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MILTON DAMEREL

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"MILTON-DAMERELL, a village and parish on the north side of the small river Waldon, 5 miles N.E. by N. of Holsworthy, comprises 813 inhabitants, and 4252 acres of land, including the hamlets of East and West Wonford and Whitbeare. The Earl of Devon is lord of the manor, which is held under him by Earl Stanhope; but a few smaller owners and lease-holders have estates here. The Church (Holy Trinity,) has a tower and three bells, and the living is a rectory, valued in K.B. at £26. 12s. 6½d., and in 1831 at £441, with the perpetual curacy of Cookbury annexed to it. The Rev. Thos. Clack, B.A., is the incumbent, and has 75A. of glebe and a good old residence. A Sunday School for about 100 children is supported by subscription. the Earl of Devon is patron of the rectory. " [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]

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

Biography

Heard, Cyril Ross Henry. Memories and reminiscences of an octogenarian in rural Devon. Milton Damerel: The Author [1994] 120p: ill,map,ports. [Westcountry Studies Library - p301.35/MIL/HEA]

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

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

Lega-Weekes, Ethel. Saint Loye's [chapel], East Wonford. Trans. Dev. Assoc. 52 (1920).

Church Records

According to Peskett: "many entries relative to Milton Damerel occur in Cookbury registers 1749-1791".

Transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1678, and of the Bishops' Transcripts going back to 1606, 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 1813-1840, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837 - for details see their book list.

Other churches and chapels (with pre-1840 records):

• Wesleyan Chapel, Gidcot Cross: Registers for c1813-37 - see Holsworthy, Kingsbridge (PRO RG 4/1210, 1088)

Note: The Devon Record Office Newsletter, Issue 20 (Nov 1997), reported acquisition of "two registers of the parish of Milton Damerel covering the years 1683-1810 (D 2963 add 2), which had strayed with a former incumbent as far as Nottingham and were kindly returned by a relative".

Gazetteers

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

Genealogy

The Online Parish Clerk for this parish is Don Davis, who invites queries and lookup requests. (Resources: Censuses 1841-1891; Land Tax assessments, Tithe apportionments, PRs 1606-1837.)

Don Davis's blog on the Fishleigh/Fishley family contains extensive information relating to Abbots Bickington, Bulkworthy, Milton Damerel and Newton St Petrock.

History

Harris, George O. A glance back to some history of Milton Damerel. Milton Damerel: The Author (1991) 33p. [Westcountry Studies Library - pB/MIL 7/0001/HAR]

Williams, H. Fulford. Notes on the Parish of Milton Damerel, Devon. Typescript (1963) 9 leaves. [Westcountry Studies Library]

Last updated: 4 Feb 2012 - Brian Randell

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