Lustleigh Genealogical Records
Lustleigh 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 also include places of residence and occupations.
A searchable transcript of the baptism registers of Lustleigh. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.
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.
Lustleigh Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Banns registers list the names of people who intended to marry by the system of calling banns, in which the bride and groom's name were called for three weeks at church. At these callings objections could be made to a marriage. They record the bride and groom's parish of residence, which may be recorded differently in the marriage register.
Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom and may contain other details.
A searchable transcript recording marriages solemnised at Lustleigh between 1608 and 1837. Details may include residence, marital status and witnesses.
Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1608 and 1837.
Lustleigh Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
A name index linked to original images of the burial registers of the church. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.
A searchable transcript of burials recorded at Lustleigh. These records essentially record deaths in and around Lustleigh between 1608 and 1837. Details may include the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.
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.
Lustleigh 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 Lustleigh
A conservative newspaper covering business, family, legal and other news in the Exeter district.
A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.
A short regional paper covering local occurrences, business news, family notices and more.
A liberal newspaper covering the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. It includes family notices.
Original images of a regional newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Devon area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
Lustleigh Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to 295,609 wills of people who lived in or were connected to Devon. The wills they reference can contain a great deal of genealogical information.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
An index to thousands of probates and administrations granted by the Diocese and Archdeaconry of Exeter, covering parts of Devon & Cornwall.
An index to over 300,000 Devon wills, admons and inventories from 550 sources. Index contains name, abode, occupation, type of document, year of probate, court, notes and document reference.
Lustleigh 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.
Lustleigh 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.
Lustleigh 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.
Lustleigh Taxation Records
An index of around 300,000 names in local tax records. The index is connected to digital images of the rate books, which record, land owner and occupier, description of property, address and details of the tax.
Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.
A list of Devon property-owners who were required to contribute towards sustaining the militia.
A transcription of the Lady Day hearth tax for 1674 for the county of Devon.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Lustleigh 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.
Lustleigh 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.
Lustleigh 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.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Lustleigh 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.
Lustleigh Histories & Books
A detailed investigation into motivations for Devonians choosing to stay or migrate from the county, with particular attention to labour, religion and family ties.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
A general and parochial history of the county, with sections for each parish.
Numerous articles covering the history of the country, its principle settlements, notable persons, castles and more.
A detailed overview of Devon in 1850, extracted from a directory of that year.
Lustleigh School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Lustleigh Occupation & Business Records
Background information on women employed by the mining industry in Devon & Cornwall. Includes a database of over 25,000 women and oral histories.
Lists of gamekeepers from the North Devon Journal.
Lists of gamekeepers from the The Western Times.
A series of newspaper articles listing gamekeepers in Devon.
Transcripts of newspaper articles listing the particulars of apprentices who absconded from their master.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Lustleigh
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.
Lustleigh Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Three works compiled from 16th and 17th century sources that record Devon families who had the right to bear a coat of arms.
A list of men found by William Camden to have unsubstantiated claims to coats of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Devon's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Lustleigh Church Records
The parish registers of Lustleigh provide details of births, marriages and deaths from 1608 to 1837. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1608.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
Prior to civil registration in 1837, the parish registers of Devon are the most common place to turn for details on births, marriages and deaths.
A series of questionnaires detailing the ecclesiastical predicament of around 250 parishes in Devon.
A transcript of documents recording those who contributed to the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
Biographical Directories Covering Lustleigh
A series of folk tales and detailed biographies of Devonshire men and women.
Biographies of notable Devonians from the Norman period up to the end of the 17th century.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Lustleigh Maps
Maps delineating fields in Devon, which are referenced to documents recording field names, land owners, occupiers, land use and land size.
Maps delineating fields, forests and other land plots in east Devon. Apportionments not included.
Transcriptions of documents listing land, their owner or occupier acreage and name or description.
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Lustleigh Reference Works
A series of articles on Devon surnames, including a dictionary of Devon surname definitions.
