Buckfastleigh Genealogical Records

Buckfastleigh Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

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.

Buckfastleigh Baptisms (1600-1915)

A name index, connected to digital images of baptism registers, the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was born and/or baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.

Devon Baptisms (1444-1915)

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.

Devon Baptism Index (1813-1839)

Transcriptions of over 360,000 baptisms from most parishes in the county. Records include parents name and abode.

Devon Social & Institutional Records (1780-1914)

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.

Buckfastleigh Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

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.

Buckfastleigh Banns (1653-1915)

Banns registers record details of those who wished to marry. They sometimes contain information not listed in marriage registers, notably the bride and groom's parish of residence. Banns also record marriages that were intended that did not go ahead and serve as a filler when a marriage register has been lost or damaged.

Buckfastleigh Marriages (1602-1915)

Name index linked to digital images of the church's marriage registers. Details may include a party's age, residence, marital status, father's name and signature.

Buckfastleigh Marriage Index (1602-1812)

Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1602 and 1812.

Devon Marriages (1446-2002)

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.

Buckfastleigh Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

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.

Buckfastleigh Burials (1602-1915)

Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age.

Devon Burials (1320-1988)

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.

Devon Burials Index (1813-1837)

Transcriptions of over 225,000 burials from most parishes in the county. Induces the deceased's age.

Devon Social & Institutional Records (1780-1914)

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.

Buckfastleigh Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

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.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

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.

Register of Voters for South Devon (1865-1869)

A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.

Devon Militia Assessments (1715)

A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.

Devon Hearth Tax Return (1674)

A transcription of the Lady Day hearth tax for 1674 for the county of Devon.

Newspapers Covering Buckfastleigh

Exeter Flying Post (1800-1900)

A conservative newspaper covering business, family, legal and other news in the Exeter district.

Western Morning News (1894-1950)

A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams (1869-1870)

A short regional paper covering local occurrences, business news, family notices and more.

Western Times (1827-1950)

A liberal newspaper covering the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. It includes family notices.

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (1827-1950)

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.

Buckfastleigh Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

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.

Devon Wills Index (1163-1999)

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.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Admon Index (1559-1660)

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.

Exeter Diocese & Archdeaconry Probate & Admons (1540-1799)

An index to thousands of probates and administrations granted by the Diocese and Archdeaconry of Exeter, covering parts of Devon & Cornwall.

Devon Probate Index (1190-1980)

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.

Buckfastleigh Immigration & Travel Records

Devonian Migration Choices (1760-1950)

A detailed investigation into motivations for Devonians choosing to stay or migrate from the county, with particular attention to labour, religion and family ties.

Settlement & Removal in Rural Devon (1662-1871)

A lengthy article detailing the practice of moving the needy poor between parishes. Contains examples of settlements, removals and examinations.

Sinking of the John (1855)

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.

North Devon Exodus (1818-1868)

An overview of emigration from north Devon to the Americas, with particulars of some who made the journey.

Prisoners in Devon Quarter Sessions (1655-1837)

A calendar of prisoners brought before the quarter sessions, with details of their crime and punishment. Contains entries for individuals who were transported.

Buckfastleigh Military Records

Devon Militia and Volunteer Lists (1799-1825)

Various military lists published in the Exeter Flying Post, particularly lists of deserters, which may list age and physical description.

Devon Militia Assessments (1715)

A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.

Devon WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Devon, with some service details.

Devon WWII Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Devon, with some service details.

Swansea-Devonian War Memorial (1914-1945)

Names from a presumably predominately Devonian war memorial in the former Bible Christian church at Swansea.

Register of Voters for South Devon (1865-1869)

A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.

Plymouth & West Devon Rate Books (1598-1933)

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.

Devon & Exeter Oath Rolls (1723)

Transcriptions of documents listing those who swore loyalty to King George I after the Jacobite Atterbury Plot.

Indictable Offenses in Devon Quarter Sessions (1745-1782)

A calendar of cases to be heard before the quarter session that are indictable by nature,.

