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OUT OF THE WORLD AND INTO COMBE MARTIN

Combe Martin Local History Group (1989)

Prepared by

Fenella Rook

[Also contains a list of 300+ names of persons who contributed to the cost of the publication of this book in 1989.]

CONTENTS

TOPIC	AUTHOR	PAGE
A Remarkable Place	Robin Stanes	1
Mediaeval Combe Martin	Robin Stanes	4
The Bay and Harbour	Joyce and George Payne	13
The Combe Martin Silver Mines	Peter Claughton	24
The Mills	Keith Taylor	55
The Fields	Robin Stanes	59
The Hemp	Robin Stanes	62
The Challacombe Family	Daphne Challacombe	68
West Challacombe Farm	Robin Stanes	73
Hangman Hill	Norah Gregory	75
The Earl of Rone	Tom Brown	81
George Ley	John Sharp	85
Lime Burning	Daphne Challacombe and Gerald Walters	96
Turnpikes	Michael Beaumont	104
The Vestry	Michael Beaumont	112
Tithes and Enclosures	Michael Beaumont	129
The Village Street	Celia Dexter	146
Miners	Mike Warburton	159
Strawberries	Jenny Cox and Daphne Challacombe	163
Water	Keith Taylor	171

INDEX

NAME	DATE	PLACE	EVENT	PAGE

?, Richard	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Ackland, Saml	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land occupier	108
Acland, Sir William			Advocated Coulsworthy Spring water	174
Adams, John	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Allen, Edwin	1855	Free school	schoolmaster	94
Allen, William	1881		Gardener	154
Anne, Duchess of Exeter			Sister of Edward IV	75
Ashton, Hugh			Clerk of the Demesne	7
Atkinson, Stephen	1619	Combe Martin mine	Writes regarding profit of the mine	33, 34
Audley family			Property holder	6, 11
Bacon, Francis	1635		Former Lord Chancellor	35
Bale, Anthony	1618	Marlborough	Asked for assistance	64
Bale, James	1837		Schooner launch for John Dovell	17
Barne, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Barne, Thomas	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Bartlett, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Basset, Arthur	1866	Watermouth	Squire of Watermouth commissioned boat to be built	19
Bassett, J.D.	1842	Of Berrynarbor	Landowner, Squire	132, 135
Bathurst, Earl			Advocated Coulsworthy Spring water	174
Beels, Anne	1732		Sold hemp	64
Bell, Dr.			Invented Madras" system of education	91
Bennett, John	1550	Combe Martin mine	Garden with water conduit	33
Benson, Thomas	1747	Of Bideford and Appledore	Smuggler, M.P. for Barnstaple	16
Berry, Joanna	1794		Mother of illegitimate child	124
Berry, Margery	1784		Apprenticed to Francis Ridd	127
Blackmoor, William	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Blackmore, Nicholas	1758		Church warden invoice for mending church seats	116
Blackmore, Nicholas	1798		Parish account & loan	125
Blackmore, William and John	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Blake, John	1382	Combe Martin mine	Mine overseer	30
Boone, George	1754		Church warden invoice for killing hedgehogs	117
Bourchier, William		Combe Martin mine	Presentation by Bevis Bulmer	35
Bowden, George	1693		Overseer	121
Bowden, H.K.	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land occupier	108
Bowden, John	1769		Parish assistance with Window Tax	126
Boweland, Thomas	1423	Combe Martin mine	Granted mine	30
Boyle, John	1842	Of Wester Park Farm	Awarded plots of common land	137
Brake, Mr.	c.1891	From Southampton	Offered Building plots for sale on Holdstone	140, 141, 142, 144
Brantley, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Bremridge, Mr.	1798	Of Barnstaple	Parish account	123
Bremridge, Richard	1840	Attorney of Barnstaple	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Brictric			Saxon landholder before 1086	4
Brook, George	1834	Eastercott quarry	Accidental death	102
Brook, Richard	1783		Parish loan	126
Brook, William	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine	46
Brook, Wm	1758		Church warden invoice for mending church seats	116
Brook, Wm.	1751		Church warden invoice for killing hawk	117
Brooks, Thomas,	1881		Gardener	154
Brownscombe, Joan	1590	Of Dawlish	Inventory of belongings	62
Bulmer, Bevis	1587	Combe Martin mine	Mining entrepreneur	34, 35
Burgess, Christopher	1781		Poor Law account	123
Burgess, Henry	1835		Parish compensation for carrying body	126
Burgess, John	1910	Lower Mill	Reeve of the Manor	58
Bush, George	1860s	Of Wiveliscombe	Leased mining rights	135
Bushell, Thomas	1635	Combe Martin mine	Leased mine	35, 36
Bynon, Jane	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	108, 109
Carew family				10
Carrington, Rev.	1750s		Assessment for poor rate, Rector of Parish	120, 124
