NORTH TAWTON
"... a small ancient town, pleasantly situated on the east side of Taw valley, 6� miles N.E. of Okehampton, and 10 miles W. of Crediton, has in its parish 1728 inhabitants, and about 5350 acres of land, exclusive of Ilton Moor and Stone Moor, now being enclosed and cultivated. It was anciently a market and borough town, and is still governed by a portreeve elected annually, who has a small field during his year of office. From its ancient appellation of Cheping Tawton, it is evident that it had a market long before the grant of John Valletort in 1270, of a market on Wednesday and a fair for three days at the festival of St. Nicholas. The market which was afterwards held on Friday, was discontinued about 1720; but in 1849 a small Market House was erected in the town at the cost of �750, raised in �5 shares, and the market was re-established, to be held on Thursday. Here are three annual fairs, on the third Tuesdays in April and December, and the second Tuesday in October.
In the town is a large tan yard and a woollen factory, the latter of which has been employed in the manufacture of serges, &c., from a very early period. ...
The manor was an ancient demesne of the Crown, and was held successively by the Valletort, Champernowne, St. Leger, and Fellowes families, the latter of whom purchased it in 1718. The Hon. Newton Fellowes is now lord of the manor and owner of a great part of the parish, and the rest belongs to the Trustees of the late Lord Rolle, and several smaller owners. ..."
Clerk to the Commissioner of Taxes for North Tawton:
J. PRICE, of Torrington
Ashridge House
is the seat of William ORCHARD, Esq.;
Crook Burnell, alias Stone
belongs to the STURT family; and
Nicholls Nymet Barton
belongs to John WREFORD, Esq.
The Church (St. Peter)
is an ancient structure, with a tower containing six bells, and crowned by a wooden spire.
Near the church is a moated site, supposed to have been the ancient seat of the Valletorts.
The Rectory
valued in K.B. at �32 4s. 7d., and in 1831 at �884, is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. G. Hole, B.C.L., of Chulmleigh, whose son officiates, and occupies the Rectory House, a good residence in the Elizabethan style. The glebe is 95 acres and the tithes were commuted in 1844 for �797.15s.10d. per annum.
The Independents & Bible Christians
have small chapels here.
The Church Lands & Cottages
are let for about �28 a year.
The Free School
was endowed in 1746 by the Rev. Rd. Hole, with a house and 10 acres of land at West Newton.
The Poor
have about 26s. 8d. yearly from the gifts of Cphr. Kelland and Edmund Rowland.
BLIGHT Samuel ............... tailor & stationer
BUDD Christian M.D. ......... surgeon
BULLEID Samuel .............. maltster
CHAPPLE John ................ land surveyor, & agent to the Sun Fire office
COLLIHOLE William ........... saddler, agent to West of England Insurance Co., &c.
DAY William ................. blacksmith
DURANT Captain John
DURANT William .............. draper
DURANT John ................. saddler
ELLIS John .................. schoolmaster
FULFORD Robert .............. solicitor
GILL John ................... watch & clock maker
GILLARD George .............. solicitor
GOWMAN Thomas &
PYKE Jno. ................... shoemakers
HOLE Rev. G. jnr. ........... curate, Rectory
HO[__]ER John ............... blacksmith
LETHERN William ............. timber merchant
LETHERN John M; ............. auctionner, &c.
MORRIS John William ......... surgeon
ORCHARD William ............. gent., Ashridge House
PEDLER William .............. draper, &c.
PILLMAN Jonas ............... cooper
PONSFORD John ............... grocer
PYKE Hugh ................... assistant overseer
RODD Francis ................ schoolmaster
SKINNER John ................ gent., Westacott
STANTON Joseph H. R. ........ druggist
STONEMAN Robert &
STONEMAN John ............... butchers, &c.
SWEET Mr. Charles S.
TUCKER G. ................... tailor
TAMLIN Thomas ............... ironmonger
TAYLOR Lancelot &
TAYLOR Philip ............... shoemakers
VICARY Gilbert .............. serge & flannel manufacturer
VICARY William .............. tanner &c.
VILVEN Geo. &
VILVEN Richard .............. tailors
WESTERN James ............... currier, &c.
WHITE Robert ................ cabinet maker
WREFORD John, Esq. .......... Nicholls Nymet
WILKEY Mary ................. grocer, &c.
Inns & Taverns
"Fountain" .................. HAWKINS William
"George Inn" ................ DURANT William
"Gostwyck Arms" ............. BICKHAM John
"Ring of Bells" ............. FISHER William
Farmers
BORN Cphr.
CROOTE Geo. H;
DRAKE Fras. D.
FISHER Henry
LETHERN Robert
LUXTON Thomas
PARTRIDGE James
SALTER William
SEAWARD William
SHILLSON John
SKINNER John
SNELL James
SNELL William
WENSLEY Anthony
Post Office
at William COLLIHOLE's
Carriers
to Crediton, Exeter, &c.
BROAD NYMET
"... is a small parish, which contains only 50 inhabitants ... It pays church and poor rates &c., to North Tawton, its small antique church having been long used as a lumber room. ...."
NORTH TAWTON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
NORTH TAWTON, a small market town, is situated in the hundred of the same name, distant 20 miles from Exeter, 7 from Oakhampton, and 12 from the railway station at Crediton. The church, dedicated to St. Mary [sic], is an ancient building; the living is a rectory, of which the Rev. Henry Hole is the present incumbent. There is likewise a chapel for Independents.
The market, which had been discontinued for some times, was revived a few years ago, and a convenient markethouse erected in 1849; it is held on Thursday, and is well attended. There is a large woollen manufactory adjacent to the town, affording employment to a number of hands; and at South Tawton, four miles distant are the most extensive lime quarries found in the county of Devon. The population, according to the late census of 1851, was 1,906.
POST OFFICE, William COLLIHILE, Post Master - Letters from London, Exeter, and all parts of England, arrive every morning at eight, and are despatched at five in the afternoon.
Gentry & Clergy
BURKETT Rev. [__] ........... North Tawton
CROOTE Mr. George ........... Crook Farm
DURANT Captain [__] ......... North Tawton
HOARE Henry Arthur, Esq. .... Oxenham House
HOLE Rev. Henry ............. Rectory, North Tawton
ORCHARD William, Esq. ....... Ashbridge House
PALTRIDGE Mr. James ......... Sandford
RICHARDS Rev. G. P. ......... Sampford Courtney
SHARP Rev. Thomas ........... North Tawton
SKINNER John, Esq. .......... Westcott
STREET Mr. (__] ............. North Tawton
Academies & Schools
BURN Emma ................... mistress, NATIONAL SCHOOL
BURN Mary ................... (day)
PYKE Hugh ................... (day)
RODD Francis ................ (day)
Professional Persons
BUDD Christian .............. surgeon
FULFORD Robert .............. attorney, & agent to the West of England fire, &c. office
GILLARD George .............. attorney
LETHEREN John Molland ....... auctioneer, & agent to the Farmers' fire, &c. office
MORRIS John William ......... surgeon
PYKE Hugh ................... agent to the Norwich Union fire & life office
Inns & Public Houses
BICKHAM John ................ "Gostrick Arms" (commercial)
DREW John ................... "Seven Stars", South Tawton
DURANT William .............. "George"
FISHER William .............. "Ring of Bells"
HAWKINS William ............. "Fountain"
SNELL John .................. "New Inn", Sampford Courtney
Shopkeepers & Traders
ASH Alexander ............... beer retailer
BLIGHT Samuel ............... bookseller & tailor
BULLEID Samuel .............. brewer & maltster
CHAPPLE John ................ registrar of births, &c.
