Martinhoe Genealogical Records
Martinhoe Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1656.
A searchable database of 2,225,292 records, linked to original images of baptism registers. The records provide proof of parentage, occupations, residence and other details.
Transcriptions of over 360,000 baptisms from most parishes in the county. Records include parents name and abode.
Over 60,000 transcripts of personal entries in various types of records, including vaccination registers, apprenticeship records, occupational records, poor law records, marriage notice books, returns of deaths, infirmary registers, debtor lists, workhouse birth registers, bastardy records and more.
Martinhoe 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.
Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They are the primary marriage document before 1837. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain age, father's name and other details.
A searchable database containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Martinhoe. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1597.
A searchable transcript recording marriages solemnised at Devonshire, Martinhoe between 1597 and 1812. Details may include residence, marital status and witnesses.
Martinhoe Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.
A searchable database of 1,666,144 records, linked to original images of burial registers. The records may include date of burial and/or death, residence, age and other details.
Transcriptions of over 225,000 burials from most parishes in the county. Induces the deceased's age.
Over 60,000 transcripts of personal entries in various types of records, including vaccination registers, apprenticeship records, occupational records, poor law records, marriage notice books, returns of deaths, infirmary registers, debtor lists, workhouse birth registers, bastardy records and more.
Martinhoe 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 Martinhoe
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.
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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe 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 Martinhoe
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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe Church Records
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
Prior to civil registration in 1837, the parish registers of Devon are the most common place to turn for details on births, marriages and deaths.
A series of questionnaires detailing the ecclesiastical predicament of around 250 parishes in Devon.
A transcript of documents recording those who contributed to the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
A history of the Bible Christians, a denomination of Methodists, in Devon and Cornwall.
Biographical Directories Covering Martinhoe
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.
Martinhoe 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.
Martinhoe Reference Works
A series of articles on Devon surnames, including a dictionary of Devon surname definitions.
A guide to locating Devon wills in light of losses incurred during World War II.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
MARTINHOE is a parish and small picturesque village, on the coast of the Bristol Channel, with a station here, on the new line from Barnstaple to Lynton, called Woody Bay, about miles south-east from the village, which is 4 miles west from Lynton, 15 north from Barnstaple and 11 east from Ilfracombe, in the North Western division of the county, Sherwell hundred, Braunton petty sessional division, union and county court district of Barnstaple, rural deanery of Sherwell, archdeaconry of Barnstaple and diocese of Exeter. The church of St. Martin is an ancient edifice of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 2 bells: the handsome font was presented by the late Archdeacon Bartholomew: the church was restored in 1866, and affords 140 sittings. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1656; marriages, 1633; burials, 1632. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £122, with residence and 35 acres of glebe, in the gift of Charles Frederick Bailey esq. of Lee Abbey, and held since 1886 by the Rev Reginald Walter Oldham M.A. of Keble College, Oxford, who is also rector of Trentishoe. Charles Frederick Bailey esq. of Lee Abbey, Lynton, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. There is a pleasant walk along the cliffs from Wooda Bay to Hunter’s inn, a distance of 2 ¼ miles, which is much frequented by visitors during the summer months. The Glen hotel, at Wooda Bay, affords a fine view seawards, and has every accommodation for tourists and visitors. The soil is light loam, on rock. The chief crops are pasture and a small quantity of wheat and oats. The area is 2,583 acres of land and 73 of foreshore; assessable value, £867; nearly one-third of the parish is moorland; the population in 1901 was 174.
National School (mixed), erected in 1873 by Sir N. W. G. Throckmorton bart. for 50 children; average attendance, 26.
Most Common Surnames in Martinhoe
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Shirwell Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crang | 19 | 1:10 | 10.67% | 679 |
| 2 | Norman | 16 | 1:12 | 1.98% | 112 |
| 3 | Delbridge | 15 | 1:13 | 11.54% | 905 |
| 4 | Berry | 13 | 1:15 | 1.38% | 91 |
| 5 | Latham | 12 | 1:16 | 10.53% | 1,015 |
| 5 | Burnell | 12 | 1:16 | 8.89% | 874 |
| 5 | Sloley | 12 | 1:16 | 25.53% | 1,989 |
| 8 | Jervis | 9 | 1:21 | 20.00% | 2,070 |
| 8 | Rottenbury | 9 | 1:21 | 14.52% | 1,653 |
| 10 | Ridd | 8 | 1:24 | 2.81% | 407 |
| 11 | Dovell | 7 | 1:27 | 24.14% | 2,729 |
| 12 | Jones | 6 | 1:32 | 0.32% | 18 |
| 12 | Bray | 6 | 1:32 | 0.94% | 160 |
| 12 | Nichols | 6 | 1:32 | 1.86% | 347 |
| 12 | Crocombe | 6 | 1:32 | 4.32% | 843 |
| 16 | Bond | 3 | 1:64 | 0.29% | 74 |
| 16 | Lord | 3 | 1:64 | 2.26% | 890 |
| 16 | Thorn | 3 | 1:64 | 0.75% | 279 |
| 19 | Harris | 2 | 1:96 | 0.05% | 1 |
| 19 | Lock | 2 | 1:96 | 0.18% | 65 |
| 19 | Thorne | 2 | 1:96 | 0.22% | 100 |
| 19 | Bale | 2 | 1:96 | 0.50% | 275 |
| 19 | Scriven | 2 | 1:96 | 13.33% | 4,095 |
| 19 | Hartwell | 2 | 1:96 | 15.38% | 4,496 |
| 19 | Hoyles | 2 | 1:96 | 7.41% | 2,866 |
| 19 | Widden | 2 | 1:96 | 6.90% | 2,729 |
| 27 | Hughes | 1 | 1:192 | 0.34% | 401 |
| 27 | Cook | 1 | 1:192 | 0.10% | 76 |
| 27 | Palmer | 1 | 1:192 | 0.06% | 31 |
| 27 | Lloyd | 1 | 1:192 | 0.68% | 802 |
| 27 | Pearce | 1 | 1:192 | 0.08% | 43 |
| 27 | Walters | 1 | 1:192 | 0.17% | 182 |
| 27 | Butcher | 1 | 1:192 | 0.87% | 1,006 |
| 27 | Lang | 1 | 1:192 | 0.11% | 101 |
| 27 | Packer | 1 | 1:192 | 0.49% | 582 |
| 27 | Fairclough | 1 | 1:192 | 11.11% | 5,765 |
| 27 | Channing | 1 | 1:192 | 0.54% | 656 |