Holsworthy Genealogical Records

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy Baptisms (1813-1999)

Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. They essentially record births, but may also include places of residence and occupations.

Holsworthy, Wesleyan Baptisms (1812-1837)

Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. These records detail relationships between parents and their children and may detail where they lived and how they made a living.

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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy Marriages (1754-1860)

Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They are the primary source for pre-1837 marriages. They may record the bride and groom's residence, the groom's occupation, parents' names, marital status and witnesses.

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.

Devon Marriage Index (1754-1837)

Transcriptions of over 270,000 marriages from most parishes in the county.

Devon Banns Registers (1538-1915)

A searchable database of 367,288 records detailing intentions to marry. Includes digital images of the records and may contain information not included in marriage registers.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy Burials (1813-1837)

Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. They may detail 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.

Holsworthy 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 Holsworthy

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.

North Devon Journal (1824-1950)

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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy Cemeteries

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.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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 Holsworthy

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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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 Holsworthy

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.

Holsworthy 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.

Holsworthy 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

Holsworthy, a small market-town, between two small streams, which soon fall into the Tamar. This small town consists mostly of one long street, through which the road passes from Launceston to Hartland. The houses are ancient, and mostly built of mud, &c. provincially termed cob, and the inhabitants chiefly employed in agriculture. The Bude and Launceston canal passes at about the distance of five miles to the south.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

HOLSWORTHY is an old market town, standing 430 feet above the level of the sea, near the river Deer, the head of a union and county court district and petty sessional division, and has a station on a branch of the South Western railway from Halwill junction, extended in—1897—8 to Bude, and opened in August of that year; this line enters Holsworthy by a viaduct of eight arches spanning a valley between two hills and was opened for traffic to Holsworthy in January, 1879; the new extension on leaving the town crosses a viaduct of nine arches, spanning a valley between two hills; the town is 8 miles east from Stratton, 10 east from Bude, 14 north from Launceston, 14 west from Hatherleigh, 18 west-north-west from Okehampton, 18 south-west from Bideford, 42 west-north-west from Exeter and 220 from London, in the Western division of the county, the hundred of Back Torrington, rural deanery of Holsworthy, archdeaconry of Barnstaple and diocese of Exeter.

The ancient parish of Holsworthy was formed into two civil parishes named Holsworthy Urban and Holsworthy Hamlets; the former is governed by an Urban District Council of twelve members, formed April 1st, 1900.

