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Hello Kath

Any entries for HOLGATE would be appreciated, please.
Many thanks.

Robin

Hello Alexis

The two references you asked for are as follows:-

Page 169  Rows of cottages began to appear - Claremont Cottages before 1839 and Castle Cottages shortly after - another Philips development. An older generation knew the latter as Bastin's Row because three generations of the Bastin family lived at the corner house where they combined a bakery and shop with their craft as basket makers. People can still remember Blind Bastin sitting in his open doorway working at willow potato baskets and not infrequently children played truant from school to "skim willows" for Blind Bastin and earn a few coppers.

Page 195 (describes people & events in early 20th century).  'Blind' Bastin had gone but blind Jack Searle made baskets in Broadway and grew his 'withies' by the Polly Brook as Bastin had grown his by the stream at Pound Corner.

I hope this provides helpful information.
Best wishes.

Robin

Hello Neal

I have unearthed my copy of Woodbury- A View From The Beacon - Ursula W Brighouse (A Woodbury News Publication 1981). It contains the following references to the Turner family.

Page 162 (re. Woodbury Salterton School)

Yet, despite all difficulties, some did well and went on to become teachers themselves; Bertha Kaine was one, Maggie Turner another.

Maggie's father, Mr Frederick Turner, took over the headship in 1877. He came straight from training college and stayed until 1920. He is still remembered - not least for the way he used the cane on the back of the wrist at the exact spot where it hurt most. Strict he certainly was, but a good teacher and a good musician, which brought the children both pleasure and prizes at Music Festivals.

Page 201 (re. outbreak of 1914/18 war)

The First World War seemed to come from nowhere. August 4th was the day chosen for Salterton's annual choir-outing and Maggie Turner put on her best ankle-length frilly skirt and went with the rest in an open charabanc to Haytor. It was a brilliant, happy day and from the top of the tor they could see a tiny Woodbury Beacon standing up on the distant horizon. Passing through Exeter on the way home they were astonished to see  a large crowd gathered in Bedford Circus. On making enquiries they were told war had been declared.

"I shall always remember the awful shock" wrote Maggie fifty years later, "it was as if my innocent carefree childhood ended on that day." (The author was quoting from Woodbury Fifty Years Ago - M.I. Turner, Woodbury News, Oct 1964, page 15).

I hope this is of interest.

Robin

I am looking for the birth or baptism of Crispin Collings (or Collins) Cole, a labourer, who died at Littlehempston, Devon, on 19 Jan 1844, aged 60.

On 11 Aug 1812 Crispin married Sarah Trant at Sherford, Devon. (Crispin, a bachelor of Cornworthy and Sarah, a spinster of Sherford). Sarah died the following year at Littlehempston and was buried at Sherford.

On 28 Jul 1814 Crispin married Eleanor Harris at Littlehempston where several children were born to them.

Despite an extensive search in Devon parish registers I have been unable to locate Crispin's baptism or his place of birth. If anyone has information about him I should be grateful for details.

Robin