GENUKI/Devon: Wembworthy 1779

An Early Wembworthy Census

Census taken by the vicar of the parish of Wembworthy in c.1779:

A list of all the inhabitants of this parish

Devon Record Office (DRO 1165Z/Z1)

Transcribed by Nick Mayne

Made available by permission of the Devon Record Office

Highwood [Heywood]
		Mr John Saunders	58
	his wife	Joan	55
	his sons	John	40
		Anthony	34
	his grandchildren	William	10
		John	8
		Elizabeth	6
	his servants	Abraham Rowe	28
		Abraham Highwood	14
		William Nickles	17
		Marget Stocky	35
		Rebeca Mocksy	17
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Sales [Saul's Farm]
		Mr Andrew Saunders	52
	his sons	Andrew	29
		William	18
		Robert	17
		John	15
	his daughters	Ann	27
		Elizabeth	25
===============================
Raishly [Rashleigh]
		Mr John Passmore	48
	his wife	Elizabeth	50
	his sons	John	17
		Richard	12
	his daughters	Elizabeth	15
		Ann	14
	his servants	William Pase	48
		Francis Simmins	27
		Willmet Triger	31
		Elizabeth Triger ???	16
	his apprentice	ohn Beadford	17
================================
Labdon
		Mr John Osman	23
	his wife	Susanna	20
		Elizabeth Partridge	20
	his servants	George Diblin ??	17
		John Saunders	15
===========================

Stone
		Mr Samuel Snell	24
	his wife	Ann	26
	his daughter	Ann	1
	his servant	George Lange	16
	his apprentice	Grace Born	9
============================
?
		Mr Stafford Heighwood	40
	his wife	Ann	35
	his daughters	Mary	9
		Elizabeth	7
		Ann	6
==========================
Upcott
		Mr Robert Goss	49
	his wife	Mary	40
	his sons	William	8
		Robert	7
		John	4
		Andrew	3
	his daughter	Mary	1
	his apprentice	William Wesvcott	16
===========================
Higher Upcott
		Mr William Herd	40
	his wife	Marget	38
	his sons	William	6
		John	5
	his daughter	Ann	2
		Ann Luxton	9
	his servant	Joan Bakre ??	27
	his apprentice	William Lyle	16
===========================
?
		Mr William Lange	50
	his wife	Mary	45
	his daughter	Mary	24
		Elizabeth Kingwell ??	18
=============================
?
		Mr William Saunders	50
	his wife	Mary	45
	his son	Richard	9
	his servants	Thomas Lange	18
		Susanna Willcox	28
=========================

Bidbre [Bidbeer]
		Mr Hugh Pyke	26
	his wife	Ann	25
	his son	William	??
	his brother	John	18
	his apprentices	John Webber	9
		Grace Luxton	21
===========================
Yellands
		Mr John Kneight	63
	his wife	Mary	62
	his grandson	John	7
	his servants	Mary Westcott	26
		William Westcott	20
	his apprentice	John Mean	19
=============================
Wembworthy Down
		Mr John Luxton	30
	his wife	Ann	28
	his sons	Samuel	8
		Richard	5
		Robert	1
	his daughter	Elizabeth	7
	his servants	John Lee	40
		Thomas Reed	29
		Ales ?? Webber	26
	his apprentice	Phillip Mean	17
========================
Allywill ??
		Mr Robert Kneight	40
	his wife	Ann	30
	his son	Robert	3
	his daughter	Mary	5
	his apprentices	Thomas Standlake	15
		Ann Trigger	14
===========================
Down
		Mr Gregory Goss	64
	his wife	Elizabeth	60
	his sons	William	25
		John	16
	his daughters	Grace	21
		Mary	19
	his servants	Thomas Mean	25
	his apprentice	William trigger	17
=========================

