Northam Persons

Details From: Newspapers, Voters List, Deeds, Wills, Charities; etc.

by

David W. Gale

Abbott, and Sons (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Property Sale: House & Garden Northam - Apply Abbott & Sons Upholsterers Bideford

Ackford, Henry (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Appledore, Had Freehold Houses in New Street

Adams, Mary Ann (1866) - Deed: see - Dawe, Henry - No. 10 Bay View Terrace

Allen, Elizabeth Wills (1906) - Deed: - of Highfield - Buys a Field, No. 459, from Thomas Bellew for £1,500, with Emma Ann Allen, Both Spinsters

Allen, Emma Ann (1906) - Deed: - of Highfield - Buys a Field, No. 459 from Thomas Bellew for £1,500, with Elizabeth Wills Allen, Both Spinsters

Allin, Joseph Hammond (1838) - Voters List: Voters List Entry, Lived in Northam, had Freehold Land, Chircombe Also in 1841 Voters List

Andrew, Isabella (1914) - Will: Wife of Oliver Andrew; Niece of John Fulford; see His Will

Andrew, Oliver (1914) - Will: Husband of Isabella Andrews. See John Fulford, His Will

Andrews, (1868) - Deed: Name on Plan as Owner of Garden to East of the Garden of 2a Cross Street Owned by Thomas Smith Pickard

Andrews, Bryant (1892) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses in Cross Street, (9, 10, and 11) Owned by Thomas Kelly - the Other Two Occupied by John Lilley and Mrs Dennis

Andrews, William (1909) - Deed: He Formerly Occupied House (No. 9?) Rock Street (Now North East Street) - see Jesse Braund and Richard Charles Littlejohns

Arundell, Alexander (1786) - Charity: It was Stated in the Returns to Parliament Then, That 13s 4d Per Annum was Paid to the Poor Out of Land in Bishop's Morchard. in 1828 It was Stated to Have Been in Arrears Since 1816

Ashplant, William (1881) - Deed: Re Premises in Cross Street Recently Erected. - see Edward Partridge

Ashplant, William (1886) - Deed: - Cordwainer - Contract for Purchase of Dwelling House and Premises, Corner of Cross Street From Caroline Mary Williams, Widow, for £180 - 26/06/1886 - Assignment for the Same. Mentioned a Lease of 20/05/1815 Between Mary Levey, Widow and John Mugford, Cordwainer. Premises in 1815 in the Occupation of John Blackmore. - 15/10/1903 - Date of Will of William Ashplant. - 1910 - Purchase of Property Next to the Above From Henry Hore (1a Cross Street). - 12/09/1912 William Ashplant Died. - 02/01/1915 - His Wife Harriet Ashplant Died. - 23/10/1922 - His Son Frederick John Ashplant Died. - for the Same Property See: Peter Bennet; Richard Bennet; William Bennet; John Blackmore; John Mugford; Mary Levey; Giles Sleexer; Annie May Newberry Trickey; Caroline Mary Williams and James Williams

Ashplant, William Francis (1923) - Deed: Abstract of Title to 1 Cross Street, Assistant Overseer, Son of William Ashplant, Cordwainer. Executor of Will of William with Brother Frederick John Ashplant and Montague John Durrant. - see Also Conveyance of the Premises to A. M. N. Trickey

Ashton, Richard (1867) - Deed: Assinment of 32 Cross Street From Ashton Chapple to Richard Ashton. - 19/03/1872 - Mortgage Between 1/ Richard Ashton 2/ John Ashton Chapple 3/ Western Counties Building Society

Austin, Philip (1859) - Bideford Gazette: James Watts, Farmer, Charged with Assault on Philip Austin, Labourer Orchard Hill

Avery, Elizabeth (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Felony: Elizabeth Avery of Diddywell Accused of Stealing Straw from Mistress Mary Bowen. Case Dismissed.

Aysh, Thomas Burrows (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Bristol, Had Freehold Land at Clevehouses. - 1841 Voters List: Lived Laburnam Villa, Salcombe Regis, and had Freehold Lands, Houses Etc., at Clevehouses

Badcock, Elizabeth (1834) - Deed: Nee Brend, Wife of Thomas Badcock - see Sarah Sanders

Badcock, Thomas (1834) - Deed: Husband of Elizabeth Badcock, Nee Brend, see Sarah Sanders

Bake, Hugh (1858) - Deed: Land in Oxmans Lane, see Thomas Diamond

Baker, Philip (1695) - Deed: Owned or Tenant of Premises Next to Little Cleve Park - see John Burrough

Baldwin, Mrs (1882) - Deed: Formerly in Occupation of No. 9 Bay View Terrace - see Henry Dawe

Bale, Henry (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Henry Bale Accused of Illegal Charge of Toll at Northam Gate

Balhatchett, James (1895) - Deed: - Lodging House Keeper - was in Occupation of Two Fields, No's 457 and 458 on Os Map (Now Part of Fairlea Crescent) as Tenant. - see Bartholomew Pickard and William Pickard. - 01/04/1896 Bought Field 458 (3 Acres) from John S. F. Holman for £400. - 11/06/1898 Sold Field 458 to Rev. Hilgrove Coxe of Brightwells Rectory Titsworth Oxfordshire for £390 (2a. 3r. 23p.) - 21/10/1867 9 & 10 Bay View Terrace, see Henry Dawe. No. 3 Bay View Terrace, see Richard Cock

Baller, Edward (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam, Owned Freehold House, Park Cottage. - 1841 Voters List, the Same

Barry, Julia Ayshford (1844) - Deed: Re Property in Tower Street - See Matthew Carter

Barton, Matthew (1786) - Deed: Mentioned in Marriage Settlement Lease of Anna Maria Downe and Robert Barton - See, Rebecca Lopes Barton. - 01/05/1820 Lease of this Date - All Re Burrough House

Barton, Rebecca Lopes (1835) - Deed: 01/01/1835 - Widow of Plymouth, Lease of Burrough to James Partridge of Northam, Yeoman for 14 Years from March 25th 1834 for £170 Per Annum - Burrough Late in the Occupation of George Downing - 11/11/1850 - R. L. Barton of Ogwell House, East Ogwell - Sale of Capital Messuage Etc. of Burrough to Elizabeth Thorold of Clevelands, Widow for £5750. - Mentions Lease & Release of Marriage Settlement of Robert Barton & Anna Maria Downe of 26/10/1786 Between 1/ Henry Downe Esq of Burrough, Elizabeth His Wife and Anna Maria Downe, 2/ Robert Barton Esq, 3/ John Cleveland & Augustus Saltren Willett Esq., 4/ Mattew Barton. - Also Mentions Lease & Release of 01/05/1820, the Latter Between 1/ Augustus Saltren Willett Esq., 2/ Elizabeth Downe, 3/ Robert Barton, 4/ Anna Maria Barton, 5/ Robert Cutts Barton, 6/ James Smith Gent., 7/ William Price Gent. - Also Lease & Release of 22/06/1820 - 1/ Robert Cutts Barton, 2/ Rebecca Lopes Franco, 3/ Ralph Franco Esq, (Now Sir Ralph Lopes Baronet), Walter Radcliffe Esq & Henry Brooksbank Esq this Is the Marriage Settlement of Rebecca Lopes Franco and Her Late Husband Robert Cutts Barton. - 05/08/1820 Probate Copy of Will of Robert Cutts Barton. - 15/04/1848 Conveyance of Three Fields Between 1/ Anthony Loveband of Yarnscombe Esq., 2/ Joanna Lane Caddy of Bideford Spinster, 3/ James Smith Ley of Bideford, Banker, 4/ Rebecca Lopes Barton of Oggwell House, Newton Abbot, Widow, 5/ James Gould of Knapp Esq., - This Mentions Charles Andrew Caddy & Joanna Caddy; All That Closes or Fields Formerly in the Occupation of Joseph Stone, After John Woolacott and Joanna Caddy Since of John Causey, Then John Irwin and William Stratton Large.

Barrett, William Southwood Milton (1916) - Will: Executor to Will of James Lock of Cross Street (The Stables) Northam. He Is Left £2 by James Lock

Barry, Robert (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Torquay, Held Freehold Lands, Soudons and Wellington in Northam. - not in the 1841 Voters List

Bartlett, Robert (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Robert Bartlett of Appledore Charged with Assoult by W. Rook of Northam

Barton, Robert Cutts (1820) - Deed: see Rebecca Lopes Barton, Lease of this Date Plus Lease of 22/06/1820 and Probate Copy of His Will 05/08/1820

Barton, Robert (1786) - Deed: see Rebecca Lopes Barton, Lease of This Date Being a Marriage Settlement of Robert Barton and Anna Maria Downe. Also Deed of 01/05/1820

Bassett, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam, Held Leasehold Houses in Fore Street and Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List, the Same

Bassett, William (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Legal Action: Mr Heathcote, Highways Surveyor Vs. Wm. Bassett, Bordering Property in Broad Lane - see Heathcote, Mr.

Bate, John (1858) - Deed: see - Thomas Diamond (2) Late in Occupation of House in Norman Terrace Later in Occupation of Samuel Gay

Batten, Harriet (1849) - Deed: Lease for Residue of Term of 999 Years of Dwelling House, Outhouses, Offices, Courts, and Gardens Now and for Several Years Used as the Swan Inn in Cross Street Late in the Occupation of Ann Tupiln Deceased Now of Harriet Batten and John Oxenham Tuplin (Sister and Brother) for £140 to William Rook

Bawden, Joshua, Rev. (1786) - Charity: Vicar of Northam, see John Jeffery of Appledore

Bawden, Joshua (1776) - Deed: Minister of Poor, see Dorothy Docton

Bazeley, Henry Montague (1875) - Deed: Re 10 Bay View Terrace - See Henry Dawe

Beaple, John (1645) - Charity: Indenture Between 1/ Alice Thomas and William Thomas, 2/ John Berry and 6 Others Reciting Will of John Beaple in Which He Gave £5 for the Poor of Northam. Annuity from this of 6/= Out of Messuage and Tenement in West Youngaton in Underborough in Northam Which Alice Thomas Owned and (William?) Seized of in Inheritance. - 06/06/1645 - Indenture Between Same Reciting Same Will - £3 Left to Produce 3s 7d for Repair of the Church. - 1782 - 2 Annuities of 6/= Each Paid Out of Youngaton's by Augustus Saltren Willett Esq. and 3s 4d Paid Till 1791. He Then Refused to Pay. He Since Died, His Widow Owns West Youngaton in 1828.

Beaple, Sarah (1695) - Deed: Widow, Occupied Premises Owned by Sir William Hayman, Premises Next to Little Clevepark - see - John Borough

Beare, John (1580) - Charity: Re Youngaton - see Thomas Leigh

Bear, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam - Held Land As Occupier at Tadworthy. - 1841 Voters List the Same

Beare, William (1857) - Deed: Re Being Once An Occupier of Rock House - see Maria Horrell

Bear, William (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Letter in Bideford Gazette Re William Bear's Schemes for Northam Burrows Signed by Jeremy Diddler. - 22/02/1870 More Suggestions from Mr. Bear Re the Burrows and Westward Ho!

Beer, Mr (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Furnished Apartments to Let, Mr. Beer, Pimley, Northam Burrows (Should Be Pimpley?)

Beer, Mary (1808) - Will: Grand Daughter of Robert Jeffery, His Will, in Which She Is Left one Pewter Dish, Two Pewter Plates, One Feather Bed and Bedstead and one Bolster

Bellew, Mr (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Furnished Cottage for Sale, Apply Mr Bellew, Cross, Northam

Bellew, Thomas (1864) - Deed: Bought West Muddix Farm from Edward Crow (Q.V. for Details of Premises) for £360. - 28/06/1866 - Mortgage of this Date for £200 from William Western of Appledore, Master Mariner - Premises as Listed Under Edward Crow Bu States That Clifton Farm Late in the Occupation of John Shute But Now of Thomas Bellew . and Also That New Built Messuage or Dwelling House Lately Erected by Thomas Bellew on Part of the Aforesaid Garden Now in the Possession of Thomas Bellew. States That Modex or West Modex Still in the Occupation of Bartholomew Pickard or His Tenants.

Bellew, Thomas (1895) - Deed: He Exchanged 2 Fields Numbers 665 and 666 on the Os Map Called 'nichol's Field' Formerly Part of Chope Estate for Field 459 (He Added £67) from Harriet Sawer of Fairlea, Widow. - Mentions Conveyance of 24/06/1895 (Sale at Kings Head Hotel, Northam) Between 1/ William Pickard and Edward Partridge, 2/ Harriet Saw(Y)Er. - 17/02/1906 - Sold Field 459 for £1,500 to Elizabeth Wills Allen and Emma Ann Allen Both of Highfield Spinsters

Bennett, _ (1763) - Deed: Re Property in Fore Street Northam - See: - John Yeo - Mary Yeo - Elizabeth Yeo - William Utber - John Williams

Bennett, Ann (1835) - Deed: of Appledore, Formerly in the Occupation of a House in West Appledore Which was Pulled Down and 2 Built on the Site Bought by John Kelly (See Deeds of 10 Cross Street)

Bennett, George (1788) - Deed: Re Land at Muddex - see John Benson

Bennett, Mary (1788) - Deed: Re Land at Muddix - see John Benson

Bennet, Peter (1636) - Deed: Tailor, Conveyance of Property in Northam (Was Lloyds Bank on Corner of Cross Street) to Richard Bennett for £7-10-0 (Could Be £11-10-0?)

Bennett, Richard (1636) - Deed: Conveyance of Property in Northam (Was Lloyds Bank on Corner of Cross Street Northam) from Peter Bennet for £7-10-0 (Could Be £11-10-0)

Bennet, William (1673) - Deed: Conveyance of Property in Northam (Was Lloyds Bank on the Corner of Cross Street Northam) to Giles Sleexer for £5

Bennett, Sara (1642) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Accounts - Received from Her £1 for a Legacy Given by Her

Benson, Mr (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Offer of a Loan of £750 from Mr Benson Towards Westward Ho! Drainage

Benson, Anne (1788) - Deed: Re Land at Muddix - see John Benson

Benson, John (1695) - Charity: Overseer, Re 3 Houses in Appledore, See Sir Thomas Berry

Benson, John (1716) - Charity: the Younger, Merchant - He Was Cousin to Dame Anne Berry, and Executor to Her Will, Q.V.

Benson, John (1732) - Church Wardens Accounts: He was Paid £1-19-11 for 5 Gallons and 5 Pints of Paint

Benson, John (1778) - Deed: Esquire, Owned Lands to North, East and South of Prmises Known as Oak (Now Number 16 Fore Street Northam) Which was Sold by Thomas Hogg of Appledore, Merchant, to Richard Galway, of Northam, Carpenter on this Date for £21 for the Remainder of 999 Year Lease.

