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ROSE ASH

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"ROSE-ASH, formerly called Ralph Esse, is a pleasant village, on an eminence, 6 miles S.E. by E. of South Molton, and has in its parish 541 souls, and 4987A. 3R. 27P. of land, rising in bold hills on the east and north, and comprising the hamlet of Yard, and many scattered houses, bearing different names. The manor belonged, in the reign of Henry III., to Ralph de Esse. . . . J.T. Davy, Esq., and the Rev. E. Southcombe and his family own a portion of the manor, . . . The Rev. W.H. Karslake, W.T. Southcombe, T. Loveband, J.A. Thomas, the Rev. W.P. Thomas, and several smaller owners have estates in the parish. The ancient lords of the manor had the power of inflicting capital punishment. The Church (St. Peter,) is an ancient structure, with a tower and five bells, and the rectory, valued in K.B. at £18. 19s. 7d., and in 1831 at £469, is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. E. Southcombe, M.A., who has lately rebuilt the Rectory House, and has 165A. 3R. 9P. of glebe. . . . " [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]

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

Cemeteries

A transcription of the Memorial Inscriptions for the Church of St Peter is held in the Society of Genealogist's Library, in Vol. 8 of Devon Memorial inscriptions (DE/M23).

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

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

Usmar, John. A history: Ash Moor Chapel, Rose Ash, North Devon. [s.l.]: J. Usmar (1991) 35p: ill, map, plan. [Barnstaple Library - 726.4/ROS/USM]

Church Records

Transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1591 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, Burials 1813-1850 - for details see their book list.

Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1591-1837 and Marriages 1591-1646, 1660-1837.

Gazetteers

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

Genealogy

Skinner, A.J. Rev. Roger Trosse of Rose Ash, Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries 15, 1928-29, pp. 154-55. [Raymond: Genealogical notes, 17th c.]

Wilkin, W.H. Southcomb of Rose Ash. Trans. Devonshire Association Vol 57 (1925) pp289- 305. [Rectors from 1675 to 1854.]

Wilkin, W.H. Southcomb of Rose Ash - Part 2. Trans. Devonshire Association Vol 62 (1930) pp341- 346

Wilkin, W.H. Genealogical notes on 3 Roseash families. Typescript [1930?] [Westcountry Studies Library - msx929.2/SOU] [Southcomb Family] pp289-305.

Wilkin, W.H. Venner of Rose Ash, Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries 16, 1930-31, pp. 155-59. [Raymond: Includes extracts from Rose Ash parish register, 17th c.]

History

Saunders, Helen. Notes on the history of a North Devon parish, Aissa Rose Ash. Exeter: Devonshire Assoc. (1900) 17p.

Tull, Christopher S. Rose Ash: church and people - 2nd rev. ed. [Bishopsnympton]: C.Tull (1979) [Westcountry Studies Library - pB/ROS/0001/TUL]

Names, Personal

Ryall, David. Lest We Forget, War memorials around South Molton. South Molton Archive, 68pp. [ISBN 0 951236 1 4] [Provides an indexed list of names]

Occupations

Rose Ash Apprentice Register 1803-1844, Exeter, Devon Family History Society (2005). [Contains date, name of the apprentice, sex, age, parents details, residence, and details of Master.] [Foreword] [Names included in the overall index published as "Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief" (CD 023).

Societies

South Molton and District Archive Local History Society web-site (archived copy) - provides details of archive holdings for the twenty-eight parishes in what used to be the South Molton Rural District, lists of publications, etc.

Last updated: 17 Aug 2009 - Brian Randell

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