North Bovey, Devon Family History Guide

North Bovey is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. John the Baptist

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1572
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1609

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BOVEY, NORTH (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Newton-Abbot, hundred of Teignbridge, Crockernwell and S. divisions of Devon, 1¾ mile (S. W. by S.) from Moreton-Hampstead; containing 660 inhabitants, and comprising 4299 acres, of which 2780 are common or waste. The lords of this manor formerly exercised the power of inflicting punishment for capital crimes. The vicinity is noted for mines of tin, which are worked to a considerable extent. A fair for cattle is held on the Monday next after Midsummerday. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £22. 10. 5., and in the patronage of the Earl of Devon: the tithes have been commuted for £325, and there are 26 acres of glebe.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Registers

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, North Bovey – Church records ( 7 )
England, Devon, Bovey North, bishop’s transcripts, 1609-1863
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of North Bovey (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, North Bovey, bishop’s transcripts
Author:    Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, North Bovey, parish registers, 1572-1992
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of North Bovey (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

North Bovey : baptisms 1813-1840
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

North Bovey burials, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England); Church of England. Parish Church of North Bovey (Devonshire)

North Bovey marriage registers
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish register transcripts, 1572-1791
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of North Bovey (Devonshire)

England, Devon, North Bovey – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Deanery of Moreton
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish register printouts of North Bovey, Devon, England ; marriages, 1572-1775
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of North Bovey, Devon, England, christenings, 1572-1791
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, North Bovey – Court records ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for North Bovey, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

England, Devon, North Bovey – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for North Bovey, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Devon Historical Directories

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Newton Abbot
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Moreton
  • Poor Law Union: Newton Abbot
  • Hundred: Teignbridge
  • Province: Canterbury