Early Inhabitants of Spreyton

Transcribed by Sophia Lambert

Simon Adyscote [Addiscott]: goods £2 William Adyscot: goods £1 Laurence Aller: goods £10 Richard Aller: goods £2 Edmond Alyn: goods £2 John Bennet: wages £1 John Bennot: goods £10 Aliana Blawncherd (?) [Blanchard]: goods £2 William Brooke [possibly Brock]: goods £2 Philip Browne: wages £1 John Canne: goods £2 Henry Cokell: goods £4 William and Ralphe Cokell: goods £3 William Colybear: goods £3 John Combe: wages £1 Thomas Comb: goods £6 2/3 John Davye: goods £8 John Davye: goods £1 William Davy: wages £1 John Deer: wages £1 John Estbroke [Easterbrook]: £3

John Gaydon: wages £1 Robert Gaydon: goods £6 Walter Gribbyll [Gribble]: goods £3 John Keyte: wages £1 Richard Keyte: wages £1 John Martyn: wages £1 Richard Martyn: goods £6 John Mowr [?Moor]: goods £16 Henry Northcote: wages £1 John Nythercote [Nethercott]: goods £4 Richard Nythercott: goods £2 John Preston: goods: £7 Gregory Pynde: wages £1 John Rowe: wages £1 Thomas Rowe: wages £1 John Rysedon [Risdon]: wages £1 Thomas Rowe: wages £1 Thomas Taylder [possibly a mistake for Taylor]: wages £1 Thomas Taylor of Falcadon [Falkedon]: wages £1

John Alen: goods £1 Richard Aller: goods £3 William Aller: goods £1 John Androo [?Andrew]: goods £1 William Ascote [probably Arscott]: goods £3 John Bennet: goods £5 Oliver Benet: goods £1 Robert Blancherd [Blanchard]: goods £2 Edmund Bocher: goods £2 John Bocher: goods £5 Henry Boocher: goods £3 William Brocke: goods £5 Roger Browne: goods £1 John Brownscombe: goods £1 John Can: goods: £10 John Combe: goods £1 Stephen Combe: goods £1 Thomas Combe: goods £7 Elena Davy: goods £3 John Davy: goods £1 John Dier: goods £2 John Dier: goods £1 William Grebell [Gribble]: goods £3

William Heywode [Haywood]: goods £4 Oliver Kelhey [Kelly]; land £5 Richard Lome: goods £1 John Marten: goods £1 Richard Marten: goods £9 Stephen Medway: goods £1 John More: goods £6 Richard Nethercote: goods £3 Henry Nithercote: goods £1 Thomas Philep [probably Phillips]: goods £6 John Preston: goods £12 Richard Roben [probably Robins]: land £4 John Roo [Rowe]: £1 Thomas Roo: goods £1 John Rysedon [Risdon]: goods £1 Richard Southcombe: goods £1 Richard Stochey: goods £2 Thomas Tailor: goods £1 Nicholas Youlande [Yolland]: goods £2 William Yollande: goods £2

By 1544, The Canns had begun to build up their wealth, as John Can is recorded as the richest person in the parish in terms of goods. However, Oliver Kelly and Richard Roben, who were assessed on their income from land, must have been by far the biggest landowners. The Kellys (from Kelly in west Devon, a family that has lived on its own land there since the Domesday Book) had taken over from the Talbots (probably by marrying a Talbot heiress) as the main lords of the Manor of Spreyton and they continued to be major landowners in Spreyton until the 18^th century.

 

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The Devon Muster Roll for 1569

In the 16^th century, there was an obligation on every able-bodied man to bear arms if needed in defence of the country – a sort of home guard. In addition, possessors of yearly income from land or goods of a value above a certain amount had to provide specified arms for the men to use.

In 1569, when an attack from the Spaniards was anticipated, Elizabeth I’s Privy Council issued a directive to the counties to hold a general muster (i.e. an inspection) of all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60, and to make returns to the government with the names of the men and their arms. Historians estimate that only about half the men in a parish were classified as able. In each parish, the more important parishioners were made responsible for “presenting” the muster. The following is the return that came from Spreyton.

SPREYTON PARYSH

Presenters sworen: 

George Keylie [Kelly, of the family that owned the manor of Spreyton]
Walter Cane [Cann]
Henry Bowcher
Richard Yoland

Who do present as before said

The Inhabitants of the said parish of Spreyton are acessed to fynde one corslet, one pike, one long bow, one sheaf of arrows, one murrion [a corslet was a type of light body armour and a murrion was a type of helmet].

