Bradworthy Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870 Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Elizabeth Glover HOWARD Checked by Val HENDERSON Pages 595 - 596     BRADWORTHY is a village and parish in Holsworthy union, containing, by the census of 1861, 981 inhabitants and 9586 acres; in the deanery of Holsworthy, archdeaconry of Barnstaple, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Black Torrington, South Devonshire; 6 ½ miles north from Holsworthy, and 14 south-west from Bideford. The vicarage, with the chapelry of Pancrasweek attached, had the tithes commuted, in 1842, at £195 per annum, and has residence and 25A. 2R. 3P. of glebe land; it is in the incumbency of the Rev. James Burdon Clyde, B.A., and the patronage of the Crown. The rectorial tithes were also commuted at £381 per annum. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, consisting of nave, chancel, north and south aisles, with tower and five bells. Samuel Lucas Lancaster, Esq., is lord of the manor. ALFARDISWORTHY, DENWORTHY, KINSWORTHY and YOULSTON, are small hamlets of this parish. Clergy and Gentry. CLYDE Rev. James Burdon, B.A., The Vicarage MacCARTHY Florence, Esq., West down ROUSE Eusebius, Esq., Cleverdon Trades and Professions. ANDREW James, farmer, Lower Braxworthy ASHTON Mrs. Ann, farmer, Alsery mill ASHTON John, yeoman, Alfardisworthy ASHTON William (Exors. of), farmers, Selworthy AXFORD John, farmer, Kimworthy BAGLEY Richard, farmer, East Ash BARFITT Philip Rice, yeoman, Atworthy BARRETT Charles, farmer, Kimworthy BENNETT John, farmer, West Ash BERRY John, farmer, East Greadon BOND Richard, tailor BROMELL William, tailor and draper CANN James, cottages CANN John, farmer, Worden CHUBB Thomas, blacksmith and farmer, Great Dinworthy CLEAVE Charles, farmer, West Greadon COLES Joseph, farmer, Blatchborough DUNN James, farmer, North down FISHER Edward, yeoman, Coles Dinworthy GEORGE Edmund, farmer, Horton GILBERT John, farmer, North Forder GILBERT Nathaniel, farmer, Braxworthy GLOWIN Richard, farmer, Kinworthy GREAD William, boot and shoemaker GRILLS Joseph, miller, Waterland HARDING James, farmer, Little Hele HARDING Thomas, farmer, Little Hele HICKS Samuel, farmer, North Newland HOCKIN William, farmer, Hardsworthy HODGE John, cottager HOLMAN Joseph, farmer, Lymscott HOPPER John, farmer, Youlsden HOPPER Stephen, farmer, Youlsden JENNINGS George, miller, Bradworthy mill JENNINGS Richard, wheelwright JENNINGS Roger, carpenter and wheelwright JENNINGS Thomas, machinist JOHNS Mrs. Catherine and Son, farmers, East Ash JOHNS James, farmer JOHNS John, miller, Ash mill MANNING John, farmer, Little Instable MARTEN Reuben, boot and shoemaker, and cottager MAY John, farmer, Loatmead MOORE Mrs. John, farmer, Blatchborough OKE Richard, farmer, Bridgemans OKE William, blacksmith and shopkeeper PETHERICK Thomas, farmer, Wrangworthy PETHERICK William, yeoman, Heath and North Whiteley PIPER Charles, farmer, South Newland ROBERTS Frederick, farmer, South Redmainsford ROBINS John, carrier ROUSE Eusebius, surgeon, Cleverdon SERGEANT Richard, veterinary surgeon SHORT Richard, farmer, Waterland STACEY James, farmer, Instable STEVENS James, farmer, Dueral THORNE John, farmer, Little Dinworthy TREMEER Alexander, schoolmaster TRICK Thomas, yeoman, Maddox VANSTONE Richard, cottager, Stowford VANSTONE Samuel, farmer, Wades Worden WADE John, farmer, West Loatmead WADE Thomas, parish clerk WALTER Mrs. Norah Grace, draper and grocer WALTER William, farmer, South Whiteley WESTAWAY Benjamin Yeo, carpenter, Honnycotts WESTAWAY Mark, auctioneer, engraver, and land agent, "Hotel" WESTAWAY Thomas, painter, glazier, and sub-postmaster WESTAWAY William, stone engraver WICKETT John, farmer , Little Ford WITHERIDGE John, farmer YEO Thomas, farmer, Alfordisworthy ~ Post Office , - Thomas Westaway , sub-postmaster. Letters from Holsworthy arrive at 12.20 p.m.; dispatched at 1.20 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Holsworthy. ~ Carrier - John Robins, to Bideford, Tues and Sat.     TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 27/11/01 Please Report any non-working links. Please feel free to use the information on this page for your own personnel research, but please DO NOT use it for commercial purposes or financial gain. Thankyou. © 2001 Transcriber and Checker as named above.