The town is lighted with gas by a private company, and supplied with water from pumps in various parts of the town. The Bude and Holsworthy canal, constructed in 1824, from Bude in Cornwall to Blagdon wharf, is now (1901) closed and nearly dried up. During the Civil War the town was occupied at different times by the forces on both sides. The church of SS. Peter and Paul is an edifice of stone, in the Norman, Early English and Later styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch, organ chamber, vestry and a fine western tower, with pinnacles, erected about 1450, in the Early Perpendicular style, and containing a clock with chimes and 8 bells, all cast by Mears, of London, in 1826, and rehung by the same firm in 1894 in a new oak frame at a cost of £300: the first church was a little Norman oratory or chapel, built about A.D. 1130; it probably stood where the nave now is, and in plan was a plain oblong structure without aisles, its walls being pierced with narrow semicircular headed windows: the jambs of the entrance door to this chapel, with their recessed single columns, remain, and serve as the inner door-case of the south porch: the Norman chapel was pulled down about A.D. 1250, and a church in the Early English style erected on its site, a south aisle being added to the nave and thrown into it by the present arcade of four pointed arches, which spring from massive low octagonal piers with moulded caps and bases: at the east end, divided from the nave by a plain stone arch, was the chancel or choir, and additions and alterations were made in 1366: at the western end of the nave there was probably an Early tower, but no vestige of it now exists: about the year 1450, the Trewen Chantry chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, which stood near the church, was removed into it (Bishop Lacy’s Reg. vol. iii.), and probably its walling stones were used in the restoration of the church at that period: in 1808 the church was repaired, some of the windows being badly rebuilt, and square-paned wooden window frames placed in the window openings in lieu of the granite tracery of the 15th century: the chancel, rebuilt in 1880—2, at a cost of £1,250, has a roof of carved oak and stained windows, two of which are memorials; and there are two other memorial windows in the aisles, and one in the tower to the late Miss Jane Meyrick: in the church is a memorial to Mary, daughter of Sir Richard Prideaux, d. July 14th, 1725: the organ, built by Renatus Harris, is a fine old instrument, with a curious history; it was originally placed in the parish church of All Saints, Chelsea, before 1680; but in 1723, being regarded as worn out, was sold to the town of Bideford, and remained in the parish church there until 1865, when it was again disposed of to the parishioners of Holsworthy, and by them restored at considerable expense; it was further renovated in 1884, at a cost of £300: at the same time the church was restored and reseated under the direction of Mr. O. B. Peter, architect, of Launceston, at a cost of £2,600, when a new north aisle was added and seven stained windows inserted in the aisles and chancel: the stalls are of carved oak, and there are 531 sittings. The register dates from the year 1563. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £400, including 50 acres of land, with residence, in the gift of and held since 1894 by the Rev. Thomas Samuel Kendall M.A. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and surrogate, who is also rector of Hollacomhe. The Wesleyan chapel has sittings for 450 persons. There is a Bible Christian chapel here, seating 300 persons, and another at Simpson Moor, in this parish. The meetings of the commissioners of land, assessed and income taxes are held at the Court House. The Holsworthy and Stratton Agricultural Association, formed in 1884, holds its meetings here annually on the second Thursday in June, when prizes to the amount of £350 are awarded. A portreeve and other officers are elected at the court leet and baron. The town is the head quarters of the L division of the Devon county constabulary. A substantial Market-house was erected in 1858, at a cost of nearly £1,000, and is held by lease. The weekly market for corn and cattle, an institution of high antiquity, is held in the market place every Wednesday, and is well attended. The third Wednesday in every month is a great market day for cattle, horses, sheep &c. except in July, in which month St. Peter's fair is held. The fairs formerly held in April and October have been abolished in favour of monthly markets. A fair is still held on the 9th, 10th and 11th of July. The early closing day is on Thursday at 4 p.m. The “Stanhope” and “White Hart” are both good commercial and family hotels and posting houses; porters from each meet all trains. Speccott’s charity and another in the hands of feoffees consist of two farms, one situated in Black Torrington parish let at £25, the other in Holsworthy parish rented at £30 yearly, which amounts are distributed half-yearly to deserving poor not in receipt of parish relief: the other charities include the interest of £100, in the £3 per Cents, left by the late Rev. Thomas Meyrick, to two of the best conducted single women who have not received parochial relief, one of whom must be under 30 and the other above 60 years of age: Mrs. Hart also left £13 15s. yearly to the poor and £13 15s. to the National school: Miss Meyrick left a sum of £1,000, the interest to be devoted to the church and the poor, and also £500, the interest of which is applied to the purchase of clothing for girls going to service, and is under the control of the rector and rector’s warden.