COLLIHOLE William ........... saddler & harness maker
DAY Samuel .................. blacksmith
DAY William ................. blacksmith & shopkeeper
DURANT William .............. saddler
FEWIUS William .............. miller, South Tawton
FINCH Charles ............... shopkeeper, South Tawton
FISHER William .............. maltster
FOOT James .................. inland revenue officer
GIBBINGS Henry .............. draper & grocer
GIBBINGS Mary ............... straw bonnet maker
GOULD Thomas ................ watch & clock maker
GOURNAN Thomas .............. boot & shoe maker
GUEST John .................. supervisor, Inland Revenue Office, "Gostrick Arms"
HOARE Henry Arthur .......... lime burner, South Tawton
HOOPER Henry ................ beer retailer
HOOPER Richard .............. shopkeeper
LETHEREN Richard ............ draper, grocer & stamp distributor
LETHEREN Thomas ............. timber merchant
PEDLER William .............. draper & tea dealer
PYKE Hugh ................... boot maker & parish clerk
PYKE John ................... baker
RYAN John ................... baker & confectioner
STAUNTON Joseph ............. grocer & druggist
STONEMAN Robert ............. butcher
STONEMAN Rhomas ............. tailor & shopkeeper
TAMLIN Thomas ............... ironmonger & plumber
TAVERNER Charles ............ miller
TAVERNER James .............. miller, Newland Mills
TAYLOR Lancelot ............. boot &c. maker
TAYLOR Mary ................. shopkeeper
TUCKER Geo. ................. tailor & shopkeeper
VICARY William .............. tanner
VILVEN Richard .............. tailor & shopkeeper
WESTERN James ............... carrier & seedsman
WHITE John .................. breeches maker
WILCOX John ................. baker
YEO John .................... game dealer & shopkeeper, Sampford Courtney
Woollen Manufacturer
VICARY Gilbert D. ........... NORTH TAWTON MILLS
Mail
To BUDE & STRATTON,
the "Royal Mail" through Hatherleigh & Holsworth
from the "Gostrick Arms", every morning at eight
To EXETER,
the "Royal Mail", through Crediton & Bow;
from the "Gostrick Arms", every afternoon at five
Railway
The nearest Station,
is at CREDITON, twelve miles distant;
conveyance by the "Royal Mail", as stated above
Carriers
To EXETER & CREDITON,
William KEMP, Monday & Thursday
Ann ADAMS, Wednesday
To HATHERLEIGH,
William KEMP, Tuesday & Friday
Ann ADAMS, Friday
To HOLSWORTHY, BUDE & STRATTON,
Ann ADAMS, Friday
NORTH TAWTON
... a parish and small ancient town, pleasantly situated on the east side of the Taw Valley, 6� miles N.E. of Okehampton, and 10 miles W. of Crediton, is in Okehampton union, county court district and rural deanery, South Molton petty sessional division, North Tawton hundred, and Totnes archdeaconry. It had 2081 inhabitants in 1871, and comprises 5814 acres of land. In the parish is a station on the North Devon Railway.
It was anciently a market ... [see 1850 above] Here are three annual fairs, on the third Tuesdays in April and December, and the second Tuesday in October.
In the town is a large tan yard and a woollen factory, the latter of which has been employed in the manufacture of serges, &c., from a very early period. Most of the modern brick and slated houses occupy the sites of old thatched cob buildings, which were burnt down during the last 50 years. The manor was an ancient demeane of the Crown, and was held successively by the Valletort, Champernowne, St. Leger, and Fellowes families, the latter of whom purchased it in 1718. The Earl of Portsmouth is now lord of the manor and owner of a great part of the parish, and the rest belongs to the Hon. Marke Rolls, and several smaller owners. Crook Burnell, alias Stone, belongs to the Sturt family. Near the church is a moated site, supposed to have been the ancient seat of the Valletorts.
PETTY SESSIONS are held at the Market House bi-monthly by the South Molton magistrates.
THE CHURCH (St. Peter) is an ancient structure, with a tower containing six bells. The Register dates from 1538. The living is a rectory, valued in K.B. at �32 4s. 7d., and 1831 at �884, is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. R. Hole, B.C.L., who has a good residence in the Elizabethan style.
The BIBLE CHRISTIANS, and PLYMOUTH BRETHREN have small chapels here. The church lands and cottages are let for about �28 a year. The Free School was endowed in 1746 by the Rev. Richard Hole, with a house and 10 acres of land at West Newton.
The SCHOOL BOARD, which was formed in 1872, consists of the Rev. Robert Hole (chairman), and Messrs. Willam Salter (vice-chairman), John Pedder, John Shillson, and Hugh Pyke. Schools, accommodating 200 children, were built in 1874, at a cost of �1800.
NORTH TAWTON MIDDLE CLASS SCHOOL, a handsome building adjoining the rectory house, was erected in 1863, on a site given by the Earl of Portsmouth, at a cost of �1000, raised by subscription, his lordship contributing �500. The poor have about 26s. 8d. yearly from the gifts of Christopher Kelland and Edmund Rowland.
POST, MONEY ORDER, AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE AND SAVINGS BANK at Mr. Frank Skinner's. Letters are received from London, Bristol, Exeter, &c., at 5.9 a.m., and despatched at 8.6 p.m. Second delivery at 3 p.m. Box closes at 7.55 p.m.
Name Profession
ATWELL Samuel ............... baker
BAKER Robt. ................. farmer, Nicholls Nymett
BANBERY Bros. ............... (Frank, Richard & William),
builders & contractors
BANBERY Mrs. Eliza .......... dressmaker
BANBERY Mrs. Maria .......... grocer
BICKHAM William ............. farmer, Park terrace
BLIGHT Mrs. Francis ......... stationer
BORN Christopher ............ farmer, Beer
BOWDEN John ................. boot & shoe maker
BOWDEN Thomas ............... boot & shoe maker
BRADLEY John ................ blacksmith
BREALEY John ................ shopkeeper & coaldealer
BREALEY Richard Knight ...... wheelwright
BREALEY William ............. wheelwright & carpenter
BROCK John .................. farmer, Lower Stone
BROOKS Thomas ............... dairyman
BROWN Mr. John .............. Nicholls Nymett house
BUDD Christian M.D., J.P. ... surgeon
BULLEID Miss Amelia ......... grocer
BULLEID William ............. farmer
CANN Robert ................. tailor & woollen draper
CAREY Albert &
CAREY Mrs. Marian ........... Board school teachers
CARTER George ............... supervisor, Inland Revenue Office
CHAPPLE John ................ land surveyor &
agent to Sun Insurance Co., Court green
COCKWELL Mr. Thomas
COLE Abraham ................ farmer, Greenslade
COLLINS Mrs. Mary ........... Park terrace
CONSTABLE Lady Talbot ....... Ashbridge house
CURRY Albert ................ secretary, Gas Company
DART Thomas ................. farmer
DART William ................ farmer, Bridge
DART William ................ farmer, North Week
DAVEY John .................. butcher, grocer & wool buyer
DAY Lewis William ........... confectioner & mineral water manufacturer
DAY Samuel .................. blacksmith
DAY William ................. blacksmith
DAYMENT Henry ............... farmer, Week
DEANS John M.R.C.S., L.S.A. . surgeon, Broad b[h]_ll
DENSHAM Mrs. Mary
Devon Constabulary .......... SHERIFF John, police sergeant
DINGLEY, Pearse & Co. ....... (see Okehampton Branch Bank)
DRAKE Miss Bessie ........... Berlin wool dealer
DRAKE Mrs. Francis .......... ladies' day school
DRAKE Francis Dunning ....... road surveyor
DRAKE Thomas ................ victualler "White Hart"
DURANT John ................. corn, seed, wine & spirit merchant; &
steam thrashing machine owner
ELLIS Mrs. Amelia ........... dressmaker
ELLIS John .................. mason, Park place
ELLIS Samuel jnr. ........... mason
ELLIS Thomas ................ builder & sexton
ELLIS Mr. William
FISHER Samuel ............... maltster & victualler "Ring of Bells"
FORD William ................ road contractor
FRENCH William .............. head master, Middle Class school
FULFORD Robert & Son (George), solicitors, commissioners to administer oaths
in all courts, perpetual commissioners,
agents for West of England Insurance Co. &
clerks to magistrates of Hatherleigh division
Gas Company ................. GOSS Edward, secretary
GERMAN Robert ............... victualler "Gostwyck" commercial & family hotel
& posting house
GIBBINGS HENRY .............. linen & woollen draper, & grocer
GIBBINGS John Durant ........ butcher, farmer & cattle dealer
GIBBINGS John Henson ........ farmer, Week
GOWMAN Thomas ............... horse & carriage letter
GRIBBLE Samuel .............. station master
HARDING William ............. boot & shoe maker
HARVEY William .............. butcher
HATTON Robert Hemmingway .... Inland Revenue officer, Park terrace
HAWKINS John ................ tailor & haircutter
HAWKINS William ............. baker, & victualler "Fountain"
HAYWARD Miss Alice .......... Infant Board school mistress
HEARN Mrs. Ann .............. shopkeeper
HEATH William ............... grocer & provision dealer
HILL & PYKE ................. auctioneers
HOLE John ................... farmer, Crooke
HOLE Rev. Robert B.A., J.P. . rector
HOOPER Richard .............. farmer
Inland Revenue Office ....... CARTER George, supervisor
KNAPMAN George .............. baker
KNAPMAN William ............. farmer
LEA George .................. farmer, Slade
LE[A] James ................. boot & shoe maker
LETHEREN Richard ............ linen & woollen draper,
grocer, & agent for
Clerical, Medical & General Insurance Co.
LETHEREN Robert ............. farmer
LEWIS Frederick ............. dairyman & agent to L. & S.W. Railway Co.
LINSCOTT William ............ tailor, draper, & agent for
Prudential Assurance Co.
LUXTON Henry ................ farmer, Bath Barton
MANSFIELD Edward ............ shopkeeper
MARTIN William .............. chimney sweeper & marine store dealer
MAY George Hall ............. farmer, Westacott
Middle Class School ......... FRENCH William, head master
MOORE Thomas & Son .......... masons
National Provincial Bank .... branch; open on Thursdays & fair days
(draw on head office, London)
NORTHCOTT John .............. victualler "Globe Inn"
Okehampton Branch Bank ...... (Dingley, Pearse & Co.),
open on Thursdays & fair days
(draw on City Bank)
OSBORN John ................. blacksmith, Paffords
OSBORN Philip ............... saddler & harness maker
OSBORN William .............. blacksmith
PADDON Thomas ............... corn & seed merchant, & mail contractor
PERKINS James ............... builder
PHILLIPS HENRY .............. woollen salesman
PIKE John ................... clock cleaner
PLUMBEY Robert .............. grocer
POTTER John ................. farmer & victualler "Railway Hotel"
PYKE Hugh ................... registrar of births & deaths,
accountant, parish clerk, &
agent for Norwich Union Insurance Co.
