Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Check out the podcast on Richard Smale in the right hand column!
Peters Marland FHL Records
Book 942.35/M28 K29m
Peters Marland marriages
1813-1837
(printed index)
• William Smale married Maria Bewes on 25 Nov 1824
• Philip Smale married Elizabeth Piper on 4 Apr 1825
• Thomas Hutchings married Jane Smale on 4 Aug 1829
Book: 942.35/M28 K29d
Peters Marland burials
1813-1837
(printed index)
* No Smales found
Film: 1471116 Item 7 Land tax assessment for Marland-Peters, 1780-1832
* Because Land tax records take so long to transcribe, I have decided not to do them unless I need them or I get a request for a specific parish.
Richard Smale's Story
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Richard Smale is the oldest known ancestor of the Smale line I am working on. The first record found for him was a marriage to Joanna Grigg on 2 Feb 1767 in Merton, Devon, England (Film 916859 Items 4-5).
There is a William Smale who is occupying Coalhouse in Merton from 1780 (when the records begin) until 1805 (Film 1471091 Item 13). There is a burial record for William Smale “of Colhouse”, age 89, in 1806 (Film 916859 Items 4-5). This William could be Richard’s father. He would have been 50 years old when Richard married. Although the baptismal records in the parish registers cover the time period that Richard would have been born, there is no record for a Richard Smale in Merton. It is possible that he was baptized in a neighboring parish. A radial search is underway (hence this blog!) to find all the Richard Smales born during the 40 years before 1767 (Richard’s marriage). These Richard Smales will be followed in the parish registers to find which could be the one who marries Joanna Grigg in 1767.
Joanna was baptized in Merton on 30 Mar 1738 (Film 916859 Items 4-5). Her parents were John Grigg and Trypheena Arnold. There is no record of a christening for John in Merton, but their marriage took place there on 19 Sep 1734 (Film 916859 Items 4-5). The note next to the marriage entry says that Trypheena Arnold is from Little Torrington. This is an important note as a Trypheena Arnold of the correct age was baptized in Merton. The Little Torrington parish registers show Trypheena baptized on 23 Mar 1709 (Film 933231 Item 10). Her parents are Nicholas Arnold and Mary Sage. Nicholas and Mary were married on 30 May 1699 in Little Torrington (Film 1037023 Item 1). There is no baptismal record for either of them. However there is a record of eight of their children who were baptized in Little Torrington, including Trypheena.
Trypheena lived in Merton with John. They had a little boy, John, who died as an infant. His birth and death were followed by the birth of two girls: Mary and Joanna (Film 916859 Items 4-5). Unfortunately, John died after just five months after the baptism of Joanna and four years after marrying Trypheena. There is no record of Trypheena dieing or remarrying in Merton, but these events may have occurred in a neighboring parish. The daughters remained in Merton. Mary gave birth to an illegitimate daughter who she named Joanna (presumably after her sister). There is no other record of this baby, Joanna, in Merton. Mary never married and lived near her married sister Joanna (Film: 1471091 Item 13). Mary may have died after 1812 (the end of the burial records for Merton at the FHL.)
Joanna and Richard had seven children who were baptized in Merton (Film 916859 Items 4-5). The oldest, William, is the continuing Smale line of interest and will be dealt with in the next biographical post. William was followed by John who died when he was just age two. Their younger brother was born a few months after John died and was also given the name of John. Joanna’s and Richard’s fourth child was a girl who they named Elizabeth. She was followed by another girl, Joanna. Unfortunately, Elizabeth died the year after Joanna’s birth when she was just four years old. Samuel was born next, but he only lived for 13 days. Mary was the last child born. Just four of their seven children lived to adulthood.