Cursers & Badgers in Devon Quarter Sessions (1729-1745)

Two calendars, one of those licensed to carry out trade and the other those brought before the session for cursing.

Buckfastleigh Taxation Records

Plymouth & West Devon Rate Books (1598-1933)

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.

Devon Tithe Apportionments (1839-1851)

Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.

Devon Militia Assessments (1715)

A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.

Devon Hearth Tax Return (1674)

A transcription of the Lady Day hearth tax for 1674 for the county of Devon.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

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.

Buckfastleigh Land & Property Records

Register of Voters for South Devon (1865-1869)

A list of those eligible to vote, including their address and qualification to vote.

Devon Tithe Maps & Apportionments (1839-1850)

Maps delineating fields in Devon, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.

Plymouth & West Devon Rate Books (1598-1933)

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.

Devon Tithe Apportionments (1839-1851)

Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.

Devon Militia Assessments (1715)

A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.

Buckfastleigh Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Devon (1923)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Devon (1919)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Devon (1914)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Devon (1910)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Devon (1902)

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.

Buckfastleigh Cemeteries

Devonshire Lost Memorials (1601-1981)

A collection of now lost memorials from around Dartmoor.

Devon Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Devon Headstones (1780-2000)

Memorials of a select number of headstones in Devon.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

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.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Buckfastleigh Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

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.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

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.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Buckfastleigh Histories & Books

Devonian Migration Choices (1760-1950)

A detailed investigation into motivations for Devonians choosing to stay or migrate from the county, with particular attention to labour, religion and family ties.

Catholic History in South West England (1517-1856)

A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.

Magna Britannia: Devonshire (1066-1822)

A general and parochial history of the county, with sections for each parish.

The History of Devon (44-Present)

Numerous articles covering the history of the country, its principle settlements, notable persons, castles and more.

Devon in 1850 (1850)

A detailed overview of Devon in 1850, extracted from a directory of that year.

Buckfastleigh School & Education Records

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

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.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

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.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

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.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Buckfastleigh Occupation & Business Records

Women in Cornwall & Devon Mines (1770-1920)

Background information on women employed by the mining industry in Devon & Cornwall. Includes a database of over 25,000 women and oral histories.

Devon Gamekeeper Lists (1847-1859)

Lists of gamekeepers from the North Devon Journal.

Devon Gamekeeper Lists (1834-1860)

Lists of gamekeepers from the The Western Times.

Devon Gamekeeper Lists (1800-1859)

A series of newspaper articles listing gamekeepers in Devon.

Devon Runaway Apprentices (1800-1889)

Transcripts of newspaper articles listing the particulars of apprentices who absconded from their master.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Buckfastleigh

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Buckfastleigh Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

The Visitations of Devon: 1531, 1564 & 1620 (1000-1620)

Three works compiled from 16th and 17th century sources that record Devon families who had the right to bear a coat of arms.

Devonshire Ignobles (1620)

A list of men found by William Camden to have unsubstantiated claims to coats of arms.

Devon Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Buckfastleigh Church Records

Catholic History in South West England (1517-1856)

A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.

Devon Parish Registers (1754-1839)

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.

Episcopal Visitation Returns (1744-1779)

A series of questionnaires detailing the ecclesiastical predicament of around 250 parishes in Devon.

St Paul's Rebuilding Returns from Devon (1678)

A transcript of documents recording those who contributed to the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

The Westcountry Preachers (1815-1907)

A history of the Bible Christians, a denomination of Methodists, in Devon and Cornwall.

Biographical Directories Covering Buckfastleigh

Devonshire Characters and Strange Events (1550-1904)

A series of folk tales and detailed biographies of Devonshire men and women.

The Worthies of Devon (1066-1700)

Biographies of notable Devonians from the Norman period up to the end of the 17th century.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Buckfastleigh Maps

Devon Tithe Maps & Apportionments (1839-1850)

Maps delineating fields in Devon, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.