The names of all the hable men within the foresaid parish mustered as before

Pikemen

William Mann
Richard Bogbrouk
John Joynts
William Robart
John Row

William Cock
William Hellier
Richard Risdon

Source: The Devon Muster Roll for 1567, edited by A.J. Howard and T.L. Stoate, published by T.L. Stoate 1977.

 

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1581 Lay Subsidy

In 1581 another tax was raised, this time on all those who had an annual income from land of at least £1 or £3 worth of goods, thus affecting only the relatively prosperous. The following people are listed for Spreyton, together with the wealth on which they were assessed. Only George Kelly, the Lord of the Manor, had sufficient income from land to qualify under that heading. The Canns were the next richest family.

Henry Bennet: goods £3 Henry Boocher: goods £3 John Boocher: goods £3 Richard Brock: goods £3 Richard Cadlak [Cadlake]: goods £3 Thomas Canne: goods £8 Walter Canne: goods £3 Henry Rabarte: goods £3 Richard Roberte: goods £3

George Kellie: land £1 Wilmota Ket: goods £3 Hugh Mablye: goods £3 William Mitton(?): goods £3 Benedict Nethercott: goods £3 Thomas Philip: goods £4 Edmund Pynde:  goods £3 Richard Yoland: goods £3

 

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1641 Protestation Returns

In 1641, everybody over 18 was required to declare their allegiance to the established church. This is the list for Spreyton. The original is in the House of Lords library.

(s) indicates people who were literate enough to sign their names.

John Arscott
John Baker (Overseer of the Poor)
William Battishill (s)
William Battishill
Richard Brooke (s)
John Cadlake
Alexander Can
Edward Can
John Can (s)
Richard Can
Thomas Can (s)
Walter Can
William Can
William Cockle (probably same as earlier Cokell)
William Cockle
William Dickes (vicar) (s)
William Dickes junior (s)
Thomas Eastebrooke
Christopher Endacott
Bartholmew Gosse
William Gosse
John Gribble
Giles Heare
John Heare
John Heywood
Thomas Hore (Churchwarden)
William Hore (s)
William Lake (Overseer of the Poor)
William Lynscott
John Man
Sidrach Man
William Man
Henry Mane
Peter Manley
James Mannder
Bartholomew Martin
George Martyn
Roger Martyn
William Martyn
William Martyn
Daniel Moore
Edmund Moore
Hugh Moore (s)
Bennet Nethercott
Giles Pibes (s)
Hugh Pine [possibly same as Pyend below, also spelt Peynde or Peynd] (s)
Richard Preston (s)
Hugh Pyend
William Pyend
John Raddon
Nathaniel Risdon (s)
Nathaniel Risdon (Constable) (s)
Philip Rodes (s)
Bartholomew Rowe
Edward Rowe
Robert Rowe
Thomas Rowe
William Rowe
William Rowe
William Shillston
Andrew Shilston
George Smale (s)
John Smale
William Smale
David Small (s)
Daniel Tayler
John Tayler
Thomas Tayler
Robert Taylor (s)
Elias Tremlett
William Tremlett
Robert Tucker
John Vinecole

This is the first list on which the Battishills appear. They were a South Tawton family, but in the 17^th century a junior branch of the family moved to Spreyton and they soon became the biggest landowners in the village.

 

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1660 Poll Tax

In 1660 a poll tax was imposed on all men and women of 16 or over.  Most people paid one shilling, but those who had estates worth £5 and above paid more.

The list for Spreyton is unfortunately incomplete as the bottom half of the pages have been torn away, and some of the tax amounts are unreadable. These are the names that survive, probably representing about half of the tax-payers. The names are grouped by household, and for those with estates valued above the £5 threshold the yearly value of the estate is also given.

William Trevisa, gent. £17

John Furse, gent. and wife: £25
Philip Furse, his son
George Bower, his servant
Mary Moore, his servant

Henry Sperkes, clerk [i.e. the vicar] and wife £--

Henry Allent and Elizabeth –
Vikery, his servant –

Nathaniel Risdon – [page torn away here]

Thomas Yeavons and wife

Gilbert Burrington for Weck [Week]: £17

Alexander Canne and wife: £9

John Baker and wife: £12
Grace and Sara(?), his daughters

John Lake and wife:

William Oxenom [Oxenham]: £7

Alce [Alice] Peinde: £10
Will and Sidrack, her sons
Katoran [Katherine] Avery, her servant

Maxeminion Raddon: £5
Thomas Kelland
Grace Raddon, her servant

---- Hoore [page torn away here]

John Mortimore and wife

George Martine and wife

Elizabeth Ascot [Arscott] junior

John Man and wife

William Tremlet and wife
William and Mary, his children

John Trasie and wife –
Lewis ---owne, servant

Richard Risdon and wife
Katoran [Katherine] and Sara, his sisters

John Heard and wife

John Steere, his son [sic]:

John May and wife: --
Ulalia, his daughter: --

Philip Roode – [rest of page torn away]

The Trevisas were a Cornwall family and their appearance in Spreyton in 1660 is somewhat mysterious (although they did have interests in Devon). They do not appear to have stayed in Spreyton long.

