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"WHITSTONE, or Whitestone, a scattered village, 3½ miles W.N.W. of Exeter, has in its parish 670 inhabitants, and 4046 acres of land, picturesquely broken into hill and dale. One of the hills commands extensive views, in which Exmouth, Honiton, and other distant places may be seen. The manor was anciently held by the Beaumont, Powderham, and Bohun families. . . . The Church (St. Catherine,) stands on a commanding eminence, and is an ancient structure, with a tower and four bells." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
A parish in Wonford Hundred, the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Exeter.

Cemeteries

MIs for this parish are included in the Devon FHS index - see under Cemeteries on the main Devon page.

Church Records

Parish Registers going back to 1594 are held in the Devon Record Office - for details see Parish Registers in the Devon Record Office.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1594 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 1813-1837 - for details see their book list.

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

Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1594-1837, and Marriages 1594-1837.
Sellman, R.R. Whitestone: Notes from the parish records and other sources. Photocopy of transcript (1978) 300p. [Westcountry Studies Library - f929.3/WHI/1594] [Parish registers. 1594- 1913]
Whitestone Baptisms 1693-98 (photocopy) [SoG Library Box 16/Folder6]

Allegation for marriage by licence of William Mallet and Sarah Lee (1797), provided by Mike Mallett.

The Deanery of Dunsford: An index of baptisms, marriages and burials in the parishes of Ashton, Bridford, Chagford, Cheriton Bishop, Christow, Doddiscombsleigh, Drewsteignton, Dunsford, Gidleigh, Hittisleigh, Holcombe Burnell, South Tawton, Spreyton, Tedburn St. Mary, Throwleigh and Whitestone. With photographs of the churches and extracts from White's Devonshire Directory 1850. CD-ROM, Exeter, Devon FHS (2009). [Ashton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1740-1837; Bridford Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1800-1837; Chagford Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Cheriton Bishop Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1841, Bur: 1813-1837; Christow Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1757-1844, Bur: 1813-1837; Doddiscombsleigh Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1755-1836, Bur: 1780-1837; Drewsteignton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Dunsford Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Gidleigh Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1748-1812 (BT's), Mar: 1814-1837, Bur: 1813-1884; Hittisleigh Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1839; Holcombe Burnell Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1836, Bur: 1753-1837; South Tawton Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Spreyton Bapt: 1803-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1800-1837; Tedburn St. Mary Bapt: 1813-1839, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Throwleigh Bapt: 1813-1841, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837; Whitestone Bapt: 1813-1840, Mar: 1754-1837, Bur: 1813-1837.]

Directories

Transcript of entry in White's Devonshire Directory of 1850.

Gazetteers

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

Genealogy

Aldam, Angela. The Baker Family of Whitestone and Exeter St Thomas, Devon and their Descendants, (1997). [Devon FHS Library 929.2/BAK]

Heraldry

Williams, H. Fulford. Arms in St. Catherine's Church, Whitestone, nr. Exeter. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries 28 (1959-61) pp.233-236.

History

Braddick, L.E. Whitstone and Oldridge. Trans. Devon. Assoc.; 94 (1962) pp.339-362, plates: ill, map.
Brown, Charles. Whitstone memoranda, transcribed from the original manuscripts of the Revd. Charles Brown, rector 1813, 1856. Typescript [1920?] 138p. [Westcountry Studies Library sB/WHI 7/0001/BRO]
Williams, H. Fulford. Notes on the parish of Whitstone, Devon. Typescript (1961) 16p. [Westcountry Studies Library - sB/WHI 7/0001/WIL]

Land and Property

Steele, Veronica. Homes and gardens - Trillow, Nadderwater, Exeter. Devon Life vol. 2 no. 23, (1966) p.24; ill.

Names, Personal

Whitestone contributors to a 1678 brief for the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral.

Occupations

Whitestone Apprentice Register 1803-1839, Devon Family History Society (2007). [Names included in the overall index published as "Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief" (CD 023).

Schools

Steer, Samuel. A review of the history of the Whitstone Wesleyan Sunday School from its commencement in 1858 to 1883. Exeter: Daily Western Times (1883) 7p. [Westcountry Studies Library s268.871/WHI/REV]
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