Clayhanger Devon Family History Guide

Clayhanger is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: Cleyhanger

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1538
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1609

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CLAYHANGER, or Cleyhanger, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; at the boundary with Somerset, 4¾ miles E by N of Bampton, and 9 NNE of Tiverton r. station. It has a post office under Tiverton. Acres, 2,083. Real property, £2,035. Pop., 274. Houses, 54. The property is much subdivided. Here was a preceptory of the Knights’ Templars. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £273. Patron, the Rev. W. M. Harrison. The church is a very ancient edifice, of nave and chancel, with large western tower, and has carved oaken seats and a carved screen.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Devon, Clayhanger – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Clayhanger, 1841-1891 Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Devon, Clayhanger – Church records ( 6 )
Clayhanger baptisms, 1813-1839 Author: Devon Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Clayhanger (Devonshire)

Clayhanger burial registers, 1750-1812 Author: Devon Family History Society

Clayhanger marriage registers, 1813-1837 Author: Devon Family History Society

England, Devon, Clayhanger, bishop’s transcripts, 1609-1829 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Clayhanger (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Clayhanger, parish registers, 1538-1918 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Clayhanger (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Parish register transcripts, 1538-1837 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Clayhanger (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Clayhanger – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of Clayhanger, Devon, England ; christenings, 1538-1837 Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Clayhanger, Devon, England ; marriages, 1538-1833 Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, Clayhanger – Court records ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Clayhanger, 1780-1832 Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Clayhanger – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessment for Clayhanger, 1780-1832 Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Land tax assessment of Clayhanger, 1798

Devon

Birth Marriage and Death Records

England, Devon Bishop’s Transcripts, 1558-1887

England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912

England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Tiverton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Tiverton
  • Poor Law Union: Tiverton
  • Hundred: Bampton (Devon)
  • Province: Canterbury