Benson, John (1788) - Deed: of Napp - Counterpart Reversionary Lease for 99 Years 1/ John Benson of Napp (Eldest Son of Thomas Benson Deceased and Nephew and Devisee Under Will of Peter Benson with Power of Leasing as in Will.) 2/ William Hamlyn Heywood of Bideford, Surgeon and Thomas Smith of Bideford, Gent. - Close of Land (1 Acre) Lying in Muddex Formerly in the Possession of Mary Bennett But Noe of William Prance, Merchant - Lives:- Ann Benson, Sarah Husband in Reversion of George Bennett. - Consideration £9, Rent 3s 4d

Benson, John (1779) - Deed: Gent., Northam, Sold Lease of 17 Fore Street Northam to William Burch for £4-4-0, Rent 1/= Per Annum; Premises Late in the Possession of Grace Nott - John Was Husband to Ann. - Ann Remarried After John's Death to William Prockter Thomas. - Three Surviving Sons in 1836:- Rev. Peter Benson, Thomas Browne Benson and Stafford Benson. - 10/02/1836, His Devisees Still Owned Lands on East of 17 Fore Street, this Land in the Occupation of Thomas Clark.

Benson, John (1808) - Charity: Son of Petter Benson, Charity, See Dorothy Docton

Benson, John (1847) - Deed: Re Property in Tower Street (Garden) See Matthew Carter

Benson, Peter (1775) - Charity: see Dorothy Docton, Charity. - C1808 He Died, see John Benson, His Son

Benson, Peter (1788) - Deed: Re Land at Muddex, see John Benson

Benson, Peter, Rev (1836) - Deed: of Witheridge, one of Three Surviving Sons of the Late John Benson of Northam and Ann - See Deeds of 17 Fore Street

Benson, Stafford (1836) - Deed: Surgeon, New Brunswick - one of Three Surviving Sons of the Late John Benson and Ann ( Ann Remarried William Prockter Thomas) - see Deeds of 17 Fore Street

Benson, Thomas (1788) - Deed: Re Land at Muddex, see John Benson

Benson, Thomas (1806) - Charity: see David Best, Charity Re Lands in Great Torrington

Benson, Thomas, Mr (1750) - Charity: Charity see Dorothy Docton

Benson, Thomas Browne (1836) - Deed: Gent of Wellington, one of Three Surviving Sons of the Late John Benson and Ann - see Deeds of 17 Fore Street

Benson, Thomas Browne (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Witheridge, Held Leases for Years of Land Ij Northam, Daddon and Daddon Collibear. - 1841 Voters List the Same.

Berriman, Mr (1622) - Charity: His Will, Lands in Braunton £6 Rent for Use of Poor - see Thomas Scamp

Berriman, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: had Furnished Lodgings to Let, Mr Berriman, Cleave Houses

Berry, Mr (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Old Lady of 102 Years Living in Boarding House of Mr Berry Granted 2/6 Per Week for Her Upkeep

Berry, Mr (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Auction of Farm Stock, Implements and Furniture of Messrs Berry and Carter of Underborough Northam

Berry, Ann, Dame (1716) - Charity: Date of Her Will in Which She Bequeathed £30 to Purchase Land, Rents of Which to Be Paid to the Widow of the Parson of Northam, and £20 to Purchase Land, the Rents of Which to Be Used for a School for the Poor Boys of Northam. - Executors of the Will:- Her Son, Roger Melhuish; Her Cousin, John Benson the Younger, Merchant; Her Cousin, Henry Chope of Bidford, Gent; Her Cousin, John Reynolds of Bideford, Doctor of Physic; and Narcissus Hatherley of Bideford. - in 1828 No Land Had Been Purchased by Anne Berry's Grand-Daughter Mrs Grace Saltren Who Had Regularly Paid Annuities During Her Life, Afterwards Her Executor Narcissus Hatherley Did the Same. N. Hatherley Died 1820, His Executor, William Collins Hatherley Regularly Paid 20/= to the Schoolmistress of Northam. 1828 30/= Paid to Parson and 20/= to Schoolmistress.

Berry, John (1645) - Charity: Re Youngaton, see John Beaple, Charity

Berry, John (1691) - Charity: Charity - Lease and Release Re ¾ of Premises in West Putford Purchased for £107-10-0 by £50 Left by John Berry and £60 Left by Richard Cholwill - Parties:- 1/ John Jeffery and William Thomas of Northam and 2/ Sir Thomas Berry, Knight and 11 Others. - 15/08/1792 Lease and Release, Vested Lands in Samuel Tetherly and William Chappell Overseers of Poor - Tenement Conveyed to Augustus Saltren Willett Esq. - 1819 - William Partridge, Churchwarden and Richard Cooper, Overseer, Agreed Land Should Yield £2-10-0 + £2-15-0 Per Annum. Thomas Stevens Owns Other ¼ of Premises Which Did not Belong to the Parish. Half Paid Towards Salary of Schoolmaster and Quarter to General Overseers Account.

Berry, R (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Yeoman - Auction Sale: Estate 'underborough' or 'little Ventown', Property of R. Berry, Yeoman

Berry, Susan (1873) - Deed: She Occupied one of Two Dwelling Houses in Fore Street - see William Blake

Beery, Thomas, Sir (1691) - Charity: Charity, see John Berry. - 08/07/1695 - He Gave £60 to the Poor of Northam. Henry Birch and John Dennard Granted to John Benson and Others, Overseers, 3 Little Dwelling Houses, Then Lately Built Upon Part of a Garden in Appledore, for the Use of the Poor of Northam. (Residue of 99 Years - 86 Years Left). - 19/09/1695 - John Bishop Conveyed Fee Simple of Same to Sir Thomas Berry for £14. - Richard Branton Is Supposed to Have Given £50 for Building Almshouses, Though When Is not Recorded. in 1828 It was Thought That this May Have Been Towards These Houses. in 1828 There Were Four Houses with No Gardens Occupied Free by Poor in Appledore

Best, David (1770) - Church Wardens Accounts: 2/10 Paid to Him - Church Wardens Accounts

Best, David (1791) - Charity: £4 Per Annum from Messuage Called Commons to Trustees Miles Hammett and 4 Others to 14 Children of Appledore and 6 Children of Northam to Be Educated. - 13/09/1806 - Deed by Which David Best, to Thomas Benson and 3 Others - £4 Out of Lands in Great Torrington to Go Towards the Above. - 01/09/1819 - Surviving Trustees of 1791 Indenture Conveyed Annuity to Josias Wren and 3 Others. - 1828 - George Cook Proprietor of Commons. His Tenant Pays £4 Per Annum to the Vicar of Northam. Annuity from Lands in Torrington not Paid.

Bilton, William, Rev. (1838) - Voters List: He Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Lands, Windmill and Darracotts. - 1841 Voters List - the Same Except That He Lived in Bexley in Kent

Bindick, George (1802) - Deed: see Elizabeth Jeffery

Bird, William (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Labourer - William Bird, Labourer, Summoned for Evasion of Tolls

Bishop, Edward (1923) - Deed: Purchased Number 3 Cross Street (Formerly the Ring O' Bells) from George Braund for £140

Bishop, John (1643) - Church Wardens Accounts: 17/10d Paid to Him for His Charges Concerning the Passn Commit

Bishop, John (1648) - Church Wardens Accounts: 6/8d Paid for His Mother's Grave Phillipe Bishope

Bishop, John (1695) - Charity: Re 3 Houses in Appledore, see Sir Thomas Berry

Bishope, Phillipe (1648) - Church Wardens Accounts: Mother of John Bishop Q.V.

Blackford, J (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Auction: House, Castle Street, Occupied by J. Blackford, R. Jennings, Mrs Sanders

Blackmore, George (1854) - Deed: Labourer; Bought Property in Tower Street from James Puncher for £80 - Property Newly Erected in 1847 on South Side of Tower Street. - see Matthew Carter. - 19/07/1854 - Mortgage of this Date for £80. - 30/09/1864 - George Blackmore Died, Will Dated 03/09/1858 Devising His Estate to His Wife, Mary Blackmore, for Her Life, Remainder to Daughter Susan Who Married George Cawsey

Blackmore, John (1815) - Deed: Occupied Premises in Northam (Corner of Cross Street and Fore Street Later to Be Lloyds Bank) Then Sold by Mary Levey, Widow, to John Mugford, Cordwainer, for £20 for 2000year Lease. - see Caroline Mary Williams (Nee Mugford)

Blackmore, John (1835) - Deed: was Occupier of House in Cross Street Before this Date. House Pulled Down and 3 Erected on the Site (Numbers 9, 10 and 11)

Blackmore, Mary (1864) - Deed: Wife of George Blackmore - George Blackmore Died 30/09/1864. His Will Left Everything to Mary During Her Life, Then to Their Daughter Susan Who Married George Cawsey. - 12/12/1864 Sale of Property in Tower Street (Southside - See Matthew Carter) to James Lang, Shipwright, for £99-15-0. Parties of Deed:- 1/ Mary Blackmore, George Cawsey, Mariner and Susan His Wife,(Nee Blackmore) and 2/ James Lang, Shipwright

Blackmore, William (1643) - Church Wardens Accounts: Constaple (Sic) - He was Paid £1-6-2 as a Constable, Also Phillip Hockeday

Blake, William (1873) - Deed: Agreement to Purchase Number 4 Fore Street from Thomas Diamond (Q. V.) for £140.dwelling House Heretofore Used as a Public House Called Shipwrights Arms, But Now Converted to Two Dwelling Houses Now or Late in the Occupation of William Clibbett and Richard Screech. - 19/02/1873 Conveyance of this Date of the Property to William Blake. Premises Here Stated to Be in the Occupation of Samuel Fulford and Susan Berry

Boller, James Wentworth (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Northam Burrow Hotel and Villa Company. James Wentworth Boller Esq., M. P. for North Devon, Consented to Be a Director of the Scheme. Elected at Offices in Bridgeland Street

Bond, John (1701) - Charity: Charity - see James Cocke, Houses Etc., in Tomouth and Stoopehill. - 1703 - see Mark Cocke - Langdons Gift - Tomouth and Stoopehill

Boon, William (1896) - Deed: was Occupier of 17 Fore Street Northam When Sold to Henry Stevens by Frances Susanna Mugford

Borough, Joane (1727) - Deed: Sister of Richard Borough (Q.V.)

Borough, John (1695) - Deed: Lease of Little Clevepark to Thomas Leache of Bideford, Mariner for £34 and 99 Years. States Clevehouse Lately Erected by John Haynes. Bounded by the River, Dwelling House in Tenure of Philip Baker Etc., and Lands of Sir William Hayman in Tenure of Sarah Beaple, Widow. - Mentions Lives of Margaret Harris, Wife of Stephen Harris, of Northam, Mariner, and John Harris, Their Son. and John Haynes, Son of Danyell Haynes of Bideford, Mariner.

Borough, Richard (1727) - Deed: of Northam, Mariner.. Richard Leaves Little Clivepark to Joane Borough (Burrowe) His Sister for £10. States That Premises of Sir William Hayman Now in Tenure of John Tetherly, Mariner. - Richard Borough was John Borough's Son. see Also Indenture of 04/03/1727 Between 1/ Margaret Harris of Northam, Widow and John Harris, Mariner, Her Son and 2/ Richard Burrow

Bowen, Mrs (1869) - Bideford Gazette: at Appledore: Inquest on Matthew H. Carter of Appledore, Servant of Mrs Bowen, Northam, Thrown from Pony, Died

Bowen, James (1860) - Bideford Gazette: Mr James Bowen Son of Mr Bowen of Diddywell, Northam, Appointed Captain of 'great Eastern'.

Bowen, Mary (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Felony: Elizabeth Avery of Diddywell Accused of Stealing Straw from Mistress Mary Bowen. Case Dismissed

Bowman, Elizabeth (1856) - Deed: Daughter of William Fursdon, Q.V. - She Died this Date Leaving Son William Bowman

Bowman, John (1838) - Voters List: He Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses in Liles Lane. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Bowman, John (1849) - Will: see John Williams, His Will, in Which It States That John Bowman Sold to John Williams a Workshop and Sheds

Bowman, William (1857) - Deed: Son of Elizabeth Bowman and Grandson of William Fursdon. - He was Paid £46 Form Arthur Horrell and £34 from Henry Crang So That All Would Be Equal in the Deed of Separation

Braginton, W. D. (1863) - Bideford Gazette: 'wanted by W. D. Braginton - 2 Respectable Lads as Sea Apprentices'

Brailey, -- (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Legal Action: Cawsey (Butcher, Northam) Vs Brailey (Farmer, Westleigh)

Branch, James (1909) - Deed: He Formerly Occupied a House (No. 5?) Rock Street (Now North East Street). - see Jesse Braund and Richard Charles Littlejohns

Branch, Mrs (1909) - Deed: She Occupied a House (No. 5 ?) Rock Street. - see Jesse Braund and Richard Charles Littlejohns

Branton, Richard (1695) - Charity: Charity - Re 3 Houses in Appledore. - see Sir Thomas Berry

Braund, George (1897) - Deed: Purchased No. 3 Cross Street From Philip May for £92 - in the Occupation of Thomas Braund. Premises Formerly the Ring O' Bells. - 21/04/1923 - Sold the Same to Edward Bishop for £140

Braund, Jesse (1909) - Deed: Conveyance of Three Dwelling Houses (No's 4, 5 & 9) Adjoining Each Other Formerly Parts of and Designated as 'rock House' Rock Street Otherwise North East Street to Richard Charles Littlejohns of Fores Street, Builder, for £160. - Premises in the Occupation of Maria Horrill, Arthur Horrill and Kate Mounce Afterwards of William Taylor, James Branch and William Andrews, Then of John Braund and Mrs Branch and One Unoccupied.

Braund, John (1909) - Deed: He Occupied House (No. 4 ?) Rock Street. - see Jesse Braund and Richard Charles Littlejohns

Braund, Thomas (1844) - Deed: Accountant of Bideford . Took Over a Mortgage from Thomas Isaac for John Burch and Lent John Burch An Extra £20 - Debt Paid 25/10/1844.

Braund, Thomas (1868) - Deed: Sale of 2a Cross Street, Northam, Blacksmiths Shop, to James Poole of Littleham, Roadmaker. - See Thomas Smith Pickard. - Thomas Braund was Said to Be in the Occupation of the Said Premises.

