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The Book of Bideford: The Development of a Devonian Market Town

by

Peter Christie and Alison Grant

Halsgrove, Tiverton (2005)

prepared by

Brian Randell

 

Contents

 Little white Town3
 Acknowledgements4
1    Foundations7
2Borough and Bridge11
3New Worlds for Old17
4Private enterprise25
5The Shipbuilders31
6Road, River and Rail39
7Earning a Living53
8Domestic Diversions69
9The Bridge trust83
10The Town Council91
11Danger, Losse and Detriment103
12Matters Spiritual119
13Good Learning129
14Historians and the Printed Word139
 Conclusion145
 Appendix 1 - Donn's Account of Bideford, 1755   149
 Appendix 2 - The Population of Bideford153
 Subscribers157

 

Names

Acland, 108
Albemarle, Duke of, 152
Alfred the Great, 8
Andrew Family, 25
Andrew, Andrewe, 21
Andrew, Edie, 21
Andrew, George, 21
Andrew, John, 21, 22
Andrew, M., 22
Andrew, Sybil, 21, 60, 73
Andrew, William, 21
Anthony, Thomas, 54, 57
Ascott, Alderman, 71
Ascott, Major W., 140
Ash, J., 22
Ashwater, Mr., 124
Babb, Doreen, 103
Babb, Gwen, 103
Babb, Mrs. G., 103
Baker, I., 35
Bale, John, 33
Barnes, John, 85
Barrett, Captain, 88
Barrett, R., 81
Barsett, Thomas, 54
Bartlett, John, 121
Bartlett, William, 119
Bazeley, H.M., 71
Beale family, 57
Beale, Mr., 57
Beale, Thomas, 53
Bear, William, 92
Bedford, Christopher, 57
Bedford, Dr. Herbert, 150
Bedingfield, Miss J., 22
Beek, F.W., 81
Beer, A.F., 118
Beer, Captain, 156
Beer, George, 61
Beer, Joseph, 105, 106
Beer, W., 81
Bell, Andrew, 131
Bennett, Bill, 47
Berry, Mr., 75
Biggs, James, 73
Bird, Daniel, 54
Bird, Elizabeth, 54
Bird, John, 54
Bishop, F., 20
Blackmore, Albert, 80
Blackmore, Jackett, 60
Blackmore, M.W., 37
Blackwell, Alfred, 115
Blackwell, Charles, 133
Blackwell, Miss, 115
Board, Harry, 47
Bond. A., 81
Boole, John, 73
Boorges, John, 27
Bouncer, Mrs., 75
Bow, Ernie, 47
Bowden, John, 121
Boyd, Miss, 20
Boyle, R., 22
Braddick, Marjorie, 80
Branch. F., 51
Brassey, Thomas, 46
Braund, Alderman, 71
Braund, R., 13
Brictric, 8
Bright, Councillor, 100
Bright, J.H., 112
Britten, Benjamin, 80
Broad, Mr. C., 75
Brock, A., 66
Bronescombe, Bishop, 12
Brook, William, 36
Brown, John, 85
Buck, George, 28, 29, 105, 139
Buck, Hartwell, 28
Buck, John, 28, 29, 105
Buck, Lewis, 121
Buck, Mr. Hartwel, 104
Burnard, Martha, 60
Burnard, Thomas, 31, 83, 91
Burton, Alderman, 100
Burton, Mary, 77
Burton, T., 118
Burton, Thomas, 77, 102
Buse, Mr., 93
Byda, 7
Cadd, Alice, 60
Cane, Tom, 57
Cann, Mayor C., 22
Carder, William, 54
Carnegie, Andrew, 94
Carter junr., Charles, 91
Carter, C., 106
