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"DOWLAND parish, 4½ miles N.N.E. of Hatherleigh, comprises 244 souls, and 1668 acres of land, including Upcott. Sir S.H. Northcote, Bart., is lord of the manor, owner of most of the soil, impropriator of the tithes, and patron of the perpetual curacy, valued in 1831 at only £81, and now held by the Rev. J.R. Ruse, of Monk's Okehampton. The Church is a Gothic fabric with a tower and five bells. The poor have 50s. a year out of the great tithes, left by Hugh Stafford in 1671. An old building, called the Church House, is occupied by paupers.." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
A parish in North Tawton Hundred, the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple, and the Diocese of Exeter.
Cemeteries
MIs for this parish are included in the Incledon index - see under Cemeteries on the main Devon page.
Easton, G.C. Monumental Inscriptions, etc., at Dowland, N. Devon. Genealogist 7 (1883) pp.265-266.
Census
Snetzler, M.F. North Devon Surname Index to the Census. Microfiche: M.F. Snetzler, Barcott, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon EX39 5LN. [Covers 1841, 1861, 1871 and 1881 census records for this parish]
Churches
St Peter, Dowland, Church of England |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Dowland area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
Dowland - from J. Stabb. Some Old Devon Churches (London: 1908-16).
Church Records
Parish Registers going back to 1742 are held in the Devon Record Office.
Transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1743 are held in a special collection in the Westcountry Studies Library.
The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Marriages 1754-1840, Burials 1742-1837 - for details see their book list.
Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1743-1840.
The Deanery of Torrington - An index of baptisms, marriages and burials in the parishes of Ashreigny, Beaford, Buckland Filleigh, Dolton, Dowland, Great Torrington, Huish, Iddesleigh, Langtree, Little Torrington, Meeth, Merton, Newton St. Petrock, Peters Marland, Petrockstowe, Roborough, Shebbear, Sheepwash, St. Giles in the Wood and Winkleigh. With photographs of the churches and extracts from White's Devonshire Directory 1850. CD-ROM, Exeter, Devon FHS (2010) . [Ashreigny Bapt: 1813-1838, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Beaford Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1836, Bur: 1813-1837; Buckland Filleigh Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1836, Bur: 1813-1837; Dolton Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1838, Bur: 1813-1837; Dowland Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1840, Bur: 1742-1837; Great Torrington Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Huish Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1755-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Iddesleigh Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Langtree Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1755-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Little Torrington Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Meeth Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Merton Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Newton St. Petrock Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1755-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Peters Marland Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1836, Bur: 1813-1837; Petrockstowe Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1836, Bur: 1813-1837; Roborough Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1755-1837, Bur: 1813-1839; Shebbear Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Sheepwash Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1838, Bur: 1813-1837; St Giles in the Wood Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Winkleigh Bapt: 1813-1853, Mar: 1754-1836, Bur: 1813-1837.]
Description and Travel
Section on Dowland from Samuel Lewis: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831), provided by Mel Lockie
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Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
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Genealogy
The Online Parish Clerk scheme's representative for this parish is Linda Garnett, who invites queries and lookup requests. (Resources: Burials:1796-1812; Banns: 1793 - 1812 Marriages: 1813-1836.)
Historical Geography
You can see the administrative areas in which Dowland has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
Dingley, Dave. Partners in Time: A History of Dolton and Dowland from Saxon to Edwardian Times. The Author (2011) 240pp. [WSL: 6/DOLTON/DIN] [Surname Index] [Placename & General Index].
Ellis, D.A. Dowland: past and present. Dowland: D.A.Ellis (1992) 54p: ill,maps. [Westcountry Studies Library - pB/DOW 3/0001/ELL]
Maps
View a map of the boundaries of this town/parish.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SS568102 (Lat/Lon: 50.87351, -4.036638), Dowland which are provided by:
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- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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Names, Personal
Dowland contributors to a 1678 brief for the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral.
Probate Records
Summary of the will of Robert Mallett (1764), provided by Mike Mallett.