Hatherleigh, Devon Family History Guide

Hatherleigh is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Devon.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1558

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist, Particular Baptist, Presbyterian, Protestant Dissenters, Society of Friends/Quaker

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Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HATHERLEIGH, a small town, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Okehampton district, Devon.

The town stands on the rivulet Lew, near its influx to the Torridge, 8 miles WNW of North Tawton r. station, and 16 SE of Bideford; will have a station on the branch of the Devon. and Cornwall railway to Bude and Torrington; is a nominal borough, governed by a portreeve and other officers; is also a seat of petty sessions, and a polling place; and has a head post office, designated Hatherleigh, North Devon, a good inn, a market house, public rooms, a newly erected police station, a church, two dissenting chapels, a national school, and charities £15.

The market house was built in 1840, to serve for a revived market which had been defunct for more than 50 years. The public rooms were built in 1821; and serve for benefit societies, for reading rooms, and for lectures. The church is later English, and good; and consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with tower and spire. A weekly market is held on Tuesday; and fairs are held on 21 May, 22 June, 4 Sept., and 8 Nov.

A woollen manufacture was formerly carried on, but is extinct; and the chief industry now is in brick and tile making, stone quarrying, and farm labour. Jasper Mayne, the preacher and dramatic writer, was a native.

The parish comprises 7,048 acres. Real property, £5,256. Pop., 1,645. Houses, 323. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged formerly to Tavistock abbey; and belongs now to J. L. Oldham, Esq. There are several good residences. A moor in the parish commands a magnificent panoramic view, and has a monument to Col. Morris, who figured in the memorable charge at Balaklava. A tract of about 430 acres of the moor was given to the town by the abbots of Tavistock. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £202. Patron, the Trustees of the late J. Ireland, Esq.

The sub-district contains seven parishes. Acres, 26,143. Pop., 3,986. Houses, 783.

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

Parish Records

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

England, Devon, Hatherleigh – Church records ( 6 )
Church records, 1729-1789
Author: Dissenting Church (Hatherleigh, Devon)

England, Devon, Hatherleigh, bishop’s transcripts, 1610-1811
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hatherleigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Hatherleigh, parish registers, 1558-1955
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hatherleigh (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

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

Hatherleigh marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society

Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1558-1872
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hatherleigh (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Hatherleigh – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Deanery of Okehampton : an index of baptisms, marriages and burials
Author: Devon Family History Society

Parish register printouts of Hatherleigh, Devon, England (Dissenting Church) ; christenings, 1729-1789
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Hatherleigh, Devon, England ; christenings, 1558-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Hatherleigh, Devon, England ; marriages, 1558-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

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

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

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Bankrupts

Below is a list of people that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.

Aggett Thomas, Hatherleigh, Devonshire, linen draper. May 27, 1831.

Turner John, Hatherleigh, Devonshire, spirit merchant, Nov. 18, 1828.