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Strete Past and Present

by Marion F. Smithies

Dartmouth: R. Cranford & Son [1933]

Index prepared by Robin Kinloch, Mamaroneck, NY

<Roblock@email.msn.com>

Name	Place if not Strete	Date	Event	Pages
Alfonso, King		1932	Visited Strete	43
Ameridith, Mr.	Slapton	1596	Defence of Long Sands	36
Ameridith	Slapton	1900s	Family lived at Poole	36
Babb, Rev.		1830s	Curate at Strete	17
Barnet, Mrs.		1900s	Boarding house at "Penlee"	41
Bastard, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Lower Farm	49
Beaufort, Duchess of	n.k.	1830s	Donor to Strete Church	16
Bedford, Duke of	Devon	1800	Property owner	34
Bedford, Earl of		1618	Sold Blackawton to Roopes	49
Bennet, Miss		1933	Resident next to "Seacliff"	46
Bickford, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Council cottage residents	42, 43
Bidder, Professor	n.k.	1929	Address to Devonshire Assoc.	4
Blackwell, Mrs. & daughters		1933	Owned "Snails Castle"	49
Bond, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at Eastdown	49
Bonsall, Misses		1920s	Trained the village Players	44
Bonsall, Mrs.		1890s	Late wife of Vicar of Strete	18
Bonsall, Rev. I.		1905	Vicar, assisted umpires at sports	51
Bowden, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at "Higher Farm"	44
Bridgman, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Caretaker, "Close Bye"	47
Browse, Mr. & Mrs.		1900s	Farming at Southwood	42, 51
Bruce, Hon. Mrs. Victor		1933	Resident at "Sea Croft"	43
Bryer, Mr.		1900s	Former resident of "Homelands"	47
Buckpitt, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Farm house at Fuge	48
Bullen, Mr..		1933	Resident of cottage	43
Buller, Lady Yarde		1933	Summer resident at "Vale Cot"	41
Came, W.R.		1879	Strete Church Cttee. member	18
Cardinan, Andrew de		1256	died; held Fuge, Street, Burlestone	49
Cardinan, Holda de		1200s	daughter of Andrew	49
Carew, Sir Peter	Dartmouth	1596	Defence of Devon coast	36
Chandler, Major		1900s	Former resident of "Homelands"	47
Charles II, King		1600s	Hid at Combe Farm, Blackpool V.	31
Charles II, King	Dartmouth	1600s	At Butterwalk after Restoration	31
Charnell, Rev. William	Blackawton	1907	Held Blackawton living 1907	15
Chater, Rev. D.S.	Blackawton	1866	Vicar of Blackawton	18
Chater, Rev. D.S.		1879	Strete Church Committee memb.	18
Cholwich		1600s	Married member of Hunt family	42, 49
Cleland, Captain		1800s	Built house "Penlee" at Mat's Pt.	41
Cleland, R., Mr.		1905	Former resident at "Vale Cot"	41, 51
Cockram, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at Eastdown	50
Coleridge, Lord Justice	n.k.	1830s	Donor to Strete Church	16
Coles, Mr. F.P.		1933	Gave Yng Men's Club panel	48
Courtney, Mr.		1838	Preached at Strete Church	17
Cranford's	Dartmouth	1881	Newspapers	50
Creed		1820s	Held Manor of Treverbin	49
Cromwell	Dartmouth	1600s	Captured Castle	31
Crook, Miss		1930s	Bungalow "Stonaholm" owner	42
Crookenden, Miss		1933	Resident "Ours"	47
Cross, Mr.		1891	Blizzard, Higher Asherne	50-51
Davies, John	Dartmouth	1585	Maritime explorer	39
Dymond, Mr.		1933	Cottage in Blackwell	49
Edgecombe, Messrs. A. & W.		1930s	Builders of bungalow "Stonaholm"	42, 44, 47
Edgecombe, Mr. & Mrs. Archie		1933	Resident near "The Retreat"	45
Edgecombe, Mr. & Mrs. Wemys		1933	Resident at "The Retreat"	45
Elliot, Dr. & Mrs.		1890s	Mt. Galpine, saw highwaymen	51
Elliot, Mr.		1933	Forge, former coachman	48
Ellis, Miss		1933	Resident at Eastdown	50