Stanhope Park recreation ground, formerly rented from Earl Stanhope, lord of the manor, was presented by him to the town in 1901; it covers 8 acres of land and was opened in 1888 at a cost of £500; there is a covered band stand, an extensive pavilion, a cricket ground and a tennis lawn. Thome was the ancient seat of the family of Thorne, which had been settled in Devonshire since the time of King John, and now belongs to F. King esq. and the Rev. J. Vowler Tanner B.A. rector of Chawleigh. The manor, given by Henry II. to Fulk de Paganel or Paynel, was afterwards held by the Chaworths, Tracys and other families, and subsequently reverting to the Crown, was granted to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and afterwards to John de Holland, Duke of Exeter, and Margaret (Tudor), Countess of Richmond, mother of Henry VII.: and after having been for some time held by the Speccott and Prideaux families, it was purchased by Thomas (Pitt), 1st Earl of Londonderry, from whom it has descended to its present owner. Earl Stanhope F.S.A, who is lord of the manor, and Lieut.-Col. Sir John Davie Ferguson-Davie bart. of Creedy Park, Paul Augustine Kingdon esq. of 25 Marlborough Hill, St. John’s Wood, London N.W. James Higgs esq. the Rev. John Vowler Tanner B.A. rector of Chawleigh, and Francis King esq. of Truro, are the principal landowners. Sympson belongs to Earl Stanhope. Charles Roberts esq. of Peterborough, is lord of the manor of Ugworthy. Bathe manor passed from the Lord Chief Justice Henry de Bathonia or De Bathe (ob. 1261) to the Methsted and Holland family, who sold it in 1585 to the ancestors of Lieut.-Col. Sir J. D. Ferguson-Davie, who is the present lord. The soil is chiefly clay; subsoil the same. The chief crops are wheat, oats and roots.

The area if Holsworthy Urban parish is 737 acres; rateable value, £4,558; the population in 1901 was 1,371.

The area of Holsworthy Hamlets parish is 8,228 acres; rateable value, £3,943; the population in 1901 was 705.

Petty Sessions are held at the Court House, Holsworthy, the third Thursday in every month, & for petty larceny cases under the Summary Jurisdiction Act, every week day, at one o’clock. The following places are included in the petty sessional division:-Abbots Bickington, Ashwater, Black Torrington, Bradford, Bradworthy, Bridgerule East, Bridgerule West, Clawton, Cookbury, Halwill, Hollacombe, Holsworthy Hamlets, Luffincott, Milton Damerel, Northcott Hamlet, Pancrasweek, Putford West, Pyworthy, Sutcombe, Tetfcott, Thornbury.

HOLSWORTHY UNION

Board day, alternate Wed. at 11 a.m.. at the Workhouse.

The union consists of the following parishes, viz:-Abbots Bickington, Ashwater, Black Torrington, Bradford, Bradworthy, Bridgerule (East & West), Clawton, Cookbury, Halwill, Hollacombe, Holsworthy Urban, Holsworthy Hamlets, Luffincott, Milton Damerel, North Tamerton (Cornwall), Pancrasweek, Putford (West), Pyworthy, Sutcombe, Tetcott & Thornbury. The area of the union is 85,524; rateable value in 1901, £41,359; the population in 1901 was 8,692.

The Workhouse is a structure of brick, erected in 1853, to hold 80 inmates.

PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of services

SS. Peter & Paul Church, Rev. Thomas Samuel Kendall M.A. rector; 8 & 11 a.m.. & 6.30 p.m.

Bible Christian, Holsworthy, Rev. John Cole Bassett & William Tremberth; 11 a.m.. & 6 p.m.; Fri. 7.30 p.m.

Bible Christian, Simpson Moor, Rev. John Cole Bassett & Rev. William Tremberth; 10.45 a.m.. & 6.30 p.m.; Fri. 7 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist, Holsworthy; 10.30 a.m.. & 6 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist, Chilsworthy; 10.30 a.m.. & 6 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.

SCHOOLS

National (mixed), built in 1846 & enlarged in 1883 & again in 1894, for 300 children; average attendance, 120.

Wesleyan Methodist, built in 1851, for 190 children; average attendance, 167.

Chilsworthy Parochial (infants), built in 1865, for 50 children; average attendance, 37.