Richard appears to be occupying Yeotown/Youltown house in Merton from 1787 (20 years after his marriage) until 1831 (Film 1471091 Item 13). In 1832, the last year of the record, Yoetown is occupied by George Snell. 1832 is 65 years after the marriage of Richard and Joanna. This is possible if he married young and lived a long life. Or if he had a son (not in the parish registers) named Richard who took over Yeotown. Or Richard of Yeotown may not be the correct Richard.
Joanna died in 1811 at age 73 in Merton (Film 916859 Items 4-5). If the assumptions about Richard and Yeotown are correct, he was a widower for 20 years.
There are no burial records for Merton after 1812 in the FHL. An index to the Merton burials for 1813-1837 is available for purchase at the Devon Family History Society's website. Alternatively, images of the parish registers could be viewed in England.
Comments about my research or the readability of this article are gladly welcomed! (All the citations are to films previously listed on this blog.)
This Week!
Saturday I am headed back up to the FHL. I have a lot to catch up on:
Beaford Film: 916809 Item 1
Iddesleigh Film: 917196 Item 4
Little Torrington Film: 1526083 Item 4 and Film: 916854 Item 2
I also need to get to these parishes:
Peters Marland
Petrockstowe
Buckland Filleigh
Shebbear
Huish
Meeth
Langtree
Frithelstock
Great Torrington
St Giles in the Wood
Roborough
High Bickington
Burrington
Ashreigney
Wikleigh
Broadwoodkelly
Monkokehampton
Hatherleigh
Highampton
Sheepwash
And so on!
At one a week, that should take about five months! Who said genealogy is for the faint of heart?
Little Torrington FHL Records
Thursday, February 4, 2010
942.35/L16 K29b
Little Torrington Baptisms 1813-1839
By Devon Family History Society 2005
(typed booklet)
• Ann Smale dau of John (labourer) and Susanna of Taddiport chr 18 Dec 1819
• John Smale son of John (labourer) and Susanna of Taddiport 9 Jun 1822
• Thomas Smale son of John (Labourer) and Susanna of Taddiport 17 Sep 1825
942.35/L16 K29m
Little Torrington Marriages
1813-1837
Devon Family History Society 2000
(typed booklet)
• John Smale and Susanna Sergeant 27 Jun 1819
• Dinah Smale and Thomas Sussex 16 May 1820
• James Smale and Maria Handford 11 Jan 1830
Film 916854 Item 2
Little Torrington Parish Register Transcripts
1538- 1875
filmed by GSU
Filmed at Exeter on 26 Feb 1973
Bound book made in Oct 1878 by John Ingle Dredge
Marriages 1672-1812
Baptisms 1672-1812
Burials 1672-1812
(some handwritten and some typed indexes- many notes of the original being torn or fragmented)
• Samuel son Will: [William] Braddish and Elizabeth Smale married 16 Apr 1677
• Tho: [Thomas] Bowden and Mary Smale married 9 Jun 1650
• William Shute? And Mary Slasman married 20 Apr 1746
• Roger Lake and Ann Smale married 23 Apr 1753
• Alford son of Margaret Smale chr 7 Dec 1718
933231 Item 10
Parish register printouts of Little Torrington, Devon, England; christenings,
1597-1812
By GS- LDS
1973
(typed transcript)
• 7 Dec 1718 Alford Smale son of Margaret Smale
1037023 Item 1
Parish register printouts of Little Torrington, Devon, England; marriages,
1598-1812
Extracted by GS-LDS
1977
(typed transcript)
• 16 Apr ? Elizabeth Smale and Samuel Braddish
• 9 Jun ? Mary Smale and Tho. Bowden
• 23 Apr ? Ann Smale and Roger Lake
1526083 Item 4 Land tax assessment for Little Torrington, 1780-1832
* Check back for an update
Iddesleigh FHL Records
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I tried to research both Iddesleigh and Merton this week, but bit off a little more than I could chew! The land tax records took significantly longer than I had anticipated. I will have come back to these two parishes when I return to the FHL next week. I will be sure to make the updates as soon as I can.