PYKE John Ellis ............. accountant & deputy registrar,
secretary to Water Co., &
agent for Royal Farmers' Insurance Co.
PYKE Samuel ................. boot & shoe maker
Railway (L. & S.W.) ......... HILLARD George, stationmaster
RATTENBURY Miss Charity ..... dressmaker, Park terrace
RATTENBURY Mrs. Charity ..... Park terrace
RAY John .................... dairyman
RAYMONT Samuel .............. farmer, Halse
RYAN Mrs. Mary .............. confectioner
SALTER William .............. farmer, Barton
SAMPSON John ................ carpenter
SAMPSON William ............. carpenter
SHERIFF John ................ police sergeant
SKINNER Frank ............... grocer, druggist, stamp distributor & postmaster
SLOMAN John ................. farmer, Stadden
SNELL William ............... farmer, Broad Nymet
Stamp Office ................ SKINNER Frederick, distributor
STONEMAN George ............. marine store dealer
STONEMAN Thomas ............. tailor & shopkeeper
STONEMAN Thomas ............. victualler "Bridge Inn"
STRONG William .............. farmer, Yeo
TAMLIN Mrs. Susannah ........ grocer & draper
TAMLIN Thomas ............... plumber, glazier & ironmonger
TAVERNER James Camble ....... miller & farmer, Newland mills
TAYLOR Rev. [__] ............ (Congregational)
TAYLOR Joseph ............... shoemaker
TAYLOR Launcelott ........... boot & shoe dep�t
TAYLOR Mrs. Mary Ann ........ farmer, North Tawton wood
TAYLOR Philip ............... shopkeeper
TAYLOR William .............. mason
THOMPSON Mr. Thomas ......... Ashridge house
THOMAS William John ......... ironmonger (Tues. Thurs. & Fri.)
& Okehampton
TURNER John ................. thatcher
VICARY Fulford .............. serge manufacturer
residence: Bouchier's hill
VILVEN George ............... tailor & woollen draper
VOOGHT John ................. farmer, Sandford
VUGLER John ................. boot & shoe maker
WARD, CANN & Co. ............ manure & general merchants, Railway station
Water Co. ................... PYKE John E. secretary
WEBBER Willim ............... tailor
WHITE James ................. mason
WILLCOCKS ................... Miss E[l]iza
WILLCOCKS Richard ........... shopkeeper & pork butcher
WILLCOCKS Samuel ............ saddler & harness maker
WILLIAMS Mrs. Sarah ......... Park terrace
WREFORD Misses Mary & Susan . Park terrace
BROAD NYMET
"... on one of the tributary streams of the river Taw, 8� miles W. of Crediton, was formerly a civil and ecclesiastical parish, but is now united to North Tawton for civil purposes, and to Bow for ecclesiastical purposes. The living is a sinecure rectory - valued in K.B. at �2 4s. 2d., and in 1821 at �58 - in the same patronage and incumbency as Bow, or Nymet-Tracey. The manor anciently belonged to the family of De Brode Nymet, and is now nearly all in one farm, belonging to Mr. R. Prickman, and occupied by Mr. Will Snell."
NORTH TAWTON
County Magistrates of the South Molton Petty Sessional Division
sit bi-monthly at North Tawton, (1st Thursday at 12 noon)
Rev. Robert HOLE (rector)
Christian BUDD esq., M.B.
Major DUNNING
Lapford WOOD
Rev. J. V. TANNER (rector of Chawleigh)
Acting clerk:
George L. FULFORD
Parish clerk
Hugh PYKE
Postmaster
Frank SKINNER
Post Office, M.O.&T.O., S.B. & Annuity & Insurance Office
(Railway Sub-office. Letters should have R.S.O. Devon added)
Letters received from London, Bristol, Exeter & all parts
at 4.44 a.m. & 3.10 p.m.; dispatched at 2.55 & 7.55 p.m.;
deliveries commence at 7 a.m. & 3.10 p.m.;
sundays, delivery 7 a.m.; dispatch 7.55 p.m.
Parcels 20 minutes before each dispatch.
Insurance agents:
British Equitable ........... H. PHILLIPS
Economic Life ............... E. GOSS
Liverpool & London & Globe .. E. GOSS
Northern Assurance .......... H. PHILLIPS
Norwich Union ............... H. PYKE & Son
Sun ......................... Frank SKINNER, Post Office
West of England ............. G. L. FULFORD
County Police Station
In charge ................... Sergeant William KEMBLE
Public Officers
Clerk to Commissioners of Taxes
George L. FULFORD
Certifying Factory Surgeon & Medical Officer & Public
Vaccinator, North Tawton District, Okehampton Union
Frank Sidney HAWKINS
Registrar of Births & Deaths for North Tawton Sub-district
Hugh PYKE
Deputy Registrar
John Ellis PYKE
Inland Revenue Officer
Patrick WELBY
Sub-distributor of Stamps
Frank SKINNER
Schools
NORTH TAWTON erected in 1863, at a cost of �2,000, on a site given by the Earl of Portsmouth, is intended for the education of the sons of the middle classes generally; attached to the school are three scholarships, given by Lord Portsmouth & others; the school is managed by a committee of 12 members:
Rev. Robert HOLE B.A., chairman;
Robert J. TUCKER B.A., head master;
Samuel DUNN B.A., &
John PRITCHARD, assistant masters;
Henry GIBBINGS, hon. sec.
SCHOOL BOARD of 5 members was formed January 26th, 1872;
Edward GOSS, clerk to the board;
attendance officer, Thomas G. MANNING, North TAWTON.
BOARD (mixed), built in 1875, for 300 children;
average attendance, 77 boys & 80 girls;
James Chanter PIERCE, master;
Sarah Louisa PIERCE, mistress.
BOARD (infants), acquired in 1875, & holding 125 children;
average attendance, 85;
Miss Annie NEWMAN, mistress.
Railway Station
George RISBRIDGER, station master
LEWIS & Son, agents to South Western Railway Co.
Carriers
WEEKES, through from Hatherleigh to Exeter, thurs. returning sat.;
BALL, daily from Hatherleigh to North Tawton station
Private Residents
BANBERY Thomas .............. Exeter street
BROCK Miss .................. Crispins
BUDD Christian M.B., J.P.
COCKWELL Thomas
DREW Mrs. ................... Exeter street
DUNN Samuel B.A. ............ assistant master, North Tawton school
FARRANT Mark ................ Nicholls Nymet
FULFORD George Langdon
HOLE Rev. Robert B.A., J.P. . Rectory
ISAAC Miss .................. Tennis court
LETHEREN Richard ............ Tennis court
LETHEREN Robert ............. The Square
LUCAS Walter ................ Park terrace
PADMAN Miss ................. Park terrace
PHILLIPS Henry .............. Court green
PRITCHARD John .............. assistant master, North Tawton school
RAYMONT Miss ................ High street
STEPHENS Richard Bolitho .... Ashridge
TAYLOR Rev. Thomas Henry .... (Congregational)
TUCKER Robert J. B.A. ....... head master, North Tawton school
TUCKER Samuel James ......... Exeter street
VICARY Mrs. ................. Bouchiers hill
WREFORD Miss
Commercial
ATTWELL Samuel .............. baker
BAKER Robert ................ farmer, Nicholls Nymet
BANBERY Bessie (Miss) ....... shopkeeper
BANBERY Eliza (Mrs.) ........ dress maker
BANBERY Frank ............... builder
BENNETT William ............. shopkeeper
BICKHAM William Davis ....... farmer, Park terrace
BOLT William ................ farmer, Northweek
BOWDEN John ................. shoe maker
BOWDEN Thomas ............... shoe maker
BOWDEN William .............. shoe maker
BRADLEY John & Son .......... blacksmiths
BREALEY Richard & Son ....... wheelwrights
BREALEY William ............. tailor
BREALEY William ............. wheelwright & carpenter
BROOK Christopher ........... farmer, Slade
BROOKS Thomas ............... dairyman
CANN Robert Davy ............ tailor & draper
CURRY Henry ................. "Gostwyck Arms" public house
DART William ................ farmer, Bridge
DAW John .................... farmer, Bathe
DAW Thomas .................. farmer, Greenslade
DAY Lewis William ........... confectioner & aerated water manufacturer
DAY Samuel .................. blacksmith
DAY William George .......... blacksmith
DAYMENT Elizabeth (Mrs.) .... farmer, Week
DRAKE William ............... "White Hart" inn
DREW Mary & Susanna (Misses) stationers & fancy repository
DURANT & Sons ............... seed growers & wine & spirit merchants
ELLIS Samuel ................ mason
ELLIS Thomas ................ mason & sexton
EVANS Samuel ................ butcher
FILDEW William Henry ........ Temperance commercial hotel, & confectioner
good stabling
FOLLAND Joseph .............. boot maker
FOLLAND Thomas .............. farmer, Ashridge
FULFORD George Langdon ...... solicitor, commissioner for oaths,
clerk to the commissioners of taxes &
magistrates, North Tawton district & clerk
to the school board at Sampford Courtenay
GIBBINGS H. & Son ........... woollen & linen drapers, grocers, tailors
& outfitters; & at Okehampton
GIBBINGS Jn. Henson & Son ... farmers, Week
GIBBINGS John ............... coal dealer
GIBSON John ................. farmer, Beere
GORWYN William Lambert ...... farmer, Halse
GOSS Edward ................. accountant & clerk to the school board
HARVEY William .............. "Ring of Bells" public house
HAWKINS Frank Sidney ........ surgeon, & medical officer & public
vaccinator, North Tawton district,
Okehampton union & certifying
factory surgeon
HEATH William ............... shopkeeper
HEATH William John .......... lessee of market
HOOPER Charles .............. butcher, The Square
HOPKINS Henry ............... "Fountain" inn
KNAPMAN George .............. baker
KNAPMAN William ............. farmer
LEE James ................... shoe maker
LETHEREN Charley ............ grocer & draper
LEWIS & Son ................. carriers & agents for the
London & South Western Railway Co.