Cawsey, Monty, 117
Chamberlain, Neville, 110
Champion, 97
Chanter, Thomas Burnard, 31, 33, 36
Chapman, Richard, 31
Chapple, John, 45
Charles II, 27, 103, 104, 150
Cheselden, Mr., 104
Ching, Bryant, 57
Chope, Arthur, 8
Chope, Councillor, 100
Chowins, Chief Officer, 97
Christie, Peter, 140
Chubb, Councillor W.H., 100
Cleaver, H., 109
Cleaver, Mary, 109
Clements, Reuben, 91
Clevland, John, 94
Clibbett, Mr., 8
Clibbett, William, 46
Cliverton, John, 85
Cloke, Charles, 86
Cock, Alderman, 71
Cock, R., 103
Cock, Rosa, 156
Coco the clown, 110
Cole, ?, 80
Cole, F.V., 81
Cole, 'Granny', 80
Cole, John, 57
Cole, Mary, 143
Cole, Maude, 80
Cole, Richard, 57
Cole, William, 143
Coles, W. Crosbie, 143
Comer, Joseph, 29
Cooke, Samuel, 88
Coop, Herbert, 77
Cope, H.V., 110
Cosserat, Abraham, 122
Coulscot, William, 53
Cox, E.W., 118
Cox, George, 34
Cox, Mrs. E.M., 99
Cox, Mrs. M., 95
Crang, Matthew, 105
Crocker, George, 31, 34
Crocker, Samuel, 57
Crocker, W.H., 57
Crocker, William, 36
Cruse, J., 144
Curtice, Samuel, 57
Dare, Virginia, 21
Davey, O., 22
Davie, John, 27
Davis, James, 57
Davis, Mr. Owen, 75
Davy, Mary, 85
Day, E., 72
de Granville, Richard, 11
de St Michel, Elisabeth, 121
de St Michel, Sieur, 121
Defoe, Daniel, 90, 121
Denford, Reggie, 51, 81
Dennis, Anne, 85
Dennis, George, 85
Dennis, Mistress Sarah, 121
Dennis, Tristram, 85
Dennys, George, 53
Dickens, Charles, 65
Dipsdale, C., 109
Doidge, Miss E., 75
Doidge, Miss Kate, 75
Doidge, Miss S., 75
Dole, Andrew, 104
Donati, Venitia, 65
Donn family, 28
Donn, Abraham, 129
Donn, Benjamin, 129, 137, 139, 140, 149, 152
Donn, Elizabeth, 139
Donn, George, 129, 139, 140, 149
Donne, Mr., 139
Dorman, J., 39
Dornand[?], George, 85
Down, J., 81
Drake, Sir Francis, 19, 20, 23
Dullam[?], Nicolas, 85
Dye, Mona, 47
Dymond, Alderman, 71
Dymond, R., 20
E. Muriel Cox, Mrs, 140
Eaton, Nicholas, 121
Ebrington, Lord, 71
Edinburgh, Duke of, 78
Edward VI, 119
Edwards, Susanna, 103, 104
Elizabeth I, 17, 18, 20
Elizabeth II, 98
Elliott, W.H., 41, 44
Ellis, Mr. Charles, 143
Ellis, William, 31
Evans, John, 34
Exeter, Bishop of, 124
Farthing, James, 33
Faulkner, Colin, 135
Fields, Thomas, 53
Finney, James, 57
Fishley, 54
Fitch, Richd., 85
Fogaty, Stanley, 63
Fontaine, John, 28, 30
Foot, W., 67
Fowler, Bessie, 80
Freeman, Mrs., 143
Friend, Alice, 109
Friendship family, 45
Friendship, Mr., 50
Fulford, William, 33, 34
Fursdon, W., 42
Garrett, Mr., 39
Gascoyne, Nathaniel, 24, 57
Gastineau, Charles, 122
Gayette, F., 72
Gent, Frank, 140
George VI, 98
Gerrish, E,, 63
Geyton, William, 57
Giffard, Arthur, 119