A guide to locating Devon wills in light of losses incurred during World War II.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
Historical Description
LUSTLEIGH is a parish and village, about one mile west of the high road from Newton Abbot to Moreton Hampstead, with a station on the Moreton Hampstead branch of the Great Western railway, and is 10 miles north-by-west from Newton Abbot, 4 south-south-east from Moreton Hampstead and 222 ¾ from London, in the Mid division of the county, Teignbridge hundred, Crockernwell petty sessional division, Newton Abbot union and county court district, rural deanery of Moreton, archdeaconry of Totnes and diocese of Exeter. The church of St. John the Baptist is an ancient edifice of granite in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, south transept, nave, north aisle, with an arcade of four arches separating it from the nave, south porch and an embattled western tower of ashlar work, with pinnacles and containing 6 bells: the chancel retains a beautiful double piscina of Early Euglish date, and three sedilia with triangular heads of the same period: the priest’s doorway also remains, and on the north side is an Early English Easter sepulchre: the east window is stained, and there are seven other stained windows, some of which contain ancient glass representing the Virgin and Child, St. Margaret and an Archbishop: in the chancel are also two small brackets, each pierced with three holes, and from which, during Lent, a cloth or hanging was suspended concealing the altar: the rood stairs, with both doorways, still remain: in the north aisle, within low arched recesses, are recumbent effigies of a knight in coif and hauberk, covered by a cyclas, and bearing a shield; and of a lady attired in a wimple and flowing gown; these figures appear to belong to the first part of the 14th century; at the east end is a similar effigy of a knight of somewhat later date; the whole are assumed to represent members of the Prous or Prouz family, and according to Risdon (survey of Devon 1714—23) one of the shields then bore the arms of this family: a carved oak screen of Perpendicular date extends across the nave and aisle; the lower portion is panelled in 24 panes, containing figures of saints carved in relief; the cornice is carved with vine foliage and grapes: the font is Norman, and consists of a circular basin ornamented with cable moulding, and once surrounded by six shafts, only the capitals being now left: the porch has an aspersorium, or holy-water stoup, with a square basin: at the entrance of the porch is a stone with a remarkable inscription on it, as yet unexplained: the communion plate includes a chalice, given by Edward Basill, rector, who died 6th Jan. 1697, and a flagon and two patens, given by the Rev. William. Davy, rector, who died in 1826: the church was restored in 1883 and subsequent years at a cost of £700, and affords 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1631. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £197, including 36 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of and held since 1888 by the Rev. Harry Tudor M.A. of Magdalene College, Cambridge, prebendary of Exeter, proctor in convocation and surrogate. The rectory house contains a fine hall, with an Early English roof. Here is a small Baptist chapel and a meeting house for the Brethren. The parish room was rebuilt in 1888 in memory of the late rector. Davy’s charity of about £6 10s. a year is now expended in giving awards to the children of the Board and Sunday schools; a smaller charity of £1 yearly value is for the benefit of deserving parishioners. Lustleigh Cleave is a picturesque ravine of granite rocks of considerable extent, running almost parallel with the valley in which the village stands, and surmounted by a bold sweeping brow: in a hedge between the church and the railway station is a square block of granite, probably once the base of a cross, and called “the Bishop’s Stone,” from the arms of Bishop Stapledon, which are said to appear upon it. The celebrated Logan rock is about miles from the station. The chief landowners are Mrs. Wise, George Wills esq. and Mr. Frederick Amery. The soil is granitic; the subsoil, granite. The chief crops are wheat, barley, potatoes and turnips. The area is 2,973 acres; rateable value, £3,174; the population in 1891 was 400. On March 25, 1885, by Local Government Board Order 16,337, a detached part of this parish, known as Pepperdown, was amalgamated with Moreton Hampstead, and Sanduck transferred from North Bovey to Lustleigh for civil purposes.
A School Board of 5 members was formed Nov. 13, 1875; Bovey Tracey is a contributory parish with 3 members; Edwin Arnold, Stable house, clerk to the board.
Board School, built in 1878, & enlarged in 1892 for 125; average attendance, 95.