LINSCOTT William ............ tailor & insurance agent
MADGE Philip ................ butcher, High street
MANNING Thomas George ....... ironmonger, & school attendance officer
MANSFIELD Edward ............ shopkeeper
MARTIN William .............. chimney sweeper
MAY Ernest .................. farmer, Middlestone
MAY George Hall ............. farmer, Westacott
MAY Richard ................. farmer & landowner, Crooke
METHERELL Joseph ............ relieving & vaccination officer for
North Tawton district, Okehampton union
MOGRIDGE George ............. shoe maker
OSBORN Philip ............... harness maker
OSBORN William .............. blacksmith
PADDON Thomas ............... corn dealer
PHILLIPS Frank .............. devon serge warehouse
PHILLIPS Henry .............. branch manager to Jn. SHAW & Son Ltd.,
woollen manufacturers
PILLMAN Jonas ............... lessee of fair tolls
PONSFORD James .............. dairyman
POTTER Harriet (Mrs.) ....... "Railway" inn
PYKE, HORNE & POWLESLAND .... auctioneers; & at Bow R.S.O.
PYKE Hugh ................... registrar of births & deaths for
North Tawton sub-district,
assistant overseer & collector of taxes,
PYKE John ................... draper
PYKE John Ellis ............. deputy registrar of births & deaths
for North Tawton sub-district
RATTENBURY Charity (Miss) ... milliner
RAY John .................... dairyman
SALTER William Durant ....... farmer, Barton
SAMPSON John ................ wheelwright
SEARLE Samuel & Son ......... farmers, Lower stone
SHAW John & Son Ltd. ........ woollen manufacturers (Henry PHILLIPS, manager);
head office, Halifax, Yorkshire
SKINNER Frank ............... grocer, chemist & druggist, & Post & Stamp office
& agent for the Sun Fire & Life office
SLOMAN William .............. farmer, Staddon
SNELL William ............... farmer, Broad Nymet
(letters should be addressed Bow R.S.O.)
SQUIRE Martha (Mrs.) ........ shopkeeper
STONEMAN Thomas ............. tailor
TAMLIN Susanna (Mrs.) ....... draper & grocer
TAMLIN Thomas ............... ironmonger
TAVERNER James Camble ....... miller (water & steam) & farmer, Newland mills
TAYLOR Elizabeth (Mrs.) ..... ladies' school
TAYLOR John ................. basket maker
TAYLOR John jun. ............ chimney sweeper
TAYLOR Mary Ann (Mrs.) & Son farmers, Tawton wood
TAYLOR Samuel ............... shoe maker
TAYLOR William .............. mason
TAYLOR William .............. thatcher
TUCKER Robert J. B.A. ....... head master, North Tawton school
TURNER John ................. thatcher
VANSTONE George ............. colt breaker
VILVEN & Son ................ tailors
VOOGHT John ................. farmer, Sandford
WARE William ................ posting house
WARD, CANN & Co. ............ coal & general merchants, Railway station
WAY Frances (Mrs.) .......... shopkeeper
WEBBER George ............... farmer, Yeo
WEBBER William .............. tailor
WELBY Patrick ............... inland revenue officer
WILLCOCKS George ............ "Globe" inn
WILLCOCKS John .............. baker
Banks
Dingley, Pearse & Co. (Okehampton Bank) (sub-branch)
open thursdays & fair days only;
draw on City Bank Ltd. London EC
National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. (sub-branch of)
open on thursdays & fair days;
draw on head office, London EC
Other
Gas Co.
James Chanter PIERCE, sec.
North Tawton School
Robert J. TUCKER B.A., head master
Samuel DUNN B.A., assistant master
John PRITCHARD, assistant master
Henry GIBBINGS, hon. sec.
Reading & Recreation Rooms
Charles LETHEREN, sec.
Water Co.
Hugh PYKE, sec.
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NORTH TAWTON
... is a small market town and parish near the old road from Exter to Okehampton, and on the river Taw, which is here crossed by a bridge of four arches, leading to Hatherleigh and Okehampton ... Water was conveyed into the town from Slade Farm, through iron pipes, in the year 1851, at an expense of �600, raised in shares of �5 each. Gas works were erected in 1869, at a cost of �750, and are the property of a company.
The church of St. Peter is an ancient building of rubble and granite, in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave of six bays, aisles, south porch and a western tower with shingled broach spire, containing a clock, dated 1640, and 6 bells, recast in 1865-70 from a previous peal of four; the tower is of rubble, withe walls of great thickness, and is probably Early English work; the roof of the nave is of panelled oak, the wall plate and bosses beng elegantly carved; there are stained windows at the east end of each aisle,
and one in the south to John Chapple (d. 1879)
and Lovedy his wife (d. 1858);
in the north aisle is a memorial window, with an inscription on brass below it to
Sir Edward Gostwyck bart. (d. 1766),
and Loveday (Gostwyck), his wife (d. 1786);
and to Josias Gard (d. 1825),
erected in 1869 by Agnes (Gostwyck), wife of Josiah Gard;
she died December 9th, 1870;
there is another window in the south aisle with similar inscription to
John Kelland Durant (d. 1877),
and Sarah Luccombe, his wife (d. 1836);
in May 1893 a memorial window was erected by Mr. John Jackman of Welling, Kent, a native of this town, to members of his family,
and there are fragments of ancient stained glass in the windows of the north aisle; on the north side of the church is a lime-tree avenue, terminating with a lych gate; there is also a sun-dial fixed on the south wall of the tower; the church affords 600 sittings. The register dates from the year 1538. ... petty sessions are held here alternately with Chulmleigh.
A clock tower of red brick with freestone dressings, from designs by Mr. R. Medley Fulford, architect, of Exeter, was erected in the square by public subscription in 1887, at a cost of �130.
Here are large woollen mills, a branch factory belonging to Messrs. J. Shaw and Sons Limited, of Halifax, enlarged in 1887, and employing about 150 persons in the manufacture of blankets and serges; here also are Mr. J. C. Tavener's flour mills. ...
Fairs for cattle and horses are held on the 3rd Tuesday in April, 2nd Tuesdy in October and 1st Tuesday in December, and great markets are held on the last Thursdays in February & June, and first Thursday in August.
On the hill overlooking the town is a wooden house brought from Norway, belonging to Mrs. Vicary of Enmore, near Bridgwater and now in the occupation of Lieut.-General William Gordon. About a mile from the town is a hollow in the ground called "Bathe Pool", usually dry, but which occasionally fills with water and overflows. ... Near the church is a moated site called Court Green, supposed to have been the ancient seat of the Valletorts. ...
The soil is various; subsoil, principally red sandstone. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and roots. The area is 5,784 acres, rateable value, �8,748: the population in 1891 was 1,737.
Parish Clerk
PYKE Hugh
Postmaster
SKINNER Frank
County Magistrates for South Molton (petty sessions)
BUDD Francis Nonus, esq., North Tawton
DUNNING Major Richard Horwood, Lapford, Morchard Bishop
HOLE Rev. Robert B.A., Rectory, North Tawton
TANNER Rev. John Vowler B.A., D.L., Rectory, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh
Acting Clerk
FULFORD George Langdon
County Police Station
KEMBLE Sergeant William, in charge
Public Officers
FULFORD George L.
Clerk to Commissioners of Taxes
HISLOP Patrick Wood M.B., C.M.
Certifying Factory Surgeon, Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator,
North Tawton District, Okehampton Union
PYKE Hugh
Registrar of Births & Deaths for North Tawton Sub-district
PYKE John Ellis
Deputy Registrar
RODD Handescombe
Inland Revenue Officer
Schools
'Middle Class' School (built 1863):
HOLE Rev. Robert B.A. (committee chairman)
LOVESEY Charles George (head master)
GIBBINGS William Durant (hon. sec.)
