Whimple, Devon Family History Guide

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Whimple is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Other places in the parish include: Strete Raleigh.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. Mary

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1653
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

WHIMPLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Cliston, Woodbury and N. divisions of Devon, 4½ miles (W. N. W.) from Ottery St. Mary; containing, with the tything of Strete-Raleigh, 816 inhabitants.

This parish, which is situated on the western road, at about an equal distance from Exeter and Honiton, comprises by measurement 3000 acres. A fair is held on the Monday before Michaelmas-day.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £30, and in the gift of Mrs. Sanders, with a net income of £357: the glebe comprises 60 acres. The church is an ancient structure.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Whimple – Church records ( 7 )
England, Devon, Whimple, bishop’s transcripts, 1613-1843
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whimple (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Whimple, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1843
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whimple (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Whimple, parish registers, 1653-1984
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whimple (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Parish register transcripts, 1653-1836
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whimple (Devonshire)

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

Whimple burial registers, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

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

England, Devon, Whimple – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Deanery of Aylesbeare
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish register printouts of Whimple, Devon, England ; marriages, 1654-1836
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Whimple, Devon, England, christenings, 1653-1836
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, Whimple – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessment for Strete-Raleigh Tything, Whimple, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Land tax assessment for Whimple, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Administration

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