Challacombe family	1332		Landowners	68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 165
Challacombe, Anne	1756		Overseer of the poor	71
Challacombe, David	1569		Archer	69
Challacombe, David	d.1597	Challacombe Estate	Gentleman, leaves will	70
Challacombe, Edwin	1873	Holdstone	Landowner	72
Challacombe, Edwin	1881		Gardener	154, 165
Challacombe, Elizabeth	c.1750		Innkeeper	71
Challacombe, Evelyn Ley	1930s	Seaside	Photo	72
Challacombe, Frederick Philip	1883-1983		Photo	70
Challacombe, George	1779	Poor house	Carpenter	72
Challacombe, George	1825	Vicary's Farthing	Landowner	72
Challacombe, George	1792		Parish assistance to buy leather	126
Challacombe, Isaac	1881		Gardener	155, 165
Challacombe, John	1449	Challacombe Estate	Tax commissioner	69
Challacombe, John	1569		Mustered able men for defence	69
Challacombe, John	1641	Challacombe Estate	Gentleman, chief landowner	70
Challacombe, John	1674	Of Westleigh	Gentleman, owned house with seven hearths	71
Challacombe, John	1674	Of Countisbury	Owned house with one hearth	71
Challacombe, John	1674	Of Trentishoe	Owned house with one hearth	71
Challacombe, John	1675	Kentisbury	Marriage to Dorothy Harding	70
Challacombe, John the younger	1456	Challacombe Estate	Gentleman	69
Challacombe, Mr. Geo.	1778		Overseer	115
Challacombe, Robert	1674	Of Swimbridge	Owned house with three hearths	71
Challacombe, Robert	1715		Leased mines in Molland	37
Challacombe, Robert	1763		Church Pew payment	118
Challacombe, Thomas	1719		First schoolmaster	90
Challacombe, Thomas		Challacombe Estate	Son of Thomas Challacombe, regains forfeited land	69
Challacombe, Thomas	1507	Challacombe Estate	Forfeits land due to felony	69, 73
Challacombe, Thomas	1674		Owned house with five hearths	71
Challacombe, Thomas	1716		First teacher at school	71
Challacombe, Thomas	1734		Churchwarden	71
Challacombe, Thomas	d.1630	Nutcombe	Yeoman, son of David Challacombe, will	70, 71, 72
Challacombe, William		Buzzacott Lane	Strawberry grower	165
Challoner, William	d.1670	Of Braunton	Vicar, Will	94
Chalvecombe, David	1428	Challacombe Estate	Freeholder	69
Charles II			Battle of Worcester	117
Charleton, William	1406	Combe Martin mine	Prior of Pilton, mine supervisor	30
Charley, J.M.	1934		Coulsworthy Spring water	172
Charley, James	1842	Of Coulsworthy	Landowner	132
Charley, Richard	1840	Of Nutcombe and Blakewell	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Charley, Richard	1842	Of Nutcombe	Landowner	132
Charley, Wm.	1840	Of East Challacombe	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Chedzoy, Mr.			Strawberry dealer	168
Chichester family				83
Chichester, J.H.	1842	Of Trentishoe	Landowner	132
Chichester, Lady			Advocated Coulsworthy Spring water	174
Chichester, Rev. James Hamilton	1840s	Church Turnpike	Turnpike Trustee	107
Chichester, Sir Arthur	1607	Of Raleigh near Barnstaple	Uncle of Sir John Chichester	83
Chichester, Sir John	1607		King's Deputy in Ireland	83
Cholecombe, David	1524	Challacombe Estate	Tax payer	69
Cholecombe, John	1524	Challacombe Estate	Tax payer	69
Chugg, John	1784	Of Lower Coulsworthy	Parish compensation for apprentices	127
Clendon, C.H.	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land occupier	108
Clogg family	1800s		Limeburners & Strawberry growers	98, 169
Clogg, Mr.	1787		Overseer, paid parish compensation for Wm. Willis' trial	126
Clogg, Mr.J. , J.P.	1913		Chairman of Jam company	169
Clogg, Nicholas	1863		Quarry owner	102
Clogg, Richard	1778		Paid for supplying shirts and shifts	126
Clogg, Timothy	1842	Of Locks, Eastcotts and Touts	Landowner, Turnpike Trustee	107, 132
Coffin, Sir William	1300s	Deer park	Deer park keeper	11
Coles, John	1783		Father of illegitimate child	124
Colle, Richard	1360	Combe Martin mine	Leased mine	29, 30
Coloign, John	1370	Combe Martin mine	Leased mine	30
Comer, Alexander	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine	46
Comer, Alexander	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Comer, Henry	1881		Gardener	155
Comer, Richard			Accidental death in lime kiln	102
Comer, Simon	1792		Parish assistance for fishing boat	126
Comer, Simon - his wife	1798		Needed midwife services	125
Cooksley, James	1850	Combmartin Turnpike	Turnpike surveyor	111
Corelli, Marie	1896		Wrote "The Mighty Atom"	163
Cornish, Mr.	1842	Vestry meeting	At vestry meeting	114
Courtenay family				10
Courtice, Thomas	1869	Combe Martin mine	Expressed interest in the mines	37
Crang, Walter	1842	Of West Challacombe	Landowner	132
Crascombe, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Creek family			Strawberry growers	169