Kinny down [Kennydown Farm]
		Mr William Friend	45
	his housekeeper	Elizabeth Westcott	40
	his servants	Thomas Westcott	18
		Thomas Rowe	26
		Mary Parkhouse	17
	his apprentices	Willaim Friend	16
		Phillip Westcott	10
=============================
Goses [Gosse's Farm]
		Mr George Nickles	50
	his wife	Elizabeth	48
	his sons	George	27
		John	26
		Richard	17
==========================
Goses
		Elizabeth Underhill	50
	her son	Robert	8
	her daughters	Amey	23
		Ann	17
	her grandson	William	half one
=================================
Hole
		Mr John Gudgeaford	30
	his wife	Ann	28
	his son	John	2	months
	his daughters	Elizabeth	4
		Mary	3
	his apprentices	Thomas Chudley	16
		Joseph Underhill	14
===================================
Larrences ?
		Mr John Mean	45
	his wife	Joan	40
	his sons	John	12
		Richard	2
	his daughters	Mary	10
		Ann	6
	his father in law	Thomas Galserry	84
	living in the same house	Ann Mirifill	50
		Mary Calb	34
==================================

Bridge Reeve
		Mr John Westcott	45
	his wife	Judith	40
	his son	John	4
	his daughter	Elizabeth	15
==================================
Bridge Reeve
		Mr James Herding	30
	his wife	Elizabeth	36
	his son	James	1
	his daughter	Mary	3
	his mother in law	Mary Hellings	64
	his ------?	Mary Hellings	-
=====================================
Bridge Reeve
		Mr John Honney	34
	his wife	Susanna	32
	his sons	Richard	10
		John	7
	his daughter	Mary	1
	living in the same house	Mary Gieve ?	84

==================================
Rashleigh
		James Gallyver	24
		Isaac	20
=================================
Rashleigh
		Mr George Wrankmore	35
	his wife	Joan	30
	his sons	George	8
		John	4
		William	3	months
=================================
Rashleigh
		Mr George Mayne	36
	his wife	Elizabeth	-
	his son	Richard	7
	his daughter	Mary	3
	his father	Richard	80
	living in the same house	Mary Cann ?	56
==================================

Bridge Reeve
		Mr Michal Skinner	48
	his wife	Elizabeth	44
	his sons	Benjamin	16
		Michal	9
	his daughter	Mary	11
==================================
Bridge Reeve
		Mr John Trigger	64
	his wife	Sarah	60
=================================
Bridge Reeve
		Mr Absalom Trigger	30
	his wife	Grace	28
	his son	Richard	4
	his daughters	Ann	6
		Eliz	2
=================================
? house
		Catherine Arscott	66
	her son	Samuel	25
	her daughter	Mary	36
=================================
? House
		John Sture	40
	his wife	Mary	35
	his sons	John	7
	Peter	3
==============================
? house
		Christian Gorvet	50
	her son	John	19
	her daughter	Christian	16
=============================
Gallins Green
		Cornet ? Short	45
	his wife	Joan	40
	his daughter	Susanna	16
==============================
Gallins green
		Marget Petres	48
	her son	Simon	18
	her daughter	Mary	20
=============================

Gallins Green
		Mr Thomas Luxton	30
	his wife	Elizabeth	28
	his daughters	Mary	4
		Elizabeth	3
	his son	John	6	months
=============================
Gallins Green
		Elizabeth Reed	50
	her daughter	Joan	20
	her grand-daughter	Mary Peck	6
=============================
Spekes Cross
		Mr George Bird	40
	his wife	Elizabeth	36
	his son	Robert	6
	his daughter	Elizabeth	2
==============================
Spekes Cross
		Mr William Willky	30
	his wife	Prue	32
	his son	William	5
===============================
Spekes Cross	Mr Daniel Cloke	46
	his wife	Abigail	40
	his sons	Daniel	5
		Jeremiah	-
==============================
Spekes Cross
		Mr John Sloman	67
	his wife	Mary	50
============================
Spekes Cross
		Mr Richard Hill	24
	his wife	Elizabeth	30
	his daughter	Elizabeth	1
============================

Last updated 10 Nov 2006 - Brian Randell.

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