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HOLLACOMBE

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"HOLLACOMBE, a small parish, near the sources of the small river Claw, 2½ miles E. by S. of Holsworthy, has only 132 souls, and 1218 acres. Mr. Thomas Brown, of Hayne, owns about two thirds of the land, and the rest belongs to the Misses May, of Bath, and a few smaller owners. The Church (St. Petrock,) is a small antique fabric, with a low tower and three bells. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £4. 6s. 3d., and in 1831 at £78, is in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor, and incumbency of the Rev. J.C.D. Yule, M.A., of Bradford. The glebe is 32A. The FARMERS are, Thos. Brown, owner and cattle dealer, Hayne; Ann Bailey, Sellick; Wm. Brown, East Coombe; James Boles, Headon; Thomas Jordon, cattle dealer, Eastdown; and John Sandercock, West Coombe." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]

• General historical and descriptive information, area map from 1765, details about administrative boundaries, etc., about Hollacombe from the Devon Library's Local Studies Service.

Cemeteries

Whitmore, J.B. Devonshire Monumental Inscriptions, MS at Society of Genealogists (1951). [Extracts]

Census

Snetzler, M.F. North Devon Surname Index to the Census. Microfiche: M.F. Snetzler, Barcott, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon EX39 5LN. [Covers 1841, 1861, 1871 and 1881 census records for this parish]

Church History

Hollacombe - from J. Stabb. Some Old Devon Churches (London: 1908-16).

Church Records

Indexed transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1638, and of the Bishops' Transcripts going back to 1608, are held in a special collection in the Westcountry Studies Library - for details see Parish Registers in the Devon & Cornwall Record Society's Collection.

The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Marriages 1754-1837 - for details see their book list.

Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1608-1855 Marriages 1608-1625, 1640-1715, 1729-1793, 1838-1871. (These entries are in part from Bishops' Transcripts.)

Kirst Gray offers look-ups of the PRs for the years 1838-1930.

Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

History

Notes from Parish Records on Oath-takers from Ashwater, Broadwoodwidger, Hollacombe, Holsworthy and St Giles in the Heath by Pat Williams, provided by the Friends of Devon Archives.

Land and Property

Transcriptions of lease agreements between John and Thomas Browne (1711) and between Charles and Thomas Browne (1815) provided by Elizabeth Howard.

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Last updated: 13 Jun 2010 - Brian Randell

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