Gifford, Mr., 73
Gillard, Mr. E.K., 75
Gilson, Mrs., 14
Glover, 97
Glub, Peter, 29, 30
Glubb, Peter, 57, 60, 73, 129
Goaman, Councillor, 71
Goaman, E. Muriel, 140
Gooding, M.R., 71
Goodwin, Timothy, 54
Gower, Lord, 152
Graham, Rosie, 80
Granfyld, Sir Thomas, 119
Grant, A., 109
Grant, Alison, 140
Grant, C., 144
Granville family, 150, 151
Granville, Revd. Roger, 140
Grauntvild, Thomas, 151
Gray, F.R., 118
Graynfields, Thomas, 122
Green, James, 84, 88
Greening, Richard, 29
Grenville, Lady Mary, 69
Grenville, Richard, 11
Grenville, Sir Bevil, 69, 103
Grenville, Sir Richard, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 69
Grenville, Sir Richard "Skellum", 103
Grenville, Sir Thomas, 12
Grenville, Theobald, 16
Griffey, Betty, 45
Griffiths, Anne, 143
Griffiths, Benjamin, 143
Griffiths, Thomas, 143
Griffiths, Thomas, Jr., 143
Grigg, Frank, 47, 48
Groop, Herr A., 71
Gurnard, Richard, 13
Hallam, R., 63
Hancock, J., 66
Handford, John, 75, 143
Hansen, Sven, 37
Hanwright, W., 51
Harding, C., 103
Harding, James C., 108
Harding, Mary, 103
Harper, Mr., 73
Harris, Tom, 57
Harris, W., 144
Harvey, Revd. James, 139
Hay, Ian, 11
Haycroft, James, 94
Hayman, John Gould, 143
Headon, ?, 80
Headon, Teddie, 80
Heard, Councillor Stanley, 71
Heard, George, 29, 36, 37
Heard, Mr., 25
Heard, Richard, 33, 36
Heard, William, 36
Heiman, Abraham, 27
Henry VIII, 119
Hernaman, Mr., 74
Heywood, John, 144
Heywood, William Hamlyn, 79
Hill, John, 105
Hockaday, Fred, 108
Hockaday, R., 81
Hocking, R., 72
Hogg, Major, 95
Hole, Sampson, 57
Holman, H., 66
Holroyd, Mrs., 115
Honey, Eliza, 143
Honey, Mrs., 144
Honey, Thomas, 143
Honey, W.H., 143
Hooke, Robert, 141
Hooper, John, 11, 12, 16
Hooper, Walter, 11, 12
Hopkins, Anthony, 27
Hopkins, Flossie, 80
Howard, Lord Thomas, 23
Hoyle, John, 54
Hoyle, John Phillips, 54
Hoyle, Thomas, 54
Hubba, 150
Hubba the Dane, 8
Huxham, Alderman, 100
Ireland, John, 47
Irwin, Major-General Sir J. Murray, 82
Jaffa, Max, 110
Jamaica, Bishop of, 124
Jeffrey, Simon, 103
Jeffreys, Judge, 104
Jellicoe, 108
Jenn, Mrs. O., 114
Jenn, Mrs. Olive, 115
Jewell, 108
Jewell, J., 54
Jewell, M., 22
Joce, Mr., 93
Joce, Mr. W., 75
Johnson, 143
Johnson, John, 36, 37
Johnson, Robert, 34
Jones, Captain, 88
Jordan, W., 20
Joule, Henry, 85
Joull, Joan, 85
Juliot, Antoine, 28
Karslake, F., 68
Keen, Joe, 80
Kemp, 108
Kendal, Edward, 83, 84
Kent, Mrs., 80
Kingdon, A., 68
Kingsley, Charles, 3, 13, 16, 17, 27, 37, 64, 65, 77, 133
La Palme, Marie, 122
Lake. S., 72
Lambert, George, M.P., 144
Lancaster, Joseph, 131
Landsdown, Lord George, 150
Lang, Councillor, 100