Most Common Surnames in Lustleigh
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Teignbridge Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wills | 24 | 1:15 | 1.54% | 30 |
| 2 | Clarke | 14 | 1:26 | 0.93% | 34 |
| 3 | Nichols | 12 | 1:31 | 3.72% | 347 |
| 4 | Edgecombe | 11 | 1:33 | 5.29% | 572 |
| 5 | Hall | 10 | 1:37 | 1.50% | 150 |
| 5 | Tucker | 10 | 1:37 | 0.28% | 3 |
| 7 | Amery | 9 | 1:41 | 9.00% | 1,133 |
| 8 | Grant | 8 | 1:46 | 1.19% | 144 |
| 8 | Arnold | 8 | 1:46 | 2.57% | 362 |
| 8 | Osborn | 8 | 1:46 | 3.79% | 559 |
| 8 | Waldron | 8 | 1:46 | 2.60% | 369 |
| 8 | Hole | 8 | 1:46 | 1.71% | 235 |
| 13 | White | 7 | 1:52 | 0.26% | 7 |
| 13 | Harvey | 7 | 1:52 | 0.52% | 40 |
| 13 | Easton | 7 | 1:52 | 3.40% | 578 |
| 13 | Squires | 7 | 1:52 | 1.93% | 310 |
| 13 | Yeo | 7 | 1:52 | 0.94% | 125 |
| 13 | Druett | 7 | 1:52 | 100.00% | 6,891 |
| 19 | French | 6 | 1:61 | 0.78% | 118 |
| 19 | Davy | 6 | 1:61 | 1.96% | 372 |
| 21 | Richards | 5 | 1:73 | 0.22% | 11 |
| 21 | Northey | 5 | 1:73 | 2.66% | 642 |
| 21 | Endacott | 5 | 1:73 | 1.41% | 317 |
| 21 | Vezay | 5 | 1:73 | 100.00% | 8,667 |
| 25 | Bennett | 4 | 1:92 | 0.24% | 26 |
| 25 | Ellis | 4 | 1:92 | 0.21% | 17 |
| 25 | Wells | 4 | 1:92 | 2.99% | 884 |
| 25 | Bond | 4 | 1:92 | 0.39% | 74 |
| 25 | Osborne | 4 | 1:92 | 0.73% | 191 |
| 25 | Emmett | 4 | 1:92 | 2.52% | 753 |
| 25 | Lear | 4 | 1:92 | 1.37% | 397 |
| 25 | Maunder | 4 | 1:92 | 0.72% | 188 |
| 25 | Leaman | 4 | 1:92 | 1.22% | 342 |
| 25 | Olding | 4 | 1:92 | 6.67% | 1,692 |
| 25 | Burks | 4 | 1:92 | 44.44% | 5,765 |
| 25 | Lambe | 4 | 1:92 | 23.53% | 3,822 |
| 25 | Wotten | 4 | 1:92 | 36.36% | 5,026 |
| 38 | Roberts | 3 | 1:122 | 0.21% | 36 |
| 38 | Hill | 3 | 1:122 | 0.09% | 5 |
| 38 | Holmes | 3 | 1:122 | 0.47% | 158 |
| 38 | May | 3 | 1:122 | 0.22% | 39 |
| 38 | Atkins | 3 | 1:122 | 1.91% | 762 |
| 38 | Guest | 3 | 1:122 | 1.48% | 587 |
| 38 | Mortimore | 3 | 1:122 | 0.54% | 189 |
| 38 | Rabjohns | 3 | 1:122 | 3.45% | 1,272 |
| 46 | Williams | 2 | 1:184 | 0.05% | 2 |
| 46 | Harris | 2 | 1:184 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 46 | Scott | 2 | 1:184 | 0.32% | 165 |
| 46 | Parsons | 2 | 1:184 | 0.17% | 52 |
| 46 | Frost | 2 | 1:184 | 0.26% | 115 |
| 46 | Walter | 2 | 1:184 | 0.88% | 519 |
| 46 | Hayman | 2 | 1:184 | 0.28% | 130 |