 

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Poor law rate-payers in 1664/65

In the 17^th and 18^th century, occupiers of land (who could be owners or tenants) had to pay a rate to support the poor of the parish. The funds thus raised were administered by the Overseers of the Poor, of whom there were two each year – the occupiers of land took it in turn to perform this function. They kept records both of the rates paid and what the funds were spent on. The records for Spreyton from 1662-1725 and 1793-1818 are in the Devon Record Office. This is the register of rate-payers in 1664/1665. The rates paid varied according to the value of the property occupied. The women mentioned on the list were probably widows. Where a person owned two or more properties, they paid in respect of each of their properties. Rate-payers did not necessarily live in the parish – the Battishills, for instance, owned property in both Spreyton and South Tawton and would have been rate-payers in both places.

Rate-payers William Trevisa, gent. John Furse, gent. Nathaniell Risdon, gent William Battishell John Can Elizabeth Can The occupiers of the Barton Edmond Preston Edward Can Hugh Peynd The occupiers of Will. Dickes meins Moses Langford William Man Jane How George Babbaige John Man Richard Neithercott John Neithercott Thomas Shilston Ralph Hore Peter Tremlett Mary Cadlake     Also for Bowbeere James Battishell Thomas Kelland Maxeminion Raddon John Mortimor Phillip Furse, gent John Peynd John Baker The occupiers of that was late Peynd’s Shadrick Peynd William Rowe Lewes Dicker Hugh Moore William Moore George Marttin    Also for Begbeare Elizabeth Can Richard Risdon Henry Zeager The occupants of Joynts John Mortimors rent William Linscott

Amount paid 6s. 5s. 6d. 15s. 3d 7s. 6d. 7s. 6d. 3s .6d. 6s. 6d. 1s. 7 ½d. 3s. 3d. 4s. 4d. 6s. 3d. 4s. 5s. 6d. 5s.6d. 1s. 7 ½d. 2s. 9d. 2s. 9d. 1s. 7 ½d. 1s. 7 ½d. 2s. 3s. 3d. 3s.3d. 1s. 7 ½d. 3s. 1s. 3d 1s. 6d. 1s. 3d. 1s. 9d. 4s. 6d 3s. 3s. 3d. 2s. 3d 1s. 0s. 6d. 1s. 6d. 1s. 6d. 0s. 9d. 2s. 5s. 10d. 0s. 9d. 0s. 9d. 0s. 9d. 1s. 1s. 9d.

 

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1723 Oath of Loyalty

An Act of 1723 required all persons to swear a loyalty oath to King George the first, in order to demonstrate their allegiance to the Hanoverian dynasty. Those who did not risked forfeiting their property, so owners of land had a strong interest in doing so. The list of those from Spreyton who swore the oath is below. Most were illiterate and signed with a mark or initials rather than their name.

Margery Ballamy of Spreyton [Marked]
Andrew Batishill  [Signed]
Elizabeth Batishill  [Marked]
John Battishill [Marked]
William Battishill [Marked "WB"]
Mary Battishill, wife of William Battishill [Marked "B"]
John Cann jun [Signed]
John Cann [Marked]
John Crocker of Spreyton [Marked "C"]
Richard Fletcher [Marked "F"]
William Frost [Marked "F"]
Bartholomew Gidley [Marked]
Bartholomew Gidley jun  [?Signed]
John Gidley [Marked "X"]
Margaret Gidley [Marked "MG"]
Robert Hore [Signed]
John Langford [Marked "L"]
William Mann [Marked "M"]
Benedict Nethercott [Marked]
John Nethercot [Signed]
Hannah Potter [Marked "P"]
Honour Risdon  [Marked "H"]
Mary Risdon [Signed]
Mathew Risdon  [Marked]
Richard Risdon [Signed]
James Row (Rowe) [Marked "R"]
John Tozer [Signed] 

 

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Freeholders Lists

In the 18^th century only “freeholders” were eligible to sit on juries. From 1692 to 1730, “freeholder” was defined as any body who owned land of an annual rentable value of £10 or more, a substantial qualification. After 1730, tenants of land worth £20 per year held on long leases were also eligible. Lists of the people who qualified are in the Devon Record Office and have been transcribed by the Friends of Devon Archives.  The following are names of Spreyton freeholders.