School Board:
GOSS Edward (clerk)
RATTENBURY Hugh, North Tawton (attendance officer)
Board School (boys & girls) (built 1875):
PIERCE James Chanter (master)
PIERCE Sarah Louisa (mistress)
Board School (infants) (acquired 1875):
NEWMAN Annie (mistress)
Railway Station:
RISBRIDGER George (station master)
South Western Railway Co. agents:
Lewis & Son
Carriers:
WEEKES (Hatherleigh to Exeter Thurs., return Sat.)
BALL (Hatherleigh to North Tawton station daily)
Private Residents
BUDD Francis Nonus J.P.
COCKWELL Thomas
FARRANT Mark ................ Nicholls Nymet
FULFORD Mrs. Holmes
GORDON Lt.-Gen. Wm. C.I.E. .. Bouchiers hill
HISLOP Pat'k Wood M.B., C.M. Essington Park
HOLE Rev. Robert B.A., J.P. . Rectory
ISAAC Mrs. .................. Tennis court
LETHEREN Richard ............ Tennis court
LETHEREN Robert ............. The Square
LOVESEY Charles George ...... head master, North Tawton school
NORTHCOTT Miss .............. Melhuishes
PADMAN Miss ................. Park terrace
PHILLIPS Henry .............. Court green
PRICKMAN Richard ............ Dunning, Broad Nymet
(Letters should be addressed Bow R.S.O.)
RAYMONT Miss ................ High street
SKINNER William C.A. ........ Broad Nymet
(Letters should be addressed Bow R.S.O.)
TAYLOR Rev. Thomas Henry .... (Congregational)
TUCKER Samuel James ......... Exeter street
WILLIAMS Henry Clissold ..... Ashridge
WREFORD Miss ................ Park terrace
Banks
Devon & Cornwall Banking Co. Ltd. (sub-branch of)
(open on thursdays & fair days)
draw on Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Ransom, Bouverie & Co. London EC
Dingley, Pearse & Co. (Okehampton Bank) (sub-branch)
open thursdays & fair days only;
draw on City Bank Ltd. London EC
National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. (sub-branch of)
open on thursdays & fair days;
draw on head office, 112 Bishopsgate within, London EC
Commercial
ANSTEY Harry ................ "White Hart" inn
ATTWELL Samuel .............. baker
BAKER Robert ................ farmer, Nicholls Nymet
BANBERY Bessie (Miss) ....... shopkeeper
BANBERY Frank ............... builder
BASTOW Louisa (Miss) ........ dress maker
BENNETT William ............. shopkeeper
BICKHAM William Davis ....... farmer, Park terrace
BOLT Richard ................ shopkeeper
BOWDEN John & William ....... shoe makers
BOWDEN Thomas ............... shoe maker
BRADLEY John & Son .......... blacksmiths
BROOKS Elizabeth (Mrs.) ..... farmer, Week
CANN Robert Davy ............ tailor & draper
CURRY Henry ................. "Gostwyck Arms" public house
DART William ................ farmer, Bridge
DAW Thomas .................. farmer, Greenslade
(letters should be addressed Sampford Courtenay R.S.O.)
DAY Lewis William ........... aerated water manufacturer
DAY Samuel .................. blacksmith
DREW Mary & Susanna (Misses) stationers & fancy repository
DURANT & Sons ............... seed growers & wine & spirit merchants
ELLIS Samuel ................ mason & road contractor
ELLIS Thomas ................ mason & sexton
EVANS Samuel ................ butcher
FILDEW William Henry ........ temperance hotel, & confectioner
FOLLAND Joseph .............. boot manufacturer, & Prudential agent
FOLLAND Thomas .............. farmer, Ashridge
FORD William ................ road contractor
FULFORD George Langdon ...... solicitor, commissioner for oaths,
clerk to the commissioners of taxes &
to the school board at Sampford Courtenay,
& acting clerk to magistrates,
North Tawton district;
& at Okehampton
GIBBINGS Jn. Henson & Son ... farmers, Week
GIBBINGS John Durant ........ coal dealer
GIBSON John ................. farmer, Beere
GORWYN William Lambert ...... farmer, Halse
GOSS Edward ................. accountant & clerk to the school
board, & agent for Liverpool,
London & Globe, & Economic Life,
& for the Ocean Accident Co.
HANNAFORD Samuel ............ farmer, Slade
HARVEY William .............. "Ring of Bells" public house
HEATH William ............... shopkeeper
HEATH William John .......... lessee of market
HIRST William ............... branch manager to John Shaw & Son Ltd.,
woollen manufacturers
HISLOP Patrick W., M.B. C.M. surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator
North Tawton district, Okehampton union,
& certifying factory surgeon
HOOPER Charles .............. butcher, The Square
HOOPER William .............. coal dealer
HOPKINS Henry ............... "Fountain" inn
KNAPMAN George .............. baker
KNAPMAN William ............. dairyman
LANE William ................ teacher of music; organist of the parish church
LEE James ................... shoe maker
LETHEREN Charley ............ grocer & draper
LEWIS & Son ................. carriers & agents for the
London & South Western Railway Co.
LOVELL William .............. blacksmith, Safford
MADGE Philip & Sons ......... butchers, High street
MANNING Thomas George ....... ironmonger
MANSFIELD Edward ............ shopkeeper
MARTIN William .............. chimney sweeper
MAY Ernest .................. farmer, Crooke
MAY George Hall ............. farmer, Westacott
METHERELL Joseph ............ relieving & vaccination officer for
North Tawton district, Okehampton union
MILLMAN John ................ Prudential agent, Exeter street
OSBORN Philip ............... harness maker & ironmonger
OSBORN William .............. blacksmith
PADDON Thomas ............... wool dealer
PHILLIPS & Son .............. devon serge warehouse
PILLMAN Jonas ............... lessee of fair tolls
POTTER Harriet (Mrs.) ....... "Railway" inn
PYKE, HORNE & POWLESLAND .... auctioneers; & at Bow R.S.O. & Hatherleigh
PYKE John ................... draper
PYKE Hugh ................... registrar of births & deaths for
North Tawton sub-district,
assistant overseer & collector of taxes,
& agent for Norwich Union
PYKE John Ellis ............. deputy registrat of births & deaths
for North Tawton sub-district
RATTENBURY Hugh ............. school attendance officer, & shopkeeper
RAY William Folland ......... dairyman
REDDAWAY James .............. farmer, Bathe
RODD Handescombe ............ inland revenue officer, Park terrace
SAUNDERS Samuel John ........ butcher
SEARLE Samuel ............... farmer, Lower stone
SHAW John & Sons Ltd. ....... woollen manufacturers (William HIRST,
branch manager) head office, Halifax, Yorkshire
SKINNER Frank ............... grocer, chemist, Post office
SLOMAN William .............. farmer, Staddon
SNELL William ............... farmer, Broad Nymet
(letters should be addressed Bow R.S.O.)
SQUIRE Martha (Mrs.) ........ boot dealer & news agent
TAMLIN Susanna (Mrs.) ....... draper & grocer
TAMLIN Thomas ............... ironmonger
TAVERNER James Camble ....... miller (water & steam), Newland mills
TAYLOR Elizabeth (Mrs.) ..... ladies' school
TAYLOR John ................. basket maker
TAYLOR John jun. ............ chimney sweeper
TAYLOR Mary Ann & Son ....... farmers, Tawton wood
TAYLOR Samuel ............... shoe maker
TAYLOR William .............. mason
TAYLOR William .............. thatcher
TILLER Elizabeth (Mrs.) ..... shopkeeper
TURNER John ................. thatcher
VANSTONE George ............. colt trainer
VILVEN & Son ................ tailors
VOOGHT John ................. farmer, Sandford
WALDEN & CLARE .............. drapers, tailors & outfitters
WARE William ................ posting house & temperance hotel
WARD & Co. .................. coal & general merchants,
Railway station (branch)
WAY Frances (Mrs.) .......... shopkeeper
WEBBER George ............... farmer, Yeo
WILLCOCKS Jane (Mrs.) ....... "Globe" inn
WILLCOCKS John .............. baker
WILLCOCKS John jun. ......... wheelwright & carpenter
WILLS John .................. farmer, Barton
Other
Constitutional Club
John Ellis PYKE, hon. sec.
Gas Co.
James Chanter PIERCE, sec.
North Tawton Co-operative Society Limited
Tom O. BENNETT, sec.
North Tawton School
Charles George LOVESEY, head master
William Durant GIBBINGS, hon. sec.
Reading & Recreation Rooms
Charles LETHEREN, sec.
Water Co.
Hugh PYKE, sec.
SHAW John, Beestones mill, Stainland mills, Stainland;
& North Tawton
SHAW John & Sons Ltd., Brookroyd mills, Stainland;
& North Tawton, Devonshire
NORTH TAWTON
"... in the Northern division of the country, North Tawton hundred, South Molton petty sessional division, Okehampton union and county court district, rural deanery of Okehampton, achdeaconry of Totnes and diocese of Exeter. ....