East Devon Tithe Maps (1840)

Maps delineating fields, forests and other land plots in east Devon. Apportionments not included.

Devon Tithe Apportionments (1839-1851)

Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.

Maps of Devon (1563-1922)

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Buckfastleigh Reference Works

Devon Surnames (1086-1967)

A series of articles on Devon surnames, including a dictionary of Devon surname definitions.

Locating Devon Wills (1400-Present)

A guide to locating Devon wills in light of losses incurred during World War II.

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Historical Description

Buckfastleigh, a large village, built upon the site, and in a great measure with the materials from the ruins of an ancient abbey, founded in this parish by Ethelwardus, son of William Pomerai, during the reign of Henry I. and endowed with revenues by Richard Banzan, which must have been considerable, being rated at the dissolution at 466l. 11s. 2d.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

BUCKFASTLEIGH is a small manufacturing town on the river Dart and the high road from Plymouth to Exeter and London, having a station on the branch of the Great Western railway from Totnes to Ashburton, and is 22 miles south-west from Exeter, 6 north-west from Totnes, 21 by road and 30 ½ by rail from Plymouth and 195 by road from London and 230 by rail, in the Southern division of the county, Stanborough hundred, Stanborough and Coleridge petty sessional division, Totnes union and county court district, rural deanery and archdeaconry of Totnes and diocese of Exeter. The scenery around here, with Dartmoor in the distance, is very beautiful, and the trout and salmon fishing in the Dart is very good tinder the provisions of the “Local Government Act, 1884” (56 and 57 Vict. c. 73) the original parish has been divided into East and West, the former governed by an Urban District Council of nine members formed December 4, 1894. The church of the Holy Trinity, standing on a lofty eminence, is an ancient edifice of stone in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles and transepts, south porch and an embattled western tower with spire containing 6 bells: there is a memorial window erected by Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming, of Bigadon, to their daughter, and two others to a former vicar and his wife, and to a Mr. James Powning and his son: the stained east window, with four smaller ones, were the gift of Richard John Bang esq. who formerly resided in the parish: the west window was erected by Miss Lowndes in memory of her parents: the carved oak: pulpit is the work of the late Mr. John Pope; the covers of the Bible are also exquisitely carved: in 1897 the chancel was renovated and refloored, and a new altar presented, the cost being defrayed by John Fleming esq. J.P. of Bigadon, and his wife; there are 400 sittings: east of the church, but detached from it, is a portion of a building, apparently of Early English date, supposed to have been an anchorite’s cell, and overgrown with ivy. The parish register dates from the year 1602. The living is a vicarage, net yearly Value £225, with 29 ½ acres of glebe, and residence, in the gift of and held since 1891 by the Rev. William Henry Browse Tucker M.A. of St. Mary Hall, Oxford, and surrogate. St. Luke’s chapel of ease in Plymouth road was erected in 1894 on a site presented many years ago by the late J. May esq. of Barkington, and was dedicated by the Bishop of Exeter, October 22nd in the same year; the cost, amounting to about £1,800, was defrayed by subscriptions, £500 being given by Mr. J. Symons. The great tithes, arising out of the lands comprised within the manor of Brook and the town manor, belong mostly to the Earl of Macclesfield, and those arising out of the lands within the manor of Kilbury to Jeffery Edwards esq. and the rector for the time being of the sinecure rectory of Ermington in this county, now the Rev. William Hale Andrews M.A. of Carlton Colville, Suffolk; the last mentioned great tithes formed part of the possessions of the monastery of Montague, in the county of Somerset, on its dissolution. There is a Wesleyan chapel in Chapel street and a smaller one at Buckfast; also a Congregational chapel, built at a cost of about £1,350 in 1872. Buckfastleigh Town Hall and Institute, in Bossel road, erected on freehold ground at a cost of £1,350, is a building of local limestone, with Bath stone and brick facings, and comprises a spacious hall, 61ft. by 31ft. with a stage for various purposes measuring 23ft. by 14ft.; the hall will seat 450 persons: there is also a library, billiard room, with a large