Creek, Edward	1881		Gardener	155
Creek, George	1930s	Seaside	Drapery shop owner	72
Creek, Matilda	1878		Gardener	165
Crocker, Ann	1784		Apprenticed to Richard Knight	127
Crowther, William	1758		Witness on security document	124
Cryte, Robert	1531	Of Ilfracombe	Witness at hearing	77
Cutcliffe family	1800s		Limeburners	98
Cutcliffe, Ann	1788		Playing violin	118
Cutcliffe, Ann	1778		Received clothing from the Parish	125
Cutcliffe, Capt. Richard	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	108, 109
Cutcliffe, Edward	1784	Of Easter Parks	Parish compensation for apprentices	127
Cutcliffe, Grace	1702		Marriage to George Ley	87, 89, 94
Cutcliffe, John	1787		Limeburner	97
Cutcliffe, John	1803		Poor Law account	123
Cutcliffe, John	1758		Witness on security document	124
Cutcliffe, Mary Ann	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	108
Cutcliffe, Nicholas	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Cottage owner	108, 109
Cutcliffe, Nicholas	1840	Of Hatherley's	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Cutcliffe, Richard	1839		Boat owner	18
Cutcliffe, Widow	1750s	Of Hatherleys	Assessment for poor rate	120
Dalling, John	1693		Church warden	121
Dallyn, Richard	1784	Of Lower Buzzacott	Parish compensation for apprentices	127
Darch, George			Sailed under Capt. George Irwin	18
Darch, Mathew			Strawberry growers	165
Darvill, Bill			Local artist	84
Davie, Lady Ferguson			Advocated Coulsworthy Spring water	174
De Columbariis family			Property holder	6, 11
De Brisele, Henry	1360	Combe Martin mine	Leased mine	29, 30
De Chalvecombe, John	1332	West Challacombe Farm	Tax payer	68
De Columbariis, John	1332		Tax payer, Lord of the Manor	68
De Columbariis, Phillip	1327-28	Combe Martin mine	Lord of the Manor	29
De Courtenay, Philip	1388	Deer park	Granted a deer park	11
De Hulton, Vincent	1292-3	Combe Martin mines	Controller of mines	27
De Meydenestan, Walter	1292-3	Combe Martin mines	Controller of mines	27, 29
De Strode, Adam	1325	Combe Martin mine	Pays rent for Combe Martin mine	29
De Swensye, Thomas	1299		Controller of mines	29
De Wymundeham, William	1292-3	Combe Martin mines	Controller of mines	27, 29
Deacon, Mary	1783		Mother of illegitimate child	124
Dean, Mr.	1773		Church warden invoice for viewing seats	116
Defoe, Daniel	1724		Author, comments about the mines	37
Denham, Lieutenant, R.N.	1832		Head of Admiralty Survey of Devon	149
Dennett, Walter	1531	Of West Down	Witness at hearing	76, 77
Derby, Henry	1406	Combe Martin mine	Granted mine	30
Derby, John	1406	Combe Martin mine	Granted mine	30
Devonport, Lord			Advocated Coulsworthy Spring water	174
Donn, Benjamin	1765		Published map of Devon	146, 147, 149
Dovell family	1800s		Limeburners	98, 100
Dovell, John	1823		Churchwarden	19
Dovell, John	1825		Harbouring smuggled goods	17
Dovell, John	1825		Entrepreneur, maltster, miller	56
Dovell, John	1837		Schooner launch for John Dovell	17
Dovell, John	1840s	Church Turnpike	Turnpike Trustee	107
Dovell, John	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	108
Dovell, John	c.1843	Combe Martin mine	Son of John Dovell, photo	53
Dovell, John	1840	Of Barton Gate	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Dowdle, John	1756		Church warden invoice for killing an otter	117
Down, John	1850	Lower Mill, Dolphin	Miller	57
Down, John	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land occupier	108, 109
Down, Mary Ann	1893	Lower Mill, Dolphin	Widow of John Down	57
Down, Thomas	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Draper, Mary Ann	1881		Gardener	155
Draper, Thomas	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Duchess of Exeter				76
Dudley	1654	Combe Martin mine	Expressed interest in the mines	37
Duke of Exeter				76, 79
Earl Goodwin			Father of Earl Harold of Wessex	16
Earl Harold of Wessex	Bef, 1052		Battle in Porlock	15
Eastman, Mr.				109
Edmund, Harry	1531	Of Northam	Father of Thomas Edmund	78
Edmund, Thomas	1531	Of Northam	Witness at hearing	78
Edward IV				75, 79
Edwy			Saxon landholder before 1086	4
Elizabeth I				112, 164, 166
Elizabeth, heiress of Thorne	1734	Of Lee House, Marwood	Marriage to George Ley (3rd)	91
Empstone, William.	1840	Of Holdstone	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129, 132
Facey, Capt. John	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land occupier	108
Facey, John	1839		Blacksmith	114
Facey, Richard	1840	Of Blackmore Ham	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Fawkes, Guy	1605			117
Filius, Petrus	1524	Combe Martin mine	Mine survey leader	32