Water was conveyed into the town ... in the year 1851, ... and the Okehampton Rural District Council have since taken steps to provide a further supply, at a cost of �2,500; gas works were erected in 1869, at a cost of �750, and are the property of Henry Gibbings esq. A complete system of drainage was carried out in 1894-5, under the superintendence of Edward Ellis C.E. of Exeter, at a cost of �700.
... the church affords 600 sittings. ... The living is a rectory, net yearly value �600, with 91 acres of glebe, valued at �160, and residence, in the gift of and held since 1850 by the Rev. Robert Hole B.A. of University College, Oxford, surrogate, and J.P. There is a Congregational chapel, erected in 1834, with 300 sittings; one for Bible Christians, seating 150 persons; and a meeting-room for Plymouth Brethren, with 60 sittings.
Here are large woollen mills, a branch factory belonging to Messrs. J. Shaw and Sons Limited, of Halifax, enlarged in 1887, and employing about 150 persons in the manufacture of serges and top making; here also are Mr. J. C. Tavener's flour mills, which are lit by electricity.
The market is held on Thursday. Fairs for cattle and horses are held on the 3rd Tuesday in April, 2nd Tuesday in October and a fat stock show 1st Tuesday in December, and great markets are held on the last Thursdays in February and June, and 1st Thursday in August.
The poor have �1 16s. 8d. yearly, distributed in bread; C. Kelland in 1758 left �20; and in 1887 the Kelland-De Bathe charity of �1 yearly was founded by W. H. Kelland esq. as a memorial to Richard Kelland, of Lapford and De Bathe, ob. 1603. ...
The area is 5,951 acres of land and 16 of water; rateable value, �[9],150; the population in 1901 was 1,528 in the civil and 1,682 in the ecclesiastical parish."
Post, M.O. & T.O., T.M.O., S.B., Express Delivery,
Parcel & Annuity Insurance Office (Railway Sub-office.
Letters should have 'R.S.O. North Devon' added)
Frank SKINNER, postmaster.
Letters received from London, Bristol, Exeter
& all parts at 4.44 & 10.10 a.m. & 3.10 p.m.;
dispatched at 10.20 a.m. & 3.45 & 7.55 p.m.;
deliveries commence at 7 & 10.15 a.m. & 3 p.m.;
sundays, delivery 7 a.m.; dispatch, 7.55 p.m.
Parcels 15 minutes before each dispatch.
COUNTY MAGISTRATES OF THE SOUTH MOLTON PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION
Chairman, the senior magistrate present.
FORTESCUE Earl of D.L., Castle Hill, South Molton
PORTSMOUTH Earl of D.L., Eggesford house, Wembworthy R.S.O.
EBRINGTON Viscount D.L. Exmoor, South Molton
POLTIMORE Lord P.C., D.L., Court hall, North Molton
BEADON Lieut.-Col. John Hammet, Blackerton, East Anstey, Dulverton R.S.O., Somerset
BRYAN Richard Stawell esq., Grilston cottage, Bishopsnympton, South Molton
BUCKINGHAM Aaron esq. Lake, Kingsnympton, Chulmleigh
BUDD Francis Nonus esq., North Tawton R.S.O.
BUSH Dudley John Campbell esq., Fort house, South Molton
CROCKER John esq., East street, South Molton
CUTCLIFFE George esq., Goombe house, Witheridge, Morchard Bishop R.S.O.
DUNNING Major Richards Horwood, Hilliers, Winkleigh
HATHERLY Narcissus Collins R.N., M.D., 123 East street, South Molton
HOLE Rev. Robert B.A., Rectory, North Tawton R.S.O.
JOHNSON Ronald Frederick Godolphin esq., Windleigh Court, Winkleigh R.S.O.
MATTHEWS Rev. Prebendary John B.A., Knowstone, South Molton
PRESTON-WHYTE Robert James esq., Leigh house, Chulmleigh
REW Thomas esq., Sannacott, North Molton, South Molton
SNELL William esq., Broad Nymet, Bow R.S..
TANNER Rev. John Vowler B.A., D.L., Rectory, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh
TAVENER James esq., Melhuishes, North Tawton R.S.O.
THOROLD George Aubrey William esq., M.A. Hudscott, Chitlehampton, Umberleigh R.S.O.
WILKIN John Frederick M.D., Rose Ash court, South Molton
The chairman, for the time being, of the South Molton Rural District Council, is an ex-officio magistrate.
Acting clerk, George Langdon FULFORD
Petty sessions are held at the Market house, bi-monthly on the first thursday at 12 noon.
County Police Station
Sergeant Thomas GAMMON, in charge
+ 1 constable
Sexton
William Oliver PRIEST
Public Officers
Assistant Overseer & Collector of Taxes,
John Ellis PYKE
Clerk to Commissioners of Taxes,
George L. FULFORD
Certifying Factory Surgeon, Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, North Tawton District, Okehampton Union
Montagu CUTCLIFFE M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond.
Registrar of Births & Deaths for North Tawton Sub-district, Okehampton Union,
John Ellis PYKE;
deputy registrar: Edward GOSS
Inland Revenue Officer
Alfred W. NORTON
Town Crier
John SKINNER, Exeter street
Schools
A School Board of 5 members was formed Feb. 21, 1872
clerk to the board, Edward GOSS
attendance officer, George DAVEY, North Tawton
Board (boys & girls, built in 1875, for 300 children;
average attendance, 80 boys & 75 girls
James Chanter PIERCE, master
Sarah Louisa PIERCE, mistress
Board (infants), acquired in 1875, & holding 125 children
average attendance, 76
Miss Kate BOWDEN, mistress
Railway Station
George RISBRIDGER, Station master
Agents to South Western Railway Co.
LEWIS & Son
Omnibus from "Ring of Bells" meets all trains
Carriers:
WEEKES, through from Hatherleigh to Exeter,
thurs. returning sat.;
BALL, daily from Hatherleigh to
North Tawton station
Banks
Devon & Cornwall Banking Co. Lim. (sub-branch of)
(open on thursdays & fair days);
draw on Barclay & Co. Lim., London EC
Dingley, Pearse & Co. (Okehampton Bank) (sub-branch)
open thursdays & fair days only;
draw on London City & Midland Bank Lim., London EC
National Provincial Bank of England Limited (sub-branch of);
open on thursdays & fair days;
draw on head office, 112 Bishopsgate within, London EC
Other
Gas Works
(Henry GIBBINGS, propr.)
North Tawton Co-operative Society Limited
(Tom O. BENNETT, sec.)
Reading & Recreation Rooms
(Charley LETHEREN, sec.)
Private Residents
BANBERY Mrs. ................ Rose cottage
CLIFFORD CONSTABLE, Lady .... Burton hall
CURRY Henry ................. Essington park
CUTCLIFFE Montagu ........... Court green
DURANT John ................. High street
GIBBINGS Mrs. ............... North street
GIBBINGS Henry .............. Bouchiers hill
GIBBINGS William D. ......... North street
HARVEY Mrs. ................. Thornleigh
HOLE Rev. Robert B.A., J.P. . (rector & surrogate), Rectory
ISAAC Mrs. .................. Tennis court
LETHEREN Robert ............. The Square
MATTHEWS Harold F. Nichols .. Nymet house
NICHOLLS Edward Christmas ... Ashridge
NOTT Mrs.
PADMAN Miss ................. Park terrace
PHILLIPS Henry .............. Devonshire house
PYKE John ................... The Square
SEAWARD Miss ................ Fore street
SNELL William J.P. .......... Borad Nymet
(Letters should be addressed Bow R.S.O.)
TAVENER Jas. Camble J.P. .... Melhuishes
TAYLOR Rev. Thomas Henry .... (Congregational), Tennis court
THOMPSON Thomas ............. Burton hall
TUCKER Samuel James ......... Exeter street
Commercial
ANSTEY Harry ................ "White Hart" inn
ATTWELL Frank ............... baker
ATTWELL Charles ............. "Fountain" inn
AVERY John .................. shopkeeper
AXFORD Thomas James ......... farmer, Nichols Nymet
BANBERRY Bessie (Miss) ...... shopkeeper, Fore street
BANBERY Thomas .............. builder
BASTOW Louisa (Miss) ........ dress maker, Fore street
BICKHAM William Davis ....... farmer & jobmaster, Park terrace
BOLT Richard ................ shopkeeper, North street
BONNER Edward ............... grocer & provision dealer, The Square
BOWDEN Wm. .................. shoe maker, High street
BOWDEN Thomas ............... shoe maker, High street
BRADFORD Thomas ............. baker, Fore street
BROWN Richard ............... farmer, Week
CHAMBERS Walter Ernest ...... "Railway" inn
CHOAT George ................ blacksmith, Fore street
CURRY Henry ................. "Gostwyck Arms" public house
CUTCLIFFE Montagu ........... (M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond.) surgeon &
medical officer & public vaccinator North
Tawton district, Okehampton union &
certifying factory surgeon, Court green
DARCH Jesse & Son ........... saddlers, Fore street
DART Eliza (Mrs.), & Son .... farmers, Bridge
DART Thomas Luxton jnr. ..... farmer, High street
DAW Thomas .................. farmer, Greenslade
(letters should be addressed Sampford Courtenay R.S.O.)
