Powderham Genealogical Records
Powderham 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.
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.
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.
Powderham 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. Thus they record any intended marriages that didn't occur.
Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index.
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.
Transcriptions of over 270,000 marriages from most parishes in the county.
Powderham Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age.
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.
Powderham 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 Powderham
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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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 Powderham
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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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 Powderham
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.
Powderham 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.
Powderham 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
POWDERHAM is a parish and village opposite Lympstone, on the river Exe, 2 miles north-west from Starcross station on the South Devon section of the Great Western railway and 7 south from Exeter, in the North Eastern division of the county, Exminster hundred, Wonford petty sessional division, St. Thomas union, county court district of Exeter, rural deanery of Kenn and archdeaconry and diocese of Exeter. The church of St. Clement is an ancient edifice of red sandstone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, with aisles of equal length, nave, aisles, north vestry, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells, dated respectively 1676, 1696 and 1764, the remaining three being added in 1888, at a cost of £111: the oak pulpit was presented as a thank-offering by Col. Francis Haygarth in 1881: an organ was erected in 1878: on the north wall is a modern brass to the Rev. Daniel Nantes, 52 years rector here, d. July 11, 1877: under a low arch at the end of the south aisle is a tomb with recumbent effigy of a lady in tight-fitting dress, covered by a mantle, and wearing a square plaited head-dress, traditionally said to-represent Isabella de Fortibus, Countess of Devon, temp. Henry III. ob. 1292, but it appears probable that the figure was intended for the Princess Elizabeth, 5th daughter of Edward I. and wife of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, ob. May 5, 1316: the nave of the church and one of the aisles were erected by Sir William Courtenay and Margaret (Bonville), his wife, and on the piers are the arms of Courtenay, impaling Bonville and Hungerford, with supporters: in the chancel are memorial windows to Lady Harriet (Leslie), daughter of Jane Elizabeth, suo jure countess of Rothes (by her 2nd husband, Sir Lucas Pepys bart.) and wife of William, 10th earl of Devon, d. 16 Dec. 1839, and a fine monument to Lady Elizabeth (Fortescue), wife of the 11th earl of Devon, d. 27 Jan. 1867: there is also a memorial window to Thomas Peregrine Courtenay esq. d. 7 June, 1861, besides other stained windows and some remains of a carved oak screen: the church was thoroughly restored in 1861, chiefly at the cost of the 11th earl of Devon, when the chancel was length ened and the interior re-seated: there are now 160 sittings. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1575; marriages, 1559; burials, 1558. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £259, including 98 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of and held since 1877 by the Rev. the Earl of Devon M.A. of Merton College, Oxford, and prebendary of Exeter. Powderham Castle, the family seat of the Courtenays, Earls of Devon, standing on the western bank of the estuary of the Exe, is a structure in various styles, erected in the 14th century by Sir Philip Courtenay, lieutenant of Ireland: until about the year 1700 it was very strongly fortified, and during the Civil War was garrisoned for the King: in Dec. 1645, it was unsuccessfully attacked by Fairfax, but was taken by Col. Hammond in the following year; the most ancient portion now extant is built of limestone, with a mixture of red conglomerate and of a white material locally called “Ex-mouth stone:” the castle appears to have originally consisted of a long parallelogram flanked at different parts of its length by six towers, four of which are still standing, and the other two have been rebuilt with brick on the same sites; the fabric has of late years been much modernised, but the ancient battlements and windows which have survived the alterations sufficiently indicate the original character of the whole; the interior has very spacious rooms, containing some good family portraits and a collection of paintings by the old masters: the adjoining park of upwards of 300 acres is well wooded and stocked with deer. The Courtenays, earls of Devon, have been seated in Devonshire nearly 700 years: one branch of the house of Courtenay were counts of Edessa; another A.D. 1150, became allied to the Royal Family of France, and through this alliance three members of the family occupied the imperial throne of Constantinople A.D. 1204: in England the Courtenays have been allied to the Bonvilles, Bohuns, Spencers, St. Johns, Talbots, Veres and the royal house of Plantagenet, and the name appears in the original list of the order of the Garter: in the Wars of the Roses they adhered to the Lancastrian party, and in the reign of Henry VIII. Henry Courtenay, earl of Devon, was created Marquess of Exeter, but this title became extinct in 1556, and that of Earl of Devon, assumed to have lapsed at the same time, remained dormant until 1831, when it was revived in favour of William, 3rd viscount Courtenay, who thereupon became 10th earl of Devon. On an eminence in the park is a building called The Belvedere, erected in 1777, and consisting of three hexagonal towers, 70 feet in height, commanding magnificent views of the surrounding country, the river Exe and the English Channel. The Earl of Devon is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is loamy, except in the higher part of the parish, where the red sand commences. The chief crops are wheat, barley and turnips, but a large proportion is permanent pasture. The area is 1,418 acres of land, 4 of water, 23 of tidal water and 170 of foreshore; rateable value, £3,702; the population in 1891 was 203, and in 1901 238.
