GENUKI: South Hams: Domesday to D-Day, Devon

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Villages of the South Hams

Ashprington - Tuckenhay - Cornworthy - Harbertonford - East Allington

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John Legge

(Obelisk Publications 2001: ISBN 1 903585 05 8)

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Arthur French

Note: Tuckenhay is in Ashprington & Cornworthy parishes; Harbertonford is a part of Harberton parish.

Name	Place	Event	Date	Page
ASHPRINGTON including most of Tuckenhay
-	Tuckenhay	map	1907	9
Baker, Thomas	Sharpham Barton	farmer	1924	7
Bowden, John		funeral	9 Jul 1881	6
Broming (Mr)		charabanc proprietor	1920s	8
Brown, Capability	Sharpham gardens	designed		7
Burgoyne, John		farm bailiff	1924	7
Carwithen, Mary	church pulpit	memorial		4
Carwithen, Reginald (Rev)		rector 50 yrs	20thC	7
Courtenay family	Painsford	owned mansion		19
Creasy, Sir Edward		father of Mary Carwithen		4
Durant, Richard	Ashprington village	rebuilt by	1842	4
	Church	restored by	1845	4
	Durant Arms Inn	named after		5
Giles, Sir Edward	Church House (demolished)	built by	1628	5
Halwill family	Painsford	owned mansion		19
Harvey, John	Combe & Brooking	farmer	1924	7
Hendra (Mr)		charabanc proprietor	1920s	8
Holman, Walter		baker/grocer	1924	7
Kelland, John	Painsford	died	1712	4
Kellond family	Painsford	owned mansion		19
Kingwell, Thomas	Little Bowden	farmer	1924	7
Legge family	school	in photograph	13 Oct 1924	6
Lethbridge, John		rector, Civil War	17thC	4
Luscombe, Ernest	Combe	farmer	1924	7
Millbourn, Arthur	Tuckenhay Mill	owner	20thC	12
Neil, Claud	Bow Bridge	miller	1924	7
Palk, Harry	Bow Bridge	butcher	1924	7
Parker, Oxley Durant	Sharpham House	Lord of the Manor	1924	7
Piperell family	Painsford	owned mansion		19
Pownall, Philemon (Capt)	Sharpham	rebuilt		7
		killed	1780	7
Reeves, George	Frogmore	farmer	1924	7
Rogers, Albert	Court	farmer	1924	7
Sandford, Elizabeth	school	asst. mistress	1880s	6
Singer (=Sewing Machines)	Bowden House	purchase	1880s	4
Somaster family	Painsford	owned mansion		19
Somaster, William	Painsford	died	1589	4
Tucker, Abraham		gas supply	1878+	11
Wakeham, Albert	Waterman's Arms, Bow Br.	proprietor	1924	7
Williams, Brigadier	Ashprington House		1924	7
Woodley, Frederick		post office/farmer	1924	7

CORNWORTHY including Tuckenhay Paper Mills
-	Cornworthy	map	1907	13
Boone family	Manor of Cornworthy	sold	1679	17
Barter, Charles (Rev)		born	1749	16
		Vicar	1775-1846	16
Coplestone, Philip & Raphe	Washbourne (Halwell parish)	Lords of Manor, Washbourne	15thC	19
Donnithorpe, George	Methodist Chapel	manager	1851	15
Dynham, Thomasine	Priory	prioress & teacher	1470	14
		pensioned at dissolution	1537	14
Evens, Harriet	Charlacombe	born	19thC	15
Harris, Elizabeth	school	founder	1633	15
Harris, Sir Thomas	church	monument	1611	16
Long, Henry (E of Cornwall)		Lord of the Manor	1200+	13
Rowe, Joseph	Beer's Barn	owner, from Exeter	1784	14
Syms, Parmenas	Dymonds	Master Paper Maker	1813-1906	17
Tozer, James	Methodist Church	gave land	1882	18
Tozer, Winifred	Methodist Church	laid foundation stone	1882	18
		organist		18
		age 92	1972
Turner, Symonds & Co	Tuckenhay Paper Mills	owners	late 19thC	14

