Bovey Tracy Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870  Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Lyn LAMBLE Checked by Val HENDERSON Pages 459 - 461     BOVEY TRACEY (or SOUTH BOVEY) is a parish and small town in Newton Abbot union, containing, by the census of 1861, 2080 inhabitants, and 7262 acres; in the deanery of Moreton, archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Teignbridge, East Devonshire; 4 miles south-west from Chudleigh, 6 north-west from Newton Abbot, and 6½ south-east from Moreton Hampstead, on the line of railway between those places, at which it has a station. The manor was formerly the property of the Tracey family, as part of the Barony of Barnstaple from whence its name is derived, and Henry Tracey the then lord of the manor, in 1259, obtained a Charter for a market and fair of three days' duration, but which have long been obsolete. C.A. Bentinck, Esq, is now lord of the manor. During the wars between Charles I. and his Parliament, this town was the head quarters of Lord Wentworth, with a portion of the royal troops, and at six o'clock in the evening of the 9th January, 1646, they were suddenly attacked by a part of the Parliamentary army, under General Fairfax, who took 400 horsemen prisoners, several colours and a Crown with the royal initials upon it; several of the principal officers were playing at cards, and when surprised by the Parliamentary soldiers threw the stakes out of the window amongst them, and escaped by the back door whilst they were scrambling for the money. The town rises in a gradual slope from Bovey Heathfield up the side of an hill, from the higher parts of which some splendid views of the surrounding country can be obtained. An extensive pottery is worked here in a Joint-stock Company, which gives employment to about 300 people; it was originally established in 1772. BOVEY HEATHFIELD is a large tract of land about 500 acres in extent, formerly a boggy morass, but much improved by the cutting of the Stover Canal, which connects the Haytor Rock Granite Quarries with the river Teign; it is supposed that the Sea formerly extended here, and a sort of coal is dug, which appears to be composed of imperfectly carbonised wood, which is believed to be the remains of a submerged forest penetrated with bitumen, and frequently containing pyrites, alum, and vitriol; it is used as fuel at the pottery, also by the poorer classes in the neighbourhood.   The TOWN HALL is a neat edifice, in the centre of the village, which was erected about four years ago, at a cost of £1300, of which £800 is charged upon the rates of the parish, and £500 lent by a gentleman on personal security. The parish vestry and other public meetings are held here, and it is also used for concerts, lectures, balls, &c.   The Vicarage, in the incumbency of the Hon. and Rev. Charles Leslie Courtenay, M.A., Canon of Windsor, is valued at £450 per annum, with residence, and is in the patronage of the Crown. The church, which is in the Perpendicular style, is supposed to have been built in 1170 by Sir William Tracey, as an act of penance, after the murder of Thomas á Becket at Canterbury, and was believed to have been dedicated to St. Thomas, but on its being repaired a few years ago, some wall paintings were discovered which induced the supposition that it was dedicated to St. Michael; it consists of nave, chancel, one south and two north aisles, with tower containing six bells and a clock. St. John's Church at Heathfield, is a neat small Gothic edifice, consisting of nave, chancel, north and south aisles, with turret and two bells; in the east end is a handsome stained glass window representing the crucifixion, and the six windows in the chancel are also of stained-glass representing the Kiss of Judas; the Scourging; Christ bearing the Cross; Christ sinking under the weight of the Cross, with Joseph of Arimathæa assisting him; preparing to nail Our Saviour to the Cross; and after taking him down; it was erected by the present vicar from the designs of Mr. Carpenter, the architect. The Baptists, Christian Brethren, Independents, and Wesleyans have places of worship here. There are National British, and Infant Schools for children of both sexes, and an Endowed School, in which the master teaches 23 boys free, and is allowed to take private pupils. There are also some charitable bequests for the benefit of the poor.   