Braund, Thomas (1897) - Deed: Occupier of No. 3 Cross Street (Formerly the Ring O' Bells), When Sold by Philip May to George Braund

Brend, William (1834) - Deed: Re Sale of Property in Cross Street (Now the Secret Garden) see Sarah Sanders

Breton, Hugh (1622) - Charity: Charity - Berrimans Gift - Land in Braunton - £6 Rent for the Poor. - see Thomas Scamp

Bridgman, William (1848) - Deed: Gent. of Poughill Re West Muddix. - see Bartholomew Pickard

Brimley, W. H. (1863) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: for 3 Years, Farm and Lands, Part of Hallsannery Estate, W. H. Brimley on the Premises

Britton, Anne (1661) - Charity: Charity - Date of Her Will - Nicholas Hutchings and 2 Others to Purchase Coals for the Poor. - 15/03/1674 - Indenture of this Date - Nicholas Hutchings Granted to John Heale and Another Rent of 36/= from Land in Shebbear for the Poor in Northam

Brock, Eliza Mayne (1898) - Deed: Wife of Fred Brock of Northam, Tailor, Who Bought Premises in Fore Street (No. 16) from Jane Dunlop (Q.V.) for £220

Brock, Fred (1898) - Deed: Bought from Jane Dunlop Premises in Fore Street (No. 16) for £220. Mentions Parts Were Formerly in the Occupation of John Manning and John Cann. - 12/04/1898 - Mortgage for £200. - 23/-3/1900 - Sold Premises to John Cann, Gardener, for £240

Brooksbank, Henry, Esq (1820) - Deed: Re Burrough House - Lease and Release of this Date. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Brown, James (1903) - Deed: Yeoman of Abbotsham. - as Trustee He Sold 62 Cross Street (1 Woodbine Villa) to Frank Granville Cock, Shipbuilder, of Northam for £190. - 15/04/1889 - His Father, James Brown, Died Intestate. - June 1903 - as Trustee to Richard Leathern He Sold 3 Houses in North East Street (Burgess Court) to Caleb Littlejohns for £166

Buckingham, Chrisr (1770) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 2/5d for Leather

Bullock, Charles (1841) - Voters List: He Lived in Northam and Was Occupier of House and Land in Orchard Hill

Burch, Eliza Phillis (1859) - Deed: Re House in North Street. - See Eliza Phillis May, Her Married Name

Burch, Fanny (1849) - Deed: or Birch - Wife of John Birch Q.V. - Mortgage Deed of this Date to Secure £20 from Sarah Pickard on Premises in North Street. - 04/05/1853 - Date of Her Will in Which She Left one House to Her Daughter, Eliza Phillis May, Wife of Philip May (This was the House in Which Fanny Lived and Was Erected by John Birch) and the Other, Older House to Daughter Fanny Priscilla Labbett Wife of George Labbett. - 05/12/1856 - Fanny Birch Died

Burch, Fanny Priscilla (1859) - Deed: Maiden Name of Fanny Priscilla Labbett

Birch, Henry (1695) - Charity: Charity Re 3 Houses in Appledore. - See Sir Thomas Berry

Burch, Hooper (1875) - Deed: Owned Premises on Boundery of Sefton House, North Street. - see John Jones

Birch, John (1811) - Deed: Mason of Northam. - Bought from Thomas Husband, Through John Willcock and Thomas Burnard, a Moiety of Premises in North Street for £21 for 1000 Years (Admirals Cottage in North Street Now Forms Part of this Original Moiety of Premises). - 04/02/1823 - Bought from John Williams a Moiety of Premises in North Street for £40. this Being the Other Moiety of Premises Bought from Thomas Husband (In 1811 Peter Benson Husband Owned this Moiety) - 24/03/1831 - He Borrowed £50 From Michael Prust, Currier, of Bideford - in this Deed It States That John Birch had Lately Erected a Dwelling House on the Site. - 29/04/1834 -0 He Borrows £100 from Thomas Isaac, Tailor, of Bideford. - 1838 Voters List States That John Burch had Leasehold Houses in Prospect Place. - 05/12/1856 - His Wife Fanny Died

Burch, John (1838) - Voters List: He Lived in Northam and Held Leasehold Houses in Prospect Place. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Birch, John (1860) - Deed: He Owned a Dwelling House to the South of Two Houses in North Street (One of Which was Admirals Cottage) the Property of George Labbett and His Wife Fanny Priscilla (Nee Burch)

Burch, Joseph (1729) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Money for Work He Did on the Church Each Year.

Burch, Phillis (1779) - Deed: Wife of William When He Bought the Lease of 17 Fore Street from John Benson. They had a 6 Year Old Son Richard in 1779

Burch, Richard (1779) - Deed: He was 6 Years Old in 1779 When His Father, William Bought Lease of 17 Fore Street from John Benson

Birch, Richard (1836) - Deed: Mason of Northam. - Fourth and Last Party to the Sale of 17 Fore Street Northam to John Mugford From the 3 Surviving Sons of John Benson of Northam

Birch, Richard (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Lands - Bagloles. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Burch, Robert (1770) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 3/7d for Painting the Church Windows, 2 Days and a Mason ½ Day

Burch, William (1779) - Deed: Bought Lease of 17 Fore Street Northam from John Benson for £4-4-0, Rent 1/= Per Annum - Premises Late in the Possession of Grace Nott - Lease for 99 Years. - William had a Wife, Phillis, and a 6 Year Old Son, Richard, in 1779

Burdon, James (1838) - Voters List: He Lived in Northam and Held a Freehold House in Cross Street - 1841 Voters List the Same

Burnard, Thomas (1811) - Deed: Merchant of Bideford - Re Premises in North Street Northam, see John Willcock

Burnard, Thomas (1821) - Deed: Re Land Near Fairlea. - see Harriet Sawer

Burnecle, William (1858) - Deed: Re Land in Oxmans Lane, Later Norman Terrace. - see Thomas (2) Diamond

Burrows, Agnes (1763) - Will: Marriage to Robert Jeffery Q.V.

Buse, Richard (1837) - Deed: of Bideford, Accountant. - He Lends £40 Tp Thomas Hore as Mortgage on Premises in Cross Street (Now the 'stables') - 28/08/1860 Mortgage Repaid

Buse, Richard (1858) - Deed: of Bideford Gent. - see Thomas Diamond - Mortgage - 1844 - see Matthew Carter

Buttecombe, Willmot (1767) - Deed: Formerly Occupier of Premises - No. 5 North Street. - see Richard Honney

Caddy, Charles Andrew (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Bideford and Held Freehold Land - Hyde. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Caddy, Charles Andrew (1848) - Deed: Party in Conveyance of 3 Fields in Boathyde - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Caddy, Joanna (1848) - Deed: Party in Conveyance of 3 Fields in Boathyde. Also Part Occupier of These Fields. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Caddy, Joanna Lane (1848) - Deed: Conveyance of 3 Fields in Boathyde. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Cann, John (1898) - Deed: Gardener, of Northam. - Formerly in Occupation of Part of Premises in Fore Street (No. 16). Deed of Assignment Between 1/ Jane Dunlop (Q.V.) and 2/ Fred Brock. - 1871 Census States That John Cann was 47 and Born in Monkleigh. He Lived with His Wife Charlotte and 5 Children. - 23/03/1900 He Bought Premises, 16 Fore Street, Formerly Part of a Public House 'the Oak' From Fred Brock for £240. - 24/03/1900 Mortgage for £200. - 07/10/1915 Mortgage Repaid

Cann, John (1904) - Deed: Owner of Property to the North of 17 Fore Street Northam, Previously Owned by Jane Shutt

Cann, Samuel (1841) - Voters List: He Lived in Northam and Held a Freehold House and Land - Fore Street

Capell, Algernon (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land as Occupier - Marshford Farm - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Carter, Matthew (1847) - Deed: Joiner. - Party to Sale of Property in Tower Street to James Puncher for £50. Mentions Indenture of Release of 25/03/1844 Between 1/ John Ayshford Wise, Edward John Thomas White and Matthew Lowndes 2/ Julia Ayshford Barry 3/ Matthew Carter and 4/ Richard Buse. - Also Mentions Indenture of 30/06/1845 Between 1/ Matthew Carter 2/ Charles Hartnoll and 3/ Thomas Popham and Richard Buse. - Also Indenture of 18/06/1844 1/ Matthew Carter and 2/ Charles Hartnoll. - the Premises Were:- the Newly Erected Dwelling House on the South Side of Tower Street and That Part of Court. Now Divided by a Stone Wall Adjoining the Same Measuring North to South 38 Feet, East to West at the North End 9 Feet 3 Inches and at the South End 11 Feet. Also That Part of Stable at South End of Court., Premises Now in the Occupation of James Puncher Bounded on the East Partly by the Joiners Workshop of Matthew Carter and Partly by a Garden Lately the Property of John Benson But Now of Mrs Thorold, on the West by a Dwelling House and Court. of Matthew Carter, on the North by Tower Street and on the South by the Churchyard.

Carter, Mr (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Auction of Farm Stock, Implements and Furniture of Messrs Berry and Carter of Underborough Northam

Carter, Matthew H. (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Inquest at Appledore - Inquest on Matthew H. Carter of Appledore, Servant of Mrs Bowen, Northam, Thrown from Pony, Died

Cawsey, ___ (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Butcher - Legal Action: Cawsey (Butcher of Northam) Vs Brailey (Farmer, Westleigh)

Cawsey, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: L. G. Board - Mr Tucker Elected in Place of Mr Cawsey

Cawsey, Mr (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Mr Cawsey Told not to Take Stones from Mr Wren's Quarry for Parish Roads

Causey, Charles Henry (1896) - Deed: Owned Property to the East of 17 Fore Street, Northam - 11/07/1904 Property Now Owned by George Cawsey

Causey, George (1873) - Deed: Re Property 30 and 32 Cross Street - See Lewis Maine

Cawsey, George (1864) - Deed: Mariner - Husband of Susan, Nee Blackmore. - Sale of Property in Tower Street (South Side). Parties 1/ Mary Blackmore, Widow, George Cawsey, Mariner and Susan His Wife (Nee Blcakmore) and 2/ James Lang, Shipwright. Consideration - £99-15-0 - see Matthew Carter

Cawsey, George (1904) - Deed: Owner of Property to the East of 17 Fore Street, Previously Owned by Charles Henry Causey

Cawsey, H., Mr (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Yeoman. - Spaniel Dog, Named Dash, Found - Apply Mr H. Cawsey, Yeoman, Northam

Cawsey, Henry (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Surveyor to Northam Local Government Board. - Henry Cawsey Surveyor to Northam Local Government Board Gives Notice of Application for An Order for Diversion and Stopping Up Fosketh Hill for New Road.

Cawsey, John (1823) - Deed: Former Occupier, After William Tamlyn, of Premises in North Street Sold to John Birch by John Williams

Cawsey, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land As Occupier - Hyde Farm. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Causey, John (1848) - Deed: Occupier of 3 Fields in Boathyde Before this Date. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Cawsey, John (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Local Government Board: John Cawsey Ordered to Construct Pipe Drain to Sewer.

Cawsey, Lewis (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Church Tower Scaled Down and Stone Repointed with Cement by Mr Lewis Cawsey Builder, Bideford, Under Aegis of Rev. I. Gossett

Cawsey, Robert (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Betsy Johns of Parkham Sought Affiliation Order on Robert Cawsey of Northam Re Her Child.

Cawsey, Susan (1864) - Deed: Daughter of George and Mary Blackmore, Wife of George Cawsey. - Re Property in Tower Street, South Side. - see Matthew Carter

Chalk, Thomas (1872) - Deed: He Purchased Land from Robert Prior - No. 10 Bay View Terrace. - see Henry Dawe

Champion, William George (1903) - Deed: Surveyor, Northam. - Purchased No. 2 Woodbine Villa, Cross Street, Northam - Party to Sale of No. 1 Woodbine Villa (62 Cross Street) and No 6 North East Street. - He was Given a Deed of 03/11/1863 Since His Purchase Price was the Greater. - see James Brown. - 31/03/1910 - Purchased No 1 Woodbine Villa from Frank Granville Cock for £208 - 11/12/1934 - Sold No 1 Woodbine Villa to Alice Ann Champion for £208. - 26/02/1968 - Alice Ann Champion Died. - W. G. Champion Owned Property (Same as Above??) on the South and West of Three Houses in North East Street Conveyed to Caleb Littlejohns - See Deeds to No 6 North East Street

Chance, Mary (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Mary Willscott Alias Chance. - Church Wardens Accounts - 8/2d Charges in Going to Barnstaple with Her and Going to Bradworthy with Mary Nott

Chanter, Thomas Burnard (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam Held Leasehold House - Retreat. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Chanter, T. B. (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Schooner 'caroline' of Fowey from Teignmouth for Newport Came Ashore Off Northam Burrows. No Loss of Life. Vessel Stripped Under Direction of T. B. Chanter (Lloyds Agent) for Attempt to Refloat

Chanter, Thomas Burnard (1869) - Bideford Gazette: T. B. Chanter Taking Legal Action on Claim Against Master of Wreck 'pace' for £30 Damages to His Land (Northam Burrows) Caused by Rescue Operation. - 09/02/1869 - Compensation Claim by T. B. Chanter, Lord of the Manor of Northam, for Damages to Land Caused by the Wreck of the 'pace' Against Master Giovanni Turach, of Austria. - 01/06/1869 - Failure of Attempts to Raise 'pace' on Northam Burrows. - 15/06/1869 - Wreck of 'pace' Raised and Towed Up River to Instow. - 26/01/1869 - Advert - Pig Iron and Gas Coals for Sale from the Wreck 'pace', Northam Burrows. - 19/05/1868 - at Bideford County Court: Remuneration Case - £5 to Cover Removal of Gravel From Pebble Ridge, Possession of Mr Chanter, Given Against Mr Glover - See Also 21/07/1868 - 18/08/1868 and 17/11/1868

Chappell, James (1838) - Voters List: Lived in North Hill, Cornwall, Held Freehold Land in Northam - Burners and Burdons. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Chapple, _____ (1869) - Bideford Gazette: a Butcher. - Legal Action: Chapple, Butcher Vs Heard, Also a Butcher

Chapple, John Ashton (1867) - Deed: Assignment of 32 Cross Street From 1/ James Lee 2/ William How - to 3/ John Ashton Chapple. - 22/02/1867 - Assignement of 32 Cross Street to Richard Ashton. - 31/01/1873 Certificate of Bankruptcy of John Ashton Chapple

Chappell, Thomas (1776) - Charity: Trustee of Docton's Gift. - See Dorothy Docton

Chappell, William (1792) - Charity: Re Premises in West Putford - Overseer of the Poor. - see John Berry - Berry and Cholwill Charity

Chappell, William (1845) - Deed: He Bought 2 Dwelling Houses (Now No 15 North Street) Garden and Outbuildings from William Perkin for Remainder of 1000 Years for £100 - one House Occupied by Thomas Wilkey, one Unoccupied

Charlewood, E. P., Capt. (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Notice of March to Northam by Bideford Volunteers Commanded by Capt. E. P. Charlewood. - 18/01/1870 - Report of Supper for Hon. Members of Bideford Volunteers at National School House Northam

Ching, William (1834) - Deed: Lent £200 to William Rook (Q.V.) for Purchase of Premises in Cross Street - see Also William Rook (2) 1849

Cholwill, Richard (1687) - Charity: Date of His Will, He Left £60 to Charity of Northam. - 1691 see John Berry - Berry & Cholwills Charity

Chope, Henry (1716) - Charity: of Bideford - Gent. - Cousin to Dame Ann Berry (Q.V.) and Executor to Her Will.

Clark, Thomas (1836) - Deed: Occupier of Lands Owned by Divisees of Late John Benson on East Side of 17 Fore Street Northam

Clevland, John (1786) - Deed: Re Sale of Burrough House - See Rebecca Lopes Barton, Marriage Settlement Between Anna Maria Downe and Robert Barton. - Anna Maria Downe's Grandfather, John Downe, Married Jane the Daughter of William Cleveland of Tapeley in 1733

Cleverdon, Thomas (1864) - Deed: Before this Date had Married Susannah Honey, Granddaughter of James Honey and Beneficiary in His Will of 3 Houses in Northam, Including one in Honey Street to Be Sold in 1864 to Thomas Wilkey. - see James Honey

Cleverdon, William (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Bankruptcy of William Cleverdon, Discharged by Court.

Clibbett, William (1858) - Deed: He was in Occupation of one of Thomas Diamond's (Q.V.) Dwelling Houses in Fore Street (Later Blakes Store Etc.) - see Also William Blake

Cobbledick, Christopher (1890) - Deed: Purchased 3 Houses (Formerly One) in West Appledore from Thomas Kelly (Q.V.). - See the Deed of 10 Cross Street Northam.

