Virginstow Devon Family History Guide

Virginstow is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1730
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1609

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

VIRGINSTOW, a parish in Holsworthy district, Devon; 5 miles N of Lifton r. station, and 6½ NNE of Launceston. Post town, Launceston. Acres, 1,274. Real property, £1,004. Pop., 141. Houses, 31. The manor belongs to H. Blagrove, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £103. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was rebuilt in 1852.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Virginstow – Church records ( 5 )
England, Devon, Virginstow, Early bishop’s transcripts, 1609-1811
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Virginstow (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Parish registers for Virginstow, 1837-1982
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Virginstow (Devonshire)

Virginstow baptisms, 1813-1839
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England); Church of England. Parish Church of Virginstow (Devonshire)

Virginstow burials, 1813-1839
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England); Church of England. Parish Church of Virginstow (Devonshire)

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

England, Devon, Virginstow – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Cornwall marriage index, 1813-1837 : Parish of Virginstow
Author:    Cornwall Family History Society

The deanery of Tavistock
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish of Virginstow
Author:    Ivall, Dennis Endean; Thompson, Gillian; Ivall, Dennis Endean, Mrs.

England, Devon, Virginstow – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Virginstow, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

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