Lang, J., 144
Lang, Tomo.[?], 85
Lavers, Tony, 135
Lavington, Samuel, 121
le Hopere, John, 11
Lee, Ada, 14
Lee, F.M., 144
Lee, Martha, 104
Lee, Montague F., 115
Lee, Mr., 73, 77, 143
Lee, Mr. Frederick, 143, 144
Lee, Private E.J., 71
Leeke, Rev. T. Newton, 71
Leeke, Revd., 124
Leigh, Amyas, 17
Leland, John, 13, 17
Leonard, D., 20
Leonard, Miss E., 22
Ley, J.S., 106
Little, ?, 80
Lloyd, 97
Lloyd, Temperance, 103, 104
L'Oiseau family, 54
Lord, Miss, 8
Louis XIV, 57
Luscomb, William, 47
Luxmoore, Misses, 133
Luxon, George, 27
Luxton, 108
Lynch, William, 57
Lynex, William, 57
Major, Miss D., 75
Manfd.[?]. Robert, 85
Manning, M., 143
Manning, Mrs. Jane, 143
Martin, Maria, 20
Martin, Miss, 133
May, E., 81
Mayne, F., 81
McAdam, Mr., 88
McNamara, Captain John, 46
Meredith, E., 22
Meredith, H., 20
Meredith, Jack, 13
Metherall, Councillor, 50
Metherell, J., 72
Metherell, J.M., 82
Mitchell, J., 72
Mitchell, R., 51
Moase, Rowland, 84
Monk, General George, 152
Monmouth, Duke of, 104
Montague, F., 72
Moore, T., 144
Morris, C., 72
Morris, S., 72
Morton, G.M., 75
Myers, Mark, 26, 28
Narraway, Alderman, 71
Neale, W.R., 46
Nelson, James, 59
Nichols, Rev. Mr., 150
Norman, Ann, 45
North, Lord Francis, 104
Northwood. E.J., 81
Odun, Earl of Devon, 8
Ogilby, 150
Ogilby, Michael, 121
Owen, Mr., 143
Paddon, Mayor Pam, 11
Page, Mrs., 45
Palmer, Elias, 105
Parker, Mr., 54
Parsons, K., 81
Parsons, William, 129
Passmore, Mr., 45
Paterson, James, 136
Paterson, Jim, 140
Patt, ?, 80
Peake, Brian, 135
Pearse, Richd., 85
Pepys, Samuel, 121
Perkins, B., 22
Perkins, F., 64
Peter, Peter & Wright, Messrs., 24
Peto, Sir Basil, 95
Pevsner, Nicholas, 121
Phillips, Henry, 57
Phillips, John, 53, 54
Phillips, Joseph, 53
Phillips, Mary, 103
Phillips, Mary Ann, 54
Pickard, Mr., 75, 133
Pidgeon, Basil, 51, 63, 81
Pidgeon, H., 66
Pim, John, 92
Pinckney, Madame, 133
Polwehle, Revd., 139
Polwehle, Revd. Richard, 124
Power, Thomas, 28
Prance, Isaac, 85
Prance, Mary, 60
Pridham family, 61
Pridham, A., 81
Pridham, W., 41
Pugsley, George, 39
Pyke, Thomas, 57
Queen Matilda, 8
Quivil, Peter, 13
Raines family, 75
Raleigh, 19, 21
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 17, 152
Rastarick, A.L., 71
Ravening, Henry, 150
Redcliffe, James, 57
Redclift, James, 57
Restarick, H.M., 128
Rickett, John, 85
Robertes, Richard, 129
Rogers, A. Inkerman, 140, 141
Rogers, Inkerman, 77, 95, 105
Rogers, W.H., 140, 143
Rogers, William, 105, 140
Rolle, Lord, 31
Roman, Monsieur, 121, 122
Roncombe[?], John, 85
Rooker, Mr., 144
Rose, 108
Rowe, John, 85
Rowlandson, Thomas, 32
