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A parish in Black Torrington Hundred, the Archdeaconry of Totnes and the Diocese of Exeter."LUFFINCOT, a small parish in the Tamar valley, 6 miles S. of Holsworthy, has only 93 souls, and 990 acres of land, mostly the property of Miss Venner and John Spettigue, Esq., who are joint owners of the manor, and patrons of the rectory, valued in K.B. at £5. 6s. 8d., and in 1831 at £97. The Rev. Franke Parker, M.A., is the rector, and has 61 acres of glebe, and a good residence, rebuilt and enlarged a few years ago. The tithes were commuted, in 1842, for £68. 5s. per annum. Sir Wm. Molesworth has an estate in the parish. The Church (S. James,) is a small ancient structure. DIRECTORY :- Rev. F. Parker, M.A., Rectory: John and Edmund Spettigue, gentlemen, West Peek; A. Trible, farmer, Barton: and Wm Parkin, smith. " [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
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Whitmore, J.B. Devonshire Monumental Inscriptions, MS at Society of Genealogists (1951). [Extracts]
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]
Luffincott - from J. Stabb. Some Old Devon Churches (London: 1908-16).
Luffincott church has been declared redundant. In December 1979 this church was put into the hands of the Redundant Churches Fund, now the The Churches Conservation Trust and is maintained by them as an example of rural tranquillity. During 1981-82 the main roof was strengthened and re-slated, windows repaired, new drainage installed and the tower parapet rebuilt. Internal replastering and limewashing was carried out during 1983. The tower was rendered and limewashed and the walls of the church repointed in 1992. [Information supplied by John Williams]
Scott, J.G.M. St James Church - Luffincott - Devon, Devon Family Historian, vol. 131, (August 2009) pp.9. [Extract from his guidebook to the church, published by The Churches Conservation Trust.]
Transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1653, 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): Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837 - for details see their book list.
Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1608-1812 Marriages 1610, 1633-1636, 1650-1655, 1670-1753.
The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
The Online Parish Clerk scheme's representative for this parish is Kirsty Gray, who invites queries and lookup requests. (Resources: PRs on Fiche.)
Gray, Kirsty. An Obsession . . . Not just with Family History, Devon Family Historian, vol. 131, (August 2009) pp.8. [About the Silifant family, and plans for a general book about the villages of Luffincott and Tetcott.]
Williams, H.Fulford. Notes on the parish of Luffincott, Devon. Typescript (1964) 6p. [Westcountry Studies Library - sB/LUF/0001/WIL]
Luffincott contributors to a 1678 brief for the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral.
Luffincott Apprentices Register - 1808-1827, Exeter, Devon Family History Society A278. [Names included in the overall index published as "Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief" (CD 023).Find help, report problems, and contribute information.
Last updated: 3 Jan 2011 - Brian Randell
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