Pilton. 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 341 - 343   PILTON is a village and parish in Barnstaple union, containing, by the census of 1861, 1863 inhabitants, and 1861 acres ; in the deanery and archdeaconry of Barnstaple, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Braunton, North Devonshire, a portion of it being included in the borough of Barnstaple, from which it is separated by the river Yeo, which is here crossed by a bridge. The vicarage in the incumbency of the Rev. William Cradock Hall, M.A., is valued at £105 per annum, with residence, and is in the patronage of William Hodge, Esq. The church is an ancient Gothic edifice, dedicated to St. Mary, formerly part of a priory of the Benedictines, established here as a cell to Malmesbury Abbey: it has an embattled tower and a peal of eight bells. The tower was partly destroyed by the Parliamentarians in 1646, but was rebuilt in 1696. In the church is a stone pulpit, handsomely carved, with an arm attached to it holding an hour glass. There are tablets and tombs in memory of some members of the Chichester family, also two brasses to the memory of Alexander and Robert Bret. There are some considerable charitable bequests for the benefit of the poor, which are under the management of charity trustees, and also several almshouses. The Honourable Mark Rolle is lord of the manor, and one of the principal landowners. Clergy and Gentry. BAWDEN Mr. Hugh, Rose cottage, Bradiford BROWN Miss Emma BROWN George , Esq., Roborough house BRYAN Miss Ellen Amelia DAVY Edwin R., Esq. DAVEY Mr. William DENNIS Miss Amelia DENNIS Thos. John, Esq., J.P., Bradiford house DRAKE Mrs. Mary, Ivy cottage EDGER Mrs. Gratiana FALCONARE James, Esq. FENWICK Rev. James, M.A., Raleigh house GRIBBLE Henry, Esq., J.P., Pilton abbey HALL Townshend Monckton, Esq., The Vicarage HALL Rev. William Cradock, M.A., The Vicarage HARDING Lieut.-Colonel Wm., J.P., Upcott house HARTNOLL Miss Miriam HIERN John, Esq. HOPKINS Miss Eliza, Bradiford JONES Captain Chas., Frederick Burnell, Littabourne terrace* JONES Wm., Esq., F.S.A., Broadgate villa LEE Fredk. Richd., Esq., R.A., Broadgate house LEECH Mr. Charles, Bradiford LEVIN The Misses, Cedar cottage, Bradiford MAUNDER Mrs. Caroline, Bellair house PARMINTER Mrs. Mary PEARSE Mrs. Jane PONSFORD Mrs. Mary PORTER William, Esq. RIDGE Mr. William ROCK Mr. John B. ROWE Mr. John, Northfield house SILWOOD Mr. Paul Arthur TAMLYN The Misses THOMAS Mrs. Sarah THORNE Miss Mary TURBERVILLE Henry, Esq., Bradiford TURNER Mr. John, Littlebourne terrace* VINING John Llewellyn, Esq., Westaway WEBB Mr. John WHITE Miss Ann WILLIAMS Charles, Esq., J.P., M.P., Pilton house YATES Mr. John, Bradiford Trades and Professions. ABBOTT William, wool merchant, Bradiford ABBOTT Wm. Joseph, paper manufacturer ALLEN John, dairyman BAYLIS Joseph E., glove manufacturer and woolstapler; h. Bellair BEER Mrs. Susan F., National schoolmistress BOWDEN Mrs. Jane, seed dealer BRAILEY Thomas, farmer, Pillard farm BRAYLEY John, farmer, Tutshill BUSHER Thomas, "Chichester Arms " inn CARPENTER William, registrar of births and deaths for Braunton district COPP John, mason and baker CROOK Thomas, shopkeeper DALLING Wm., coal merchant, Rolle`s quay DELVE Edward, shopkeeper DELVE William, carpenter, Rolle`s quay DYMOND William, bootmaker, Bradiford EDWARDS Mrs. Mary, dressmaker FISHER Wm. B., farmer, Pottindon farm FURSE John, millwright FURSE Wm., basketmaker, Bradiford, and at Ilfracombe   GERMAN Lambert, shopkeeper and shoemaker GILBERT William, painter GLIDDON Miss Ann, laundress GOSS Philip, farmer, Bradiford cottage GRIBBLE Richard, sub-postmaster HANCOCK Richard, collector of market tolls HARRIS Thomas, farmer HEDDON Richard, miller, Hall's mill HEREPATH George, ropemaker, Bradiford HERNEMAN Jas., miller, Hope mill, Bradiford HILL John., tailor HOW Alfred, timber, corn, and coal merchant, artificial manure manufacturer, and steam sawmill proprietor, Rolle`s quay. HUXTABLE James, blacksmith IRELAND JOHN, nurseryman and florist, Raleigh nursery IRELAND William, nurseryman JORDAN Patrick, woolstapler JOSLIN Thos., farmer, Westaway farm KERSWELL Thomas, mason and grocer KNILL Mrs. Ann, laundress KNILL John, maltster, " Reform " inn KNILL William, boot and shoemaker KNILL William, butcher LARAMY Joseph, woolstapler LAUDER Alex., lime merchant, Pottington LEE Francis, baker and grocer LEE William, dairyman LORD Mrs. Ann, dressmaker MAY and Son , grocers and provision dealers, and at 71, High street, Barnstaple MOORE Mrs. Ann, dressmaker MOORE John, shoemaker MOUNTJOY AND HANCOCK, wood turners and sawmill proprietors, Bradiford, ( see advertisement) PEARSE Richard B., master mariner, Rolle`s quay PETTER Edwin, maltster, corn, seed, hop, and manure merchant, and at Barnstaple PINCOMBE Arthur, boot and shoemaker PRIDEAUX John, boot and shoemaker RAWLE, GAMMON AND COMPANY, timber merchants, Rolle`s quay RAWLE Samuel, "Rolle`s Quay" inn RENDELL George, "Unicorn" inn RIDD Reuben, farmer, Longstone farm ROCK John Boyle, artificial manure agent ROULSTONE John, pilot, Rolle`s quay SANDERS JOHN H., wooldealer, Pilton cottage SEARGENT James, shopkeeper SHAPLAND and PETTER, cabinet and moulding manufacturers, Raleigh Sawing mills SPURWAY George, woolstapler STEVENS John G., builder STOYLE John, commercial traveller, Littabourne SUMMERFIELD James, "Windsor" hotel, grocer and baker, Bradiford TANNER William, harnessmaker TAYLOR Philip, tailor and shopkeeper THOMAS John Davy, builder and undertaker THORNE Richard, blacksmith TOZER Benoni, farmer, Pitt farm TURNER John Thomas, banker`s clerk, Littabourne terrace VICARY John, carpenter and joiner VILE John, "Ring of bells " inn WARD John, wheelwright __________ Post Office - Richard Gribble , sub-postmaster. Letters from Barnstaple arrive at 7 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. ; dispatched at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Barnstaple. ___________ National School - Mrs. Susan F. Beer, mistress Transcript Notes. * Noted Littabourne and Littlebourne TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 11/12/01 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.