Cobbledick, John (1835) - Deed: Owner of a Garden on the West Side of 3 Houses in Cross Street Northam (9, 10 & 11). - see William Lock

Cobbledick, John (1841) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House - Cross Street

Cobbledick, Mary (1847) - Deed: Received Mortgage from Richard Ashton on 2 Houses (To Be the Ring O' Bells) in Cross Street. - See Samuel Kelly. - 13/08/1861 - Mr and Mrs Cobbledick Sells Ring O' Bells to Samuel Kelly

Cock & Darracott, _____ (1859) - Bideford Gazette: 2 Limekilns at Cleave Houses Northam to Let; Now in the Occupation of Messrs Cock and Darracott, and House and Garden and Pottery Formerly in the Occupation of Mr John Tucker Jnr.

Cock, Frank Granville (1903) - Deed: Shipbuilder, Northam. - Purchased 62 Cross Street (1 Woodbine Villa) from James Brown for £190. - see William George Champion. - 31/03/1910 - Sold No. Woodbine Villa to William George Champion for £208

Cocke, James (1700) - Charity: Date of His Will. - He Left £200 for Interest or Profits Therefrom to Be Used for the Poor Widows and Fatherless Children. - Thomas Gribble the Elder and William Lymbery Trustees. John Bond Enters Indenture of 14/02/1701 - £10 from Messuage and Tenement, House, Lands Etc., Purchased Called Tomouth and Stoophill - Later Ropewalk and Cottages, Appledore. - see Mark Cocke

Cocke, John (1645) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Were Paid 6/8d for His Wife's Grave.

Cocke, John (1649) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Were Paid 6/8d for the Grave of His Granddaughter Mary Hernaman, Daughter of William Hernaman

Cock, John (1821) - Deed: He Bought from John Jewell a Lease for 1000 Years, Plot of Land of 6 Landyards, Part of a Garden Belonging to Messuage and Tenement Called Will Otherwise Willes Otherwise Foss or Clow Hill Formerly in the Possession of William Utber Afterwards of John Jewell. - 24/04/1824 - Sold the Same to William Perkin - Parties 1/ John Cock 2/ John Jewell 3/ William Perkin of Northam, Carpenter

Cock, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Leasehold Houses - Fore Street and Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Cock, John (1823) - Deed: Assignment of a Garden in Cross Street (10a) for the Residue of a Term of 900 Years for £17 to John Sanders, Mason. by Lease of 04/06/1806 Between Narcissus Hatherly Gent. and John Cock - Rent Peppercorn. - Garden Formerly in Tenure of -- Muffett But Now of John Sanders. Land Bounded North and East by Land in the Occupation Ofmargaret Punchard But Now of Thomas Cook, on the West by Land of Frances Saltren Willet, Widow in the Occupation of William Lee But Now of James Honey, and on the South by Land Lately in the Occupation of John Sanders Belonging to Isatt Daymond (Dimond)

Cock, John (1827) - Deed: and 23/08/1837 - Stated in These Indentures to Own Dwelling House to the East of House in Cross Street ('the Stables'). this Would Be Where the Methodist Chapel Now Is. - see Thomas Hore

Cocke, Mark (1702) - Charity: Deed Recites That Elizabeth Langdon, Widow, Sister of Mark Cocke, Who Died Intestate, Declared to Mark Shortly Before Her Death That She Desired £100 to Be Given to John Quick and William Lymbery to Be Used for the Poor. - 02/05/1703 1/ John Bond 2/ Roger Melhuish and 4 Others State That Property in Tomouth and Stoophill Be Purchased to Secure £5 Per Annum from the £100. Estate Consists of (In 1828) 4 Small Houses, Rope Walk, Orchard, 4 Fields (10 Acres) and Is Let to Thomas Hogg for 21 Years at £47 Per Annum. - Mr Hogg Made Rope Walk Since 1813. - see Also - James Cocke and John Jeffery

Cock, Richard (1867) - Deed: Re 9 and 10 Bay View Terrace. - See Also Henry Dawe. - this Is a Deed Poll with Richard Prior, Samuel Nicholls, James Balhatchet and James Howard (The Owners) Reciting a Conveyance of 07/02/1865 Between 1/ Bartholomew Pickard 2/ Mary Ann Adams and 3/ Richard Cock, Land Conveyed Being Part of Field Called Prances Field Part of Messuage or Tenement Called Collibear or Collabear on the North of Sentry Road. States That Richard Cock Has Since Erected a Dwelling House and Courtelage and Offices and That James Howard had Erected 2 Dwelling Houses, Offices and Appurtenances, and That Robert Prior had Erected one Dwelling House and Offices and Appurtenances. States That Dwelling House Erected by Richard Cock Is Number one Bay View Terrace and That by Robert Prior Is Number 2. the Two Erected by James Howard Are Numbers 3 and 4 and That J. Howard Has Sold Number 4 to Samuel Nicholls and Number 3 to James Ballhatchet, and That R. Prior and J. Howard Had Erected 6 Others, Numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. - on the Tithe Apportionments, Prances Field was Owned by James Northam Pickard in 1838

Cock, Thomas (1870) - Bideford Gazette: He had Approximately 12 Ton Rick of Hay for Sale

Cock, William (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Legal Action: Mr Heathcote, Highways Surveyor Vs William Cock, Hedges from Marshford to Pippett. - Others Charged Similarly - see Mr Heathcote

Cole, John (1903) - Deed: was Occupier of one of Three Houses in Burgess Court, Northam. see Deeds of 6 North East Street + Henry Parnell + George Cooksley + John Lilly + Richard Taylor + William Yeoman. - He was Occupier in 1909 and in 1923

Cole, Philip (1770) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 10/= for Work on the Clock, and Another 11/= for the Same, and Another 3/6d for Righting the Clock Again

Cole, Richard (1802) - Deed: Deed of this Date States That Agnes Diamond, Daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Nee Jeffery Q.V.) Married Richard Cole Before this Date

Cole, Thomas (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Thomas Shute and Thomas Cole Summoned at the Petty Sessions for Non-Payment of Rates

Cole, William (1838) - Voters List: He Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses in Irsha Street, Appledore. - not in the 1841 Voters List

Collemore, John (1648) - Church Wardens Accounts: His Wife Paid the Church Wardens 6/= for Her Mother, Agnes Nicholl's Grave

Collamore, Thomas (1751) - Deed: Held Lands to the East of Premises in Fore Street (Now Memories Restaurant). - see John Yeo + Mary Yeo + Elizabeth Yeo + William Utber + John Williams

Cooke, Edward (1866) - Deed: Master Mariner. - States That He and William How, Cordwainer and Charles Henley, Gentleman had Attended the Sale of Leasehold Properties of William Thomas Rook, and Had Bought Gardens Part of the Said Hereditaments and by this Agreement Were Bound to Erect Proper Fences for the Purpose of Separating the Portions Bought by Them from Adjoining Lot or Lots. That the Portions Bought by Edward Cooke and William How Adjoins the Part Bought by Charles Henley and That Edward Cooke and William How Agree at Their Expense to Erect a Boundary Wall as Specified in the Sale Agreement (6 Feet High).

Cook, Edward (1866) - Deed: Re Premises in Cross Street. - See William Thomas Rook

Cook, George (1828) - Charity: Proprietor of Commons - see David Best

Cook, Thomas (1823) - Deed: Owned Land to the North and East of 10a Cross Street. - see John Cock - Also see Thomas Williams 1865

Cook, Thomas (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses - Prospect Place - 1841 Voters List the Same

Cook, Thomas (1860) - Deed: Owned Property to the West of Admirals Cottage in North Street Which was Owned by George Labbett and His Wife, Fanny Priscilla (Nee Burch)

Cook, Thomas (1903) - Deed: Owned Property to the East of 3 Houses in North East Street (Burgess Court) - see Deed of 6 North East Street - see Caleb Littlejohns

Cooksley, George (1903) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses in Burgess Court - see John Cole + Henry Parnell + John Lilly + Richard Taylor + William Yeoman - Deeds of 6 North East Street

Cooper, J (1868) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: at Northam, Arable and Pasture Lands (25 Acres) J. Cooper, W.G.

Cooper, Richard (1819) - Charity: Overseer of the Poor - see Berry and Cholwill Charity

Cork, ______ (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Treat at Cork's Pleasure House on the Burrows

Cornish, Mary (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Her 5/6d for 3 Pieces of Rope for the Bells and Clock

Crang, Henry (1857) - Deed: Husband of Tamazena Crang Q.V.

Crang, Tamazena (1857) - Deed: Daughter of William Fursdon Q.V. and Grace. - Wife of Henry Crang, Mariner. - Date Od Deed of Separation, Property to Henry and Tamazena: 4th Schedule: Dwelling House Adjoining Dwelling House in 1st Schedule (See Mary Hughes) Consisting of Parlour, Kitchen Pantry 3 Bedrooms 1 Lumber Room with Outhouse Stable and Barn and Garden Behind and Adjoining Same and Entrance Passage 6 Feet 10 Inches Wide Leading from Cross Street Back. - Bounded on the North by Cross Street, on the South by Field in the 3rd Schedule (See Eliza Hooper Morrish), on the East Partly by Premises in the 1st Schedule and Partly by Courtelage and Shed Next Hereinafter Mentioned, on the West by Property of Thomas Williams. Also All Remaining Part of Court Mentioned in the 1st Schedule with Shed Adjoining, in Length 48' 2'' in Breadth at the North End 26' at the South End 29' Bounded North and South by Premises in the 1st Schedule, on the East by Lane to Burrow and West by Entrance Passage Herein Comprised. Dwelling House and Garden in the Occupation of William Jewry. Well in Court.

Crow, Edmund (1860) - Deed: Yeoman. - He Bought from Bartholomew Pickard, West Muddix for £260. - Premises: Messuage or Dwelling House, Barn, Stable, Shippen and Cartshed, Court., Garden and Field Called 'barn Park' (3 Roods and 21 Perches) on the North Side of a Road Called Sentry Leading from Cross House to Farm Called Clifton Now in the Occupation of John Shute as Tenant, Also Piece of Ground Part of Walled Garden Lately Sold to William How by Bartholomew Pickard. All of Which Are Parcel of Tenement Called West Modex Otherwise Muddix Situate at Modex or West Modex, Heretofore in the Occupation of Daniel Turner After of John Mill Then of John Pickard and Now of the Said Bartholomew Pickard or His Tenants. - 21/07/1864 Sale of West Muddix to Thomas Bellew, Yeoman for £360. - in 1862 (Mortgage for £200) Edmund Crow Stated as Being in the Occupation of Clifton Farm

Crowe, P.C. (1859) - Bideford Gazette: He Arrested John More, George Mules and Samuel Holman, Drunk and Disorderly. John More to Be Put in Stocks If Fine Unpaid

Crowe, Edward (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Joshua Rook(S) Innkeeper and Plumber of Appledore Sued Edward Crowe, Policeman, of Northam for £5 Damages for Illegal Arrest

Cuming, Nicholas (1848) - Deed: with Eleanor His Wife Party to Lease of Swan Inn to John Oxenham Tuplin Q.V.

Cutcliffe, James, Esq. (1828) - Charity: Trustee of Will of John Benson - see Dorothy Docton

Cutcliffe, James (1836) - Deed: of Great Torrington. - Trustee of Will of John Benson, see Deeds of 17 Fore Street, Northam

Darracott, Mr (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Limekilns at Cleave Houses - see Mr John Tucker Jnr.

Darracott, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Appledore and Held Lease for Years on a House - Chapel Street. - 1841 Voters List Same But - Lease for Years, Houses.

Darracott, William (1647) - Church Wardens Accounts: Paid Church Wardens 6/8d for His Childrens' Grave

Davis, P. W. (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Auction: Several Properties Belonging to P. W. Davis Esq.

David, William (1887) - Deed: Occupier of Premises on Corner of Cross Street and Fore Street Sold by Charles Partridge to Edward Partridge for £300 - Sarah Sanders was Occupier of Other Messuage

Dawe, Henry (1882) - Deed: Purchased Numbers 9 and 10 Bay View Terrace from John Ross Wheeler of Northam for £633-6-8. Formerly in the Occupation of Mrs Baldwin and the Hon. St. John Methuen Respectively. Mentions Dates of Purchase of Number 9 and 10 by John Ross Wheeler as 04/07/1876 and 25/06/1875 Respectively. All Subject to Rights and Obligations Set Out in the Indenture of 21/10/1867 Under Hands and Seals of Richard Cock, Robert Prior, Samuel Nichols, James Balhatchett and James Howard. - 30/05/1892 - Sale of Number 10 Bay View Terrace to Jane Moulton, Wife of Richard Moulton, Mason, for £350, Formerly in the Occupation of Hon. St. John Methuen Described in Conveyance of 25/06/1875 Between 1/ Thomas Lumbery, William Vinson and Henry Montague Bazeley and 2/ John Ross Wheeler. Deeds in Possession of Henry Dawe: 18/12/1866 Conveyance 1/ Bartholomew Pickard 2/ Mary Ann Adams and 3/ Robert Prior: 1867, 1868 and 1872 Mortgages; 02/05/1872 Conveyance 1/ Robert Prior and 2/ Thomas Chalk Plus Conveyances Already Noted.

Day, Ellen (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Found Guilty of Faulty Weights - see Stephen Short

Day, Henry (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam Held Leasehold Houses - Castle Street. - not in 1841 Voters List

Dayman, Francis John Trewin (1920) - Deed: of Hartland - Trapper. - Purchased Number 10 Bay View Terrace from Rachel Elizabeth Ann Hancock for £580

Dennis, John (1856) - Deed: Occupied Dwelling House and Garden in Bone Hill - Owner, John Mugford

Dennis, Mrs (1892) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses on Cross Street Northam (9, 10 and 11) at this Date and Formerly. - See George Dennis. Property Owned by Thomas Kelly - the Other Two Occupied by Bryant Andrews and John Lilly

Dennis, George (1835) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses in Cross Street Northam (9, 10 and 11) Erected by John Kelly. - 30/07/1872 the Same Occupation

Dennis, John (1862) - Deed: Occupier of one of 4 Houses Put Up for Sale at the Golden Lion. - see William Thomas Rook

Dennis, T (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Northam Surveyors Summoned by Mr Geen Shipbuilder, Appledore, and by Mr T. Dennis, Appledore, for Allowing Poles to Lie in Highway Obstructing It.

Dennis, Thomas (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Mr C. E. Pratt Sanitary Inspector Vs Thomas Dennis Re Nuisances on His Property. - see Mr C. E. Pratt

Dennis, William (1863) - Bideford Gazette: William Dennis, Ship Carpenter, of Northam, Fined 2/6d for Drunkenness. Amusing Case.

Diamond, Elizabeth (1802) - Will: was Elizabeth Jeffery - Married Robert Diamond this Date. see Will of Her Father, Robert Jeffery, 12/09/1808

Dimond, Isset Cooke (1818) - Deed: Demise for 2000 Years of Plot of Land in Cross Street (10a) to Philip Hutchings for £4 - I. C. Dimond a Single Woman, Philip Hutchings a Yeoman. Rent 12/= Per Annum. - All That Plot Formerly a Dwelling House and Garden Formerly in the Possession of Jhon Sinnet Deceased But Now of I. C. Dimond Her Tenant or Tenants.