1711

Richard Risdon, gentleman
John Cann, gentleman

1721

John Cann
William Battishill
William Manning
John Tozar

1721

John Cann, gentleman
Richard Risdon, gentleman
William Battishill

1733

Nathaniel Risdon, gentleman
William Battishill, gentleman
John Cann, gentleman
Bartholomew Gidley, gentleman

1741

John Cann, yeoman
Mark Cann, yeoman
William Battishill
Thomas Battishill
Elisha Pousland [Powlesland]
Bartholomew Gidley
John Flacher [Fletcher]

1751

John Cann, freeholder
William Battishill, freeholder
Mark Cann, freeholder
Elisha Powlesland, freeholder
John Hayward, freeholder
Thomas Cobley, freeholder
John Fletcher, freeholder

1762

John Cann jun, gentleman
George Cann, gentleman
Mark Cann, gentleman
Thomas Cobley, yeoman
John Fletcher, yeoman
Bartholomew Haywood, yeoman

1771

John Cann, gentleman
George Cann, gentleman
William Battishill, gentleman
John Fletcher, gentleman

1783

John Cann
George Cann
William Battishill
William Fletcher
John Fletcher

1799

George Cann
George Cann jun
John Cann
William Battishill
William Brook [Brock]
John Cobley

 

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1841 census

10-yearly censuses have been conducted since 1801, but only numbers of inhabitants were recorded until 1841, when names also were included in the returns. The following are the names recorded in the census returns for Spreyton in 1841. Where there are two or more households in a single place, this may mean a subdivided building such as a row of cottages; but it could also be a separate cottage attached to a farm and very close to the farmhouse. The young servants and farm labourers were often apprentices, sometimes apprenticed by their parents and sometimes by the parish, because they were orphans or for another reason without family support. Apprentices lived and ate with their masters. The bigger landowners often owned more than one farm; they lived in the farmhouse of one of them and put their farmworkers in the empty houses on the other farms, which accounts for the fact that farms like Coffins and South Beer appear to be occupied only by agricultural labourers.

Vicarage:

Richard Holland, clergyman, aged 60
Frances Holland, aged 60
Robert Holland, aged 35
Mary Holland, aged 30
Harriet Holland, aged 25
Frances Milford, aged 35
Frances Milford, aged 10
Sarah Hatherley, servant, aged 20
Sarah Twiner, servant, aged 20
Mary Martin, servant, aged 15

Gilbert Burrington, aged 30, of independent means
Ann Burrington aged 30
Ann Soby, servant, aged 20

Bush:

John Battishill, surgeon, aged 37
Alice Battishill, aged 38
Susanna Battishill, aged 1
Jane Elias, servant, aged 22
Ann Cann, servant, aged 20
John Heard, servant, aged 25

Bush (separate household, probably in a cottage next to the main house):

George Long, agricultural labourer, aged 31
Mary Long, aged 30
William Long, aged 7

Barton

William Battishill, farmer, aged 35
Frances Battishill, aged 40
Charity Guscott, servant, aged 40
Jane Mudge, servant, aged 30
Elizabeth Drake, servant, aged 25
James May, agricultural labourer, aged 23
William Webber, apprentice, aged 18
John Northcott, agricultural labourer, aged 13
John Bewer, agricultural labourer, aged 13
John Stentiford, agricultural labourer, aged 11

White Hart (now the Tom Cobley Tavern)

Simon Martin, farmer, aged 46
Deborah Martin, aged 49
John Martin, aged 23
William Martin, butcher, aged 22
Mary Martin, aged 20
Ann Martin, aged 18

William Heard, agricultural labourer, aged 22
George Wadman, agricultural labourer, aged 18
Robert Trace, agricultural labourer, aged 12

Other houses in Spreyton village

Dwelling 1 (possibly a cottage between the Vicarage and Bush):

Jonathan Jones, aged 85, of independent means
James Jackman, agricultural labourer, aged 23
Ann Jackman, aged 25

Dwelling 2:

William Newton, farmer, aged 50 (he appears to have been farming part of Spreytonwood, the land of which in those days extended into the village)
Mary Newton, aged 41
Robert Newton, aged 13
Maria Newton, aged 11
John Newton, aged 9
Ann Newton, aged 5
Emma Newton, aged 3
Mary Newton, servant, aged 21
William Wonnacott, agricultural labourer, aged 21
George Heard, agricultural labourer, aged 19