DAY Lewis William ........... aerated water manufacturer, Essington
DAY Wm. Geo. ................ blacksmith, High street
DENSEM Thomas George Ellis .. commercial traveller, Moor view
DOWN Frank .................. farmer, Beere
DREW Mary Jane &
Susanna (Misses) ....... stationers & fancy repository
DULLING Henry Jas. .......... tailor, The Square
DURANT, AVERY & MERCHANT .... threshing machine proprs.; & at Bow R.S.O.
DURANT & Sons ............... seed growers
ELLIS Samuel & Sons ......... builders & contractors, Fore street
EVANS Samuel ................ butcher, Fore street
FISHER Bros. ................ builders & contractors, North street
FOLLAND Thomas .............. farmer, Wardens
FORD Wm. .................... road contractor, North street
FULFORD George Langdon ...... solicitor, commissioner for oaths, clerk to the
commissioners of taxes & to the school board at
Sampford Courtenay, & acting clerk to magistrates,
North Tawton district; & at Okehampton
GIBBINGS John Henson ........ farmer, Week
GIBBINGS John Durant & Son .. butchers, Market street
GIBBINGS Robert ............. farmer, Upcott
(Letters should be addressed Bow R.S.O.)
GORWYN Albert Lambert ....... farmer, Halse
GOSS Edward ................. accountant, deputy registrar of births & deaths
for North Tawton sub-district & clerk to the school
board, & agent for Liverpool & London & Globe, Fire
& Economic Life, & for the Ocean Accident Co.
GOSS Florence &
Emily (Misses) ......... girls' day school, The Square
HANNAFORD Roger ............. confr. [confectioner], High street
HANNAFORD Samuel ............ farmer, Slade
HEARD Wm. ................... hair dresser, Exeter street
HEATH Jane (Mrs.) ........... shopkpr. [shopkeeper], High street
HEATH William John .......... "Ring of Bells", every accommodation for commercials
& visitors; posting in all its branches;
'bus meets all trains
HIRST William ............... branch manager to John Shaw & Son Limited,
woollen manufacturers
HOYLE Samuel ................ branch manager to John Shaw & Son Limited,
woollen manufacturers
JAMES William ............... farmer, Bathe
KNIGHT William .............. butcher, The Square
LEE John .................... shoe maker, Barton street
LETHEREN Charley ............ grocer & draper
LEWIS & Son ................. carriers & agents for the
London & South Western Railway Co.
High street
LONG William ................ dairyman, Fore street
LOVELL William .............. blacksmith, Paffords
MADGE Philip & Sons ......... butchers, High street
MANNING Thomas George & Son . ironmongers
MARTIN Wm. .................. chimney sweeper, High street
MAY Ernest .................. farmer, Crooke
MAY George Hall ............. farmer, Westacott
METHERELL Joseph ............ relieving & vaccination officer for
North Tawton district, Okehampton union
MITCHELL John ............... dairyman, Southwick
NORTHCOTT Fredk. ............ coal dealer, Exeter street
NORTON Alfd. W. ............. inland revenue officer
PADDON Thomas ............... wool dealer & farmer, Farwells
PHILLIPS & Son .............. devon serge warehouse
PILMAN Jonas ................ lessee of fair tolls, North street
PIZZEY George Vilven ........ tailor, High street
POTTER & Sons ............... machinists, Exeter street
POWLESLAND George ........... farmer, Lower Nichols Nymet
PYKE, POWLESLAND & Son ...... auctioneers
PYKE J. & M. ................ drapers, Fore street
PYKE John ................... auctioneer, see Pyke Powlesland & Son
PYKE John Ellis.............. accountant & registrar of births &
deaths for North Tawton sub-district,
assistant overseer & collector of taxes,
& agent for Norwich Union Insurance Society
RATTENBURY Hugh ............. shopkeeper, High street
SAMPSON Charles ............. builder, High street
SAUNDERS Samuel John ........ butcher, Exeter street
SEARLE Samuel ............... farmer, Lower stone
SHAW John & Sons Ltd. ....... woollen manufacturers (William HIRST &
Samuel HOYLE, branch managers);
head office, Halifax, Yorkshire
SHORT Wm. ................... farmer & aparts., Barton
SKINNER Frank ............... grocer & Post office & agent for Sun Fire
& Life Insurance Society
SKINNER John ................ town crier & bill poster, Exeter street
SKINNER William ............. chemist
SLOMAN William .............. farmer, Staddon
SNELL William ............... farmer, Broad Nymet
(letters should be addressed Bow R.S.O.)
SQUIRE Martha (Mrs.) ........ boot dealer & news agent, Fore street
STONE Bros. ................. farmers, Ashridge
STONEMAN William ............ farmer & dairyman, Essington
TAMLIN Susanna (Mrs.) ....... draper & grocer, The Square
TAMLIN Thomas ............... ironmonger, The Square
TAMLIN Lucy &
Ophelia (Misses) ..... fancy drapers, The Square
TAVERNER James Camble ....... miller (water & steam), Newland mills
TAYLOR James ................ thatcher, Barton street
TAYLOR John ................. chimney sweeper, Fore street
TAYLOR Samuel ............... farmer, Tawton wood
TAYLOR Samuel ............... shoe maker, High street
TAYLOR Thomas ............... coal dealer, Exeter street
TAYLOR William .............. mason
TUCKER John ................. dairyman & farmer, Middle stone
TURNER John ................. thatcher, East street
VANSTONE Richard ............ dairyman, Moors
VILVEN Joshua ............... tailor
VOOGHT Susan Ann (Mrs.) ..... farmer, Sandford
WARD & Co. .................. coal & general merchants,
Railway station (branch)
WAY Francis ................. shopkeeper, High street
WEBBER George ............... farmer, Yeo
WEST Tom Percival ........... teacher of music & organist of the
Parish church, Park terrace
WILLCOCKS Charles ........... "Globe" inn
WILLCOCKS Eliza (Miss) ...... baker, High street
WILLCOCKS John .............. wheelwright & carpenter, High street
NORTH TAWTON
"... The Manor ... descended to the Earl of Portsmouth; in 1904 it was purchased by John C. Shaw esq. of Brooklands, Halifax, Yorks[hire], and presented by him to the North Tawton Parish Council. ... The Barton, which was formerly known as Cottle's Barton, has belonged since 1907 to W. A. Knapman esq. ... The North Tawton Parish Council are lords of the manor; Ernest May esq., the trustees of the late Gen. Sir H. P. De Bathe bart. (d. 1907), Mrs. J. M. Pope, A. S. Perkins esq. and E. C. Nicholls esq. are the principal landowners. Nearly all the farmers own their farms.
The late Mr. Frank Henson Gibbings of Nottingham (d. 1918), left a field and a sum of money for a memorial park for the use of the parish, vested in the parish council and two trustees; a portion of the gift to be applied for a permanent memorial to the North Tawton men who have fallen in the war.
... The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and roots. The area is 5,951 acres of land and 16 of water; rateable value, �9,683; the population in 1911 was 1,455 in the civil and 1,431 in the ecclesiastical parish."
"BROAD NYMET is a rectory and parish, paying poor and highway rates to North Tawton, but ecclesiastically annexed to Bow or Nymet Tracey; it is the property of Mrs. Prickman."
Post, M. O., T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office
(Letters should have 'Devon' added)
Sub-postmaster, Edwin James FRANCIS
Wall Letter Boxes:
Railway station; Roseberry, & Bouchier's Hill
Petty sessions are held at the Market house bi-monthly
on the first thursday at 11 a.m.
County Police Station
[___] Constable
Market House
John TUCKER, lessee
Reading & Recreation Rooms
William MARTIN, sec.
Public Officers
Assistant Overseer & Clerk to the Parish Council
William Durant GIBBINGS, Bank house
Clerk to Commissioners of Taxes
Arthur GOSS, The Square
Clerk to North Tawton Sub-committee of Devon Local Pension Committee
Arthur GOSS, The Square
Collector of Taxes
James Chanter PIERCE
Certifying Factory Surgeon, Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, North Tawton District, Okehampton Union
Henry Soulbieu DESPREZ L.R.C.P. & S.Edin., The Holmes
Registrar of Births & Deaths for North Tawton Sub-district
Reginald HAWKEN, 1 Barton street;
deputy registrar: Arthur GOSS, The Square
Relieving & Vaccination Officer, No. 1 District, Okehampton Union
Reginald HAWKEN, 1 Barton street
Town Crier
Jack PILLMAN, Lakeway
Cemetery:
William Durant GIBBINGS, clerk to the Burial Authority
Sexton:
Philip STONEMAN
Public Elementary Schools
The schools are controlled by six managers
Correspondent, Arthur GOSS, The Square
Boys & Girls, built in 1875, for 300 children;
James Chanter PIERCE, master;
Sarah Louisa PIERCE, mistress
Infants, acquired in 1875, & holding 125 children
Miss Kate BOWDEN, mistress
Railway Station
William H. ODAM, Station master
Agents to South Western Railway Co.