EXWELL, half a mile north-west, MELLANDS, 1 north, and BLACK HEATH, half a mile north-west, are places here.
National School (mixed), enlarged in 1885, for 40 children; average attendance, 27.
Most Common Surnames in Powderham
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Exminster Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addicott | 15 | 1:19 | 16.13% | 1,205 |
| 2 | Pike | 12 | 1:23 | 1.11% | 68 |
| 2 | Godbeer | 12 | 1:23 | 13.19% | 1,234 |
| 4 | Pidgeon | 11 | 1:26 | 5.70% | 622 |
| 5 | Morrish | 9 | 1:31 | 1.94% | 236 |
| 5 | Sharland | 9 | 1:31 | 2.71% | 336 |
| 5 | Bulley | 9 | 1:31 | 3.04% | 386 |
| 8 | Trevelyan | 8 | 1:35 | 32.00% | 3,006 |
| 9 | Wilson | 7 | 1:40 | 1.05% | 147 |
| 9 | Wood | 7 | 1:40 | 0.47% | 35 |
| 9 | Ward | 7 | 1:40 | 0.70% | 81 |
| 9 | West | 7 | 1:40 | 0.94% | 124 |
| 9 | Dart | 7 | 1:40 | 0.96% | 128 |
| 9 | Pyle | 7 | 1:40 | 3.38% | 575 |
| 9 | McClaughlin | 7 | 1:40 | 100.00% | 6,891 |
| 9 | Melbuish | 7 | 1:40 | 100.00% | 6,891 |
| 17 | Hawkins | 6 | 1:47 | 0.60% | 82 |
| 17 | Mortimer | 6 | 1:47 | 2.37% | 462 |
| 17 | Wilkey | 6 | 1:47 | 9.52% | 1,641 |
| 20 | Cornall | 5 | 1:56 | 5.56% | 1,243 |
| 20 | Voysey | 5 | 1:56 | 2.67% | 647 |
| 20 | Haweuck | 5 | 1:56 | 100.00% | 8,667 |
| 23 | Johnson | 4 | 1:70 | 0.66% | 168 |
| 23 | Harvey | 4 | 1:70 | 0.30% | 40 |
| 23 | Payne | 4 | 1:70 | 0.56% | 131 |
| 23 | Gardener | 4 | 1:70 | 2.41% | 728 |
| 23 | Courtenay | 4 | 1:70 | 8.16% | 1,932 |
| 28 | Grayson | 3 | 1:94 | 100.00% | 11,450 |
| 28 | Wellington | 3 | 1:94 | 1.22% | 473 |
| 28 | Alden | 3 | 1:94 | 75.00% | 9,849 |
| 28 | Sams | 3 | 1:94 | 100.00% | 11,450 |
| 28 | Truelove | 3 | 1:94 | 100.00% | 11,450 |
| 28 | Densham | 3 | 1:94 | 1.59% | 636 |
| 28 | Brayley | 3 | 1:94 | 2.16% | 843 |
| 28 | Bittle | 3 | 1:94 | 33.33% | 5,765 |
| 28 | Kentsbeer | 3 | 1:94 | 23.08% | 4,496 |
| 37 | Dickson | 2 | 1:141 | 10.53% | 3,545 |
| 37 | Bowden | 2 | 1:141 | 0.11% | 19 |
| 37 | Symes | 2 | 1:141 | 1.03% | 617 |