table, the gift of H. B. Mildmay esq, and club and reading rooms, with a residence for the caretaker: the whole is managed by a committee of 12 members. The woollen manufacture is carried on here and large contracts are executed for the supply of navy serge and blankets: Messrs. Hamlyn Bros. Lim. (who have 2 mills) employ about 500 persons, and Messrs. John Berry & Sons Lim. about 400; Messrs. Churchward have a wool-combing factory, and there is a paper mill and an iron foundry in the town and two tanneries; there are also extensive lime and limestone quarries belonging to and worked by Messrs. William Richard Coulton and Sons, and in the neighbourhood are tin and copper mines, but at the present time they are not worked. Black Rock and Bakers pits, near the parish church, have several openings leading into a series of caverns which extend for considerable distances. Fairs are held here on the third Thursday in June and the second Thursday in September. Charities producing about £50 yearly are distributed in blankets, money and bread. The abbey of Buckfastre or Buckfast is said by common local tradition, and probably with truth, to be more ancient by some centuries than the neighbouring town of Buckfastleigh; which, in fact, was originally the “ley” or pasturage belonging to the abbey: the Saxon name was Buckfaesten,” i.e. “deer-fastness,” as appears from Bishop Aelfwold's charter, granted in 1016: the Saxon abbey of S. Mary of Buckfaesten was founded in the reign of King Edgar, about A.D. 980: in the reign of Henry II. it was refounded by Ethelward de Pomeri as a Cistercian monastery, and colonized from Savigny in Normandy, and eventually became the richest house of that order in Devonshire; at the period of its surrender by the last abbot, Gabriel Donne, there were 10 monks, and revenues estimated at £466: after the Dissolution the roofs of the abbey buildings were stripped of their lead, and for nearly two centuries the ruins appear to have furnished building materials for the locality: the site remained uninhabited till 1796, when the erection of a house in the Gothic style on the west side of the destroyed cloisters was begun, and finished in 1806: the abbey, situated 1 mile north of the village on the right bank of the river Dart, included a fine church, 210 feet long internally, and consisting of choir with aisles and eastern chapels, transepts 85 feet north to south, also with eastern chapels, nave with aisles, and probably a central tower; on the south side were cloisters, 94 feet square, with sacristy adjoining the south transept, next, the chapter house, 40 feet by 20 feet, slype and fratry, or common room; on the south side the frater (refectory) and kitchen; and on the west side the “Domus Conversorum”; at the south-west angle of the cloister was a Perpendicular tower with stair turret, still in good preservation, and the tithe bam, a large structure 100 feet in length, is also extant, but of the church, and other buildings, only scattered fragments, some archways and other entrances and portions of the foundations-are left. In 1882 the abbey was purchased from Dr. Gale, of Plymouth, by a colony of Benedictine monks from Pierrequi-vire in Burgundy, by whom the monastery has been partially rebuilt on its ancient foundations; and, pending the restoration of the Abbey church, which it was intended to rebuild in the Early English style, a small church, dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, has been erected to the south of the abbot’s tower, which was carefully restored in 1883, under the direction of F. A. Walters esq. F.S.A, architect, who has also superintended the recent excavation of the site; the great rood in this church was executed by Hems, of Exeter; the Right Rev. Stephen Denis, abbot; the Rev. Benedict Gariador, prior. The house called “Bucikfast Abbey,” built out of the materials of the monastery in 1805—6, has beneath it a Saxon crypt: the house is now occupied by the community mentioned above. The monks find employment in manufacturing a kind of salve for wounds &c. the composition of which is a secret. The chief landowners are the Earl of Macclesfield, who is lord of the manor, John Fleming esq. J.P. of Bigadon, William R. Coulton, John Bovey esq. J. Bickford esq. and Messrs. Hamlyn Brothers. The soil is loamy; subsoil, slate and limestone; the chief crops being wheat, barley, pasture and apples. A large quantitv of cider is made, most of which is of very superior quality. The area of East Buckfastleigh and Urban Council District is 1,260 acres; rateable value, £8,768; the area of West Buckfastleigh is 3,601 acres; rateable value, £2,400; the united population in 1901 was 2,520.

PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of services

Holy Trinity Church, Rev. William Henry Browse Tucker M.A. vicar; Sundays, 11 a.m..; Wed. 11 a.m..; also Sun. in the Buckfast school room.

St. Luke's chapel of ease, Sundays 8 a.m.. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 5 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.

Immaculate Heart of Mary (Cath.); priests of the Abbey officiate; Sun. & holidays of obligation, mass, 6.30, 7, 8.45 & 10 a.m..; vespers & sermon & benediction, 3 p.m.; instruction & rosary, 6.15 p.m.

Congregational, Rev. Henry Davies; 11 a.m.. & 6.30 p.m. & Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist, 11 a.m.. & 6 p.m.; Mon. & Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist, Buckfast; 3 & 6 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m.

SCHOOLS

A School Board of 5 members was formed March 29, 1871; E. Windaatt, Totnes, clerk to the board; John Petherbridge, Higher town, attendance officer.

Board, the schools, with master’s residence, were erected in 1875, at a cost of £2,959; they contain separate rooms for boys, girls & infants, with class rooms attached to each; average attendance, boys, 125; girls, 135 & infants, 140.

Board, Coombe, erected in 1886, for 100 children; average attendance, 50.

Board, Buckfast (mixed), erected in 1894, for 145 children; average attendance, 25.

Roman Catholic, Buckfast, erected in 1893, for 160 children; average attendance, 43.

Kelly's Directory of Devon (1902)