Book: 942.35/I2 K29b- Iddesleigh baptisms, 1813-1840, compiled by the Devon Family History Society, 2005 (typed transcript)
* No Smales found
Book: 942.35/I2 K29d- Iddesleigh burial registers, 1813-1837, compiled by the Devon Family History Society, 1997 (typed transcript)
* No Smales found
Book: 942.35/I2 K29m- Iddesleigh marriage registers, 1813-1837, compiled by the Devon Family History Society, 2000 (typed transcript)
* No Smales found
Film: 917196 Item 4- Iddesleigh and Dowland Parish register transcripts, 1540-1840
This film is listed under the entry for Dowland FHL reocres
Film: 1471088 Item 11- Land tax assessment for Iddesleigh, 1780-1832, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah at the Devon Record Office in Exeter, 1987 (records in poor shape)
• 1808 Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1808
• Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1809
• Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1810
• Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1811
• Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1812
• Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1813
• Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1814
• Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1815
• Richard Smale- Cudledge (0, 14, 10) owned by Sir Stafford Northcott 1816
• 1817 Cudledge is occupied by Richard Vanstone
Merton FHL Records
This weeks focus was the Merton records located in the FHL for any and all Smales. This is what I discovered:
Book: 942.35/M18 K29b
Merton baptisms
1813-1840
compiled by the Devon Family History Society
2003
(typed transcript)
• Ann Smale chr 2 February 1813 dau of William Smale and Elizabeth (Labourer) of Smythacott
• Thomas Smale chr 20 Sep 1818 son of Thomas Smale and Mary (Labourer) of Brand__
• Richard Smale chr 2 Sep 1821 son of Thomas Smale and Mary (Labourer of Merton Mill
• Jane Smale chr 29 Feb 1824 dau of Thomas Smale and Mary (Labourer) of Merton Mill
• John Smale chr 29 Oct 1826 son of Thomas Smale and Mary (Labourer) of Great Wood
• Elizabeth Smale chr 16 Apr 1827 base daughter of Mary Smale (Spinster) of Merton Village
• Eliza Smale chr 22 Feb 1829 dau of Thomas Smale and Mary (Labourer) of Merton Mill
• Robert Smale chr 22 Sep 1833 son of William Smale and Martha (Labourer) of Potheridge
• William Smale chr 25 Feb 1836 son of William Smale and Martha (Labourer) of Merton Village
Book: 942.35/M18 K29m
Merton marriage registers
1813-1837
compiled by the Devon Family History Society
(typed transcript)
* No Smales found
Film: 933489 Item 12
Parish register printouts of Merton, Devon, England; christenings
1597-1812
Extracted by the GS- LDS
1974
(Typed Transcript)
• 6 Jan 1707 John Smale son of Abraham Smale
• 7 Feb 1709 Elizabeth Smale dau of Abraham Smale
• 15 Oct 1712 Abraham Smale son of Abraham Smale
• 19 Nov 1715 Robert Smale son of Abraham Smale
• 27 Feb 1716 Pincombe Smale son of Abraham Smale and Dinah see burial or death entry 25 Ma 1718
• 23 Mar 1718 Dinah dau of Abram Smale and Dinah
• 15 Jan 1721 Thomas Smale son of Abraham Smale and Dinah
• 12 Dec 1724 Agnes Smale dau of Abraham Smale and Dinah – see burial or death entry 6 Jul 1725
• 20 Feb 1731 Mary Smale dau of Wm Saunders and Elizabeth Smale
• 7 Jan 1753 Dinah Smale dau of Michael Folland and Elizth Smale
• 19 Jan 1755 John Smale son of John Sanders and Mary Smale
• 29 Aug 1762 Joanna Smale dau of William Smale and Mary