Dwelling 3:

Henry Carthew, agricultural labourer, aged  30
Mary Carthew, aged 29
James Carthew, aged 7
William Carthew, aged 5
John Carthew, aged 1 month
Ann Caseley, of independent means, aged 85

Dwelling 4:

John Harvey, carpenter, aged 30

Susanna Harvey, aged 29
John Harvey, aged 7
Samuel Harvey, aged 6
Ann Harvey, aged 4 months
George Medland, apprentice, aged 15

Dwelling 5:

Robert Northcott, agricultural labourer, aged 58
Elizabeth Northccoot, aged 47
Harriet Northcott, aged 16
Mary Northcott, aged 9
Henry Northcott, age 5
Eliza Northcott, aged 3

Dwelling 6:

John Newton, carpenter, aged 50
William Newton, aged 20

Dwelling 7:

George Stoyle, shoemaker, aged 25
Elizabeth  Stoyle, 20
Richard Stentiford, apprentice, aged 9

Dwelling 8:

Richard Northcott, agricultural labourer, aged 55
Grace Northcott, aged 54
Josias Middleweek, shoemaker, aged 20
 
Dwelling 9:

John Baker, agricultural labourer, aged 52
Mary Baker, aged 50
Sally Baker, aged 19
Grace Baker, aged 14
Eliza Baker, aged 13

Dwelling 10:

William Honeychurch, carrier, aged 37
Elizabeth Honeychurch, aged 30
Eliza Honeychurch, aged 6
Mary Honeychurch, aged 4
William Honeychurch, aged 1
Ann Honeychurch, of independent means, aged 82

Dwelling 11:

John Mudge, farmer, aged 49
Sarah Mudge, aged 50
Jane Pedrick, servant, aged 15
Francis Pedrick, agricultural labourer, aged 20
Elizabeth Honey, aged 11
John Delve, agricultural labourer, aged 17

Dwelling 12:

Samuel Martin, agricultural labourer, aged 36
Jane Martin, aged 42
Ann Martin , aged 8
Maria Martin, aged 5
Ann Martin, aged 69

Dwelling 13:

George Wadman, agricultural labourer, aged 59
Mary Wadman, aged 60
Mary Wadman, aged 13

Dwelling 14 (at Spreyton Cross):

Samuel Hill, blacksmith, aged 22
Charlotte Hill, aged 20
William Hill, aged 11
James Jordan, apprentice, aged 17

Dwelling 15 (probably a cottage belonging to Heath)

William Stentiford, agricultural labourer, aged 50
Elevinia Stentiford, aged 11
John Stentiford, aged 5

Dwelling 16 (probably a cottage belonging to North Beer)

George Anthony, agricultural labourer, aged 55
Mary Anthony, aged 49
Jane Anthony, aged 7

Dwelling 17:

Joanna Cann, aged 60, of independent means

Dwelling 18

William Preston, schoolmaster, aged 30
Eliza Manning, aged 6

Coffins

Joseph Pike, agricultural labourer, aged 40
Lydia Pike, aged 40
Mary Pike, aged 10
Elizabeth Pike, aged 8
Joseph Pike, aged 3

Samuel Powlesland, agricultural labourer, aged 27
Grace Powlesland, aged 25
John Powlesland, aged 1
 
Humphrey Drake, agricultural labourer, aged 20
Ann Drake, aged 20

New Mill

Christopher Copplestone, farmer, aged 42
Agnes Copplestone, aged 48
Eliza Copplestone, aged 11

Huddishill [then part of Spreyton parish]

Richard Delve, agricultural labourer, aged 40
Catherine Delve, aged 45
Mary Delve, aged 12
Catherine Delve, aged 10
Sarah Delve, aged 7
Fanny Delve, aged 4

Crampeys [Cramphay]

John Drake, agricultural labourer, aged 66
Grace Drake, aged 46

Thomas Honeychurch, tailor, aged 20
Mary Honeychurch, aged 25
Mary Honeychurch, aged 1
William Jackman, tailor’s apprentice, aged 15

Spreyton Wood

Richard Medland, agricultural labourer, aged 41
Mary Medland, aged 40
Wilmot Gidley, aged 70, of independent means

Cruft [Croft]

Joseph Knapman, agricultural labourer, aged 53
Susanna Knapman, aged 49
John Williams, agricultural labourer, aged 36

William Woodley, agricultural labourer, aged 71

Rugroad

John Southcott, agricultural labourer, aged 25
Susan Southcott, aged 25

Samuel Powlesland, agricultural labourer, aged 58
Jane Powlesland, aged 60
Grace Powlesland, aged 20

