Sheldon, Devon Family History Guide

Sheldon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1715

Nonconformists include: Calvinist, Presbyterian, and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Sheldon, a parish in Honiton district, Devon; 6½ miles NNW of Honiton r. station. Post-town, Cullompton. Acres, 1,681. Real property, £1,298. Pop., 180. Houses, 34. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £250. Patron, J. Miles, Esq. The church is ancient. There is a parochial school.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Sheldon – Church records ( 5 )
England, Devon, Sheldon, bishop’s transcripts, 1608-1812
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Sheldon (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Sheldon, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1838
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Sheldon (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Sheldon, parish registers, 1715-1990
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Sheldon (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Sheldon burial registers, 1770-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Sheldon marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

England, Devon, Sheldon – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
The deanery of Dunkeswell
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

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

Land tax assessment of Sheldon, 1798

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

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