Fishley, George	1725	Watermouth	Tidesman	17
Fleming, James	1840	Of Wringer's Meadow	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Follett, F.V.			Wrote "The Strawberry Fields"	163
Forbes, Norman	1902		Coulsworthy Spring water	171, 172, 173
Fox, Dr.		Of Clapham	Purchased land on Holdstone	142
Fox, George	1796	Combe Martin mine	Lease of manorial lands	38
Fry, Elizabeth	1800		Settlement cerificate	121
Fry, Walter	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	108, 109
Gammon, Mary	1764		Medical expenses	125
Gear, George	1881		Gardener	155
Gear, John	1780		Mill apprentice	56
Geer, Nicholas	1778		Paid for supplying breeches	126
George III	1743		Victory over France	117, 118
Gilbert, Adrian		Combe Martin mine	Leased mine after new discovery	34
Gonson, William	1528		Agent for Cardinal Wolsey	32, 33
Goss, Henry	1784		Church warden invoice for clock repair	116
Goss, Henry	1779		Parish loan	126
Goss, John	1837		Schooner launch for John Dovell	17
Goss, Mary	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine	46
Gould, Ann	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land occupier	108
Gould, John	1835		Parish compensation for carrying body	126
Green, James	1827	Combe Martin Bay	Engineer	23
Gryffies, Rev. Timothy	1764	Free school	Schoolmaster	93
Gubb, John	1812		Partish assistance for Inquest after drowning	126
Gubb, Thomas	1750s	Cloggs Meadow	Assessment for poor rate	120
Gubb, Thomas	1765		Poor House accounts	122, 125
Gubb, Thomas	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Gubb, Thomas	1881		Gardener	155
Gullet, Mr.	1790	Combe Martin mine	Leased mine	38
Hamilton-Jenkyn, A.K.			Author	159
Hancock, John	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine	46
Hancock, John Esq.	1674		Lord of the Manor, owned house with eight hearths	71
Hancock, Robert	1881		Gardener	155
Hancock, William	1573		Manor granted by Sir John Pollard	12
Handcock, Richard	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Hany, Richard	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Harding family		Buzzacott	Landowners	73, 86
Harding, Amos			Father of Margaret Harding	86
Harding, Dorothy	1675	Kentisbury	Marriage to John Challacombe	70
Harding, James Nott	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	109
Harding, John			Yeoman, brother of Amos Harding	86
Harding, Julian	1763		Church Pew payment	118
Harding, Margaret	1633	Of Holdstone Farm	Marriage to George Ley	86, 87
Harding, Mrs.	1842	Of Buzzacott and Beara	Landowner	132
Harding, Timothy	1707		Dispute with George Ley	86
Harding, Timothy	1752		Church Pew payment	118
Harding, W.	1866		Payment from Rev. H.W.Toms	119
Harris family	1800s		Limeburners & Strawberry growers	98, 165
Harris Richard	1693	Of Berrynarbor	Carpenter, Settlement certificate	121
Harris, James	1802	Deacons	Schoolmaster, lease of hemp ground	64
Harris, Joshua	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine, Land owner, church warden	46, 110, 111, 118
Harris, Joshua	1842		Tithe map occupier, malt house owner	133
Harris, May	1693	Of Berrynarbor	Daughter of Richard Harris, settlement certificate	121
Harris, Wilmott	1693	Of Berrynarbor	Wife of Richard Harris, settlement certificate	121
Harry, John	1531	Of Berrynarbor	Witness at hearing	77
Harry, John	1531	Of Kentisbury	Witness at hearing	78
Hart, Mary			Painting reproduced on back cover	Back cover
Hartnoll, Dr.	1781		Bill for medical care	125
Hartnoll, Dr.	1800		Inoculated the poor against smallpox	125
Hawker, Parson		Of Morwenstow		16
Hawkins, W.B.	1871	From Surrey	Purchased land	140
Heddon, John	1801		Miller	56
Henry III	1265		Grants a weekly market	7
Henry VII			Manor accounts survive	7, 75
Henry VIII			Gave the manor to Sir John Pollard	7, 32, 62, 75, 112, 117, 164
Hill, Wm.	1751		Church warden invoice for killing badgers	117
Hinsey or Hensley, John	1300s	Deer park	Deer park keeper	11, 75
Hochstetter, Daniel		Combe Martin mine	Son of Joachim Hochstetter	34
Hochstetter, Joachim	1528	Combe Martin mine	Mine survey leader	32, 33, 34
Hole, Mr.	1842	Vestry meeting	At vestry meeting	114
Hole, Richard	1840		Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Holland family			Property holder	6, 76
Hoole, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Hooper, John	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Horwood, Richard	1719		Rector	90
Hoyles, Elizabeth	1798		Midwife	125
Huxtable, Ann	1831		Occupier of Kings Arms Inn	87
Huxtable, William Nathaniel	1847-1932		Limeburner, photo	98
Incledon, R.N.	1842	Of Kentisbury	Landowner	132
