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ST. BUDEAUX

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"ST. BUDEAUX, a pleasant village on an eminence, overlooking the broad estuary of the river Tamar, 4 miles N.W. of Plymouth, has in its parish 700 souls, and 2507 acres of land, including the hamlets, &c., of King's-Tamerton, Henicknowle, Whitleigh, Saltash Passage, Kinterbury, and part of Knacker's-knowleKnoll, the latter of which is partly in Egg-Buckland parish. A small part of the parish of St. Budeaux is in Cornwall. Lord Graves is lord of the manor, but a great part of the parish belongs to E.H. Gennys, T. Pollard, W.W. Chard, W.J. Clarke, and C.T. Trelawney, Esqrs.; Lord Ashburton, and several smaller owners; some of whom have neat houses here. The manor was anciently called Budockshed, . . . St. Budeaux church and churchyard, having been strongly fortified by the Royalists when blockading Plymouth, were taken by the Parliamentarians in January, 1646, when Major Stuckley, with 20 other officers, and above 100 men, were taken prisoners. The Church, dedicated to St. Budeaux or Budock, is a handsome structure, which was erected in the 8th of Elizabeth, by Roger Budockshed, partly with the materials of the original church, which was of great antiquity, and stood in an unhealthy situation near the Tamar estuary. . . [It is] in the patronage of the Vicar of St. Andrew's, Plymouth, and incumbency of the Rev. B.W.S. Vallack, B.A., . . . " [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]

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

Cemeteries

Brown, Mike. Guide Notes to Monuments in Devon Churches & Graveyards: Plymouth St Budeaux, Plymouth St Andrew's. The Dartmoor Press. 16pp. [Budockshead, Cole]

Church History

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

St Budeaux Parish Church History - in pictures, and images of text pages.

Church Records

The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837 - for details see their book list.

Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1599-1848 Marriages 1539-1653, 1792-1850, 1861-1864, 1875.

Hugh Wallis has provided a list that he has compiled of the coverage of the St Budeaux PRs in the microfiche copies available from the Devon R.O.

Name listings extracted from the parish registers covering baptisms 1538-1848), marriages (1539-1875), and burials (1539-1883), provided by Donald Curkeet.

Chiswell, Ann. St Budeaux Marriages 1539-1837. Supplements to Devon Family Historian, vols. 2-5, (Apr 1977 - Jan 1978) 28p.

Whitmarsh, J. Extracts from the Churchwardens' Accounts at St Budeaux in 1636. Western Antiquary 3 (1884) pp.197-198. [Raymond: For 1647 see p.206.]

Parish of St. Budeaux, Devon: incomplete transcript...parish register: baptisms 1615-56, marriages 1539-1653, burials 1538-1864. Manuscript [1885] 1 vol. [Westcountry Studies Library - s929.3/ST.B/1538]

Plymouth Marriage Index: Volume 1:, Exeter, Devon Family History Society (2001). [Includes marriages for St Budeaux, 1837-1955]

Deanery of Three Towns - Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837 and Burials 1813-1837 - CD-ROM, Exeter, Devon FHS (2004). [Index of East Stonehouse - St. George: Baptisms (1813-1840), Marriages (1697-1837), Burials (1813-1840), Pennycross - St. Pancras: Baptisms (1813-1839), Burials (1813-1837); Plymouth - Charles the Martyr: Baptisms (1813-1839), Marriages (1754-1837), Burials (1813-1837); Plymouth - St. Andrew: Baptisms (1813-1839), Marriages (1754-1837), Burials (1813-1837); St. Budeaux: Baptisms (1813-1839), Marriages (1754-1837), Burials (1813-1837); Stoke Damerel: Baptisms (1813-1839), Marriages (1754-1837), Burials (1813-1837). With photographs of the churches and extracts from White's Directory (1850) and Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of England (1844).]

Plymouth Baptisms Index (Volume 1): An index of baptisms in the parishes of Charles Church, Plymouth 1834-1962; St. Andrew, Plymouth 1835-1978; St. Budeaux 1840-1966; St. George, East Stonehouse 1863-1887 and 1941-1954; St. Pancras, Pennycross 1839-1970; Stoke Damerel 1840-1954. CD-ROM, Exeter, Devon FHS (2007). [Entries give the name of the child, the date, name of the church and either the entry number or the page number. PLEASE NOTE:- Names of the parents are not included.]

Directories

Transcription provided by Val Henderson of the Tamerton Foliatt, Kings Tamerton and St. Budeaux entry (description and names) in Pigot and Co's Directory of Devonshire 1830-31.

Gazetteers

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

Genealogy

The Online Parish Clerk scheme's representative for this parish is Donald E. Curkeet, who invites queries and lookup requests.

History

Plymouth Data - An encyclopaedia of historical information about the "Three Towns" of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse, and also also the ancient parishes of St Budeaux, Eggbuckland, Tamerton Foliot, Plympton St Maurice, Plympton St Mary and Plymstock, which make up the modern City of Plymouth, compiled by Brian Moseley - highly recommended.

Clamp, Arthur L. Honicknowle Remembered. Plymouth: [The Author] [1983] 24p: ill, maps. [Westcountry Studies Library - pxB/PLY 1/1900/CLA]

Hancock, T.A. St Budeaux: its documents and its treasures. Plymouth Institution - Transactions 17 (1937) pp.305-366.

Ware, Marshall. The ancient parish of St.Budeaux, [Plymouth], [The Author?] (1983) 32 pp.

Worth, R.N. Some notes on the tithing of Pennycross, or Weston Peveril. Trans. Devon. Assoc. 29, (1897) pp.514-517.

Occupations

R., J.B. A Domestic Servant's Indenture of Apprenticeship. Devon Notes and Queries 1 (1900-01) pp.13-14. [Raymond: Indenture, 1732, Ruth Knight of St Budeaux.]

Probate Records

Will of William Francis Buchan (1838), transcribed by Ian Hearder.

Last updated: 9 Jun 2010 - Brian Randell

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