Rattery Devon Family History Guide

Rattery is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon. 

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1653
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1609

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RATTERY, a village and a parish in Totnes district, Devon. The village stands near the South Devon railway, 4 miles W of Totnes; was known to the Saxons as Ratrew; commands a picturesque view; and has a post-office under Newton-Abbott. The parish comprises 2,823 acres. Rated property, £3,306.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Rattery – Church records ( 7 )
England, Devon, Rattery, bishop’s transcripts, 1610-1840
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Rattery (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Rattery, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1840
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Rattery (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Rattery, parish registers, 1653-1993
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Rattery (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Rattery baptisms 1813-1839
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Rattery burial registers, 1800-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

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

Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1609-1837
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Rattery (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Rattery – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
The deanery of Totnes
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish register printouts of Rattery, Devon, England ; marriages, 1609-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Rattery, Devon, England, christenings, 1609-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, Rattery – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Rattery, 1747-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Administration

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