Plymouth Charles, Devon Family History Guide

Plymouth Charles is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Devon, created in 1641 from Plymouth St Andrew Ancient Parish; located on Norley Street. Compton Gifford is a chapelry of Plymouth Charles.

Alternative names: Plymouth Charles the Martyr

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1644
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1663

Nonconformists include: Calvinist, Christians, Independent/Congregational, Plymouth Brethren, Presbyterian, Society of Friends/Quaker, Unitarian, Wesleyan Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist Association.

Adjacent Parishes

• Plymouth Christ Church
• Chelson Meadow
• Plymstock
• Compton Gifford
• Sutton on Plym
• Plymouth Holy Trinity
• Laira Green
• Plympton St Mary

Parish History

See Plymouth, Devon Family History Guide

Plymouth Charles Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Plymouth Charles. The index includes information from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837

Marriage Licences and Allegations

Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837

The following have been extracted from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837 Published 1893 Editor: William John Charles Moens. Parishes without a named county are parishes within the county of Hampshire.

Lang, Charles, of H.M.S. Superb, mariner, & Mary Wills, of Charles Parish, Plymouth, co. Devon, at Alverstoke, or Gosport, 21 Dec, 1746.

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.

Beere, John, of Plymouth, co. Devon, gent., bachelor, about 30, and Ann Hichens, of same, widow, about 32, at the church of St. Andrew or of Charles in Plymouth, or Bickley, co. Devon. 24 Jan. 1678/9. V. 

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

Plymouth Charles Strays

FamilySearch

England, Devon, Plymouth – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Reconstruction area no. 1, list of graves to be removed : burial ground to west of Charles Street and South of Vernal Street – rear household of faith
Author:    Plymouth (Devonshire)

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

England, Devon, Plymouth – Census – 1851 – Indexes ( 1 )
Surname index, 1851 census, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon : plus list of nonparochial registers and records for Devon pre-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

England, Devon, Plymouth – Church records ( 7 )
England, Devon, Plymouth, Charles-the-Martyr’s, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1855
Author:    Church of England. Charles-the-Martyr’s Church (Plymouth, Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Plymouth, Charles with St. Matthias, parish registers
Author:    Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

England, Devon, Plymouth, Charles, parish registers, 1644-1950
Author:    Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

England, Devon, Plymouth, Charles, bishop’s transcripts, 1664-1868
Author:    Devon Record Office (Exeter)

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

City of Plymouth marriage index : index of brides and grooms taken from the post 1837 Plymouth Church of England marriage registers held in the Plymouth & West Devon Record Office in partnership with the Devon Family History Society
Author:    Plymouth and West Devon Record Office; Devon Family History Society (England)

Registers of the French churches of Bristol, Stonehouse, and Plymouth
Author:    Lart, Charles Edmund; Waller, William Chapman

England, Devon, Plymouth – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
England, Devon, Plymouth, parish chest records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1556-1950

Plymouth baptism index
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

The Deanery of the Three Towns
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

England, Devon, Plymouth – Land and property ( 1 )
England, Devon, Plymouth, Charles [the Martyr], inland revenue valuation books, 1910
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire); Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

England, Devon, Plymouth – Military history ( 1 )
A relic of the Revolution, containing a full and particular account of the sufferings and privations of all the American prisoners captured on the high seas and carried into Plymouth, England, during the Revolution of 1776
Author:    Herbert, Charles, fl. 1847

England, Devon, Plymouth – Military records ( 1 )
England, Devon, Plymouth, Charles, parish registers, 1644-1950
Author:    Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

England, Devon, Plymouth – Military records – Indexes ( 1 )
England, Devon, Plymouth, World War I Rolls of Honour : COLLECTION RECORD, 1914-1918

England, Devon, Plymouth – Schools ( 1 )
England, Devon, Plymouth, Charles School records, 1876-1972
Author:    Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

England, Devon, Plymouth – Taxation ( 2 )
England, Devon, Plymouth, Charles [the Martyr], inland revenue valuation books, 1910
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire); Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

Land tax assessment for Plymouth, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Administration

• County: Devon
• Civil Registration District: Plymouth
• Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes
• Diocese: Exeter
• Rural Deanery: Plympton
• Poor Law Union: Plymouth Incorporation
• Hundred: Plymouth Borough
• Province: Canterbury