Davidstow Cornwall Family History Guide

Davidstow is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall.

Other places in the parish include: Tremaill.

Parish church: St David

Parish registers begin: 1708

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.

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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DAVIDSTOW – popularly Dewstow – a parish in Camelford district, Cornwall; 4 miles NE by N of Camelford, and 12 W by N of Launceston r. station. Post town, Camelford. Acres, 6, 756. Real property, £4, 050. Pop., 394. Houses, 74. The property is divided among a few. The surface is very bleak; and a great moor of it extends to Rowtor and Brown Willy. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £192. Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is interesting.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Davidstow, 2 miles N. Camelford. P. 408

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.

Parish Registers

Davidstow Marriages 1676 to 1811

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Marriages Out of Parish

Details	Place of Marriage
Thomas Hosking, junr., & Maria Kempthorne, of Davidstow 9 June 1679	St Breward
John Pearse, of Warbstow, & Anne Tredwen, of Davidstow 12 Feb. 1678	St Clether
Christopher Parker, of St. Mabyn, & Sarah Pearse, of Davidstow – – 1710	St Clether
Francis Verrant, of Davidstow, & John Venning (as in original transcript), of Altarnun 12 May 1740	St Clether
George Parsons, w., of St. C, & Mary Saltern, w., of Davidstow 14 July 1806	St Clether
Degory Chapman of Davidstow, & Grace Verane [Verrant in Bodmin Transcripts] 5 June 1735	St Juliot
John Cobledick, of Davidstow, & Elizabeth Anderson 21 Aug. 1757	Lanteglos by Camelford
John Baker, of Davidstow, & Elizh. Cock 20 June 1778	Lanteglos by Camelford
John French, of Davidstow, & Elizabeth Tom 16 Jan. 1809	Lanteglos by Camelford

Below is a list of people who were married at Davidstow but who were from a different parish.

Gerrance Tinke, of Minster, & Grace Hodge of Lanteglos 24 Aug. 1695
Henry Martin & Joan Paul, of Lanteglos 24 Dec. 1717
Edmund Chapman, of D., & Honour Westlake, of Trewenn 21 May 1720
Andrew Burt, of D., & Mary Jorey, of Advent 11 June 1720
Gabriel Northey, of Alternon, & Elizabeth Ruby, of D. 30 May 1722
Elias Tucker, of D., & Philippa Honey, of Otterham 14 July 1734
Mathew Earl, of Tintagel, & Mary Bennett, of D. 13 Apr. 1740
John Pearce, of D., & [ ] Due [or Dud] , of Treneglos 21 Oct. 1740
John French, of Warbstow, & Alice Mitchel, of D. 26 Dec. 1750
William Tucker, of D., &. Grace Stephens, of St. Cleather 17 May 1752
Matthew Earlle, sojourner, & Mary Pearse, of D. 19 May 1752
William Chapman, of D., & Martha Dennis, of South Petherwyn 30 Apr. 1762
Richard Smitheram, of Tremean [Tremaine] , & Ann Greenwood, of D. 10 Jan. 1762
Thomas Coomb, of Altemonn, & Mary Chapman, of D. 1 Nov. 1768
Thomas Sandercock, b., of Otterham, & Anne Blewit, s., of D. 12 Dec. 1770
William Cock, of Lanteglos, & Elizabeth Gill, of D. 27 Oct. 1772
John Chapman, of D., & Grace Matthew, of Alternon 1 Apr. 1774
Thomas Jory, of Advent, & Sarah Hoskin 4 May 1774
Richard Harvey, sojourner, &. Johanna Stephens, sojourner 16 Jan. 1775
George Blewett & Joan Bray, sojourner 16 Dec. 1778
John Luxon, labourer, & Mary Row, sojourner 7 May 1781
Richard Henwood, mason, sojourner, & Sarah Staddon, sojourner 17 Feb, 1783
John French, sojourner, & Mary Jewell [with consent of parents] 6 Oct. 1783
Giles Rickard, of St. Breward, & Susanna Peters 3 Jan. 1785
Richard Pearce, of Week St. Mary, & Honor Earl 26 June 1789
Hugh Brown, sojourner, & Elizabeth Hockin, sojourner 28 Dec. 1789
W. Cobledick & Elizabeth Gills, sojourner 29 Mar. 1791
John Uglow, of Warbstow, & Jenny Chapman 12 July 1791
William Cock, of D., & Ann Ham, of Tintagel 18 June 1794
William Fradd, sojourner, & Charity Pearce, sojourner 13 July 1795
Robert Barber, of Lewannick, & Elizabeth Cobledick 7 Mar. 1796
William Budge, sojourner, & Mary Bluet 3 May 1796
George Chapman, of D., & Elizabeth Deacon,of Alternon 21 Dec. 1796
William Saltern, of Forrabury, & Philippa Horrril 2 Jan. 1797
John Tink, of Lesnewth, & Elizabeth Wickett 1 Nov. 1798
William Broad, of D., & Mary Parsons, sojourner 11 Dec. 1799
John Couch, sojourner, & Sarah Pearce 16 Apr. 1800
John Hambly, of D., & Anne Tilly, of Treneglos 13 Oct. 1800
Sampson Deacon, of South Petherwyn, & Ann Parsons, lic. 22 Apr. 1801
Barnabas Bone, of Otterham, & Honour Hodge 2 Sep. 1802
Daniel Cundy, of St. Cleather, & Anne Venning, lic. 19 Dec. 1802
William Crowell, w., of Laneast, & Joan Harris, w., lic. 21 Oct. 1803
William Slogget, of Warbstow, & Alice Parsons, sojourner, 26 Dec. 1803
Thomas Bishop, junr., of St. Kew, & Jane Pearse, lic. 19 Jan. 1804
Christopher Coombe, of Warbstow, & Grace Chapman, 7 Dec. 1804
John Westlake, sojourner, & Sarah Hodge, sojourner, 16 Jan. 1805
Digory Prout, of Ottetham, & Mary Peter, 16 Jan. 1806
George Ford, sojourner, & Mary Brokenshire, of Roach 3 Aug. 1807
Robert Creebo, of Lanteglos, & Elizabeth Garland, sojourner, 9 May 1809
Richard Matthew, sojourner, & Catherine Pearce, 22 Aug. 1809
William Hawken, sojourner, & Charity Chapman, 2 Nov. 1809
William French & Frances Toms, sojourner, 9 May 1810
Robert Cory, of St. Juliet, & Alice French, 4 Apr. 1811