Rousdon Devon Family History Guide

Rousdon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon. 

Alternative names: Roosdown, Rousdon St Pancras, Rowsdon St Pancras

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1872
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: None

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ROOSDOWN, an extra-parochial chapelry in Axminster district, Devon; on the coast, 4 miles S of Axminster r. station. Post-town, Axminster. Acres, 200; of which 10 are water. Pop., 13. House, 1. The land lies high; belonged formerly to the Downe family; and belongs now to the Rev. T. B. Bartlett. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £35. Patron, the Rev. T. B. Bartlett. The church is in ruins.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

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