| 37 | Winkfield | 2 | 1:141 | 100.00% | 13,160 |
| 37 | Droury | 2 | 1:141 | 100.00% | 13,160 |
| 42 | Jones | 1 | 1:281 | 0.05% | 18 |
| 42 | Hill | 1 | 1:281 | 0.03% | 5 |
| 42 | Harris | 1 | 1:281 | 0.03% | 1 |
| 42 | Baker | 1 | 1:281 | 0.03% | 6 |
| 42 | Shaw | 1 | 1:281 | 0.78% | 926 |
| 42 | Ellis | 1 | 1:281 | 0.05% | 17 |
| 42 | Powell | 1 | 1:281 | 0.35% | 407 |
| 42 | Hodgson | 1 | 1:281 | 4.55% | 3,259 |
| 42 | Walsh | 1 | 1:281 | 0.84% | 975 |
| 42 | Heath | 1 | 1:281 | 0.16% | 167 |
| 42 | Burrows | 1 | 1:281 | 0.34% | 386 |
| 42 | Short | 1 | 1:281 | 0.09% | 69 |
| 42 | Lang | 1 | 1:281 | 0.11% | 101 |
| 42 | Gillies | 1 | 1:281 | 11.11% | 5,765 |
| 42 | Down | 1 | 1:281 | 0.09% | 58 |
| 42 | Brock | 1 | 1:281 | 0.24% | 260 |
| 42 | Ferris | 1 | 1:281 | 0.29% | 322 |
| 42 | Cann | 1 | 1:281 | 0.09% | 71 |
| 42 | Fairweather | 1 | 1:281 | 1.37% | 1,473 |
| 42 | Jordon | 1 | 1:281 | 1.18% | 1,298 |
| 42 | Goldsworthy | 1 | 1:281 | 0.73% | 861 |
| 42 | Gribble | 1 | 1:281 | 0.36% | 417 |
| 42 | Copp | 1 | 1:281 | 0.20% | 219 |
| 42 | Anstey | 1 | 1:281 | 0.53% | 636 |
| 42 | Cornelius | 1 | 1:281 | 0.76% | 899 |
| 42 | Pine | 1 | 1:281 | 0.44% | 522 |
| 42 | Mellish | 1 | 1:281 | 10.00% | 5,368 |
| 42 | Rawle | 1 | 1:281 | 0.93% | 1,066 |
| 42 | Carnall | 1 | 1:281 | 1.72% | 1,730 |
| 42 | Anning | 1 | 1:281 | 0.38% | 450 |
| 42 | Babbage | 1 | 1:281 | 0.52% | 625 |
| 42 | Groome | 1 | 1:281 | 100.00% | 15,767 |
| 42 | Wreford | 1 | 1:281 | 0.36% | 418 |
| 42 | Wedlake | 1 | 1:281 | 1.14% | 1,262 |
| 42 | Dutch | 1 | 1:281 | 100.00% | 15,767 |
| 42 | Croome | 1 | 1:281 | 25.00% | 9,849 |
| 42 | Ancell | 1 | 1:281 | 33.33% | 11,450 |
| 42 | Galsworthy | 1 | 1:281 | 1.96% | 1,878 |
| 42 | Langabeer | 1 | 1:281 | 3.03% | 2,557 |
| 42 | Gilden | 1 | 1:281 | 16.67% | 7,664 |
| 42 | Helder | 1 | 1:281 | 100.00% | 15,767 |
| 42 | Mings | 1 | 1:281 | 100.00% | 15,767 |
| 42 | Brid | 1 | 1:281 | 100.00% | 15,767 |
| 42 | Trenn | 1 | 1:281 | 100.00% | 15,767 |