W. PADDON
Omnibuses from "Ring of Bells" meet all trains
Carriers:
WEEKES, through from Hatherleigh to
Exeter, thursdays, returning saturdays
HILL Bros., daily from Hatherleigh to
North Tawton station
Medical practitioners:
DESPREZ & LANGDON, physicians & surgeons
DESPREZ Henry Soulbieu L.R.C.P. & S.Edin., surgeon & medical
officer & public vaccinator North Tawton district, Okehampton
union & certifying factory surgeon; The Holmes
LANGDON William Morgan M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond.
surgeon, Hillside
WEIGHELL Henry J., L.D.S.Eng.
dentist (attends thursdays)
Banks
Dingley, Pearse & Co. (Okehampton Bank) (branch) (T. G. MANNING, agent);
draw on London Joint City & Midland Bank Ltd., London EC2
Lloyds Bank Ltd. (sub-branch) (open on thursdays & saturdays)
draw on London head office, 71 Lombard street EC3
National Provincial & Union Bank of England Ltd. (agency); open on thursdays
& fair days; draw on head office, 15 Bishopsgate, London EC2
Other
Gas Works
Devon Gas Association, proprietors
North Tawton Co-operative Society Ltd.
Tom O. BENNETT, sec.
Private Residents
ARUNDELL Constantine Harris . Court Green
BICKHAM Mrs. ................ Park terrace
CURRY Henry ................. Essington Park
DAVIDSON George ............. Crispins
DESPREZ Henry Soulbieu ...... The Holmes
DRAKE Henry ................. Exeter street
GIBBINGS John Henson J.P. ... Week
GIBBINGS Wm. Durant ......... Bank house
GORLE Richmond .............. Nymet
GOSS Arthur ................. Dartmoor house
GRIFFITHS HENRY ............. Moor View
HARVEY Mrs. ................. Highlands
ISAAC Mrs. .................. Tennis court
JAMES Herbert Joseph ........ Newlands
KNAPMAN William Arthur ...... The Barton
LANGDON William Morgan ...... Hillside
MAY Ernest C. C. ............ Bathe
MERCHANT William ............ Park terrace
MOLLAND Herbert ............. Burton hall
NICHOLLS Edward Christmas ... Ashridge house
PAGE John ................... Exeter street
PHILLIPS Henry J.P. ......... Devonshire house
PHILLIPS Henry jnr. ......... Tor view
POWLESLAND Mrs. ............. High street
PRIEST William Oliver ....... Summerland
PYKE Mrs. ................... Rose cottage
PYKE Mrs. ................... Bouchier's hill
ROSE Rev. Harry (Congr.) .... Tennis court
ROWLAND William Thomas ...... Cranmere
SAMPSON Caleb ............... South view
SAMPSON John ................ Highcroft
SAMPSON Samuel .............. Wildridge
TAVENER James Gibbings ...... Melhuishes
TAVENER Mrs. Kerri
TUCKER Mrs. ................. Thornleigh
WATTS Rev. Edward G., M.A. .. (rector), Rectory
Commercial
Early closing day, Wednesday 1 p.m.
ANSTEY Harry ................ insurance agent, Fore street
ATTWELL & Sons .............. bakers, Fore & High streets
ATTWELL Samuel .............. saddler, Fore street
AXFORD Thomas James ......... farmer, Nichols Nymet
BALE Samuel ................. dairyman, Fore street
BANBERY Bessie (Miss) ....... shopkeeper, Fore street
BANBERY Thomas .............. builder, High street
BASTOW Louisa (Miss) ........ dress maker, Fore street
BOWDEN William Thomas ....... shoe maker, High street
BRADLEY John ................ blacksmith, Lakeway
BROWN Herbert Croston ....... solicitor (attends thursdays), The Square
BROWN Richard ............... farmer, Week
CALLAWAY & Co. .............. auctioneers, estate, insurance & house agents;
rent & tithe collectors; valuers;
shipping agents & emigration agents for
Australia & New Zealand; & at
Oakhampton, Hatherleigh, Bow &
6 Queen street, Exeter
CANN George Dunning ......... solicitor (attends thursdays)
CHERITON Wallace W. ......... farmer, Staddon
DART Thomas Luxton .......... farmer, Exeter street
DAVEY Charles Edwin ......... butcher, The Square
DAW Thomas .................. farmer, Greenslade
DAY William Geo. ............ blacksmith, High street
DURANT, AVERY & MERCHANT .... threshing machine proprietors
DURANT & Sons ............... seed growers & wool merchants, North Devon
seed establishment; TN2
ELLIS Samuel & Sons ......... builders, Fore street
ELLIS Florence Annie (Miss) . preparatory school for girls & boys, Fore street
FISHER & Co. ................ builders, North street
FOLLAND Thomas .............. farmer, Wardens
FORD John ................... road contractor, Addle hole
GARDNER James Walter ........ "White Hart" inn
GIBBINGS Fred ............... "Fountain" inn
GIBBINGS John Durant jnr. ... butcher, Market street
GIBBINGS Jn. Henson J.P. .... farmer, Week
GIBBINGS Richard ............ farmer, Upcott
Letters should be addressed Bow
GIBBINGS William Durant ..... assistant overseer & clerk to the Parish
Council & agent for Norwich Union Insurance
Society, Bank house
GLANVILLE Ernest Frank ...... farmer, Stone farm
GOSS Arthur ................. accountant, deputy clerk to magistrates, South
Molton division, clerk to the commissioners
of taxes & to the North Tawton Sub-committee
of Devon Local Pension Committee, & insurance
agent, & deputy registrar of births & deaths
for North Tawton sub-district, The Square
HANNAFORD Samuel & Sons...... farmers, Slade
HAWKEN Reginald ............. relieving & vaccination officer for No. 1 district,
Okehampton union & registrar of births & deaths
for North Tawton sub-district, 1 Barton street
HEATH William John .......... "Ring of Bells" family & commercial; motors on hire;
all trains met; parties catered for; TN8
HILL James .................. farmer, Bridge
JONES William ............... blacksmith, The Square
JOSLYN George ............... farm bailiff to Edward C. NICHOLLS esq.
Ashridge cottage
KNAPMAN William Arthur ...... farmer, The Barton
KNIGHT William .............. cattle dealer, Park terrace
LEE Albert .................. seedsman, High street
LEE John .................... shoe maker, Barton street
LETHEREN Charley ............ grocer & draper
LIAS Alfred ................. "Globe" inn
MADGE John & Philip ......... farmers & landowner, High street
MANNING Thomas George & Son.. ironmongers
MANNING T. G. ............... agent for Dingley, Pearse & Co. (Okehampton Bank)
MARTIN Albert Edward ........ shopkeeper, High street
MARTIN William .............. chimney sweeper, High street
MAY Ernest C. C. ............ farmer, Bathe
MAY George Hall ............. farmer, Westacott
MOLLAND William ............. farmer, Burton hall
NEWCOMBE William Henry ...... farmer, Lower Nicholas Nymet
NORTHAM Robert Geo. ......... farmer, South Week
NORTHCOTT Frederick ......... coal dealer, Exeter street
PADDON William .............. agent for L.&S.W. Railway Co., Farwells
PARISH Robert G. ............ farmer, Westacott
PHILLIPS & Son .............. woollen merchants & warehousemen,
Devon serge warehouse
PIERCE James Chanter ........ collector of taxes
PIKE James .................. "Railway" inn
PIZZEY George Vilven ........ tailor, High street
SAMPSON Charles ............. builder, High street
SAUNDERS Samuel jnr. ........ butcher, Exeter street
SEARLE Mary (Mrs.) .......... farmer, Lower stone
SHAW John & Sons Ltd. ....... woollen manufacturers, TN3; TA "Shaws, North Tawton"
SHORT Frank ................. farmer, Broad Nymet
SKINNER John ................ bill poster, Exeter street
SKINNER William ............. grocer & chemist, & agent for Sun Fire & Life
Insurance Society
SQUIRE Susanna (Miss) ....... stationer &c., The Square
TAMLIN Lucy, Ophelia (Misses) fancy drapers, The Square
TAMLIN Annie (Miss) ......... ironmonger, The Square
TAMLIN Susanna (Mrs.) ....... draper, The Square
TAVERNER James Gibbings ..... miller (water & steam), Newland mills, TN5
TAYLOR George ............... cycle agent, The Square
TAYLOR James ................ thatcher, Barton street
TAYLOR Samuel ............... shoe maker, High street
TAYLOR Samuel ............... shopkeeper, High street
TAYLOR Thomas ............... thatcher, Barton street
TUCKER John ................. dairyman, Lakeway
TUCKER John ................. farmer, Crooke
VANSTONE Annie (Mrs.) ....... dairy, High street
VOOGHT John ................. farmer, Sandford
WEBBER George ............... farmer, Yeo
WEIGHELL Henry J. ........... dentist (attends thursdays)
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