Diamond, James (1872) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses Owned by Thomas Kelly in Cross Street (9, 10 and 11) - in the Deed of 10/02/1835 He was Called Dimond

Diamond, Robert (1802) - Will: Shipwright. - Marriage to Elizabeth Jeffery, Spinster, Both of Northam (She was Granddaughter of John Jeffery Q.V.) Witness Stated as Robin Jeffery, Elizabeth's Father Was Robert. - 22/10/1809 - Baptism of Son, Thomas Diamond Q.V. - 1816 - Elizabeth Diamond Died - 1821 - Robert Diamond Dies

Dymond, Robert (1867) - Deed: Re Property in Fore Street, Northam. - see John Williams

Dimond, Thomas (1841) - Voters List: Lived in Northam, Held Freehold House - Fore Street

Diamond, Thomas (1809) - Deed: Shipwright. - Baptism of this Date - Son of Robert and Elizabeth Diamond (Nee Jeffery) - 1816 Elizabeth Diamond, His Mother Dies - 1821 Robert Diamond, His Father Dies. - at this Date He Owned Property of His Mother - Dwelling House and Court on the East Side of Fore Street (What Was Blakes Store) Bounded on the West by the Street, on the East by Bridge Trust Land, on the North by Property of William Mugford67 and on the South by Bridge Land. - 26/10/1858 - Mortgage of This Date for £120 to Thomas Diamond from Samuel Turner of Appledore and Richard Buse of Bideford, Gent. - Premises - (1) Dwelling House in Fore Street (Later to Be Blakes Store) Lately Used as Shipwrights Arms But Now Converted to Two Dwelling Houses in the Occupation of William Clibbett and Richard Screech Bounded on the West by Fore Street on the East and South by Bridge Trust Lands and on the North by Property of John Mugford - (2) 'arscots Orchard' ¼ Acre in Oxmans Lane Bounded on the North and South by Lands Late of John Husband Now of Isabella Lloyd on the East by Lands Late of Hugh Bake But Now of the Rev. Edward Reynolds and on the West by Premises in (3) and by Garden the Property of the Late James Honey, with a Way from Oxmans Lane Thru' Small Piece of Land Late of John Husband Now of Isabella Lloyd in the Occupation of Charity Oke. (3) Land in Oxmans Lane Late in the Occupation of William Burnecle Deceased and on Which 5 Dwelling Houses Have Been Erected (Norman Terrace) Late in the Occupation Of:- William Stanbury, John Bate, George Heal, and John Sanders, But Now of William Taylor, Samuel Gay, Thomas Taylor, Robert Leaman and Samuel Harris - Land Bounded on the East by 'arscots Orchard' (2) on the South by a Field of Isabells Lloyd on the West by Oxenham Lane and on the North by Garden of James Honey. - 04/02/1873 - Sale of Premises in Fore Street (Later to Be Blakes Store) to William Blake of Westward Ho for £140. - 22/04/1867 - see John Williams - Boundary Property

Dimond-Churchward, M. D., Rev. (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Rev M. D. Dimond-Churchward Appointed Vicar of Northam. - 13/09/1870 - New Vicar of Northam, Rev. M. D. Dimond-Churchward Presented with Silver Salver by His Late Congregation

Diddler, Jeremy (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Letter Re William Bear's Schemes for Northam Burrows, Sigend Jeremy Diddler

Dennard, John (1695) - Charity: Charity Re 3 Houses in Appledore. - see Sir Thomas Berry

Dennis, Mary Ann (1869) - Will: Date of the Will of Her Father Thomas Hore, He Left Her and 2 Sons, William Hore and George Hore - House and Garden and Appurtenances Now in the Occupation of William Gregory

Docton, Dorothy (1737) - Charity: Deed of this Date Mentions That in the Will of John Jeffery His Whole Estate Charged with 40/= Per Annum to Be Used as Devised in Will of Dorothy Docton. William Jeffery Beneficiary to Will of John Jeffery. Dorothy Docton Repaid £40 Bond to Estate of William Jeffery and That 40/= had Been Paid. Dorothy Docton Devised to Robert Dolman and 2 Others 40/= to Be Used to Teach 6 Poor Children Reading and Writing. Stated in Parish Book in Hand of Mr Thomas Chappell of Northam That Annuity Charged on Jeffery's Land in East Appledore Next to the River Which Were Purchased by Mr Benson, That Annuity Paid to 1750, Land Seized by Crown in 1775, Lands in Possession of Mr Peter Benson and He Then Paid ½ Years Annuity. Entry States 40/= Payable by Peter Benson Out of Jeffery's Land on the New Quay. - 04/10/1776 - Deed - Joshua Bowden, Minister of the Poor, Trustee of Docton's Gift Appointed James Chappell and Thomas Chappell of Northam Trustees. - C1808 Peter Benson Died and His Son John Benson Succeeded to Property. - 1828 No Payment Since 1775 and Peter and John Benson Refused to Pay Same - James Cutcliffe Esq. Trustee to Will of John Benson

Dolman, Robert (1737) - Charity: Charity - Devisee of Dorothy Docton Q. V.

Downe, Anna Maria (1786) - Deed: Re Marriage Settlement of Robert Barton and Anna Maria Downe - see Rebecca Lopes Barton. - Anna Maria was Daughter of Henry Downe of Burrough. - 28/09/1766 - Baptised in Northam. - 31/10/1786 - Married at Northam to Captain Robert Barton, Rn - 01/05/1820 - see Also Rebecca Lopes Barton

Downe, Henry (1786) - Deed: of Burrough. - Re Marriage Settlement Between His Daughter Anna Maria Downe and Robert Barton - See Rebecca Lopes Barton. - 26/01/1805 - He Died Aged 63

Downe, Henry, Esq. (1779) - Deed: Owend Lands to the South of 17 Fore Street When the Lease for this House was Bought by William Burch from John Benson

Downe, Elizabeth (1786) - Deed: Re Marriage Settlement of Her Daughter Anna Maria Downe to Robert Barton. - 1831 - She Died at Exeter Aged 88 - Elizabeth was the Daughter of the Rev. George Gregory, Rector of Combe Martin, and Thomasine His Wife. - 01/05/1820 - Lease and Release - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Down, William (1903) - Deed: Farmer of Dolton. - Trustee and Executor with William Brtton Seldon of Will of Sarah Fisher - Will Dated 18/12/1902. She Died 10/03/1903. Sarah was Daughter of Richard Leathern of Bideford. - Premises - 62 Cross Street (1 Woodbine Villa) and 6 North East Street (Burgess Court)

Downing, George (1835) - Deed: He Occupied Burrough House Some Time Before this Date - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Duncan, Capt. (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Active Young Man Wanted As Indoor/Oudoor Servant. Apply Capt. Duncan Orchard Hill House Northam

Dunlop, Emma (1896) - Deed: Wife of John Dunlop of Yeovil, Draper. - Deed of Gift of this Date - Sister to Jane Penhorwood Shutt of Northam, Spinster, Who Left Premises Which Formerly Formed Part of a Public House Known by the Sign of the Oak (Now Number 16 Fore Street) to Jane Dunlop, Daughter of Emma Dunlop

Dunlop, Jane (1896) - Deed: Deed of Gift of this Date see - Jane Penhorwood Shutt, Aunt of Jane Dunlop - 11/11/1897 - Mortgage for £100 - 06/04/1898 - Mortgage Repaid - 07/04/1898 Sold Premises Now Reconstrusted and Divided Off Being the Southernmost of 2 Dwelling Houses Now Erected and Standing on the Site of a Dwelling House Formerly Called 'the Oak' (Now 16 Fore Street) to Fred Brock of Northam, Tailor and Eliza Mayne Brock His Wife for £220

Dunlop, John (1896) - Deed: Deed of Gift of this Date - see Jen Penhorwood Shutt. - He was Husband of Emma Dunlop (Sister of Jane Penhorwood Shutt) and Father of Jane Dunlop

Dunn, John (1920) - Deed: Occupier of one of Five Houses on the South Side of Cross Street Owend by Samuel Fulford Q.V.

Dyer, Ephraim (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 8/= for Keeping the Clock - this Happened for a Few Years.

Edger, Cesar (1770) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 3/5d for Carriage

Ellis, Robert (1832) - Deed: Carpenter of Bideford. - He Lent £40 to John Sanders Q.V., as Mortgage on Premises in Cross Street. Capital Seems to Be Unpaid as at 1842

England, Edward (1834) - Deed: Blacksmith. - He Occupied Premises Owned by William Smith Which Bounded Property of Sarah Sanders Q. V. - 12/12/1868 see Thomas Smith Pickard (Grandson of William Smith) - Edward England Formerly in Occupation of 2a Cross Street, Then Occupied by Thomas Braund

Essery, James (1870) - Bideford Gazette: James Essery and Thomas Punchard, Labourers (Of Northam?) Charged with Being Drunk and Riotous at Abbotsham

Eavens, Mary (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Her 11/= for Washing 'cirples' and Cleaning the Plate

Eavens, Richard (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 7/6d for Work and a Shovell. in 1717 He was Paid £1 for ½ a Years Salary. Each Year for a While He was Paid About ½d for Each Days Work That He Did

Evans, Mr (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Plan of Mr Evans New House at Orchard Hill Approved. this Could Be Richard Cooper Evans, see Will E 404 and Notes

Evans, Mary (1835) - Deed: Owner of one of Three Gardens on the South East of a Garden of Two Houses Built in West Appledore by John Kelly (See Deeds of 10 Cross Street, Northam). Also Owner of a House on the South West of the 2 Houses in West Appledore Bought by John Kelly (In the Occupation of Grace Slade and William Evans

Evans, William (1835) - Deed: Occupier of one of Two Houses in West Appledore Purchased by John Kelly Q.V. (The Other Occupied by Grace Slade) - see the Deeds of 10 Cross Street Northam

Fisher, Sarah (1864) - Deed: Date of the Will of Her Father, Richard Leathern, in Which He Left Everything in Trust for Her. - 18/12/1902 - Date of Her Will - 10/03/1903 She Died - Premises Involved - 62 Cross Street (1 Woodbine Villa) Inter Alia, Plus 6 North East Street (Burgess Court)

Fisher, Thomas (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House - Market Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Ford, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House - Fore Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Fraine, Samuel (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Property Sale: Cottage and Garden at Tythcott, Buckland Brewer. Apply Samuel Fraine Silford Northam

Franco, Ralph (1820) - Deed: Party to Deeds Relating to Burrough House. - see - Ralph Lopes, Who Became Sir Ralph Lopes, Baronet. - See Also, Rebecca Lopes Barton

Franco, Rebecca Lopes (1820) - Deed: She Married Robert Cutts Barton - see Rebecca Lopes Barton - Deeds of Burrough House

Fry, Humphrey (1857) - Deed: He was Formerly in Possession of Rock House in North East Street. - this Property Subject of the Deed of Separation of this Date. - see - Maria Horrell

Fulford, Cretia Mary (1902) - Deed: Nee Haime - Wife of John Fulford of Bristol. - He Purchased from Jane Moulton (Q.V.) Number 10 Bay View Road for £205. - 31/03/1908 - She Died - Will Dated 11/02/1908, Executors John Fulford and Brother Arthur Holmes Haime - She Left Her Houses in Cardiff to Sister Isabella Rosa Mehetabel Haime with Rents to John Fulford in His Lifetime, Residue to John Fulford. - see - John Fulford and Alfred Charles Haime

Fulford, Elizabeth (1849) - Will: Witness to the Will of John Williams (Q.V.) with John Fulford

Fulford, John (1863) - Deed: He Bought 2 Dwelling Houses, Outhouses, Offices, Courts., and Gardens Formerly Used as the Swan Inn for £116 at Auction of 19/02/1863 from William Lee. - 15/05/1863 - Mortgage from the Western Counties Building Society. - 1849 - see - John Williams, His Will, Where John Fulford Is Described as the Occupier of one of Three Cottages Owned by John Williams and Left to Thomas Williams and Mary Hore Equally. - 1849 - Witness to His Will

Fulford, John (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Butcher. - Guilty of Faulty Weights - see - Stephen Short

Fulford, John (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Butcher - Fined for Short Weights. - see - Thomas Lock

Fulford, John (1870) - Bideford Gazette: John Fulford and William Penhorwood Summoned for Allowing Cattle to Stray on the Highway. Fined 9/6d Each

Fulford, John (1914) - Deed: of Bristol - Later of 10 Bay View Terrace - Husband of Cretia Mary Fulford, Q.V. - this Date He Died and by His Will of 23/07/1914 He Desired to Be Buried in Bideford Cemetery by a Wesleyan Minister. - Bequests: the Use of 10 Bay View Terrace for 1 Year to Alfred Charles Haime, His Nephew. - £100 to His Niece, Isabella Andrew (Widow of Oliver Andrew). - £50 to His Niece, Alice Maria Pugsley (Wife of Anthony Pugsley). - £25 to His Nephew, John Francis Sanders. - £25 and Pony and Car to His Grand Niece, Alice Isabella Heale (Wife of John Heale). - Gold Watch and Chain to Her Son , Percy Fulford Heale. - the Residue to His Nephew, Alfred Charles Haime. - Witnesses - William Jenkins, 9 Bay View Terrace, and Lydia Jenkins of the Same Address.

Fulford, Mary Jane (1878) - Deed: Re 30 and 32 Cross Street, Party to Assignment of this Date. - see - Lewis Maine

Fulford, Samuel (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Samuel Fulford, Butcher, Charged by Guardians of the Poor with Wilful Neglect of His Wife.

Fulford, Samuel (1873) - Deed: He Occupied one of Two Dwelling Houses in Fore Street (Later Blakes Stores). - see - William Blake

Fulford, Samuel (1893) - Deed: Butcher of Northam. - Purchased 3 Houses in Cross Street, Northam from Thomas Kelly for £250 (9, 10 and 11). - 07/10/1924 - Samuel Died - Mary Jane was His Wife - Lived in 'sefton House'. - 09/02/1937 - Mary Jane Fulford Died - Daughter Bessie Sinclair. - 20/08/1920 - Date of Samuel Fulford's Will - States He Owned 5 Houses on the South Side of Cross Street

Fursdon, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam - Held Freehold Houses and Fields - Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Fursdon, William (1812) - Deed: Lease and Release of Property in the (1) and (4) Schedule (See Thomas Hughes for the (1) and Henry Crang for the (4) Schedules) Between 1/ Stephen Willcock 2/ Peter Benson Husband 3/ William Fursdon and 4/ Roger Fursdon - 30/03/1818 - Lease and Release of Property in the (2) Schedule (See Arthur Horrill for (2) Schedule) Among Other Properties. 1/ John Griffith 2/ John How 3/ William Fursdon 4/ Daniel Turner and 5/ William Smith. - 07/11/1843 - His Will of this Date Leaving All Property to His Wife Grace, Remainder to Be Divided Equally Between His Five Daughters:- Elizabeth Bowman - Mary Ann Hughes, Maria Horrell, Eliza Hooper Morrish and Tamazena Crang. - 18/10/1844 He Died

Fursdon, Grace (1856) - Deed: Wife of William Fursdon - She Died This Date Aged About 73

Fursdon, Roger (1812) - Deed: Re Property in Cross Street - See William Fursdon

Furse, Will (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Will Furse Summoned by Simon Good Re Non-Payment of Toll at Northam - Simon Good Summoned by Will Furse Re Alleged False Demands of Toll

Gabriel, John (1862) - Deed: in Occupation of one of Four Houses Put Up for Sale at the Golden Lion. - see - William Thomas Rook

Galsworthy, James (1848) - Deed: Re West Muddix. - see - Bartholomew Pickard

Galsworthy, William (1772) - Deed: was in the Occupation of a Property in Fore Street (Later Blakes Stores). - see Elizabeth Smith

Galway, John (1779) - Deed: Owned a House to the North of 17 Fore Street Sold to William Burch by John Benson

Galway, Richard (1778) - Deed: Purchased Premises Formerly Known As 'oak' from Thomas Hogg, Merchant of Appledore for £21 for the Remainder of 999 Year Lease. Premises Now Number 16 Fore Street. - 16/03/1830 - He Sells ½ Share in These Last Premises to John Shutt, Who Occupied the Said Premises, for £25 for the Remainder of the Lease

Garrett, Ann (1644) - Church Wardens Accounts: She Paid Church Wardens 6/8d for the Grave of Her Daughter

Gay, Samuel (1858) - Deed: He Occupied House in Norman Terrace, Oxmans Lane. - see Thomas Diamond

Geen, Mr (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Shipbuilder. - Northam Surveyors Summoned by Mr Geen Shipbuilder , Appledore, and Mr T. Dennis Appledore, for Allowing Poles to Lie in the Highway Obstructing It.