The DEVON HOUSE OF MERCY, for reclaiming fallen women, was established here in 1861, and was formally opened in a temporary residence in 1863; the foundation stone of the present building was laid by the Earl of Devon in 1865; it contains accommodation for 72 inmates, and is supported by voluntary contributions; the members of the Clewsisterhood have the management of it. Clergy and Gentry. Bentinck Chas Aldenbury, Esq., J.P., Indio Bideaux Madam, St. John's cottages Bool Rev. Henry (Baptist) Bullock Rev. George Frederick, M.A., curate, East Street Campbell Miss Elizabeth and Miss Jane M. Montgomery, Moor Side Courtenay Hon. And Rev. Charles Leslie, M.A., Canon of Windsor, and Vicar of Bovey Tracey, The Vicarage Cowlard Miss Ellen, St. John's cottages Croker Mrs., Cross cottage Divett Miss Adelaide, St. John's park Divett John, Esq., J.P., Bridge house Fox Mrs. William, Park view French Mr. Robert, East street Gurney Rev. Frederick, M.A., curate, St John's cottage Gurney The Misses, St. John's villa Harris Joseph, Esq., Lower Combe Harris William, Esq., Plumley Haydon Nathaniel John, Esq., M.D., East street Haydon William, Esq., M.D., East street Hole Mrs. Susannah, Parke Hole William Robert, Esq., J.P., Parke Langley Miss Mary Ann, East street Levett Captain Theophilus, Colhays Mortlock Miss Gertrude, Bell house Puddicombe Miss Julia, Church Style house Rainey Colonel Henry, Chapple Urquhart Rev. Edward William, M.A., curate Watts William John, Esq., J.P., Yarner Young Rev. James, (Congregational), Free Church house   Trades and Professions. Adams William, plumber and tinplate-worker, Fore street Addems William, farmer, Elsford Aggett Edward, farmer, Lower Brimley Aggett William, grocer, Mary street Aggett William, thatcher, Fore street BAKER HENRY, coal and manure merchant, Fore street Baker Isaac, baker, dairyman, and contractor, Fore street Barkell William, grocer, Townsend Bastow William, farmer, Lower Brimley Beer Mrs. Ann, wheelwright and beer retailer, Townsend BEER GEORGE, grocer and teadealer, Fore street Bishop Richard, farmer, Slade mead BOND GEORGE, boot and shoemaker, Fore street Boucher Richard, gamekeeper, Yarner BOVEY TRACEY POTTERY COMPANY, manufacturers of earthenware - William Robinson, manager BOWDEN EMANUEL, agricultural implement maker, Broadmead Iron Works Cade James, baker, Fore street Chudleigh William, schoolmaster, Fore st CLEAVE WILLIAM, carpenter, joiner, and builder, East street Cox Frederick, police constable, Fore st Cox Mrs. Mary, farmer, Higher Combe Croker William C., farmer, Reeves Combe Cumming William, general smith, Mary st Dayment Thomas, farmer, Dunley Daymond George, coffee rooms, Pottery Drake William Henry, organist and choirmaster, Choir house, St. John's cottages Endacott Edward, butcher, Fore street Endacott George, baker and grocer, East st Endacott Mrs. Maria, farmer, Little Bovey Endacott Thomas, "Bell" inn, Town cross Edwards George, farmer, Hele Edwards James, butcher, East street Fry Samuel, farmer, Little Bovey Gale Joseph, shopkeeper, The Pottery Gater James, draper and grocer, Fore st Gilley Jonas, Bailiff to J. Divett, Esq., Langaller HAMLIN WM., butcher, Fore street Hamlyn John, shoemaker, East street Hannaford Samuel, farmer, Bullaton Harris Reuben Smith, boot and shoemaker, Town cross Harris Mrs. Susan, dressmaker, Fore street Hawkridge Henry, tailor, High street Hawkridge William, tailor, Fore street