St Cherries

William Vigers, blacksmith, aged 72
Mary Vigers, aged 65
William Vigers, aged 24
Mary Vigers, aged 18
John Ward, apprentice, aged 19
George Knapman, aged 14, apprentice

New buildings [presumably a newly built dwelling near St Cherries]

Samuel Vigers, tailor, aged 27
Mary Vigers, aged 20
William Cork, aged 16, apprentice

St Cherries

John Waye, thatcher, aged 55
Jane Waye, aged 50
Lucy Waye, aged 20
Elizabeth Vigers, aged 12
John Hill, aged 11

Falkedon [probably the main house]

John Kelland, farmer, aged 38
Elizabeth Kelland, aged 35
Elizabeth Kelland, aged 10
Matilda Kelland, aged 8
Frances Kelland, aged 7
Mary Kelland, aged 4
John Kelland, aged 3
Sarah Scott, governess, aged 27
Fanny Stone, aged 18
Elizabeth Smale, apprentice, aged 15,
Mary Jenkins, apprentice, aged 13
William White, apprentice, aged 19
John Setter, apprentice, aged 16
William Odes, apprentice, aged 13
Emmanuel Odes, apprentice, aged 7
William Counter, apprentice, aged 13

St Cherries cottage [this may be the cottage (now demolished) later known as Little Silver, and George Anstey probably worked for John Kelland]

George Anstey, agricultural labourer, aged 38
Elizabeth Anstey, aged 40
Phebe Anstey, aged 9
Grace Anstey, aged 7

Lower Falkedon [this could be the three cottages opposite Falkedon farmhouse (now combined into a single dwelling) as there are three households, although there were two small farmhouses with yards also known as Lower Falkedon]

Richard Stentiford, agricultural labourer, aged 46
Grace Stentiford, aged 46
Mary Stentiford, aged 14
Richard Stentiford, aged 9
Elizabeth Stentiford, aged 5
William Stentiford, aged 3

Samuel Heard, agricultural labourer, aged 43

Grace Heard, aged 42
Mary Heard, aged 12

George Woodley, agricultural labourer, aged 56
Mary Woodley, aged 58

Spreyton Mill

William Voisey, corn dealer, aged 61
Mary Voisey, aged 30
Richard Voisey, aged 10
George Voisey, aged 7 months

Elizabeth May, aged 60, of independent means
Mary May, aged 50
John Coombe, agricultural labourer, aged 29
Jane Coombe, aged 28
William Coombe, aged 2

John Townsend, gardener, aged 36
Mary Townsend, aged 30
Mary Townsend, aged 4

Beer Ford

Elizabeth Frost, weaver, aged 61
Elizabeth Frost, aged 38

William Sims, agricultural labourer, aged 61
Ann Sims, aged 60
Ann Sims, aged 15

South Beer

William Nethercott, agricultural labourer, aged 35
Mary Nethercott, aged 35
Ann Nethercott, aged 12
Elizabeth Nethercott, aged 8

William Seaward, farmer, aged 35
Fanny Seaward, aged 34
Frances Seaward, aged 6
William Seaward, aged 3
Thomas Seaward, apprentice, aged 18
George Hooper, agricultural labourer, aged 12
John Earles, agricultural labourer, aged 12
John Sims, apprentice, aged 16
Betty Ingerson, apprentice, aged 17
Ann Howard, apprentice, aged 12
Henry Pine, apprentice, aged 18

Riders Beer

Henry Delve, mason, aged 37
Susan Delve, aged 36
Fanny Delve, aged 14
Samuel Delve, aged 7
Susan Delve, aged 5
Henry Delve, aged 1
William Vogler, apprentice, aged 12

William Aggot, agricultural labourer, aged 40
Ann Aggot, aged 41
Mary Aggott, aged 8
Sarah Aggot, aged 6
Harriet Aggott, aged 4
Susan Aggott, aged 1 month

William Manley, agricultural labourer, aged 40
Mary Manley, aged 40
Elizabeth Manley, aged 9
Harriet Manley, aged 6
Emma Manley, aged 2

Fuidge

William Bisset, horse-breaker, aged 50
Rosamond Bisset, aged 32
Mary Bisset, aged 11
Ann Bisset, aged 8

Horracomb [Hollycombe]

John Cole, farmer, aged 47
Mary Cole, aged 45
William Cole, ged 18
John Cole, aged 16
Richard Cole, aged 9
Robert Cole, aged 7
Mary Cann, servant, aged 31
William Powlesland, agricultural labourer, aged 27
James Northcott, agricultural labourer, aged 22
George Wonnacott, agricultural labourer, aged 22
George Northcott, apprentice, aged 12