| 46 | Line | 2 | 1:184 | 8.70% | 3,174 |
| 46 | German | 2 | 1:184 | 1.01% | 599 |
| 46 | Henwood | 2 | 1:184 | 1.23% | 737 |
| 46 | Tapper | 2 | 1:184 | 0.90% | 530 |
| 46 | Kellaway | 2 | 1:184 | 1.75% | 1,015 |
| 46 | Hooke | 2 | 1:184 | 7.14% | 2,802 |
| 46 | Bardon | 2 | 1:184 | 66.67% | 11,450 |
| 46 | Enser | 2 | 1:184 | 100.00% | 13,160 |
| 46 | Buckworth | 2 | 1:184 | 100.00% | 13,160 |
| 46 | Rabjohn | 2 | 1:184 | 15.38% | 4,496 |
| 46 | Powesland | 2 | 1:184 | 4.76% | 2,174 |
| 46 | Mercombe | 2 | 1:184 | 100.00% | 13,160 |
| 46 | Broods | 2 | 1:184 | 100.00% | 13,160 |
| 46 | Cosely | 2 | 1:184 | 100.00% | 13,160 |
| 67 | Turner | 1 | 1:367 | 0.06% | 25 |
| 67 | Baker | 1 | 1:367 | 0.03% | 6 |
| 67 | James | 1 | 1:367 | 0.08% | 46 |
| 67 | Saunders | 1 | 1:367 | 0.10% | 78 |
| 67 | Hawkins | 1 | 1:367 | 0.10% | 82 |
| 67 | Cross | 1 | 1:367 | 0.15% | 156 |
| 67 | Yates | 1 | 1:367 | 1.69% | 1,708 |
| 67 | Alexander | 1 | 1:367 | 1.64% | 1,675 |
| 67 | Hancock | 1 | 1:367 | 0.12% | 104 |
| 67 | Burrows | 1 | 1:367 | 0.34% | 386 |
| 67 | Archer | 1 | 1:367 | 1.49% | 1,576 |
| 67 | Howe | 1 | 1:367 | 0.26% | 286 |
| 67 | Fry | 1 | 1:367 | 0.20% | 212 |
| 67 | Rice | 1 | 1:367 | 0.11% | 98 |
| 67 | Bowden | 1 | 1:367 | 0.05% | 19 |
| 67 | Singleton | 1 | 1:367 | 6.25% | 3,944 |
| 67 | Stephen | 1 | 1:367 | 4.55% | 3,259 |
| 67 | Blackmore | 1 | 1:367 | 0.09% | 56 |
| 67 | Steer | 1 | 1:367 | 0.11% | 94 |
| 67 | Foot | 1 | 1:367 | 0.43% | 511 |
| 67 | Rundle | 1 | 1:367 | 0.21% | 224 |
| 67 | Hurrell | 1 | 1:367 | 0.34% | 388 |
| 67 | Row | 1 | 1:367 | 0.46% | 544 |
| 67 | Luscombe | 1 | 1:367 | 0.09% | 62 |
| 67 | Blight | 1 | 1:367 | 0.21% | 231 |
| 67 | Angel | 1 | 1:367 | 0.74% | 868 |
| 67 | Knapman | 1 | 1:367 | 0.17% | 183 |
| 67 | Pawley | 1 | 1:367 | 0.62% | 747 |
| 67 | Facey | 1 | 1:367 | 0.54% | 656 |
| 67 | Pedrick | 1 | 1:367 | 0.41% | 473 |
| 67 | Aggett | 1 | 1:367 | 0.34% | 383 |
| 67 | Tancock | 1 | 1:367 | 0.50% | 599 |
| 67 | Wescott | 1 | 1:367 | 1.67% | 1,692 |
| 67 | Damerell | 1 | 1:367 | 0.65% | 773 |
| 67 | Bess | 1 | 1:367 | 1.85% | 1,795 |
| 67 | Holberton | 1 | 1:367 | 1.75% | 1,743 |
| 67 | Laffin | 1 | 1:367 | 14.29% | 6,891 |
| 67 | Munch | 1 | 1:367 | 100.00% | 15,767 |
| 67 | Jabet | 1 | 1:367 | 100.00% | 15,767 |
| 67 | Fancock | 1 | 1:367 | 33.33% | 11,450 |