George, Mrs (1835) - Deed: Part Owner with Mrs Thomas and Mrs Ross of a Close of Land Which was on the South Boundary of Three Houses in Cross Street Northam (9, 10, and 11). - see Henry Williams

Gilbard, James, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Property Sale: House, Appledore Street, Tenant: Mr Moulton; Owner: Mr James Gilbard, Solicitor, 7 Chapel Street, Devonport

Glass, Thomas (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Legal Action: Frederick Vanstone Vs Thomas Glass Re Wage Claim

Glover, Mr (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Re Removal of Gravel From Pebble Ridge. - see T. B. Chanter

Glover, Frederic (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Frederic Glover (14) Son of Mr Robert Glover of Cold Harbour Bideford, Drowned at Northam Burrows

Glover, Frederick (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Bill for Inquest on Frederick Glover Drowned at Northam Burrows Submitted to Finance Committee Fo Bideford Town Council Coroner T. L. Pridham Paid 17/2d

Glover, Robert (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Father of Frederick Glover Q.V.

Good, Simon (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Will Furse Summoned by Simon Good Re Non-Payment of Toll at Northam. - - Simon Good Summoned by Will Furse Re Alleged False Demands of Toll

Gordon, Arthur Helsham (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land as Occupier - Port Hill

Gordon, J. B. (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Robert Lord Accused of Theft of Pigeons from J. B. Gordon, Ridgeway House, Northam

Gordon, Mr J. B. (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Nlgb Meeting: Mr J. B. Gordon Claimed £6 for Improvements to Chanters Lane

Gorrell, John (1835) - Deed: Occupier of one of Two Houses in West Appledore Sold to John Kelly of Appledore. the Other was Occupied by William Short. These House Built on the Site of one House That Was Occupied by Ann Widgery

Gossett, I. H., Rev. (1860) - Bideford Gazette: Presentation to Rev I H Gosset of Northam of Handsome Timepiece for Helping to Start Night School for Adults. - 15/06/1869 - Rev. I H Gossett Re-Elected Chairman to L. G. Board. - 26/04/1870 - Testimonial to Rev. I H Gossett Who Has Recently Resigned. - 10/05/1870 - N.L.G.B. Fortnightly Meeting, Rev. Gossett in Chair. - 24/05/1870 - Testimonial for Rev. I. H. Gosset. New Clock to Be Bought for Church Tower. - 14/06/1870 - Annual Nlgb Meeting, Rev. Gosset Re-Elected Chairman. Various Tenders Accepted for Improvements to Roads. - 02/08/1870 - Testimonials to Former Vicar and Mrs Gosset

Gould, Henry (1849) - Will: see John Williams, His Will in Which Henry Gould Is in Occupation of Dwelling House and Garden Left to Catherine and Elizabeth Williams

Gould, James (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Landsa - Commons and Napp. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Gould, James (1848) - Deed: Party to a Conveyance of 3 Fields in Boathyde. - see - Rebecca Lopes Barton

Gow, Neil (1862) - Deed: He Occupied one of Two Houses in North Street (One of Which Became the Admirals Cottage) Owned by George Labbett and His Wife Fanny Priscilla (Nee Burch)

Gowan, Mr (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Mr Gowan's Tender for Paving Market Street Appledore Accepted

Grant, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Lands - Clay Parks

Greet, Norton Locke, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Entertainment to Take Place by Mr Norton Locke Greet in Aid of Rnli

Gregory, William (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Assault on Wm. Gregory by George Saunders

Gregory, William (1869) - Deed: Date of the Will of Thomas Hore Who Owned a House Occupied by William Gregory, Which was Left to His Daughter Mary Ann Dennis and Two of His Sons, William Hore and George Hore

Gribble, Ann (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Her 6d for 'amand'

Gribble, Thomas (1700) - Charity: Re Houses in Stoopehill and Tomouth. - see James Cocke

Griffith, Humphrey (1857) - Deed: was Previously Owner of Rock House in North East Street. - see - Maria Horrell

Griffith, John (1818) - Deed: Re Property - Rock House. - See William Fursdon

Grigg, John (1849) - Will: see Will of John Williams in Which John Grigg Is in Occupation of one of the Two Leasehold Dwelling Houses Left to Catherine and Elizabeth Williams

Haime, Alfred Charles (1914) - Deed: Nephew of John Fulford - See His Will. - 24/09/1919 - Then of Meadowville Northam Road, Gent. Conveyance of 10 Bay View Terrace to Rachel Elizabeth Ann Hancock of Yelverton, Wife of Philip Henry Hancock, Retired Pension Officer - for £500. Property in the Occupation of Henry Adderley Wren

Haime, Arthur Holmes (1908) - Deed: Brother of Cretia Mary Fulford Q.V.

Haime, Isabella Rosa Mehetabel (1908) - Deed: Sister of Cretia Mary Fulford Q.V.

Hake, William Truman, Mr (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Pproperty Sale: Rockland Hill House (Formerly Tusculum) in the Occupation of Mr William Truman Hake

Hamlyn, Robart (1834) - Deed: of Bideford. - see Sarah Sanders and John Williams

Hamlyn, T (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Nuisances: Charles Hortnell, Appledore, Summoned for Having Nuisance on His Property. - T. Hamlyn Accused of Same. Petty Sessions

Hammett, Miles (1791) - Charity: Charity - see David Best - Trustee

Hancock, Philip Henry (1919) - Deed: Retired Pension Officer of Yelverton. - Husband of Rachal Elizabeth Ann Hancock Q.V. Re 10 Bay View Terrace

Hancock, Rachal Elizabeth (1919) - Deed: Wife of Philip Henry Hancock Retired Pension Officer of Yelverton. - She Bought 10 Bay View Terrace from Alfred Charles Haime for £500. - 20/03/1920 - Sold 10 Bay View Terrace to Mr Francis John Trewin Dayman, Trapper, of Hartland, for £580

Hancock, Susanna (1834) - Dded: Formerly in Possession Off Sarah Sanders Property in Cross Street. this Property Believed to Be What Is Now the 'secret Garden'

Handford, Joan (1778) - Deed: Tenent to Thomas Hogg of Appledore Merchant in Premises Known as 'oak' (Now 16 Fore Street) Previous to this Date. - see Thomas Strange and William Partridge

Harding, Mrs (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Apps Brewery Northam (?) Trust Deed Executed by the Late Mrs Harding in Favour of Son (Defendant). Plaintiff Due £430 from Defendant But She Had not Paid Her Creditors.

Harding, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam Held Freehold House and Land - Mellville

Harris, Margaret (1695) - Deed: Wife of Stephen Harris of Northam, Mariner - had a Son, John Harris. - see John Borough and Richard Borough (1727) Re Clevepark

Harris, Samuel (1858) - Deed: in Occupation of House in Norman Terrace, Oxmans Lane. - see Thomas Diamond

Harris, Stephen (1695) - Deed: Husband of Margaret Harris - had a Son, John Harris. - Re Clevepark. - see John Borough and Richard Borough

Hartnoll, Charles (1844) - Deed: Re Property in Tower Street. - See Matthew Carter

Hortnell, Charles (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Nuisances: Charles Hortnell, Appledore, Summoned for Having Nuisance on His Property. T. Hamlyn Accused of Same - Petty Sessions

Hatherley, Narcissus (1716) - Charity: of Bideford. - He Died 1820. - Executor to Dame Ann Berry's Will

Hatherley, William Collins (1820) - Charity: He was Executor to the Will of Narcissus Hatherley - see Dame Ann Berry

Hatherly, Narcissus (1823) - Deed: Gent. - see John Cock - Re Property 10a Cross Street Northam

Hatherly, William Collins (1839) - Deed: Gent. - Re 15 North Street, Northam - see William Perkin

Hayman, William, Sir (1695) - Deed: Owned Premises Next to Little Clevepark - see John Borough and Richard Borough

Hayne, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Local Government Board: Mr Hayne Liable to Fines for not Giving Notice to Surveyor of Completion of 2 Cottages at Appledore

Haynes, Danyell (1695) - Deed: Mariner of Bideford. - Father of John Haynes. - see John Borough

Haynes, John (1695) - Deed: He had Lately Erected Clevehouse. Son of Danyell Haynes of Bideford. - see John Borough

Heal, George (1858) - Deed: Late in the Occupation of a House in Norman Terrace. Later Thomas Taylor was in Occupation of the Same. - see Thomas Diamond

Heale, Alice Isabella (1914) - Deed: Wife of John Heale. - Grand Niece of John Fulford. see Will of John Fulford

Heal, George (1848) - Will: Date of Will of James Honey. George Heal was Occupier of one of Three Houses Owned by James Honey in Northam

Heale, John (1674) - Charity: Re 36/= for Poor of Northam From Lands in Shebbear. - see Anne Britton

Heale, John (1914) - Deed: Husband of Alice Isabella Heale Who Was a Grand Niece of John Fulford Q.V.

Heale, Percy Fulford (1914) - Deed: Son of John and Alice Isabella Heale. - see John Fulford.

Heard, ___ (1869) - Bideford Gazette: a Butcher. - Legal Action: Chapple, Butcher Vs Heard (Also Butcher)

Heard, George (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Plans for Erection of New Buildings at Westward Ho for Mr George Heard Submitted by Mr Tremere

Heard, John (1866) - Deed: this Is the Date of the Sale at the Golden Lion of the Premises Belonging to Williamthomas Rook. - John Heard Is Then Occupier of the Grocer's Shop and Common Oven Next to the Golden Lion (Behind, North of Premises?)

Heard, William (1831) - Deed: Occupier of New House Erected by John Birch in North Street Northam. - see - John Birch

Hearn, C (1920) - Deed: Occupier of one of 5 Houses on the South Side of Cross Street Owned by Samuel Fulford Q.V.

Hearn, John (1827) - Deed: Labourer of Northam. - Party of the 1st Part with Mary His Wife, Thomas Smith of Devonport, Shipwright and Margaret His Wife and George Kelly of Northam, Labourer, and Elizabeth His Wife - in the Sale of a Piece of Land in Cross Street (Later The'stables' Next to the Methodist Chapel) Whereon the Ruins of a Dwelling House Lately Stood, Plus Garden Behind, for £10 to Thomas Hore of Northam, Cordwainer Q.V.

Hern, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses - Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List, the Same

Hearn, Grace (1857) - Deed: Re Rock House, see Maria Horrell

Hearn, Mary (1827) - Deed: Wife of John Hearn (Q.V.) Re Property in Cross Street Next to the Methodist Chapel. - 23/08/1837 She Is Now Stated as Owning the Dwelliung House to the West of the Last Premises.

Heathcote, Mr (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Legal Action Vs William Bassett, Bordering Property in Broad Lane; William Cock, Hedges From Marshford to Pippett; George Tucker, Broad Lane; William Hunt, Long Lane Near Five Elms Re Hedge Trimming.

Heathcote, C. (1860) - Bideford Gazette: James Watts, Yeoman, Northam, Charged by C. Heathcote with Allowing Horse and Cart to Be Driven by Lad Under 13 Years Old

Henley, Charles (1866) - Deed: Gent. - see Edward Cooke Re Agreement for Boundary Wall to Premises (Golden Lion) - 31/-3/1866 - He Purchases Plot of Land from William Thomas Rook for £105 for the Residue of 1000 Years. Plot North End of Walled Garden (Formerly a Field) the North Side of the Golden Lion and Other Premises Adjoining Late the Property of William Thomas Rook But Sold to Edward Cook and William How. - 28/07/1868 - Will - see John Jones. - 24/01/1870 - He Dies

Henley, Elizabeth (1871) - Deed: Wife of Charles Henley. - Marries John Jones this Date at St. Mary's Barnstaple

Henley, Elizabeth Kate (1884) - Deed: Daughter of Charles Henley - She was 21 at this Date

Hernaman, Henry (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House in Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Hernamon, Henry (1835) - Deed: Owner of a Garden on the East Side of Three Houses in Cross Street (9, 10 and 11) - see John Moyse

Hernaman, John, the Younger (1806) - Deed: Shipwright of Stoke Damerell. - Beneficiary of the Will of George Yeo Who Died 26/09/1789, of Premises in Honey Street Northam (Amongst Others) Which was to Be Sold to James Honey for £10-15-0. John Hernaman the Elder Entered Into Agreement Because of the Younger's Minority.

Hernaman, Mary (1649) - Church Wardens Accounts: She Was Granddaughter of John Cocke and Daughter of William Henraman. - Jhon Cocke Paid the Church Wardens 6/8d for Her Grave

Hernaman, William (1642) - Church Wardens Accounts: He Paid the Church Wardens 6/8d for His Wife's Grave. - 1649 - John Cocke Paid the Church Wardens 6/8d for William's Daughter, Mary's Grave. - He Was Son-In-Law to John Cocke

Heywood, William Hamlyn (1788) - Deed: of Bideford, Surgeon. - Re Land at Muddex. - see John Benson

Hockeday, Phillip (1643) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 6/8d as Constaple Also £1-6-2 to William Blackmore

Hodges, Edward Henry (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Navigating Sub-Lieutenant Edward Henry Hodges (Of Northam?) Promoted to Navigating Lieutenant

Hogg, Thomas (1778) - Deed: of Appledore, Merchant. - Sold Premises Formerly Known by the Sign of 'oak' in Fore Street (Now Number 16) to Richard Galway of Northam, Carpenter for £21 for the Remainder of a 999 Year Lease. 'in the Possession of Joan Handford, Sometime of Thomas Strange But Lately of William Partridge as Tenant to Thomas Hogg. - 14/02/1786 - Mr Thomas Hogg Buried in Northam Churchyard, Memorial Tablet Inside the Church

Hogg, Thomas (1813) - Charity: He Purchased a 21 Year Lease at £47 Per Annum on Tomouth. He Built the Rope Walk There. - See - Mark Cocke - Re Langdons Gift Tomouth and Stoopehill

Hole, Charles William (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Request for Tenders for Orchard Hill Drainage by Nlgb Clerk, Charles William Hole. - _____ Notice That Nglb Audit Will Take Place in Vestry Room, C. W. Hole, Clerk

Holman, John (1819) - Deed: Aged 36 in 1819. - Re Premises in Cross Street, Northam. - see William Proctor Thomas and John Norman. - 1828 - see William Rook

Holman, John (1870) - Bideford Gazette: John and William Holman, 2 Small Boys, Charged with Trespass and Stealing Fruit from Miss Lloyd's Garden. Fined 5/= Each.

