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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Adjacent Parishes

Davidstow Parish Registers

Davidstow Marriages 1676 to 1811

The Davidstow Marriages 1676 to 1811 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research

Davidstow Marriages 1676 to 1811 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 1. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1900. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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Davidstow Marriages 1676 to 1811 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 1. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1900. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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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

Parish History

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].