Incledon, Susanna	1737	Of Braunton	Marriage to George Ley (3rd)	91
Irwin family			Strawberry growers, boat owners	18, 165, 168
Irwin, Capt. George			Boat owner	18, 140
Irwin, George	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	109
Irwin, John	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	108
Irwin, John	1835		Parish compensation for carrying body	126
James I				112
Jervis, Admiral	1797		Victory over Spain	118
Jewel, Robert	1770		Church warden invoice for carving	116
Jewell family	1800s		Limeburners & Strawberry growers	98, 165
Jewell, Jack			Owned Berry's quarry, photo	103
Johns, Richard	1716		Mentioned in George Ley's Will	89
Kahlmeter	1724		Swedish engineer, comments about the mines	37
King Edward the Confessor			Feud with Earl Goodwin	16
Kingsley, Canon Charles			Author	158
Kingson, George	1842	Of Coulscott	Landowner	132
Kipling, Mrs, Rudyard			Advocated Coulsworthy Spring water	174
Knight, Frederick			Son of John Knight	98
Knight, John	1820	Of Shropshire	Ironmasters, owned parts of Exmoor	98
Knight, Mr.	1827		Church bells	118
Knight, Mr. Richd.	1778		Church warden	115
Knight, Richard	1784	Of Beer	Parish compensation for apprentices	127
Knight, Richard	1840	Of Sunnyside	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Korriene	d.1952		Occupied hut on Holdstone	142
Lancey, John	1881		Gardener	155
Langdon, George	1840s	Church Turnpike	Turnpike Trustee	107
Latham, John	1881		Gardener	154
Latham, William	1863	Clogg's quarry	Accidental death	102
Latham, William	1842	Of Wringers Meadow	Awarded plots of common land	137
Leigh, Sir James		Of Bere Ferrers	Kinship with George Ley	85
Lerwell, John	1507		Deputy Reeve of the Manor	7
Lerwell, John	1524		Tax payer	68
Lerwell, Walter	1732		Sold hemp	64
Lerwill, Bill			Rescued miners in Combe Martin mine accident	160
Lerwill, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Lerwill, Walter	1752		Church Pew payment	118
Lerwill, William	1842	Of West Challacombe	Landowner	132
Leversedge, John	1845		Land Surveyor	135
Lewes or Lewis, William	1507		Leases 2 mills	7, 11, 12, 56
Lewis, Mrs. S.V.				110
Ley family				18, 86, 94, 95, 146
Ley, Capt, John			Boat destroyed in gale	19
Ley, Catherine	1765		Poor House accounts	122
Ley, George			Founder of charity school	17, 18, 71
Ley, George			Overseer of the poor, built Kings Arms Inn	85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 92, 94, 153
Ley, George	1750s	Of Houlston	Assessment for poor rate	120
Ley, George	1800		Dispute with Sir Charles Watson	57
Ley, George	1781		Parish account	125
Ley, George (2nd)			Son of George Ley, mentioned in father's Will	89, 90, 91, 92, 95
Ley, George (3rd)			Grandson of George Ley	91, 92
Ley, George (4th)			Son of George Ley (3rd)	94
Ley, George (5th)	1776-1828		Son of George Ley (4th)	95
Ley, George (6th)	1808-1842		Son of George Ley (5th)	95
Ley, Henry	1874		Sale of Lee House	95
Ley, John	d.1701	Of Barton Gate Farm	Yeoman, father of George Ley	85, 86
Ley, John the elder	d.1605		Will	86
Ley, Mary	1781		Needed doctor	125
Ley, Richard	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	109
Ley, Sarah	1797		Poor House accounts	122
Ley, Sir James	1625	Of Teffont	Became 1st Earl of Marlborough	85
Ley, Susan	1674		Owned house with nine hearths	71
Ley, Walter	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	78, 79
Ley, William	1709	Beers Tenement	Threadmaker, lease of hempland	64
Litson, Elizabeth	1750		Governess of the Workhouse	122
Lock, William	1881		Gardener	154
Lord Mayor of London		Combe Martin mine	Presentation by Bevis Bulmer	35
Lovering family			Boat owners	165
Lovering, Elizabeth	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Lovering, John	1507		Steward of the Manor, lease of corn mills	7, 56
Lovering, John	1524		Tax payer	68
Lovering, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Lovering, Richard	1524		Tax payer	68
Lovering, William - his son	1793		Broken leg	125
Low, William	1825		Harbouring smuggled goods	17
Luscombe, William			Apothecary from Exeter	95
Lysons, Rev. Daniel	1822		Quote from History of Devon	85, 153
Manning, Dr.	1930s		Village doctor	172
Margaret, Countess of Richmond			Mother of Henry VIII	75
Marshall, Thomas	1794		Parish account	123
Martin family	1186		Landholder by 1186	5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 55
Martin, Nicholas	1286		Founded Borough of Combe Martin	6
Martin, William	1265		Granted the right to hold a weekly market	7
Martin, William	1326		Landholder	6, 8, 10, 11, 59, 164
Midworth, M.M.			Painting reproduced on Back cover.	Back cover.