Holman, John Shepherd Fishley (1880) - Deed: Re Two Fields Sold to Him by Bartholomew Pickard (Q.V. His Will of this Date) Fields Now Fairlea Crescent. - 24/06/1895 - Purchase of 2 Fields, Numbers 457 and 458 on the Os Map (Now Fairlea Crescent) from William Pickard of Appledore, Gent. and Edward Partridge of Monkleigh, Auctioneer and Land Agent for £510. Sale of this and Other Property Held at the Kings Head Hotel 01/05/1895. Fields in the Occupation of James Balhatchet. - 01/04/1896 - Sold Field 458 (3 Acres) to James Balhatchet for £400.

Holman, Mort (1806) - Deed: Occupier ('in Possession Of') Prior to This Date, of Premises in Honey Street Sold at this Date to James Honey, the Then Occupier, by John Hernaman

Holman, Richard E (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Auction: Knapp and Hyde Farms by Richard E Holman - 02/08/1870 - Auction: at Knapp and Hyde Farms, 22 Acres of Standing Corn and Grass, by Mr Richard E Holman

Holman, Robert (1849) - Will: Executor to Will of John Williams. - 1869 - Executor to Will of Catherine Williams

Holman, Robert (1860) - Deed: Scrivener of Bideford. - Lent £160 as Mortgage to George Labbett and His Wife Fanny Priscilla on Premises in North Street Northam (2 Houses, one of Which Is Now the 'admirals Cottage')

Holman, Robert (1864) - Deed: of Bideford. - Date of Will of Richard Leathern in Which Robert Holman was Appointed Co Trustee and Executor with James Brown of Monkleigh. Everything Left to Richard Leathern's Daughter, Sarah Fisher. - 25/03/1878 Robert Holman Died, Premises Involved - 62 Cross Street

Holman, Samuel (1859) - Bideford Gazette: He and George Mules and John More Arrested by P.C. Crowe for Being Drunk and Disorderly

Holman, William (1870) - Bideford Gazette: John and William Holman, 2 Small Boys, Charged with Trespass and Stealing Fruit From Miss Lloyd's Garden - Fined 5/= Each

Honey, Mrs (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Lost Between Northam Burrows and Grenville Street, a Silk Umbrella. Reward - Mrs Honey, Printer.

Honey, Charles (1848) - Deed: Brother of John and Susannah and Grandson of James Honey. If Both His Sister and Brother Were to Die (Only John Died) Before Aged 21, He Would Have Succeeded to Ownership of 3 Houses in Northam

Honey, Elizabeth (1864) - Deed: Widow of James Honey Q.V. She Died at Bideford on this Date.

Honey, James (1806) - Deed: Tailor of Northam. - Purchased Property in Honey Street from John Hernaman the Younger for £10-15-0. Property Late in the Possession of Mort Holman, But Then of James Honey. - 14/11/1848 - Date of His Will. - 27/11/1848 - James Honey Died - Left to His Wife, Elizabeth Honey, the House in Northam in Which They Lived, for Her Lifetime, Then to His Grandchildren, John and Susannah Honey. Also to His Grandchildren, the 2 Houses in Northam Occupied by George Heal and William Tuplin. If Both Should Die Beofre Then, the 3 Houses to Go to Their Brother Charles Honey.

Honey, James (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses and Fields - Irsha Street and Part of Smales and Heals. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Honey, James (1858) - Deed: Re Land in Oxmans Lane. - see Thomas Diamond

Honey, James (1823) - Deed: Occupied Land to the West of Number 10a Cross Street. - see John Cock

Honey, John (1848) - Deed: Mentioned in the Will of His Grandfather James Honey (Q.V.) Re Houses in Northam - Brother of Susannah Honey Who Married Thomas Cleverdon and Moved to Illinois, Usa. His Other Brother was Charles Honey. - John Died Well Before His 21st Birthday Unmarried.

Honney, Margaret (1767) - Deed: Wife of Richard Honney - Re Premises, Number 5 North Street

Honney, Richard (1767) - Deed: Blacksmith of Northam. - Lease of Premises, Number 5 North Street from Mary Rook (Q.V.) for 99 Years, Rent ¾d. Premises Called Hilhey Formerly in the Occupation of Willmot Buttecombe, Since in the Possession of Nicholas Land of Bideford, Miller and His Tenants. - Mentions Richard Honney's Wife, Margarett and Their Children, Richard and Margarett

Honey, Richard (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam Held Freehold Lands Part of Samles and Heals. - 1841 Voters List :Held Freehold Land Smales and Heals

Honey, Susannah (1848) - Deed: Mentioned in the Will of Her Grandfather, James Honey Re 3 Houses in Northam - Her Brothers Were John and Charles. She Married Thomas Cleverdon and Moved to Illinois, Usa. - She Contracted to Sell House in Honey Street to Thomas Wilkey

Hookway, R. Taylor (1868) - Deed: Builder. - Estimate to Alter Shop Front and House in Cross Street (10a) for £118 for Captain William Pickard

Hooper, Ann (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Widow Woman, Ann Hooper (Of Appledore?) Drowned at Northam Burrows

Hooper, William (1827) - Deed: and - 23/08/1837 - Stated in These Indentures to Have Formerly Been in Possession of Dwelling House in Cross Street (Now the 'stables') Which Were Sold in 1827 by Thomas Smith and Margaret, George Kelly and Elizabeth, John Hearn and Mary, to Thomas Hore (Q.V.) for £10 for 1000 Years. Peppercorn Rent.

Hopper, Mr (1835) - Deed: Occupier of one of the 3 Houses in Cross Street Northam (9, 10 and 11) Erected by John Kelly

Hore, Caroline (1869) - Deed: Date of Will of Her Father Thomas in Which She Is Referred to as Caroline Lock and Is Left the House in Cross Street Now Called the 'stables'. - 1851 - Census - She Was Aged 9, Daughter of Thomas and Mary. She Married James Lock, Q.V.

Hore, Edward (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam - Held Freehold House - Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Hore, Edward (1869) - Deed: Date of Will of His Father, Thomas Hore (Q.V.) in Which He was Left £15

Hore, George (1869) - Deed: Date of Will of His Father Thomas Hore in Which He Left to George and Daughter Mary Ann Dennis and Son William Hore and House and Garden and Appurtenances Then in the Occupation of William Gregory

Hore, Henry (1910) - Deed: Mentioned in Declaration of Elizabeth Williams (Q.V.) as Vendor of Property (Now the 'secret Garden in Cross Street, Northam) to William Ashplant. - Henry Hore was Nephew of Eleanor Williams, Alter Eleanor Newman, and Probably Son of Mary Hore.

Hore, Mary (1869) - Deed: Date of Will of Her Husband, Thomas Hore Who Died 20/11/1870. - She was Daughter of John Williams. - 1841 - Census - had Sons, Edward, 16, William, 13 and George, 2. - 1851 Census had Daughters Amelia, 15 and Caroline, 9 (Married James Lock)

Hore, Mary (1849) - Deed: Daughter of John Williams, Builder. - Date of John Williams' Will Q.V. - 22/11/1869 see Catherine Williams - Her Will. - Catherine Williams Died 05/05/1876

Hore, Thomas (1837) - Deed: Cordwainer. - Mortgage of this Date for £40 on His Premises of a Piece of Land in Cross Street (Now the 'stables') Whereon Thomas Hore Lately Erected Dwelling House and Other Offices with Garden Behind - Bounded on the South by Griggs Close, on the East by a Dwelling House and Garden Belonging to John Cock, on the North by a Street Leading to Appledore and on the West by a Dwelling House Now or Lately Belonging to Mary Hearn. All of Which Premises Formerly in the Possession of William Hooper. - 28/08/1860 Debt Discharged. - 10/11/1827 - Thomas Hore Purchases Premises Whereon the Ruins of a Dwelling House Lately Stood Tec., from Thomas Smith of Devonport, Shipwright and Margaret His Wife, George Kelly of Northam, Labourer and Elizabeth His Wife, John Hearn of Northam, Labourer and Mary His Wife. - 22/06/1869 - Will of Thomas Hore of Northam, Yeoman. to His Wife During Her Life the Rents from Houses in Northam, Then to Daughter Mary Ann Dennis and 2 Sons William and George Hore, House and Garden in the Occupation of William Gregory. to Daughter Caroline Lock, Dwelling House in My Own Possession Subject to £15 to Each of the Children of Edward Hore and Amelia Lock. - 20/11/1870 - Thomas Hore Dies

Hore, Thomas (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Shopkeeper - Guilty of Faulty Weights - see - Stephen Short

Hore, William (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Mr C. E. Pratt Sanitary Inspector Vs William Hore - Re Nuisances on His Property - see - Mr C E Pratt

Hore, William (1869) - Deed: Date of the Will of His Father Thomas Hore in Which He Left to William and Daughter Mary Ann Dennis and Son George Hore, House and Garden and Appurtenances Now in the Occupation of William Gregory

Horrell, Arthur (1857) - Deed: Husband of Maria Horrell (Q.V.)

Horrill, Arthur (1909) - Deed: He Formerly Occupied House (No. 5)M Rock Street Now North East Street. - see Jesse Braund and Richard Charles Littlejohns

Horrell, Maria (1857) - Deed: Daughter of William Fursdon - Wife of Arthur Horrell, Sawyer. - Deed of Separation of this Date - Property to Arthur and Maria Is the 2nd Schedule: 2 Dwelling Houses Adjoining Each Other Formerly one Dwelling House Called Rock House with Garden (30 Poles) 2 Courts. Stable Pigsty and Waste Behind or Near the Same, Formerly in Possession of Thomas Tawton Afterwards Humphrey Fry Then William Beare Since Humphrey Griffith Now in the Respective Occupations of Grace Hearn and Arthur Horrell. Bounded on the North, South and East Chiefly by Street or Lane Now Called Underway and West by Lands Late of Mrs Husband, But Now of William Rook and Others.

Horrill, Maria (1909) - Deed: She Formerly Occupied House (Number 4 ) Rock Street Now North East Street. - see Jesse Braund and Richard Charles Littlejohns

Hortop, Thomas (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam, Held Leasehold Houses - Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Hortop, Thomas (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Thomas Hortop Charged with Playing Football in the Turnpike Road at Northam

Hortop, Thomas (1860) - Deed: Owned Premises to the South of Two Houses in North Street (One of Which Is Now 'admirals Cottage') Owend by George Labbett and His Wife Fanny Priscilla (Nee Burch)

Hortop, Thomas (1881) - Deed: Occupier of Premises Next to William Ashplant in Cross Street. - see - Edward Partridge.

How, Ellen (1877) - Deed: Re 30 or 32 Cross Street, Northam. - See Assignement Between A/ Ellen How 2/ Richard Moore. - 1875 - See John Jones

How, John (1818) - Deed: Re Property - Rock House in North East Street. - see Maria Horrell and William Fursdon

How, William (1860) - Deed: William How had Purchased a Walled Garden from Bartholomew Pickard Next to Muddix Farm. - See Bartholomew Pickard - and - Edmund Crow

How, William (1866) - Deed: Agreement Re Boundary Wall - See Edward Cooke - see Also - William Thomas Rook and John Jones. - Assignement Between William Thomas Rook and His Mortgagees on the One Part and William How of the Other Part Re 32 Cross Street. - 31/03/1866 Mortgage from James Lee. - 29/08/1866 - Mortgage From James Lee Further Charge. - 21/02/1867 - Assignement of this Date 1/ James Lee 2/ William How 3/ John Ashton Chapple

Howard, J. Wilson (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Letter of Complaint Against Royal Hotel, Westward Ho Signed J. Wilson Howard, the .Woodbines

Howard, James (1867) - Deed: Re 9 and 10 Bay View - see Henry Dawe. - James Howard Built Numbers 3 and 4 Bay View Terrace and Sold Number 3 to James Balhatchet and Number 4 to Samuel Nichols. - See Richard Cock

Hughes, Mary Ann (1857) - Deed: Daughter of William and Grace Fursdon and Wife of Thomas Hughes, Shipwright. - Date of Deed of Separation - Property to Thomas and Mary Hughes Is the 1st Schedule: Dwelling House in Cross Street Containing Kitchen Pantry Wash-House 2 Upstairs Rooms (One of Which Is Partly Over An Entrance Passage in the 4th Schedule - see Tamazena Crang) with Sleehouse Pigsty and Part of Court. Behind and Adjoining Measuring From Cross Street Back 52' 10'' and in Width in Front 21' 7'' and at Back 26' Bounded on the North by Cross Street, on the South by Other Part of the Said Court. in the 4th Schedule, on the East by Lane Form Cross Street to 'burrow' and on the West by Said Entrance Passage and Premises in the 4th Schedule. and Garden Behind in Length 82' 9'' in Breadth at the North End 29' and at the South 38' , Bounded at the North by Shed in the 4th Schedule, South by Field in the 3rd Schedule (See Eliza Hooper Morrish) on the East by Said Lane to 'burrow' and on the West by Garden in the 4th Schedule, All in the Occupation of Thomas Hughes.

Hughes, Thomas (1857) - Deed: Husband of Mary Ann Hughes (Nee Fursdon) - Re Preoperty in Cross Street

Hunt, William (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Legal Action: Mr Heathcote, Highways Surveyor Vs William Hunt, Long Lane Near Five Elms Re Hedge Trimming.

Hunt, William (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Butcher. - Guilty of Faulty Weights. - see Also - Stephen Short

Hunt, William (1863) - Deed: in Occupation of Dwelling House Formerly 'swan Inn'. - see William Rook

Husband, Elizabeth (1810) - Deed: Wife of Thomas Husband, Gent., Who Sold Moiety of Premises in North Street to John Birch for £21

Husbands, Grace (1770) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Her 2/4d for 'collering and Mending Ye Surplice'

Husband, Grace (1821) - Deed: Re Lands Near Fairlea. - see Harriet Sawer

Husbands, Jasper (1726) - Church Wardens Accounts: He was Paid 4/= for Killing 4 Badgers - 1729 Paid 9/6d for Killing Badgers and Foxes - 1730 Paid 4/= for Killing 4 Badgers. - 1731 Paid 2/= for Killing 2 Badgers and 1733 the Same

Husband, John (1811) - Deed: Lands Sold by Thomas Husband to John Birch in North Street Stated to Be Formerly Lands of Inheritance of John Husband Deceased.

