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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Devon => Topic started by: anne dowdeswell on Tuesday 14 January 14 17:32 GMT (UK)
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I hope that this is in the right place and format.
I work at the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, in St Thomas, Exeter. Although the historic registers are not kept at the church, we do have good records of the monuments and memorials in the church and churchyard.
If it would be helpful to anyone for me to look up any names, send me a message.
Anne
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Would you be willing to make this offer available to GenUKI? See http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Exeter/StThomas/index.html If so, let me know and I'll put you in touch with the webmaster.
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Yes, that would be no problem.
Anne
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Hello
We have quite a few WINDEATTs (unofficial one-name study) who lived at various times in St. Thomas parish. I'd be very grateful for any additional information you may have. This Dartmoor surname is, however, still fairly rare which should make looking it up relatively easy (although often plagued with mistranscriptions). The more usual variants are with one T or a Y instead of an I). Thank you in anticipation,
Sandra W
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Any Pearce information (any spelling) would be welcome, and may knock down a few obstinate brick walls. Thank you for your kind offer.
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Hi Anne,
Thanks for the kind offer.
I would be very greatful if you could look-up any Westlake or Staddon surname monuments at the Church.
Kindest Regards,
Pedro.
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Hi all - sorry I've been away from the site for a week or so. I will be able to get to these requests tomorrow.
I will post anything that I find here, if that is OK with everyone. I am so new here, and don't want to upset the protocol, but posting results publicly seems to fit the 'feel' of the site. Please do let me know if I am wrong about this and I should send results as a private message - and how to do that!!
anne
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I have had a chance to check through the memorials list now. I hope that this is useful:
SandraW - I have checked for Windeatt, Windeat, Wyndeatt and Wyndeat and had no joy I'm afraid.
lesleyhannah - No Pearces, but one Pearse gravestone in the churchyard. The transcription is:
In Sacred Remembrance
of
JANE,
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
RICHARD PEARSE
BORN AUGUST 31st 1832,
DIED MARCH 15th 1897.
“Thou wilt show me the path of life
in thy presence is fullness of joy; at
thy right hand there are pleasures
for evermore Psalm, XVI.III.
ALSO OF
MONTAGUE JAMES,
ELDEST SON OF THE ABOVE
BORN APRIL 15T~ 1858.
FIRST OFFICER OF THE S.S. TITANIA WHICH
FOUNDERED WITH ALL HANDS IN THE ATLANTIC
DURING THE MONTH Of FEBRUARY 1882.
“The Sea is His” Psalm, (MCV.5)
ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED
R I C HARD PEARSE
BORN MARCH 20TH 1636.
DIED MARCH 7TH 1906.
in hope of a joyful resurrection.
and a photo of the stone is attached (if I've mastered the attaching thing)
pedroparker - no Westlakes, Staddons, Steddons or Stadons, I'm afraid
anne
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Thanks for that Anne. I wasn't sure whether your church would allow you to put the results on a public site, but I agree it's the best way to reach the highest number of people.
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Hi Anne,
That's unfortunate as a lot of Westlake and Staddon family members went there but thank you for your time in looking for us.
Much appreciated and thanks again.
Pedro.
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Hi Anne
Would you please look for Hall, Martin and Sweetland.
Thank you.
Mel
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Hello Anne, thank you for your very kind offer. :)
My great grandfather was baptised at St. Thomas church, he was born in the workhouse which is nearby. I visited Exeter in the summer and made a point of visiting the church. I went inside to look at the font and was allowed to take some photos. It's a lovely church with a beautiful font.
This is a long shot because the family lived at Topsham and I think most of them would have been buried there but do you please have any records for the Bell family? They were a poor family so I also think it's unlikley that they would have a marked grave but it's worth a try!
Thank you.
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Thank you very much anyway for taking the trouble, A
nne. Sandra-W
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Lovely photo of the font - I was baptised there as were my mother & grandmother. My great-grandmother used to do all the Vicarage laundry by hand (on top of her own large family's clothes).
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Greetings from Canada, Anne, I was happy to see your offer here. I have been trying to get birth/baptismal information for Phillip Edward Bishop. The BMD index has him born Apr/May/June 1846 registered in St. Thomas District vol x P. 243.
Does the district refer to your parish or to a geographical area? I ask because although his parents were married at St. Mary Major, Exeter in 1845 the rest of his siblings were baptized by Wesleyan Circuit clergy nr. Barnstaple where the parents moved a couple of years later.
Later on his record of entry to the USA has his birth as Feb 1846 (no day). His parents were Edward Turner Bishop and Mary Ann Hartnoll.
If you can check your births/baptisms I would be very happy. Thank-you in advance. Jan
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The registration district of St Thomas covered the following parishes so if he's not baptised in St Thomas parish church, there are rather a lot of alternatives (plus non-conformist baptisms of course) http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/st%20thomas.html
Do you know where his father was living before he married Mary Ann?
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Hi Anne
I am looking for a possible vault or walled burial for the Gray family. There are possibly four burials; 1835, 1848, 1854 and 1872. I hope you can help. Tom
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Hello Anne....... a shot in the dark..............
If this offer is still open, are there any church records that associate with the Gaol which was in the St Thomas area?? I have an ancestor who was transported to Maryland (USA) in 1738, but her group were imprisoned for many months and they had to make a special appeal for food as they almost starved to death, (literally).
I assume there would have been some spiritual care offered? :o
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Anne, this is Richard Carnell from Chatham, Ontario, Canada. The Carnell family roots all began in the Littleham, Exmouth & Exeter areas. I would appreciate any information and/or photos of the Carnells interred there. My wife & I are planning on visiting the area in May, 2017, so any info would be of great value. Regards, Richard & Susan Carnell, (*) Moderator Comment: e-mail removed in accordance with RootsChat policy,
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