3 | 1:131 | 7.32% | 2,214 |
| 42 | Pickrell | 3 | 1:131 | 100.00% | 11,450 |
| 53 | Lewis | 2 | 1:196 | 0.17% | 57 |
| 53 | Mason | 2 | 1:196 | 0.69% | 400 |
| 53 | Jordan | 2 | 1:196 | 0.41% | 222 |
| 53 | Cotton | 2 | 1:196 | 1.47% | 868 |
| 53 | Bright | 2 | 1:196 | 0.40% | 218 |
| 53 | Beale | 2 | 1:196 | 2.56% | 1,398 |
| 53 | Philp | 2 | 1:196 | 1.68% | 975 |
| 53 | Rundle | 2 | 1:196 | 0.41% | 224 |
| 53 | Kingdon | 2 | 1:196 | 0.46% | 257 |
| 53 | Cleave | 2 | 1:196 | 0.67% | 381 |
| 53 | Paddon | 2 | 1:196 | 0.61% | 340 |
| 53 | Burnard | 2 | 1:196 | 2.08% | 1,172 |
| 53 | Risdon | 2 | 1:196 | 1.90% | 1,082 |
| 53 | Balley | 2 | 1:196 | 11.76% | 3,822 |
| 53 | Gist | 2 | 1:196 | 6.25% | 2,606 |
| 53 | Bickel | 2 | 1:196 | 4.35% | 2,022 |
| 69 | Smith | 1 | 1:392 | 0.03% | 4 |
| 69 | Brown | 1 | 1:392 | 0.05% | 12 |
| 69 | Martin | 1 | 1:392 | 0.04% | 8 |
| 69 | Baker | 1 | 1:392 | 0.03% | 6 |
| 69 | Mitchell | 1 | 1:392 | 0.07% | 33 |
| 69 | Collins | 1 | 1:392 | 0.11% | 93 |
| 69 | Cole | 1 | 1:392 | 0.05% | 13 |
| 69 | Harding | 1 | 1:392 | 0.09% | 70 |
| 69 | Parsons | 1 | 1:392 | 0.08% | 52 |
| 69 | Harper | 1 | 1:392 | 0.36% | 422 |
| 69 | Gilbert | 1 | 1:392 | 0.15% | 148 |
| 69 | Higgins | 1 | 1:392 | 0.53% | 636 |
| 69 | French | 1 | 1:392 | 0.13% | 118 |
| 69 | Hicks | 1 | 1:392 | 0.18% | 189 |
| 69 | Howe | 1 | 1:392 | 0.26% | 286 |
| 69 | Fry | 1 | 1:392 | 0.20% | 212 |
| 69 | Wills | 1 | 1:392 | 0.06% | 30 |
| 69 | Downing | 1 | 1:392 | 0.43% | 501 |
| 69 | Robbins | 1 | 1:392 | 1.15% | 1,272 |
| 69 | Moor | 1 | 1:392 | 0.74% | 874 |
| 69 | Hearn | 1 | 1:392 | 0.19% | 202 |
| 69 | Earl | 1 | 1:392 | 1.23% | 1,358 |
| 69 | Heard | 1 | 1:392 | 0.14% | 126 |
| 69 | Compton | 1 | 1:392 | 4.55% | 3,259 |
| 69 | Woodley | 1 | 1:392 | 0.27% | 302 |
| 69 | Cowling | 1 | 1:392 | 0.74% | 868 |
| 69 | Box | 1 | 1:392 | 0.65% | 783 |
| 69 | Bent | 1 | 1:392 | 7.14% | 4,290 |
| 69 | Badcock | 1 | 1:392 | 0.28% | 312 |
| 69 | Perkin | 1 | 1:392 | 0.55% | 672 |
| 69 | Penrose | 1 | 1:392 | 1.22% | 1,345 |
| 69 | Sloman | 1 | 1:392 | 0.44% | 519 |
| 69 | Venner | 1 | 1:392 | 1.03% | 1,163 |
| 69 | Wadge | 1 | 1:392 | 2.78% | 2,423 |
| 69 | Metherell | 1 | 1:392 | 0.65% | 773 |
| 69 | Metters | 1 | 1:392 | 0.85% | 981 |
| 69 | Cobbledick | 1 | 1:392 | 1.37% | 1,473 |
| 69 | Barrable | 1 | 1:392 | 5.56% | 3,695 |
| 69 | Laury | 1 | 1:392 | 33.33% | 11,450 |
| 69 | Voddon | 1 | 1:392 | 50.00% | 13,160 |