Milles, Jeremiah	1750		Dean of Exeter	171
Mohun family				10
Montgomery, John	1300s	Deer park	Deer park keeper	11
Moore, Richard	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land occupier	108
Morcombe, Capt. Richard	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	108, 114
Morris family				86
Morris, Richard	1741	Free school	Schoolmaster	92, 93
Mourush, Richard	1292-3	Combe Martin mines	Master of the mines	27
Myddelton, Lady	1635		Leaseholder of mines in Cardiganshire	35
Nelson, Admiral	1805		Battle of Trafalgar	118
Newman, Samuel			Wrote book "John Winzer, Parish Apprentice"	151
Newton, William and Mary	1838		Occupiers of Kings Arms Inn	87
Newton, Wm.	1840	Of Pack of Cards	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Norcott, John	1840	Of Holland's Park	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Norman family			Strawberry growers	165
Norman, Dick			Miner, worked in USA, was in Combe Martin mine accident	160
Norman, Fred	1806	Of Linton	Settlement cerificate	121
Norman, James	1881		Gardener	154
Norman, James	1896		Portrayed as Reuben Dale in "The Mighty Atom"	164
Norman, John	d.1648		Inventory of belongings	62
Norman, John	1835		Parish compensation for carrying body	126
Norman, Magdalen	1750		Governess of the Workhouse	122
Norman, Mary	1763		Church Pew payment	118
Norman, Mary	1881		Gardener	155
Norman, Mr.		Berry's quarry kiln	Accidental death in lime kiln	102
Norman, Richard			Cost of funeral	122
Nutt, Mr. Richd.	1778		Church warden	115
Nutt, Richard	1752		Church Pew payment	118
O'Conner, Martin	1748	Combe Martin mine	Leased mine	37
O'Donnell, Rory, Earl of Tyronell	1607		Fled from Ireland	82
O'Neill, Hugh, Earl of Tyrone	1607		Fled from Ireland	82, 83
Oatway, James	1808		Miller, maltster of Barnstaple	56
Odda Earldorman	878	Of Devon	Defeats Vikings	15
Orchard, John	1531	West Challacombe	Chief Steward of the Manor	76, 77, 78, 79
Orchard, William	1531	West Challacombe	Uncle of Lawrence Prouz	75
Orchard, William	1531	West Challacombe	Son of John Orchard	76, 77, 78
Packe, Edward	1591	Of Teignmouth	Inventory of belongings	62
Palmer, C.E. Esq.	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine	46
Parminter, Julian	1752		Church Pew payment	118
Parminter, Mary	1715	Of Marwood	Marriage to George Ley (2nd)	91
Parminter, Peter		Free school	Schoolmaster	93
Passmore, John	1835		Parish compensation for retrieving and carrying body	126
Payne, William	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Peak, John	1851		Contract for cleaning highway	115
Peak, John the elder	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Peak, Mr.	1765		Poor House accounts	122
Peake, William	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Peake, Wm.	1840	Of Thorne's Hay	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Pearce, Mr.	1806		Attorney	121
Peard, Alice	1752		Daughter of John Peard	118
Peard, John	1700		Lease of Manor property	56
Peard, John	1758		Church Pew payment	118
Pearse, Edward	1736	Barkside or Hemphay	Roper, hemp grower	64
Pepperell family	1524	Of Slapton		68
Perit, Runcin		Combe Martin mines	Cuppellation overseer	29
Pile, George	1798		Singing teacher in Church	118
Pine, Jno, Esq (Justice)	1783		Order of loan to Richard Brook	126
Pine-Coffin, Rev. Charles	1840s	Church Turnpike	Turnpike Trustee	107
Place, Francis	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine	46
Place, Francis	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Place, Frederick	1840	Of Hoyle's and Guessweed	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Place, Frederick	1835		Measured enclosed common lands	137
Pole, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Pollard, Richard	1538	Deer park	Royal commissioner	12
Pollard, Sir John			Received the manor from Henry VIII	7
Pollard, Sir John	Died c.1575		Son of Richard Pollard	12
Popham, John	1789		Needed crutches	125
Poppler, John		Combe Martin mine	Leased mine after new discovery	34
Prescott, James	1878		Gardener	165