Haydon Nathiel John, M.D., East street Haydon William M.D., East street Hellier Thomas, farmer, Soldridge Hellier William, baker, Town cross Hill John, shopkeeper, Mary street Holmes Jonas, carrier, Fore street Job Thomas, farmer, Warwicks JOLL JOHN LAMBLE, licensed to let post-horses, Townsend (See advt.) JOLL RICHARD, "Dolphin" commercial hotel and posting house. (See advertisement) Kallaway John, carpenter, Fore street Kenwood Thos., lodgings, St. John's cottages Kingwill Joseph, blacksmith, Townsend LADD RICHARD SAMUEL, bookseller, stationer, postmaster, and sub-distributor of stamps, Post Office Lambert John, farmer bailiff to Mr. William Davis, Hawkmoor Langmead John, farmer, Whitstone farm Langmead William, farmer, Bradley farm Langworthy George, farmer, Middle Combe Lavis Mrs. Elizabeth, "King of Prussia," Fore street Lee William Henry, miller, Town mills Loveys Charles Orchard, baker and confectioner, Fore street Loveys Mrs. And Miss, ladies' boarding and day school, Church hill Loveys Thomas, land agent, Church hill Mardon John, stonemason and builder, Fore street Mann William, butcher, Fore street Merchant William, farmer, Shute Moore James, head gardener for Captain Levett, Colhays MUDFORD JABEZ HEARN, "Union" family and commercial hotel and posting house. (See advertisement) Palk Mrs. Elizabeth, farmer, Five Wyches Palmer Emanuel, farmer, Luscombe Parnell Jonas, stationmaster, 1, St. John's park Pentecost Joseph, painter, plumber, and glazier, Fore street Philp Simon, farmer, Ullacombe Phillips Robert, farmer, Pullabrook Pike Christopher, chemist and druggist, Fore street Pitts Mrs Rebecca, grocer and draper, Fore street Priston Andrew, harness maker, Fore st Prouse Thomas, shoemaker, Mary street Redstone James, gardener, Station road Redstone Robert, bailiff to W.R. Hole, Esq., Southbrook Reynolds William, tailor, Fore street Robinson William, manager for the Bovey Tracey Pottery Company Rowe John W.B., farmer, and apartments, Stickwick Rowe William K., refreshment rooms, Fore street Sanders William Delve Heath, yeoman, Atway Saunders William D.H., farmer, Higher Atway Selleck Emanuel, tailor, Fore street Shilson Mrs. Elizabeth, dressmaker, Fore st Short William, gardener, Mary street Sly Samuel, carpenter, Mary street Smale John, carpenter, Mary street Smale Miss E., dressmaker, Mary street Smith John, shoemaker and greengrocer, Fore street Soper John, farmer, Whistlewell Stonelake John, boot and shoemaker, Fore street Tapper George, builder and lodginghousekeeper, Heathfield house Tapper Thomas, dairyman, Pludda Tucker Edwin, carpenter and wheelwright, East street Wallen John, shopkeeper, Mary street Welch Asher, grocer and draper, Fore st Welsford Thomas, baker, Fore street Westwood William, National schoolmaster Wills George, farmer, Knowle Winsor John, carpenter, Chapel street Wreford John, painter and glazier, East st Wreford William, farmer, Aller Wyatt Mrs. Susan A., dressmaker, Fore st ~ Post Office, Fore street - Richard Samuel Ladd, postmaster. Letters arrive at 6.30 a.m.; dispatched at 6.20 p.m.; delivery commences at 6.45 p.m. Money orders granted and paid, and savings bank business transacted from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; and on Saturdays until 8 p.m. ~ Devon House of Mercy for Reception of Fallen Women - The Bishop of Exeter, visitor; the Hon. And Rev. C.L. Courtenay, warden: Rev. F. Ensor, hon. Secretary ~ Police Station - Frederick Cox, constable ~ Endowed School, Fore street - William Chudleigh, master National School - William Westwood, master; Miss Mary Ann Hayward, mistress British School - Mary street - Miss Isabella Sarah Smith, mistress St. John's Infant School, St. John's cottages - Mrs. Sarah Smallbridge, mistress   TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 09/01/02 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. 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