• 14 Aug 1767 William Smale son of Richard Smale and Joanna
• 30 Jun 1769 John Smale son of Richard Smale and Johanna
• 12 Sep 1771 John Smale son of Richard Smale and Joanna
• 26 Nov 1773 Elizth Smale dau of Richard Smale and Johanna – see burial or death entry 15 Jul 1777
• 1 Jan 1775 Jane Smale dau of John Smale and Mary
• 29 Feb 1776 Joanna Smale dau of Richard Smale and Ann
• 17 Sep 1781 Mary Smale dau of John Smale and Elizth
• 9 Apr 1784 Elizth Smale dau of John Smale and Elizth
• 28 Jan 1787 Patience Smale dau of John Smale and Eliz
• 14 Mar 1790 John Smale son of John Smale and Elizth
• 1 Aug 1790 Joanna Smale dau of William Smale and Elizth
• 16 Sep 1792 Thomas Smale son of John Smale and Elizth
• 17 Dec 1792 John Smale son of William Smale and Elizth
• 3 Feb 1793 James Smale son of John Smale and Elenor
• 13 Dec 1795 Dinah Smale dau of John Smale and Elizth
• 17 Apr 1796 Elizabeth Smale dau of Wm Smale and Elizth
• 28 Oct 1798 William Smale son of Wm Smale and Elizth
• 14 Apr 1799 William Smale son of John Smale and Elizth
• 7 Jul 1799 George Smale son of John Smale and Rachel
• 21 Aug 1803 Mary Smale dau of Wm Smale and Elizth
• 8 Feb 1807 Samuel Smale son of Wm Smale and Elizth
• 29 Oct 1809 William Smale son of wm Smale and Elizth
• 24 May 1730 Elisabeth SMALL dau of Elisabeth SMALL
Film: 1037023 Item 8
Parish register printouts of Merton, Devon, England; marriages,
1598-1812
Extraction by GS-LDS
(Typed copy)
• 21 Sep 1707 Abraham Smale and Dinah Sincombe [Pincombe]
• 7 Apr 1735 Oliver Smale and Grace Trott
• 9 Dec 1754 Willm Smale and Mary Rowcliff
• 20 Aug ? Mary Smale and Thomas Handford
• 2 Feb 1767 Richard Smale and Joanna Grigg
• 10 Oct 1780 John Smale and Elizth Alford
• 14 Feb 1790 William Smale and Elizth Woollcott
• 17 Nov ? Joanna Smale and John Quick
• 10 Oct ? Mary Smale and Willm Arnold
• 18 Nov ? Mary Smale and Richard Stacey
Film: 1471091 Item 13
Land tax assessment for Merton
1780-1832
filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah at the Devon Record Office in Exeter
1981
(reasonable quality, some pages missing)
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) and Kingdoms (1, 3, 8) owned by Dennis Rolle Esqr 1780
• Record missing 1781
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) and Kingdoms (1, 3, 8) owned by Dennis Rolle Esqr 22 May 1782
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) and Kingdoms (1, 3, 8) owned by Dennis Rolle Esqr 23 May 1783
• Missing records 1784 and 1785
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) 1786
• Richard Smale- Yeotown (0, 5, 4) 27 Jun 1787
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) 27 Jun 1787
• Richard Smale- Yeotown (0, 5, 4) 30 May 1788
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) “Lord Beford” 30 May 1788
• Missing records 1789
• Richard Smale- “Blanchford’s Youlden” (0, 5, 4) 2 Jun 1790
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) 2 Jun 1790
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) 7 Jun 1791
• (1791 Richard Smale and Yeotown not found)
• Missing record 1792
• Richard Smale- Yeolden (0, 5, 4) 3 Jun 1793
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) 3 Jun 1793
• Missing record 1794
• Richard Smale- Yeolden (0, 5, 4) 18 May 1795
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) 18 May 1795
• Richard Smale- Yeolden (0, 5, 4) 26 May 1796
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) 26 May 1796