Price, Dr. of Redruth	1761	Combe Martin mine	Silver assay	38
Prince Edward				79
Priscott, Charles	1840s	Church Turnpike	Toll collector, Clerk to Churchwardens	106
Priscott, John	1835		Parish compensation for carrying body	126
Prouse, John	1569	Challacombe Estate	Richest man in the village	70
Prouz family			Landowners	73
Prouz, John		Challacombe Estate	Named in document	69
Prouz, Lawrence	1531	West Challacombe	Named in document, Witness at hearing	69, 75, 76, 78
Prudom, Robert	1772	Marwood Barton	Silk merchant of Exeter	94
Pugsley family			Strawberry growers	169
Pugsley, Mary	1743		Parish account	125
Pyke, John Esq.	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine	46
Pyke, Rev. John	1840s	Church Turnpike	Turnpike Trustee	107, 119
Raby, Alexander	1802		Iron works at Llanelli	38
Radford, John	1881		Gardener	155
Read, William	1827	Dovell's quarry	Buried by rock fall	101
Reddaway family	1524	Of Sampford Courtenay		68
Rede, Conrad	1423	Combe Martin mine	Granted mine	30
Reed, William	1784		Apprenticed to Edward Cutcliffe	127
Reynel, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Richards, James	1854		Relieving Officer, Report from Petty Sessions	153
Richards, Mrs Frances		Hangman Hill	Donation of land to National Trust	74
Richards, Philip	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	109
Richards, Phillip	1881		Gardener	155
Richards, William V.	1840s	Church Turnpike	Turnpike Trustee	107
Ridd, Francis	1784	Of Coulscott	Parish compensation for apprentices	127
Ridd, John	1840s	Church Turnpike	Turnpike Trustee	107, 109
Ridd, John	1840	Of Libra Park	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Ridd, Surgeon	1819		Inoculated 95 children against smallpox	125
Risdon, Tristiam	c.1640		Wrote a description of Combe Martin	62, 96
Roach, Mr.	1761		Church warden invoice for deals	116
Roberts, Richard	1550	Combe Martin mine	Grant of land	33, 34
Robins family	1800s		Limeburners	98
Rock, Mr.	1773		Church warden invoice for deals	116
Rook, George	1881		Gardener	155
Rook, James	1881		Gardener	155
Rook, Richard	1881		Gardener	155
Rottenbury, Richard	1781		Parish assistance with cost of house	126
Rowe, Abezier Mr.	1842	Of Barnstaple	Surveyor	129
Rowlandson, Thomas	c.1850		Wrote accounts of hemp growing	65
Saunders, Anthony	1766		Lessee of two corn mills	56
Seccombe family	1524	Of Germansweek		68
Sedgbeer, John	1844	Of Lynton	Settlement cerificate	121
Serlo de Burcy			Father-in-law of William de Falaise	6
Sharland, John	1773		Church warden invoice for viewing seats	116
Shelley, Sir John			Advocated Coulsworthy Spring water	174
Simmons / Symonds			Shipwright	19
Skinner, David	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Slowly, Nicholas	1693		Constable	121
Smallridge family			Strawberry growers	165
Smith, John	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Smith, Mr. Thos.	1778		Overseer	115
Smyth, Dr.	1793		Paid for setting child's leg	125
Smyth, Dr. James	1797		Parish Surgeon, contract to care for the poor of the Parish	125
Snell, Frank	1919	Lower Mill	Purchased mill	58
Snow, Agnes	1789		Lease of garden and hemp plot	64
Somerville, William	1897	Lower Mill	Miller	57
Somes, Mr.	1854	Of Tawstock	Report from Petty Sessions	153
Southern, Robert	1382	Combe Martin mine	Granted mine	30
Squire, James			Owned Bridgelands	134
Staddon, Edward	1758		Father of illegitimate child	124
Stambray, Nicholas	1693		Church warden	121
Stanbury, Nicholas	1798		Church warden invoice for killing foxes	117
Stephens, Richard	1700		Dispute over two corn mills	56
Stoyle, Henry	1752		Church Pew payment	118
Street, Richard	1827	Dovell's quarry	Buried by rock fall	101
Swayne, Mr. Marshall	1743		Church warden invoice for 12 red deals	116
Sweet, Mr.	1782		Church warden invoice for killing a fox	117
Swete	1796		Author, comments about the mines	38, 87, 153
Sydenham, Mr.	1773		Church warden invoice for oak	116
Symons, George	1746		Limeburner	97
Tamlyn, William	1840s	Church Turnpike	Turnpike Trustee	107
