Werrington Devon Family History Guide

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Werrington is an Ancient Parish originally in the county of Devon, now in the county of Cornwall.

Other places in the parish include: Bridgetown and Yeolmbridge.

Parish church: St Martin of Tours; St. Martin and St. Giles

The church was dedicated to St Martin of Tours. The parish is in the Archdeaconry of Cornwall, and Deanery of Trigg Major. The Church (St. Martin and St. Giles) was rebuilt in 1742 with a large tower, and two small ones at the west end.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1653
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1608

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Werrington Parish Registers

Werrington Marriages 1654-1812

The Werrington Marriages 1654-1812 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research

Marriages at Werrington 1654-1812 Devonshire Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 1. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., Published London 1909.

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Marriages at Werrington 1654-1812 Devonshire Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 1. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., Published London 1909.

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Werrington Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Werrington. The index includes information from The Marriage Licenses of the Diocese of Exeter from the Bishop’s Registers edited by Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Vivian 1889.

Marriage Licences and Allegations

Marriage Licenses of the Diocese of Exeter from the Bishop’s Registers

The following have been extracted from The Marriage Licenses of the Diocese of Exeter from the Bishop’s Registers edited by Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Vivian 1889.

1583 Dec. 11. John Sergeant and Jane Facy of Werrington.

1611 May 10. John Boxe of Werrington and Agnes Pearse of Hartlande.

1612-13 Mar. 2. William Slader, Rector of Ashwater and Prudence Bligh, daughter of Walter Bligh, Gent., of Werrington.

1614-15 Feb. 22. Thomas Kerbye of Poundstock and Sibilla Herle of Werrington.

1617-18 Jan. 8. Leonard Glyn of Werrington or Boyton Gent. , and Joanna Noble of Boyton, widow.

1621 Nov. 9. Thomas Currey of Werrington and Margaret Seccombe of Northpetherton.

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WERRINGTON, a parish, with a village, in the district of Launceston and county of Devon; adjacent to the river Tamar, 2 miles N of Launceston r. station. Post town, Launceston. Acres, 5,000. Real property, £4,341. Pop., 664. Houses, 126. The manor belonged to Tavistock Abbey; went, at the dissolution, to the Russels: and belongs now to the Duke of Bedford. The Barton estate belonged once to the Drakes; and, with Werrington House, belongs now to the Duke of Northumberland. Slate is quarried. The living is a donative in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £229. Patron, the Duke of Northumberland. The church was rebuilt in 1742. There is a national school.

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

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Launceston
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Trigg Major
  • Poor Law Union: Launceston
  • Hundred: Black Torrington
  • Province: Canterbury