• Richard Smale- Yeolden (0, 5, 4) 24 Jun 1797
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) and East Yeory (1, 2, 8)24 Jun 1797
• Missing records 1798-1800
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) owned by D Rolle 15 Jun 1801
• Richard Smale- Yeolden (0, 5, 4) owned by D Cliniton 15 Jun 1801
• East Yeory occupied by Robert Smith
• William Smale- Colehouse (1, 14, 8) 3 Jun 1802
• (Richard Smale and Yeolden not found in 1802)
• Missing record 1803
• William Smale Coalhouse (1, 14, 8) 21 Jun 1804
• William Smale Coalhouse (1, 14, 8) 15 Jul 1805
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 26 Jun 1806
• John Quick now occupier of Coalhouse 1806
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 1 Jun 1807
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 2 Jun 1808
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 1 May 1809
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 18 May 1810
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 21 May 1811
• Missing record 1812
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) and East Moorhill (2, 12, 8) 13 Jun 1813
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 11 May 1814
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 18 May 1815
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 10 May 1816
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 7 May 1817
• Richard Smale- Youltown (0, 5, 4) 1 Jul 1818
• Richard Smale- Youltown 15 May 1819
• Richard Smale- Youltown 10 May 1820
• Richard Smale- Youltown 23 May 1821
• Richard Smale- Youltown 22 May 1822
• Richard Smale- Youltown 20 May 1823
• Richard Smale- Youltown 2 Jun 1824
• Richard Smale- Youltown 1 Jun 1825
• Richard Smale- Youltown 25 May 1826
• Richard Smale- Youltown 23 May 1827
• Richard Smale- Youltown 20 May 1828
• Richard Smale- Youltown 27 May 1829
• Richard Smale- Youltown 26 May 1830
• Richard Smale- Youltown 25 May 1831
• 1832 Youldown/Youltown now occupied by George Snell
Film: 916859 Items 4-5
Merton Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop's transcripts
1597-1812
Bishops Transcripts
1597-1601; 1607; 1609; 1610; 1612; 1619; 1624; 1629; 1634; 1641; 1644; 1668; 1671; 1674; 1678; 1679 1682-1685
Parish Register Baptisms
1684-1812
Parish Register Marriages
1688-1812
Parish Register Burials
1684-1812
Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah
1973
Bound by the Devon and Cornwall Record Society
Transcribed by the Rev I Ingle Dredge
May and June 1889
(Partially typed transcript, partially modern handwriting)
Marriages:
• Abraham Smale and Dinah Pincombe married 21 Sep 1707
• Oliver Smale of Petrockston [Petrockstowe] and Grace Trott (?) of Peters Marland married 7 Apr 1735
• William Smale husbandman and Mary Rowcliff married 9 Dec 1754
• Thomas Handford and Mary Smale 20 Aug 1759
• Richard Smale and Joanna Grig married 2 Feb 1767
• John Smale and Elizth Alford married 10 Oct 1780
• William Smale and Elizth Woollocott married 14 Feb 1790
• John Quick and Joanna Smale married 17 Nov 1794
• William Arnold of Meeth and Mary Smale married 10 Oct 1810
• Richard Stacey and Mary Smale married 18 Nov 1812
Baptisms:
• John son of Abraham Smale chr 6 Jan 1707/08
• Elizabeth dau of Abraham Smale chr 7 Feb 1709/10
• Abraham son of Abraham Smale chr 15 Oct 1712
• Robert son of Abraham Smale chr 19 Nov 1715
• Pincombe son of Abraham and Dinah Smale chr 27 Feb 1716
