Thurlestone, Devon Family History Guide

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Thurlestone is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Other places in the parish include: Avonmouth, Buckland, and Bantham.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1558

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Thurlestone

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

THURLESTONE, a parish, with three hamlets, in Kingsbridge district, Devon; on the coast, 4¼ miles WSW of Kingsbridge r. station. Post town, Kingsbridge.

Acres, 1,898; of which 135 are water. Rated property, £2,029. Pop., 437. Houses, 95. T. Rock is an insulated arched rock, through which boats have sailed.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £321. Patron, Mrs. Ilbert. The church is ancient but good. There is a parochial school.

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

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Thurlestone, 4 m. W. Kingsbridge. P. 437

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850

Avonmouth

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Avonmouth, a hamlet in Thurlston parish, Devon; on the river Avon, 4 ½ miles of Kingsbridge.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Thurlestone – Church records ( 4 )
England, Devon, Thurlestone, bishop’s transcripts, 1614-1838
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Thurlestone (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Thurlestone, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1838
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Thurlestone (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Thurlestone, parish registers, 1558-1933
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Thurlestone (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

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

England, Devon, Thurlestone – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
The Deanery of Woodleigh : an index of baptisms 1813-1839, marriages 1754-1837 and burials 1813-1988
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

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

Administration

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