Nethercott

Edward Lavis, farmer, aged 52
Ann Lavis, aged 50
David Lavis, aged 23
Elizabeth Lavis, aged 22
Lovedy Lavis, aged 19
John Lavis, aged 15
Edward Lavis, aged 14
Ann Stoneman, aged 10
William Figer, aged 3
James Martin, agricultural labourer, aged 25
John Hooper, agricultural labourer, aged 20
Robert Medland, aged 20
George Trace, apprentice, aged 18
William Lang, apprentice, aged 10

Bowbeer

Robert Medland, hind [bailiff or estate overseer], aged 39
Ann Medland, aged 35
Richard Medland, aged 14
Mary Medland, aged 11
Rebecca Medland, aged 9
Ann Medland, aged 8
Elizabeth Medland, aged 4
Eliza Medland, aged 2
Mary Powlesland, servant, aged 17

Park

John Battishill, agricultural labourer, aged 39
Frances Battishill, aged 29
Ann Battishill, aged 6
William Battishill, aged 4
Elizabeth Battishill, aged 77, of independent means
George Gidley, aged 8

East Begbeer

Samuel Britton, farmer, aged 25
Betsy Britton, aged 35
Samuel Britton, aged 2
Amelia Britton, aged 1

Puddicombe Park

William Britton, farmer, aged 65
Jane Britton, aged 65
Elizabeth Britton, aged 20
James Fey, agricultural labourer, aged 15
William Sanders, agricultural labourer, aged 14

Dameras Cursons, aged 45, of independent means
Elizabeth Cursons, aged 16
Mary Cursons, aged 14
George Cursons, aged 8
Robert Cursons, aged 6
Thomas Howard, agricultural labourer, aged 31
Elizabeth Howard, aged 22
John Howard, aged 2

Downs Tenement

William Powlesland, farmer, aged 43
Robert Powlesland, aged 41
Betty Powlesland, aged 76, of independent means
George Brake, agricultural labourer, aged 12

Little Begbeer

John Cann, farmer, aged 55
Elizabeth Cann, aged 50

Downhayes

John Vanstone, farmer, aged 52
Ann Vanstone, aged 42
Elizabeth Vanstone, aged 15
John Vanstone, aged 14
Samuel Vanstone, aged 10
Edmund Vanstone, aged 5
Thomas Vanstone, aged 1
Jane Honeychurch, aged 8
Anna Honeychurch, aged 6
George Stentiford, apprentice, aged 17
Richard Trace, apprentice, aged 16
William Rowe, apprentice, aged 15

Week

John Battishill, farmer, age 70
William Baker, agricultural labourer, aged 13
Mary Heard, servant, aged 35
Richard Marks, agricultural labourer, aged 15
John Northcott, agricultural labourer, aged 25
Richard Northcott, agricultural labourer, aged 15
Thomas Northam, agricultural labourer, aged 15
Ann Please, servant, aged 30
George Powlesland, agricultural labourer, aged 11
Mary Seward, apprentice, aged 15

Stockey [Stockhay]

William Baker, agricultural labourer, aged 55
Mary Baker, aged 65
John Baker, aged 8
Charlotte Baker, aged 1

Woodhouse

John Drake, agricultural labourer, aged 35
Elizabeth Drake, aged 45
Jkhn Drake, aged 9
William Drake, aged 6

Francis Westaway, agricultural labourer, aged 35
Jane Westaway, aged 30
Elizabeth Westaway, aged 13
Mary Westaway, aged 9
George Westaway, aged 6

Tremains Begbeer

Thomas Belworthy, farmer, aged 45
Ann Belworthy, aged 40
Thomas Belworthy, aged 15
Jane Belqworthy, aged 14
William Belworthy, aged 13
Eliza Belworthy, aged 10
Henry Belworthy, aged 7
Mary Belworthy, aged 5
Sarah Belworthy, aged 4
Emma Belworthy, aged 3
Fanny Belworthy, aged 8 months
William Tapp, agricultural labourer, aged 35
Elizabeth Howard, apprentice, aged 19

Coombe

John Brock, farmer, aged 29
Jane Brock, aged 67, of independent means
George Brock, aged 5
William Knapman, agricultural labourer, aged 25
Robert Olding, agricultural labourer, aged 21
George Turner, agricultural labourer, aged 14
George Ingerson, agricultural labourer, aged 12
Elizabeth Hooper, servant, aged 15