Most Common Surnames in Buckfastleigh

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Stanborough Hundred
1Churchward591:4824.08%473
2Furneaux551:5125.94%557
3Willcocks501:567.78%157
4Hoare441:649.09%225
5Arscott431:6511.68%302
6Easterbrook411:687.82%205
7Hayman401:705.55%130
8Chaffe391:7229.32%890
9Harvey381:742.84%40
9Petherbridge381:7427.34%843
11Chaff341:8372.34%1,989
12Lee301:941.68%21
12Abbott301:945.76%206
12Lidstone301:9411.36%442
15Browning291:977.20%275
15Pearse291:973.21%96
17Hansford271:10427.55%1,151
18Hunt261:1083.19%110
18Lane261:1083.12%107
18Gidley261:1088.90%397
21French251:1123.24%118
21Stancombe251:11222.73%1,046
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31Callard191:1487.09%431
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37Lewis171:1651.47%57
37Wakeham171:1653.21%204
39Bowden161:1750.86%19
39Knott161:1755.44%390
39Bonathan161:17572.73%3,259
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42Townsend151:1873.69%271
42Paul151:1875.49%424
42Penny151:1877.98%642
42Maunder151:1872.70%188
42Shute151:1874.64%347
42Gilpin151:1878.20%663
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49Symons141:2001.26%63
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53Harris121:2340.31%1
53Mitchell121:2340.79%33
53Saunders121:2341.19%78
53Eden121:23410.53%1,015
53Hendy121:2347.64%762
53Honeywill121:2348.11%802
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59Northcott111:2551.38%113
59Oxenham111:2558.94%949
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67Turner101:2810.58%25
67Rogers101:2810.78%45
67Watts101:2811.19%106
67Reed101:2810.84%53
67Barrett101:2811.93%207
67Friend101:2811.59%163
67Coombes101:2811.83%196
67Bragg101:2814.42%522
67Leaman101:2813.04%342
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67Mugford101:2813.70%426
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82Webber91:3120.37%10
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91Roberts81:3510.55%36
91Cook81:3510.79%76
91Baxter81:35112.90%1,653
91Willis81:3511.33%171
91Rowland81:3511.68%230
91Cann81:3510.76%71
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91Tope81:3514.82%728
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102Wright71:4010.83%105
102Ward71:4010.70%81
102Moore71:4010.42%26
102Ellis71:4010.36%17
102Stone71:4010.54%44
102Buckley71:40111.11%1,641
102Griffin71:4011.96%316
102Chamberlain71:4012.64%439
102Guest71:4013.45%587
102Ash71:4011.20%180
102Ware71:4011.19%178
102Milton71:4011.63%259
102Wilton71:4013.66%628
102Floyd71:4015.83%970
102Hurrell71:4012.37%388
102Bartle71:40170.00%5,368
102Bowerman71:4015.60%937
102Smerdon71:4012.10%335
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102Sendey71:40150.00%4,290
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126Smith61:4680.18%4
126Cox61:4680.48%47
126Howard61:4680.90%146
126Hawkins61:4680.60%82
126May61:4680.44%39
126Heath61:4680.98%167
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126Rice61:4680.67%98
126Horn61:4681.28%233
126Hutchings61:4680.49%51
126Crocker61:4680.54%64
126Dunning61:4686.45%1,205
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126Pickerd61:468100.00%7,664
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126Shap61:468100.00%7,664
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153Johnson51:5610.82%168
153Berry51:5610.53%91
153Bond51:5610.49%74
153Skinner51:5610.35%37
153Reeves51:5611.85%425
153Gould51:5610.67%123
153Pope51:5610.69%131
153Dennis51:5610.91%194
153Crook51:5611.08%237
153Tanner51:5613.47%815
153Avery51:5610.83%172
153Courtney51:5612.16%507
153Dooley51:56141.67%4,730
153Tozer51:5610.65%120
153Luscombe51:5610.45%62
153Codd51:5615.38%1,205
153Lowndes51:56150.00%5,368
153Winsor51:5611.56%352
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153Butland51:5613.79%899
153Lyndon51:56111.11%2,070
153Nance51:56141.67%4,730
153Caseley51:5616.67%1,447
153Chegwidden51:56183.33%7,664
153Joint51:5613.91%926
153Reston51:561100.00%8,667
153Torrington51:56145.45%5,026
153Polkinghorn51:56162.50%6,268
153Knowling51:56115.15%2,557
153Waycott51:5616.10%1,345
153Woolaway51:56113.89%2,423
153Tinkham51:56113.89%2,423
153Grute51:56114.29%2,460
153Shadling51:56171.43%6,891
153Bezzell51:561100.00%8,667
153Bosle51:561100.00%8,667
190Taylor41:7020.16%9
190Scott41:7020.65%165
190Parker41:7020.43%92
190Butler41:7021.41%410
190Winter41:7022.86%837
190Collier41:7021.52%442
190Whitaker41:70212.50%2,606
190Harwood41:7023.39%981
190Bowman41:70210.26%2,300
190Parr41:7020.96%264
190Blackmore41:7020.34%56
190Dawes41:70210.53%2,338
190Batten41:7021.13%319
190Parnell41:7020.87%244
190Westcott41:7020.58%140
190Rundle41:7020.82%224
190McEy41:7023.81%1,082
190Prowse41:7020.60%152
190Pengelly41:7020.86%238
190Coulton41:70210.00%2,249
190Bastow41:7025.56%1,497
190Cruse41:7025.26%1,427
190Rodda41:70210.26%2,300
190Bickle41:7021.08%300
190Foss41:7025.00%1,375
190Wreford41:7021.44%418
190Palk41:7021.45%422
190Bovey41:7021.67%489
190Barnicoat41:70250.00%6,268
190Loram41:7023.01%890
190Youlden41:7023.23%942
190Grigson41:70236.36%5,026
190Clampit41:70216.00%3,006
190Readstone41:70225.00%3,944
190Pinkcombe41:70266.67%7,664
190Fezzey41:70280.00%8,667