Membury, Devon Family History Guide

Membury is a chapelry of Axminster Ancient Parish in Devon.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. John the Baptist

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1637
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1620

Nonconformists include: Presbyterian and Society of Friends/Quaker.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

MEMBURY (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 3½ miles (N. N. W.) from Axminster; containing 886 inhabitants, and comprising by measurement 4210 acres. A cattle-fair is held on August 10th.

The living is annexed to the vicarage of Axminster: the impropriate tithes have been commuted for £265, and the vicarial for £336. The church contains a monument to the memory of Sir S. Calmady, who was mortally wounded at the siege of Ford House, during the great civil war.

In the neighbourhood is an ancient encampment, formed by a single vallum, inclosing two acres.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Registers

Marriage Licences and Allegations

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.
Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Atkins, Francis, of Chard, co. Somerset, clerk, bachelor, 49, and Susanna Chafe, spinster, 30, daughter of John Chafe, of Memburie, co. Devon, gent., who consents — at Chard or Memburie aforesaid. 8 July, 1661. F.

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Membury – Church records ( 8 )
England, Devon, Membury, bishop’s transcripts, 1620-1863
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Membury (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Membury, parish registers, 1637-1978
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Membury (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Membury baptisms, 1813-1840
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England); Church of England. Parish Church of Membury (Devonshire)

Membury burial registers, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Membury church registers, part 1, 1637-1686
Author:    Snell, Edwin

Membury marriages, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1620-1838
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Membury (Devonshire); Cornish, Robert

Transcripts of the digest copy of the registers of births, marriages and burials, 1627-1837
Author:    Society of Friends. Devonshire Quarterly Meeting (England); Society of Friends. Membury Monthly Meeting (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Membury – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Membury, Devon, Eng

England, Devon, Membury – Court records ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Membury, 1782-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Membury – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Membury, 1782-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Administration

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