Ellis, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at Eastdown	49
Exeter, Bishop of		1830s	Funds appeal for Strete Church	16
Farwell, Mrs.		1880s	Raised money for church organ	18
Ferris, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Residents "Fairholme"	45, 48
Foale, H.		1900s	Built "Homer Park""	48
Foale, Mr. & Mrs.		1931	Retired from "Higher Farm"	44
Foale, Mr. & Mrs. Dick, son	Playford	1933	residents	48
Foale, Mr. & Mrs. S.		1933	Resident "Crest"	47
Foale, Mr. Herbert,		1933	Villa in front of "Summerhill"	43
Forde, Nicholas	Blackawton Church	1582	Brass in aisle	15
Gilbert, Adrien	Dartmouth	1585	Built boat for explorer John Davies	39
Gillard, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at Eastdown	49
Goodman, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Council cottage residents	42
Grosvenor, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at "Orestone"	49
Guest, Mr.		1890s	Coachman	40
Haines, Mr.		1933	Owner of "Landcombe Cottage"	43
Hamilton, Major		1900s	Former resident of "Homelands"	47
Hammond, Mr.		1933	Colporteur, bookseller	44
Hayne, Mr.		1821	Died; bequeathed estates to Seale	49
Hems, Harry	Exeter	1888	Carved Strete Church pulpit	18
Herbert, Hon. Edward		1800s	Built steps for fishermen	7
Herbert, Hon. Edward		1800s	Built "Asherne House"	46
Herbert, Hon. Edward			Death of diplomat son in Greece	48
Hicks, Miss		1930s	Owner "Abingdon" bungalow	42
Hill, Mr. St. Leger,		1933	Formerly at "Hine Town House"	43
Hockin, Rev. W.		1830s	Vicar at Strete	17
Holdsworth, Arthur			Received Blackawton bequest	49
Hollenden, Lord		1933	Summer resident at "Penlee"	41
Houseman, Miss		1933	Bungalow "Summerhill"	43
Hunt		1600s	Family resident at Southwood	42, 49
Hunt, Roope & Co.	Dartmouth	1630	Newman family merchant venture	39
Hyne, George, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Lived at Widewell Cottage	42
Hyne, Mr.		1838	Coronation dinner in his field	17
Hyne, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at "Turnpike Cottages"	46
Hyne, Mrs.		1933	Cottage near Higher North Mill	49, 50
Isaacs, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Cottage owners	45
Jarman, Mrs.		1933	Resident at "Rushford"	45
Jarvis, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at "Homer Park"	48
Jeffery, Mr.		1933	Gardener at "Seacliff"	46
Jeffery, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Cottage next to "Fairholme"	48
Jellard, R.B.		1879	Strete Church Cttee. member	18
Kaye, Miss & brother		1933	Resident at "White Gate"	43
Keeling, Dorothy		1900	Carved oak font handle, Strete Ch.	18
Keeling, Dorothy			Carved panel at YMC	48
Keeling, Mr. A.T. & sisters		1933	Resident at the "Ark"	47
Lang, Mrs.		1933	Cottage at Blackpool	41
Lapthorn, Mr. & Mrs. J.		1933	Shop and bakery	46
Lasky, Mr. and Mrs.		1933	Cottage residents	45
Lawday, Dr. & Mrs.		1900s	Formerly at "Sea Croft"	43
Lawrance, Rev. W.		1879	Curate, Strete Church Cttee. memb	18
Lawson, Emma & Eveline		1933	Resident at "Asherne House"	46
Lawson, Lady		1900s	Gave lamps to Strete Church	18
Lawson, Lady		1933	Former resident "Asherne House"	46
Lethbridge, Mr.		1933	Resident near Pengelly's	49
Limbrey, Mr.		1740	Bought Manor of Treverbin	49
Lyte, Mr.		1838	Preached at Strete Church	17
Madden, Col. Lewis P.		1888	Former Churchwarden	18
Madden, Col. Lewis P.			Built "Homelands"	47
Madden, Mrs.		1888	Presented pulpit to Strete Church	18
Masefield, John		1900s	Author, guest of Mr. & Mrs Yeats	36
Matthews, Mr.		1933	Cottage in Blackwell	49