• Dinah dau of Abram and Dinah Smale chr 23 Mar 1718/19
• Thomas son of Abraham and Dinah Smale chr 15 Jan 1721/22
• Agnes dau of Abraham and Dinah Smale chr 12 Dec 1724
• Joyce dau of Charles and Hannah Snell (?) chr 30 May (?) 1729
• Elizabeth base dau of Elizabeth Smale 24 May 1730
• Mary base dau of Elizabeth Smale and Tom Saunders the reputed father chr 20 Feb 1731/32
• Thomas base son of Eliz Smale John Medland a monk of Okehampton the reputed father chr 31 Dec 1749
• Dinah base dau of Elizth Smale and Michael Folland the reputed father chr 7 Jan 1753/54
• John base son of Mary Smale and John Sanders the reputed father chr 19 Jan 1755/56
• Joanna dau of William and Mary Smale chr 29 Aug 1762
• William son of Richard and Joanna Smale chr 14 Aug 1767
• John son of Richard and Johanna Smale chr 30 Jun 1769
• John son of Richard and Joanna Smale chr 12 Sep 1771
• Elith dau of Richard and Johanna Smale chr 26 Nov 1773
• Joanna dau of Richard and Joanna Smale chr 29 Feb 1776
• Samuell son of Richard and Grace Smale 2 Sep 1779
• Mary dau of Richard and Ann Smale chr 22 Nov 1780
• Mary dau of John and Elisth Smale chr 17 Sep 1781
• Elizth dau of John and Elizth Smale chr 9 Feb 1784
• Patience dau of John and Eliz Smale chr 28 Jan 1787
• John son of John and Elizth Smale chr 14 Mar 1790 (Note: This child was omitted to be entered when baptized)
• Thomas son of John and Elizth Smale p. [pauper- first page that mentions pauper status] chr 16 Sep 1792
• John son of William and Elizth Smale chr 17 Dec 1792
• James son of John and Elenor Smale chr 3 Feb 1793
• Dinah dau of John and Elizth Smale chr 13 Dc 1795
• Elizabeth dau of Wm and Elizth Smale chr 17 Apr 1796
• William son of Wm and Elizth Smale chr 28 Oct 1798
• William son of John and Elizth Smale chr 14 Apr 1799
• George son of John and Rachel Smale 7 Jul 1799
• Mary dau of William and Elizth Smale chr 21 Aug 1803
• Samuel son of Wm and Elizth Smale chr 8 Feb 1807
• William son of Wm and Elizth Smale chr 29 Oct 1809
Burials:
• Robertt son of Abraham Smale buried 16 Mar 1715/16
• Pincombe son of Abraham and Dinah Smale buried 25 Mar 1718
• Abraham Smale buried 28 Oct 1724
• Agnes dau of Abraham Smale (deceased) and Dinah buried 6 Jul 1725
• Elizabeth Smale buried 21 May 1735
• Dinah Smale widow buried 25 Jul 1735
• John Smale age 2 buried 31 May 1771
• Diana Smale age 20 buried 29 Sep 1772
• Elizabeth dau of Richard and Joanna Smale buried 15 Jul 1777
• Mary wife of William Smale buried 31 Jul 1778
• Samuel son of Richard and Ann Smale buried 15 Sep 1779
• Elender wife of John Small buried 23 Dec 1794
• William Smale buried 27 Jan 1800
• William Smale of Colhouse age 89 buried 7 Apr 1806
• William Smale- dropsy- age 9 buried 9 Jul 1807
• Joanna Smale age 73 buried 11 Jan 1811
Beaford FHL Records
Saturday, January 16, 2010
This week I searched all of the Beaford records located in the FHL for any and all Smales. This is what I discovered:
Book: 942.35/B10 K29m- Beaford Marriage Registers, 1813-1837, compiled by the Devon Family History Society (typed transcript).
• Samuel Smale and Sarah Bright 24 Apr 1832
Book: 942.35/B10 K29d- Beaford burial registers, 1813-1837, compiled by the Devon Family History Society (typed transcript).
* No Smales found
Film: 933228 Item 3- Parish register printouts of Beaford, Devon, England ; christenings, 1653-1729, LDS Genealogical Society (typed transcript).