Tenow, Nicholas	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Thomas a Becket			Murdered by a Tracey	7
Thomas family	1800s		Limeburners	98
Thorn, Henry	1812		Partish assistance for Inquest after drowning	126
Thorn, John	1773		Contract for church seats	116
Toms, Mrs Kathleen	1902		Published 'Notes on Combe Martin''	65
Toms, Rev. H.W.	1866		Payment to W.Harding	119
Tossell family			Strawberry growers	165
Tracey family		Of Barnstaple		7
Tracey, John	1531	West Challacombe		77
Tracey, Thomas	1531	Of Berrynarbor	Witness at hearing	77
Treweek family	1792		Came from Cornwall	160
Treweek, John			Mine captain, went to Butte, Montana, USA	160
Treweek, Percy			Miner, returned from USA	160
Truro, the Bishop of			Advocated Coulsworthy Spring water	174
Tucker, James	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land occupier	109
Tucker, William	1531	Of Combe Martin	Witness at hearing	79
Tucker, William	1845	Combe Martin mine	Received dues from the mine	46
Turlow, John	1693		Overseer	121
Turner, Elizabeth	1806	Of Barum	Settlement cerificate	121
Turner, J.M	1775-1851		Painting reproduced on front cover	Front cover
Turner, John	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Ulf, John	1360	Combe Martin mine	Berrynarbor parson, mine surveyor	29
Usticke, Henry	1700		Dispute over two corn mills	56
Vellacott, John	1531	Of Kentisbury	Witness at hearing	76
Vesey, George	1792		Parish assistance after loss by fire	126
Vicary, John, widow of	1630		Mentioned in will	72
Vivian, Sir Richard	1654	Combe Martin mine	Expressed interest in the mines	37
Watson, Mrs.	1773		Owner of Lady's Wood	116
Watson, Rebecca, Lady of the Manor	1773		Owner of two corn mills	56
Watson, Sir Charles	1800	Lord of the Manor	Dispute with George Ley	57, 95
Watson, Sir Chas.	1866	Combmartin Turnpike	Land owner	108, 109, 114, 130, 135
Watts, John	1832		Occupier of Kings Arms Inn	87
Watts, John	1840	Of Highfield	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Watts, John	1881		Gardener	155
Way, Edward	1784		Church warden invoice for killing badgers	117
Wedlock, Catherine	1758		Mother of illegitimate child	124
Westcote, Thomas	1630		Calls Combe Martin a "poor haven", describes hemp growing	13, 62
Whitefield, Nicholas	1531	Of Ilfracombe	Witness at hearing	78
Whitefield, Thomas	1531	Of Ilfracombe	Father of Nicholas Whitefield	78
Whitehear, John	1531	West Challacombe	Servant of John Orchard	76
William de Falaise	1086		Domesday Book	4, 6
William of Orange	1688		Landing at Brixham	117, 123
William son of Robert son of Martin tenant to Warin de Morcelles			Transfer of property	55
William the Conqueror		Battle of Hastings		4
Williams, Ann	1792		Parish assistance to repair table	126
Williams, John	1837		Schooner master for John Dovell	17
Willis, Robert	1778		Paid for supplying shoes	126
Willis, Sarah	1784		Apprenticed to Richard Dallyn	127
Willis, Thomas	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Willis, Timothy	1784		Apprenticed to Timothy Willis	127
Willis, W.A.	1911	Easticotts	Stonemason, erected horse trough	106
Willis, William	1798		Instrument repair	118
Willis, William	1787		Abused son, trial, and sent to gaol	126
Willis, William	1840	Of Netherton	Vestry meeting of Landowners	129
Willis, William	1842		Tithe map occupier	133
Willis, William			carrier	165
Willis, William - his son	1787		Died, abuse by father	126
Winzer, John			Character in book written by Samuel Newman, founder of Baptist Chapel	151
Witheridge, John	1773		Lessee of two corn mills	56
Witheridge, John	1881		Gardener	155
Witheridge, William	1791		Miller, son of John Witheridge	56
Wolsey, Cardinal	1528			32
Wood, William Bryan	1868	Holdstone	Land Surveyor, leased mining rights	135, 142
Wyatt, Philip	1601		Town Clerk of Barnstaple	83, 84
Wyborn family			Strawberry growers	165
Yonge, John	1382	Combe Martin mine	Granted mine	30

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OUT OF THE WORLD AND INTO COMBE MARTIN

Combe Martin Local History Group (1989)

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