HARBERTON Parish
-	map	Harbertonford	1907	24
Churchward, John	of Buckfastleigh	woollen mill	1825-1956	23
Dawson, Harry	of Bristol	demolishes mill chimney	1959	24
Harvey, Sir Robert	of Dundridge House			19
	Luscombe Cross	initials RGH	1895	19
Hayman, B W	Independent (Congregational)	trustee	1905	21
Martin, Chancellor		vicar, built school	1848	20
Newby, Eric		travel writer		22
Palmer, William	woollen mill	51 yrs service	1956	23
Paull, William Major	of Bridgetown, Totnes	Independent Chapel, deed	1861	20
Rickards, R (Rev)		asst. curate	1851	21
Shute, John	of Totnes	Independent Chapel, deed	1861	20
Wyse, Henry	Wyse Englebourne		17thC	19

EAST ALLINGTON
-	East Allington	map	1907	28
Ashcombe (Lord)	Kellaton, Fallapit Estate		1886	26
Axon, Miss		head of school	before WW2	31
Baker, John	Tollditch	carpenter	1841-50	27, 29
Baker, Richard		carpenter	1850	27
Bennelick, Miss		head teacher	after WW2	31
Boardman, Mrs		head teacher		31
Bond, Bartholemew	Pitt Farm	tenant		26
Bond family	Laburnum Farm		2000	28
Bowyer, Rev		rector, in photo	1966	31
Bradley, Mrs Edna		head teacher	after WW2	31
Brooking -		shopkeeper	1850	27
Budd, Mrs Ann		schoolmistress	1848-73+	31
Burner, Peter		head teacher	1990s	31
Buswell, Mr		head of school 50 yrs	before WW2	31
Cardinan family		Lords of the Manor		27
Church, Henrietta		bellringer	1935+	30
Cubitt (Squire)	Bunker's Farm	built	19thC	28
Cubitt, William	Fallapit	bought	before 1875	29
		restored church	1875	29
		supported school	1848-79	31
Efford's	village stores			27
Elis, Edmund (Rev.)		Royalist	1631-59	29
Elliot, George	Tollditch	miller	1841	29
Elliot, John	Tollditch	farmer	1841	29
Ellis, Thomas		carpenter	1850	27
Faulkner, Mr		head teacher	after WW2	31
Fortescue family		Lords of the Manor		27
		rector	1847	29
		Lord Lieutenant of Devon	1943	29
Fortescue, Sir Nicholas		Gunpowder Plot?	1605	27
Fortescue, W. B.	Kellaton, Fallapit Estate			26
Fowler, John	Knighton Farm		2000	28
Foxworthy, J		shopkeeper	1850	27
Heath, Richard		blacksmith	1850	27
Hill, Miss		head of school	before WW2	31
Holmes, John Henry Parnell	bakery		bef 1910	27
Jenkins, Mr		head teacher	after WW2	31
Langdon, Miss		head teacher	after WW2	31
Lethbridge, Trevor & Liz	Yetsonais Park Farm		2000	26
Lucas (Rev.)		rector	1943	29
Luscombe, Arthur & Brian	Burley's Farm		2000	28
Mingo, John	Kellaton	owner	2000	26
Morley, Earl of	Colehanger	owner		28
O'Shea, Mrs Chris		Class 1 teacher	1990s	31
Pearn, Ernest		hymnwriter	1935	30
Penny, Thomas	Fortescue Arms	publican	1925-35	30
Petre, Sir William	Flear Far & Mill	acquired	1540	28
Pitwood, John		shopkeeper	1850	27
Prideaux family		Lords of the Manor		27
Prideaux, Charles	Newhouse Farm	owner		28
Prideaux, Roger de	Cuttery	Lord of the Manor		26
Prideaux, Thomas	Cuttery		1668-1736	26
Prideaux, John	Cuttery		1668-1739	26
Putte, Richard atte	Pitt Farm		1336	26
Shepherd, Mr	Tollditch	sawmiller	after 1945	29
Short, Mrs Yvonne		temporary head teacher	1990s	31
Sibley, John	Tollditch	owns cottage	2000	29
Smith, Mrs Sue		infant mistress		31
Stear, Edmund		mason	1850	27
Stear, Thomas		mason	1850	27
Stear, Philip		blacksmith	1850	27
Taylor, Henry		mason	1850	27
Thomas, William		carpenter	1850	27
Trant, George		blacksmith	1850	27
Treverbyn family		Lords of the Manor		27
Tucker family	Church Hill Farm		2000	28
Ward, Debbie		Class 2 teacher	1990s	31
Warden, Ray & Margaret	Fortescue Arms	publicans	1982+
West, Susan		blacksmith(!)	1850	27

Arthur French 21 May 2002

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