* No Smales found
Film: 883991 Item 16- Parish register printouts of Beaford, Devon, England ; marriages, 1653-1729, LDS Genealogical Department (typed transcript).
• Saloms Smale and Samuel Stevens 23 Nov [year blank]
Film: 1470938 Item 2- Land tax assessment for Beaford, 1780-1832, Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace Devonshire (poor quality).
* From what I could read- no Smales listed
Film: 916809 Item 1
Beaford parish register trans
1538-1875
Filmed by GSU
Filmed at Exeter
13 Feb 1973
Baptisms 15 Jul 1653- 14 Jul 1729
Marriages 8 Feb 1653- 26 Jun 1727
Burials 20 May 1653- 16 Jun 1727
By the Rev. E. V. Freeman Jun 1931
(very light and at times impossible to read)
* Samuel Steven married Salom? Smale 23 Nov 1687?
In these records I found the marriage of Samuel Smale (chr 1807) and Sarah Bright. I was unable to find Sarah Bright's christening because the records do not cover this time period. Also the marriage records do not cover the time period of Samuel Smale (b 1838) and Elizabeth Anstey.
Hope this helps in your search...
Dowland FHL Records
Friday, January 15, 2010
This week I searched all of the Dowland records located in the FHL for any and all Smales. This is what I discovered:
Film 933230 Item 7- Parish Register printouts of Dowland, Devon, England; christenings, 1743-1840-
* No Smales listed
Film 917196 Item 4- Parish Transcripts for Dowland and Iddesleigh:
Downland: baptisms, 1743-1840; marriages, 1742-1792, 1813-1840; burials, 1742-1840;
Iddesleigh: baptisms, 1553-1545, 1553-1557, 1569-1611, 1623-1840:
• Dowland: Richard Smale son of Rich and Mary-Ann (Dark) Smale, Upcott- farmer- baptized on 30 Jan 1822
• Iddesleigh: William Smale son of Edmond and Emma Smale baptized on 23 Apr 1663 (or 1603)
• Iddesleigh: John Smale son of William and Johan Smale (Dowland) baptized on 12 Apr 1674
• Iddesleigh: William Smale son of Edward and Priscilla Smale baptized on 10 May 1687.
Book 942.35/D18 K29m- Dowland marriage registers, 1813-1837, compiled by the Devon Family History Society (typed transcript).
* No Smales listed
Book 42.35/D18 K29d- Dowland burials 1742-1812, compiled by the Devon Family History Society (typed transcript).
* No Smales listed
Film 1471061 Item 13- Land tax assessment for Dowland, 1780-1832, microfilmed original documents (in very bad shape).
* From what I could read- no Smales listed
I was searching Dowland to find the birth and marriage record for Elizabeth Anstey who married Samuel Smale of Beaford around 1855-1860. I did find her birth record in the parish register transcripts (not included here as she is not a Smale), but no marriage record, which is not surprising as none of these records cover the correct time period. At this time in history, a record of the marriage should show up in the civil registration (www.freebmd.org.uk), but it does not. It is possible that they were never married. It is possible that the record was destroyed in the air raids in WWII. Somehow, this record has proved rather elusive. But the search will continue...
In The Beginning...
Sunday, January 10, 2010
I am researching the Smale family in Devonshire, England. There are many Smale families in Devon. The Smale name is often indexed as Small and Smail; Smaile and Smales are variations of the name. This is the male line that I am tracking:
Edgar William Smale- b 27 Apr 1904 Woodbury Devon, d 20 Aug 1979 Essex
Gilbert Smale- b 6 Sep 1867 Okehampton Devon
Samuel Smale- chr 6 Jun 1841 Beaford Devon, d abt 1917
Samuel Smale- chr 8 Feb 1807 Merton Devon, d abt 1862
William Smale- chr 14 Aug 1767 Merton Devon
Richard Smale-
I have been doing a radial search around Merton where Richard was married to find his birth place, but have been unable to come to any obvious conclusions.
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