Kelly's Directory of Devon (1902)

Most Common Surnames in Holsworthy

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Black Torrington Hundred
1Gilbert611:289.13%148
2Jones411:422.17%18
3Sillifant401:4339.22%1,107
4Ward261:662.61%81
4Allin261:6612.04%546
6Jeffery241:722.48%85
7Hawking221:7815.94%853
8Taylor211:820.85%9
8Jordan211:824.30%222
10Lewis201:861.73%57
10Daniel201:867.46%431
12Braund191:905.19%306
13Richards181:950.81%11
13Penwarden181:9518.95%1,184
13Headdon181:9569.23%2,930
16Badcock171:1014.71%312
17Cole151:1150.71%13
17Batten151:1154.24%319
17Dingle151:1156.30%491
17Yelland151:1155.62%435
17Headon151:11510.79%843
22Sanders141:1230.69%14
22Lock141:1231.28%65
24Northcott131:1321.63%113
24Buckler131:13215.48%1,316
24Routley131:13215.48%1,316
24Bromell131:13220.00%1,602
28Collins121:1431.30%93
28Oliver121:1432.39%214
28Daniels121:14310.81%1,036
28Slade121:1433.13%290
28Piper121:1432.65%248
28Blight121:1432.53%231
34Ford111:1560.67%28
34Neale111:15610.68%1,097
34Crocker111:1560.99%64
34Jewell111:1561.62%142
34Jolliffe111:15615.94%1,545
34Sleeman111:1564.07%426
34Lisle111:15633.33%2,557
34Gerry111:1564.33%461
34Fishleigh111:15617.74%1,653
34Glidden111:15655.00%3,438
44Harris101:1720.26%1
44Hancock101:1721.19%104
44Hooper101:1720.54%19
44Mill101:17212.35%1,358
44Slee101:1722.74%307
44Petherick101:1724.31%501
44Ching101:1726.29%753
44Wonnacott101:1723.88%457
44Brimacombe101:1727.25%853
53Brown91:1910.41%12
53Butler91:1913.17%410
53Rees91:1918.65%1,092
53Reed91:1910.75%53
53Parsons91:1910.75%52
53Tucker91:1910.25%3
53Rowland91:1911.89%230
53Johns91:1910.77%55
53Perkin91:1914.97%672
53Seldon91:1912.91%367
53Trace91:1916.04%797
53Banbary91:19181.82%5,026
65Martin81:2150.30%8
65King81:2150.80%79
65Allen81:2150.91%102
65Webb81:2151.60%216
65Andrew81:2152.82%410
65Bassett81:2152.66%377
65Rich81:2152.06%286
65Hole81:2151.71%235
65Parkhouse81:2151.73%240
65Rowse81:2154.68%704
75Williams71:2450.18%2
75Stone71:2450.54%44
75Ashby71:24536.84%3,545
75Aspinall71:24587.50%6,268
75Parnell71:2451.53%244
75Cory71:2453.98%685
75Hambly71:2453.68%633
75Paige71:2454.17%721
75Gliddon71:2453.76%648
75Oke71:2455.38%905
75Lashbrook71:2457.45%1,195
75Harm71:24577.78%5,765
75Beckly71:24533.33%3,358
88Pearce61:2860.46%43
88Short61:2860.56%69
88Lovell61:2862.24%431
88Down61:2860.52%58
88Prout61:2861.73%322
88Bickle61:2861.63%300
88Hockaday61:2863.43%691
88Risdon61:2865.71%1,082
88Downe61:28650.00%4,730
88Kimmins61:28646.15%4,496
98Johnson51:3440.82%168
98Hughes51:3441.72%401
98Hill51:3440.15%5
98Bennett51:3440.30%26
98Mason51:3441.72%400
98Spencer51:3442.07%481
98Miles51:3442.92%704
98Skinner51:3440.35%37
98Glover51:3441.61%365
98Weeks51:3440.52%87
98Higgs51:34411.63%2,133
98Maynard51:3442.56%612
98Holman51:3440.85%179
98Heard51:3440.68%126
98Featherstone51:3445.10%1,151