Salterne, John, 17
Saul, Robert, 85
Saunders, A., 138
Saunders, Robert, 57
Sayers, Sarah, 104
Schiller, Doris, 80
Schiller, Jack, 80
Schillers, J., 72
Scofield, Paul, 80
Searle, F.A., 71
Seldon, W.R., 71
Servante, Francois, 57
Servante, Henri, 57
Seugnet, Elizabeth, 122
Shakespeare, 21
Shepherd, G., 22
Shepherd, William, 64
Sherborne, Maude, 80
Sherman, Richard, 25, 69, 73
Short, Councillor, 100
Short, J., 22
Short, W.H., 77
Shortridge, 97
Shortridge, Herbie, 55
Shortridge, Private J., 71
Shurt, Abraham, 25, 27
Shurt, Adam, 27
Shurt, Barnard, 21
Shurt, George, 25, 27
Shuxon, Private C., 71
Sidmouth, Lord, 105
Sincombe, Patience, 60
Slade, Pat, 140
Slade, Trevor, 80
Smalldon, 108
Smallridge, Captain Sally, 43
Smith family, 30
Smith, John, 28, 70
Snell, Thomas, 143
Snow, Frank, 63
Squire, F.C., 20
St Leger, Mary, 17
St Leger, Sir John, 17
Stanbury, George, 57
Stapledon, Walter, 152
Stapleton, Bishop, 13
Stevens, Frankie, 51
Strange, John, 25, 27, 103
Strange, Mr., 35
Strange, Mr. John, 151
Street, A.G., 80
Stuart, Jos., 85
Stucley, 108
Stucley, H., 72
Stucley, Louisa, 66
Stucley, Mistress Sussanah, 129
Tanton, K., 66
Tardrew, Philip, 89
Tatersill, Edward, 46
Tatersill, Miss Violet, 71
Tattersill, E., 63, 98
Taylor, John, 125
Taylor, T., 81
Taylor, William, 31, 36
Telford, Mr., 89
Tennyson, 23
Thomas, Grace, 103
Tomlins, Miss, 75
Touzein, Madeleine, 122
Tracey, Christo., 85
Trembles, Mary, 103, 104
Tucker, John, 57
Tucker, Mr., 74
Tucker, Private J., 71
Tuckett, John, 54
Turner, Eileen, 14
Turner, G., 20, 22
Turner, Private W.W., 71
Tyeth, W.S., 8
Upton, Councillor F.T., 100
Upton, F., 20
Vickery, W., 81
Wadland, Richd., 85
Wakely, Peter, 85
Walhoppe, John, 12
Walhoppe, Matilda, 12
Ward, Bartholomew, 83
Waterhouse, Wally, 81
Waters, Thomas, 36
Watkins, Grace, 139
Watkins, John, 103, 139, 140, 149
Watkins, Richard, 139
Webb, Kellow, 108
Webber, Mrs, 85
Webber, Wm., 85
Weeks, Jim, 107
Wellington, 31
Wesley, John, 124
Westlake, Mrs. M., 63
Whickham, Thomas, 46
White, E.M., 124
White, J.T., 122
White, John, 19, 21
White, Mr. E.M., 75
Whitfield, John, 121, 124
Whitfield, Rev. Mr. John, 150
Wicketts, 108
Wickham, 108
Wickham, Captain Thomas, 107
Wickham, Miss P., 75
Wickham, Mr. Jas., 75
Wilcock, Mrs. Mary, 88
William the Conqueror, 8
Williams, Messrs., 75
Willis, Jane, 105
Wilson, J., 139
Wilson, John, 143
Wilson, Robert, 143
Wood, James, 121
Woodyatt, R.P., 62
Wren, Josias, 30
Wren, Mr., 85
Wren, Robert, 30, 31
Wyatt, Adam, 19, 23
Yelland Jun., Mr., 75
Yelland, Mr. R.E., 75
Yelland, Mr. W., 75
Yeo, Miss Belle, 75
Yeo, Miss Polly, 75