Mitchelmore, Mary		1838	Mother of Peter, infant	19
Mitchelmore, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at Eastdown	50
Mitchelmore, Peter		1838	First burial Strete Ch, age 3 mths.	19
Mitchelmore, Thomas		1838	Father of Peter, infant	19
Moore, Alan, Efford, & Kathleen		1933	Residents "Lodge, Coleridge Pl."	47
Moore, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident at "Coleridge Place"	47
Moriarty, Miss		1910s	Organized home for retired clergy	45
Moriarty, Mrs.		1900s	Ran Mothers' Union	47
Moseley, Sir Oswald	n.k.	1830s	Donor to Strete Church	16
Newman			Family gave font to Strete Church	18
Newman, Lydston		1806	Bought Barton of Cotterbury	49
Newman, Mr. Robert		1933	Owned 2 farmhouses at Southwood	42
Newman, Mr. Robert			Father planted ilex at Blackpool	41
Newman, Sir Lydston	Stokeley	1881		50
Northcote, Hon. Mrs. George		1933	Resident at "Brockhole"	47
Northcote, Miss Austin		1933	Resident at "Brockhole"	47
Oldreive		1933	Family owned "Landcombe"	42
Oldreive, John		1866	of Southwood, churchwarden	18
Oldreive, L.N.	Blackawton	1933	One of chief landowners	16
Oldreive, Lewis			Father at house at Southwood	42
Oldreive, N.P.	Blackawton	1933	One of chief landowners	16
Ougier, Peter		1783	Bought Barton of Cotterbury	49
Packe, Miss		1880s	Resident, gave church window	18
Packe, Miss		1910s	Resident at "Asherne House"	45, 46, 47, 48
Parker, Mrs. Oxley		1933	Tenant of Manor House	47
Parnell, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Cottage residents	46, 48
Partridge, Mr.		1933	Occupied house/farm at Southwood	42
Pearson, Captain & Mrs.		1933	Garage	47
Peers, Miss		1931	Owner "Seaway" bungalow	42
Perrin, Mr. & Mrs. Rowland		1933	Operating "Kings Arms"	46
Perrin, Mr. & Mrs. Wm.		1933	Formerly at "Kings Arms"	46
Pinkey		1783	Sold Barton of Cotterbury	49
Postlethwaite, Mr.		1905	umpire at sports	51
Prideaux		1400	Family owned land at Strete	48
Prideaux, Sir Roger			m. G-dter of Hugh de Treverbyn	49
Ralegh, Wm.			m. G-dter of Hugh de Treverbyn	49
Reed, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Cottage residents	45
Reed, Professor		1839	Painting in Strete Church	17
Rendle, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Residents	43
Rhymes, Mr.		1933	Gardener at "Penlee"	41
Ridgeway	Torre Abbey		Family owned former Abbey	15
Roberts, Mr. and Mrs.		1933	Former resident "Asherne House"	46
Rolle, Lord	n.k.	1830s	Donor to Strete Church	16
Roope		1618	Bought Blackawton	49
Roope, F., Capt. RN		1920s	Resident	36
Roope, Miss Margaret		1920s	Descendant of Mr. Roope (1596)	36
Roope, Mr.		1596	Defence of Blackpool	36
Roope, William		1749	Died; wife Arabella d 1792	49
Rowe, Mr. & Mrs. Harry		1933	Resident at Eastdown	49
Russell			Acq. Blackawton after dissolution	49
Sage, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Bungalow "Severn's Corner"	43
Sanders, Mr.		1890s	Coachman	34, 40
Sanders, Mr. E.		1905	Coachman	50-51
Seale, J.			Mt. Boone, m. Hayne daughter	49
Shaw, George Bernard			Visited "Penlee"	41
Shepherd, Mr.		1933	Resident cottage nr. Asherne Gate	48
Short, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Council cottage residents	43
Skinner, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Council cottage residents	42, 44
Skinner, Willie		1933	Resident at "Turnpike Cottages"	46
Smith, Mr. & Mrs. John		1933	Resident at "The Schoolhouse"	46
Smithes, Marion & Eva		1933	Residents at "Mirante"	47
Somers, Mrs.		1933	Resident at "Hartley Cottage"	45
Southcote, Mr.	Stoke Fleming	1700s	First to try seakale as food	40
