Whitestone, Devon Family History Guide

Whitestone is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Alternative names: Whitstone

Parish church: St. Catherine

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1594
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1615

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

WHITSTONE (St. Catherine), a parish, in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon, 3¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Exeter; containing 670 inhabitants.

It is situated on the Falmouth road, and comprises by measurement 4077 acres, of which about 2700 are arable, 570 meadow and pasture, 450 coppice, and 260 orchard and garden ground; the soil is principally clay.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £19. 3. 4., and in the gift of the Rev. Charles Brown: the tithes have been commuted for £616. 16., and the glebe comprises 79 acres. The church is a handsome structure in the later English style, and contains 284 sittings, of which two-thirds are free.

John Splatt, in 1753, bequeathed £20 per annum for teaching children; he also founded almshouses for five people.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

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England, Devon, Whitestone

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

England, Devon, Whitstone – Church records ( 7 )
England, Devon, Whitestone, bishop’s transcripts, 1616-1885
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whitstone (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Whitestone, parish registers, 1594-1915
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whitstone (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Whitstone, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1886
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whitstone (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Parish register transcripts, 1594-1837
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Whitstone (Devonshire)

Whitestone baptisms, 1813-1840
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England); Church of England. Parish Church of Whitstone (Devonshire)

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

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

England, Devon, Whitstone – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
The deanery of Dunsford
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Parish register printouts of Whitstone, Devon, England ; christenings, 1594-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Whitstone, Devon, England ; marriages, 1594-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, Whitstone – Occupations ( 1 )
Whitestone apprentices register, 1803-1839
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England); Devon (England). Record Office

England, Devon, Whitstone – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Whitstone (Devon), 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: Dunsford
  • Poor Law Union: St Thomas
  • Hundred: Wonford
  • Province: Canterbury