Heath

Thomas Jackman, farmer, aged 44
Ann Jackman, aged 44
Thomas Jackman, aged 19
George Jackman, aged 14
Samuel Jackman, aged 11
Grace Jackman, aged 7
Ann Jackman, aged 4
Caroline Cursons, apprentice, aged 18

William Manning, agricultural labourer, aged 45
Mary Manning, aged 45
Mary Manning, aged 15
William Manning, aged 12
Thomas Manning, aged 9

North Beer

Elizabeth Cann, farmer, aged 45
Agnes Cann, aged 15
Mark Cann, aged 15
George Cann, aged 8
Elizabeth Cann, aged 6
Sarah Turner, servant, aged 20
Bartholomew Marks, agricultural labourer, aged 21
John Fey, agricultural labourer, aged 19
George Delve, agricultural labourer, aged 14
William Bowden, agricultural labourer, aged 10
Harriet Manning, apprentice, aged 15
 
William Dicker, agricultural labourer, aged 50
Mary Dicker, aged 40
Ann Dicker, aged 9
Elizabeth Dicker, aged 9
Thirza Dicker, aged 6

 

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1842 Tithe apportionment

In the early 1840s, a survey was done of all landowners and occupiers to establish their landholdings, so as to arrange for the payment of tithes in kind to be commuted into money payments. The survey of Spreyton was done in 1842 and provides a record of the owners of land in the parish. Not all the owners were resident in the parish.

John Alliston:
Brendon (79 acres of land let to Edward Lavis)
Nethercott (houses and 44 acres of land)

John Battishill, Esq.
House in village (tenant William Preston)
Week (houses and 121 acres)
Stockey (houses and 44 acres)
South Begbeer (40 acres of land)
Woodhouse (houses and 120 acres)

George Cann, Esq.
Houses in village (tenant John Newton)

John Battishill Esq. and George Cann Esq.
House (probably in the village)

John Battishill Esq. and William Croote Cann, Esq.
House (in the village) (tenant John Harvey)

William H. Battishill, Esq.
House (in the village) (tenant George Wadman)
St Cherries (house and garden)
Higher Falkedon (houses and 174 acres)
Cann’s Falkedon (houses and 24 acres)
Joints Tenement (now part of Cramphay) (17 acres of land)
Crampey (houses and gardens)
Spreyton Barton (houses and 186 acres)

William H. Battishill Esq. and George Cann Esq.
Garden (tenant John Baker)

William H. Battishill, Esq. and George Lambert Gorwyn
Field called Minnow Moor

Thomas Belworthy
Tremains Begbeer (houses and 98 acres)

William Brock, Esq.
Coombe (houses and 172 acres, let to John Brock, his brother)

William Croote Cann Esq.
North Beer (houses and 156 acres)
Huddishill (8 acres of land)

Joanna Cann
House (in village)

George Cann Esq.
House (in village) (let to Jonathan Jones)
Heath (houses and 71 acres let to Thomas Jackman)
Bush (houses and 59 acres
Cot (houses and 10 acres let to Simon Martin)
Garden (let to Richard Northcott)
Cross (house and garden let to Samuel Hill)

John Cann, Esq.
Houses and 4 acres (let to John Townsend)

William Voisey
Houses and 4 acres

Thomas Cobley
Begbeer (19 acres let to John Cann)
Puddicombe Park (42 acres let to William Britton)
East and West Begbeer (89 acres)
Park (54 acres)
Bowbeer (187 acres)

Rev. Richard Holland
Vicarage (88 acres, probably glebeland, including at least three houses. The land and probably one house apparently let to John Madge)
Church and churchyard

George Hole, Esq.
Spreytonwood (181 acres let to Simon Martin)
Spreytonwood (109 acres, let to William Newton)
Houses and 23 acres of land let to Copplestone

Mr John Hooper
Downs Tenement (28 acres of land let to William Powlesland)

George Lambert Gorwyn, Esq.
Falkedon, Cruft and Rugroad (279 acres, let to John Kelland)
Coffins (186 acres)

John Langman
Little Downis (Downhayes) (10 acres, let to Thomas Langman)

John Norrish, Esq.
Fuidge (houses and 223 acres, let to William Seaward)
Ryders Beer (houses and 19 acres, let to William Seaward)
South Beer ( houses and 79 acres)

Richard Piddler
2 acres of bottom

Samuel Wreford
Mortimers Down (31 acres of land let to John Vanstone)
Bigabeer (houses)
Downis (Downhayes) (houses and 112 acres)

Roads and waste: 44 acres. Total acreage of parish: 3606.