Squires, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Farm house at Fuge	48
Stone, "Bert"	Henley	1933	Grandson of Mrs. Tucker, oarsman	45
Tew, Mrs. & daughter		1933	Bungalow "Blindwells"	47
Toll, Mr. A.B. & Miss Amy		1933	Resident at "Seacliff"	46
Toll, Mr. A. B.		1905	umpire at sports	51
Toll, Charles Bryan L.	Blackawton	1933	Lord of the Manor	16
Toll, H.L., J. P.	Exeter	1830s	Donor to Strete Church	16
Toll, H.L., J. P.		1879	Strete Church Cttee. member	18, 43
Toll, Henry Limbrey			Inherited Manor of Treverbin	49
Toll, Mr. & Mrs. Limbrey		1933	Former owners of Manor House	47
Toll, Mr. Henry			Grandfather of present Squire	47
Trant, H, & Son	Blackawton	1905	Horse & Pony Show	51
Trant, Henry			Father of Fred Trant	43, 44
Trant, Mr. & Mrs. Fred,		1933	Farmed "Strete Barton"	43
Treverbyn, Hugh de		1200s	acquired Fuge, Burlestone	49
Treverbyn, Hugh de			G-daughter married 1.Wm. Ralegh	49
Treverbyn, Hugh de			G-dter. m. 2. Sir Roger Prideaux	49
Trowt, Hermon		1933	Baker, organist, son of Edward	45
Trowt, Ronald	Stoke Fleming	1933	Baker	45
Trowt, Edward		1932	Baker, choirmember, deceased	45
Trowt, Mrs.		1933	Shop, bakehouse, garage, widow	45
Tucker, Jack		1933	Dartmouth road resident	45
Tucker, John	Kingsbridge	1873	Start coach Dartmouth/Kingsbridge	50
Tucker, Maj. John Scott	Blackawton	1933	One of chief landowners	16
Tucker, Miss Louisa		1933	Resident at Eastdown	50
Tucker, Mr. William		1933	Farm at Burlestone	49
Tucker, Mrs. Harriet		1933	Dartmouth road resident	45
Vesey, Mr.		1933	Cottage in Blackwell	49
Vickery, Mr.	Tor Cross Hotel	1873	Start coach Dartmouth/Kingsbridge	50
Wales, Prince of Wales		1920s	Visited "Kings Arms"	46
Wallace, Samuel		1933	Resident at "Turnpike Cottages"	46
Wallis, Charles, Mr.		1933	Carpenter	45
Wallis, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Cottage at Blackpool	41
Wallis, Mr. & Mrs. Charles		1933	residents	48
Wallis, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest, Ivy		1933	Ran post office	48
Wallis, Mr. Charles		1900s	Memories of Mrs. & Miss Packe	47
Wallis, Mr. E.		1933	owner of cottage	48
Weekes, Mr. & Mrs.		1933	Resident near Pengelly's	49
Welland, Mr.		1900s	Builder of several houses	47
Weston		1933	Tenant of Mr. E. Wallis' cottage	48
William of Orange, King	Brixham	1688	Landed at Brixham	31
Williams, Mrs.		1933	Resident "Ours"	47
Wills, Messrs. E.		1933	Carpenter shop	43
Wills, Edward		1900s	Carved oak font cover, Strete Ch.	18
Wills, Edward		1933	Resident	46
Wills, Godfrey		1933	Resident cottage nr. Asherne Gate	48
Wills, Hallohesh		1830s	First child baptised at Strete	18
Wills, Edward		1933	Descendants at Frogwell Cotts.	43
Wills, Messrs. J. & E.		1933	Owned 1 and 2 Hillside	43, 47
Wills, Mr. Ash		1900s		48
Wills, Mr. C.		1933	Shoemaker	44
Wills, Mrs. Larry, and son		1933	Resident at "Turnpike Cottages"	46
Wills, William		1933	Sexton	46
Wise, Dr. & Mrs. Tucker		1900s	Fomerly at Higher North Mill	49
Woodman, Mr.		1933	Cottage in Blackwell	49
Wotton, Robin		1800s	Epitaph in Strete churchyard	19
Yabsley, Mrs.		1933	Cottage residents	45
Yalland, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert, Jean		1933	Resident, "Garage Cottage"	47
Yalland, Mr. & Mrs. W.H.		1933	Cottage residents	45
Yalland, Mr. & Mrs. W.W.		1933	Cottage residents	45
Yalland, Mr. & Mrs. Walter		1933	Residents	48
Yeats, Jack. B.		1900s	Artist, resident at"Snails Castle"	36, 49

Brian Randell, 25 Oct 2001

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