98Gifford51:3443.97%934
98Chapple51:3440.79%162
98Smale51:3440.52%87
98Yeo51:3440.67%125
98Veale51:3441.36%305
98Martyn51:3442.75%666
98Axford51:3446.85%1,473
98Wiffen51:344100.00%8,667
98Brent51:3448.33%1,692
98Trewin51:3446.85%1,473
98Gimblett51:34411.11%2,070
98Hockridge51:3444.81%1,092
98Boles51:34419.23%2,930
98Tithecott51:34426.32%3,545
127Edwards41:4300.26%32
127Moore41:4300.24%26
127Miller41:4300.40%80
127Watkins41:4301.77%522
127Rowe41:4300.20%16
127Lomax41:43023.53%3,822
127Hearn41:4300.75%202
127House41:4309.09%2,107
127Hallett41:4301.36%388
127Mears41:4303.13%926
127Ham41:4301.20%336
127Ridge41:4301.60%466
127Coombe41:4300.79%210
127Hoskin41:4301.45%420
127Dingwall41:43066.67%7,664
127Kingdon41:4300.93%257
127Pomeroy41:4301.74%511
127Staddon41:4301.24%350
127Furse41:4302.06%617
127Hamley41:4304.04%1,141
127Stranger41:4308.33%1,955
127Tape41:43021.05%3,545
127Dockett41:43010.26%2,300
127Guffey41:430100.00%9,849
127Pellows41:43080.00%8,667
127McDickson41:430100.00%9,849
127Bentin41:430100.00%9,849
154Smith31:5730.09%4
154Evans31:5730.24%50
154Berry31:5730.32%91
154Fry31:5730.59%212
154Hoare31:5730.62%225
154Hutchings31:5730.25%51
154Walter31:5731.32%519
154Beale31:5733.85%1,398
154Squire31:5730.34%99
154Hocking31:5731.05%406
154Cutting31:573100.00%11,450
154Spry31:5730.82%302
154Paddon31:5730.91%340
154Manchester31:573100.00%11,450
154Voysey31:5731.60%647
154Treble31:5732.75%1,051
154Balsdon31:5731.62%652
154Hambley31:5737.32%2,214
154Squance31:5732.80%1,066
154Griffey31:57317.65%3,822
154Peale31:573100.00%11,450
154Trible31:57323.08%4,496
154Heysett31:57314.29%3,358
154Coler31:573100.00%11,450
154Luscoň31:573100.00%11,450
179Cook21:8590.20%76
179James21:8590.16%46
179Knight21:8590.18%59
179Reynolds21:8590.50%278
179Fowler21:8590.42%227
179Curtis21:8590.37%196
179Thornton21:8591.67%970
179Reeves21:8590.74%425
179Hodge21:8590.18%66
179Stacey21:8590.68%390
179Snell21:8590.16%48
179Ash21:8590.34%180
179Sargent21:8591.11%674
179Chaplin21:8594.35%2,022
179Gay21:8590.61%342
179Budd21:8590.82%476
179Hatch21:8591.39%815
179Newcombe21:8590.31%154
179Grigg21:8591.05%628
179Earle21:8591.53%903
179Abbot21:8595.13%2,300
179Boys21:85918.18%5,026
179Goodacre21:85918.18%5,026
179Trim21:8592.17%1,219
179Vanstone21:8590.33%172
179Millman21:8590.51%285
179Colwill21:8590.59%324
179Facey21:8591.09%656
179Sandercock21:8591.85%1,058
179Buckly21:859100.00%13,160
179Ashe21:85933.33%7,664
179Balkwill21:8591.14%685
179Shapley21:8591.69%981
179Faull21:85913.33%4,095
179Courtis21:8593.23%1,653
179Mountstephen21:85911.11%3,695
179Jollow21:8596.06%2,557
179Fursey21:85911.11%3,695
179Chowen21:8595.88%2,503
179Tanson21:859100.00%13,160
179Fanson21:85916.67%4,730
179Sluggett21:8596.45%2,647
179Bickly21:85918.18%5,026
179Clemetts21:8595.71%2,460
179Conors21:859100.00%13,160
179Doubt21:85928.57%6,891