Husband, John (1858) - Deed: Re Land in Oxmans Lane. - see Thomas Diamond

Husband, John Bake (1821) - Deed: Re Land Near Failea. - See Harriet Sawer

Husband, Peter Benson (1812) - Deed: Re Property in Cross Street. - see William Fursdon

Husband, Peter Benson (1813) - Deed: Lieutenant 87th Regt of Foot. - Sold Moiety of Premises in North Street to John Williams Who Then Sold the Same in 1823 to John Birch for £40 - John Williams Bought Other Premises from Peter Benson Husband in 1813

Husband, Sarah (1788) - Deed: Re Land at Muddex. - see John Benson

Husband, Thomas (1811) - Deed: Gent., of Northam. - Sold Through John Willcock and Thomas Burnard, Moiety of Premises in North Street Northam (Part of Which Is Now 'admirals' Cottage) to John Birch of Northam, Mason, for £21 - Peter Nbenson Husband Owned Other Moiety of Premises Which He Sold to John Williams in 1813, Who Then Sold this to John Birch in 1823 for £40

Husbands, William (1733) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him £2 for His Account for Nails

Hutchings, Nicholas (1661) - Charity: Re 36/= for the Poor From Rents of Land in Shebbear. - see - Anne Britton

Hutchings, Philip (1818) - Deed: Yeoman. - Demise of Plot of Land for 2000 Years from Isset Cooke Diamond for £4 - Rent 12/= Per Annum. - Plot in Cross Street (10a) Formerly Dwelling House and Garden Formerly in the Possession of John Sinnet Deceased But Now of I. C. Dimond, Single Woman Her Tenant or Tenants. - 01/02/1828 - Assignement to John Sanders of Dwelling House and Premises for Residue of 2000 Years for 10/=. - Rent 12/= Per Annum to I. C. Dimond. Dwelling House Since Erected on Ground.

Hutchinson, William Nelson (1876) - Deed: Re Property in Cross Street. - see Lewis Maine

Huxtable, Christopher (1839) - Deed: Gent., of Newport Barnstaple. - Re Number 15 North Street. - see William Perkin

Irwin, John (1848) - Deed: Part Occupier of 3 Fields in Boathyde. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Irwin, J., Mr. (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Property to Let: at Northam - Hyde Cottage. Apply Mr J Irwin at the Farm House Adjoining

Irwin, ______ (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Butcher. - Black Labrador for Sale or Exchange for Bull Dog. - Apply B. A. C/O Irwin, Butcher

Isaac, Thomas (1834) - Deed: Tailor of Bideford. - Lent £100 to John Burch on Premises in North Street Northam

Jarman, William (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 8/= for Working on the Church. They Also Paid Him During the Same Year 10/6d for the Same

Jeffery, Agnes (1808) - Deed: Daughter of Robert Jeffery Q.V. in His Will of this Date He Left Her 1/=

Jeffery, Elizabeth (1802) - Will: Married Robert Diamond (Q.V.), Shipwright. - Daughter of Robert Jeffery (Q.V.). - She Had:- - Agnes M. Richard Cole - Elizabeth M. John Moyse - Thomas M. (24/01/1836) - Robert - Grace M. George Bindick - 1816 - Elizabeth Diamond Dies. - 1821 - Her Husband Robert Diamond Dies - see Will of Robert Jeffery 1808

Jeffery, P.C. (1860) - Bideford Gazette: James Rook Charged with Being Drunk and Disorderly and Assaulting P.C.'s Jeffery and Prouse

Jeffery, James (1808) - Deed: Son of Robert Jeffery (Q.V.)

Jeffery, John (1691) - Charity: Overseer of the see - John Berry (Berry and Cholwill Charity)

Jeffery, John (1721) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 13/6d for 64' 11'' of Stones

Jeffery, John (1724) - Charity: of Appledore. - His Will of This Date in Which He Bequeathed £3 Per Annum to Purchase Bread for the Poor of Northam not on Parish Relief, Out of Gerrat's Field. Executor, William Jeffery. - 1786 - Rev. Joshua Bawden, Vicar of Northam States That Garden in Jeffery's Will Now Part of Tomouth and Held in Respect of Gifts of Cocke and Langdon, and That the £3 No Longer Paid. - see - Dorothy Docton

Jeffery, John (1772) - Deed: Husbandman. - Purchased Property in Fore Street (Was to Become Blakes Stores) from Elizabeth Smith for £11. Dwelling House, Court., with Appurtenances in Northam Sometime in Possession of Thomas Robins Deceased and Late of William Galsworthy and Were Lands of Thomas Smith Merchant Deceased Father of Elizabeth Smith

Jeefery, Robert (1763) - Deed: Labourer. - Marriage of this Date to Agnes Burrows. - 12/09/1808 - His Will - All His Messuages Lands and Tenements to His Daughter Elizabeth the Wife of Robert Diamond. to Granddaughter Mary Beer, one Pewter Dish, 2 Pewter Plates, 1 Feather Bed and Bedstead and Bolster. to Son James Jeffery 1/=, to Son Robert Jeffery 1/=, to Daughter Agnes 1/=, Residues to Elizabeth - Effects Under £20

Jeffery, William (1724) - Charity: Executor of John Jeffery's Will of this Date. - see Also - Dorothy Docton

Jeffery, William (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Mr C. E. Pratt, Sanitory Inspector Vs William Jeffery Re Nuisances on His Property. - see - Mr C. E. Pratt

Jenkins, Lydia (1914) - Deed: She Lived at 9 Bay View Terrace and Was Witness to John Fulford's Will

Jenkins, William (1914) - Deed: Lived at 9 Bay View Terrace and Was Witness to John Fulford's Will.

Jennings, R (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Auction: House, Castle Street, Occupied By:- J. Blackford, R. Jennings, Mrs Sanders

Jewell, John (1821) - Deed: Yeoman. - Sold Lease of a Piece of Land for 1000 Years to John Cock (Q.V.) - Land 6 Landyards, Part of Garden Belonging to Messuage and Tenement Called Will or Willes Oor Foss or Clow Hill Formerly in Possession of William Utber Afterwards of John Jewell. - Two Cottages Built on Land Prior to 1839 by William Perkin (Q.V.) - Now Number 15 North Street

Jewry, William (1857) - Deed: He Occupied Stable and Barn Owned by the Crangs. - see - Tamazena Crang

Joanes, Thomas (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 1/10d for 'mending Ye Chishin' and 12 Seems of Earth

Johns, Betsy (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Parkham. - Betsy Johns, Parkham, Sought Affiliation Order on Robert Cawsey of Northam Re Her Child.

Johns, Grace (1828) - Deed: William Rook Borrowed £120 From Her. Mentions Thomas Johns Yeoman. - see - William Rook

Jones, John (1875) - Deed: Accountant. - Redemption of Land Tax on Sefton - a Dwelling House and Garden in North Street in the Occupation of John Jones. Bounded on the North by North Street, on the South by Property of Edward Cook, Ellen How and Lewis Maine, on the East by Chapel Street and on the West by Property of Hooper Burch

Kates, R., Mr. (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Pure Bred Guernsey Heifer for Sale. Apply Mr R. Kates, Lilly Bridge

Kean, Philip (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Philip Kean of Northam Accused of Theft. Case Dismissed

Keats, William Abraham (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Berry Pomeroy, Held Freehold Land - Porthill. - 1841 Voters List, - the Same

Kelly, Elizabeth (1827) - Deed: Re Property in Cross Street (Now 'the Stables' Next to the Methodist Chapel). - Wife of George Kelly

Kelly, Emily (1872) - Deed: She Endorsed An Alteration to the Deed of this Date Re 9, 10 and 11 Cross Street, Northam, Owned by Thomas Kelly, Publican of Northam

Kelly, George (1827) - Deed: Labourer of Northam. - Party of the Ist Part with Elizabeth His Wife, Thomas Smith of Devonport, Shipwright and Margaret Hie Wife, and John Hearn of Northam, Labourer and Mary His Wife - in the Sale of a Piece of Land in Cross Street (Now the 'stables') Whereon the Ruins of a Dwelling House Lately Stood Plus Garden Behind, for £10 to Thomas Hore of Northam, Cordwainer

Kelly, John (1835) - Deed: of Appledore, Ropemaker. - Purchaser of 1, 10 and 11 Cross Street from Rev. William Prockter Thomas and Other Premises in Appledore, for £210 - see Deed Extract. These 3 Houses Erected by John Kelly on the Site of one House

Kelly, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Appledore and Held Freehold Houses - Irsha Street. - 1841 Voters List Same But He Lived in Northam Then

Kelly, Samuel (1835) - Deed: Joiner of Northam. - Party of the Sale of 10 Cross Street Northam and Others to John Kelly of Appledore. - 13/08/1861 - Purchased 'ring O' Bells', Cross Street Northam from Mr and Mrs Cobbledick. - 13/08/1861 - Mortgaged the Same with Thomas Bellew for £85. - 02/05/1867 - Sold 2 Dwelling Houses to John Penhorwood for £130 (Same Premises As Above)

Kelly, Samuel (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House - Irsha Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Kelly, Thomas (1890) - Deed: Publican of Northam. - 3 Dwelling Houses in West Appledore (Formerly One) Sold to Christopher Cobbledick (See Deeds of 10 Cross Street Northam). - 25/01/1892 - House in Irsha Street and Garden Conveyed to Him, Sometime in the Occupation of Grace Slade, Unto Use of Henry Granville Shirzill Wilkinson. - 30/07/1872 - He Borrowed £70 from George Brayley-Brayley on 3 Houses in Cross Street and one in Appledore. - 11/06/1892 - Mortgage to Secure £20 and Further Advances on 9, 10 and 11 Cross Street - Described as a Retired Innkeeper. - 01//03/1893 - Thomas Kelly Died

Kelly, Thomas William (1893) - Deed: Mason of Northam. - Son of Thomas Kelly, Innkeeper - Sold 3 Houses, Numbers 9, 10 and 11 Cross Street, to Samuel Fulford for £250

Kilwell, Thomas (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Thos. Kilwell, Labourer Charged by Elizabeth Shute, Servant in the Employ of Mrs Sargent at Fordlands, with Stealing a Hen from Her

King, Jane (1717) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Her 4/= for ½ Year's Salary, Then Two Amounts of 2/= Each for ¼ Year's Salary

King, John (1644) - Church Wardens Accounts: He Paid the Church Wardens 3/= for His Child's Grave

Labbett, Fanny Priscilla (1859) - Deed: Re-Assignment on Repayment of Mortgage for £20 to James Pickard Re Premises in North Street. Wife of George Labbett, Joiner of Northam, and Daughter of John and Fanny Burch. She was Left House by Mother (In Will of 04/05/1853. Her Mother Died 05/12/1856) in Which William Thorne Lately Occupied. - 10/04/1860 - Secured Mortgage for £160 From Robert Holman on Premises Which Were Stated as Being 2 Newly Erected Dwelling Houses (One of Which Is Now 'admirals Cottage') Bounded on the East by Dwelling House the Property of Her Brother-In-Law Philip May. - 05/04/1862 - Further Mortgage of £280 from Building Society. - 12/09/1876 - Sold One ('admirals Cottage) to William Sanders, Mason, of Northam, for £220

Labbett, George (1859) - Deed: Joiner, of Northam. - Re-Assignment on Repayment of Mortgage for £20 to James Pickard Re Premises in North Street. Husband of Fanny Priscilla Labbett, Who was Left House by Her Mother (In Will of 04/05/1853. Her Mother Died 05/12/1856) in Which William Thorne Lately Occupied. - 10/04/1860 - Secured Mortgage for £160 from Robert Holman, Scrivener of Bideford, on Premises Which Were Stated as Being 2 Newly Erected Dwelling Houses (One of Which Is Now 'admirals Cottage') Bounded on the East by Dwelling House the Property of Her Brother-In-Law Philip May. - 05/04/1862 - Further Mortgage of £280 From Building Society. - 12/09/1876 - Sold one ('admirals Cottage) to William Sanders, Mason, of Northam, for £220

Labbett, George (1868) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: Prospect Place, Property of Mr George Labbett

Land, Nicholas (1767) - Deed: Miller, of Bideford. - Previous Owner of Premises, Number 5 North Street, Northam - see Richard Honey

Lane, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Parkham - Held Freehold Lands - Ellis's - 1841 Voters List- the Same

Lang, Captain (1858) - Bideford Gazette: House for Sale, Auction, "The Retreat", Orchard Hill - Property of Captain Lang

Langdon, Elizabeth (1702) - Charity: Re Tomouth - Langdon's Gift. - see Mark Cocke - She was His Sister

Large, William Stratton (1848) - Deed: Part Occupier of 3 Fields in Boathyde. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Lashbrook, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam - Held Land as Occupier - Ventown and Rosehill. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Leache, Thomas (1695) - Deed: Mariner of Bideford. - He Leased Little Clevepark from John Borough for 99 Years for £34 - See John Borough

Leaman, Robert (1858) - Deed: He Occupied a House in Norman Terrace, Oxmans Lane. - see - Thomas Diamond

Leathern, Richard (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Lands - Pimpley's. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Leathern, Richard (1863) - Deed: Yeoman of Northam. - Purchased 62 Cross Street (1 Woodbine Villa) from Joseph Jones Reynolds - Amongst Others. - 14/04/1864 - Date of Will, in Which He Left Everything to His Daughter Sarah Fisher - Trustees Were James Brown of Monkleigh and Robert Holman of Bideford. - 24/06/1872 - Date of His Death.

Lee, Frederick (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Auctioneer and Estate Agent. - Property Sale: Richmond Villa, Abutting the Burrows. Apply Frederick Lee, Auctioneer Bideford. - to Let: Home Park Villa - Frederick Lee, Estate Agent, Bideford

Lee, F. R. A. (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Sale: Springfield, Orchard Hill by Private Contract. Apply, Mr F. R. A. Lee, Bideford

Lee, James (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Sale of Golden Lion, Proprietor William Rooke. - Auctioneer Mr James Lee, 3 Victoria Terrace - 03/03/1868 - Property Sale: the Pub 'the Hotel' Woolsery, Apply J. Trick, Melbourne Cottage, Northam, or James Lee, 3 Victoria Terrace, Bideford.

Lee, James (1866) - Deed: Re a Mortgage for William How (Q.V.) on 32 Cross Street

Lee, William (1823) - Deed: Previous to this Date He Occupied 10a Cross Street Northam Being Sold to John Sanders by John Cock

Lee, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam - Held Freehold Houses - Square and Prospect Place. - 1841 Voters List - Same Except:- Freehold and Leasehold Houses and Lands

Lee, William (1854) - Deed: Sailmaker. - Agreement of this Date Between Him and William Rook. - William Lee had Some Years Since Built the End of His Dwelling House Against the East Wall of the Garden Belonging to and in the Occupation of William Rook. William Lee Paid 25/= for this Privelege

Lee, William (1853) - Deed: He Lent William Rook £700 on Premises in Cross Street, Northam. States That £500 Borrowed From a Different Source (See William Rook) in 1849 was Still Outstanding , But That the Interest had Been Paid. - 12/05/1863 - the Capital Sum Remained Unpaid and a 6 Months Notice of Sale of the Premises was Posted 19/02/1863 - Premises Now Sold on this Date Included 2 Dwelling Houses That Were the Swan Inn Etc. - see Also William Thomas Rook and John Fulford

Lee, William Edward (1891) - Deed: Re Assignement of 32 Cross Street, Northam. - see Lewis Maine

Leigh, Thomas (1786) - Charity: this Is the Date of the Information Re Charity - see Mrs Ann Smith Re Almshouse. - C 1580 Deeds of this Date States That Thomas Leigh and John Beare Owned Land at Underborough in Youngaton and Granted to William Leigh for Parishioners of Northam. Amounts of 7/5d and 6/= and 16/11d Out of Cottage and Tenement in Northam and 2/= Out of East Willamore in Northam.

Leigh, William (1626) - Charity: Re Land 'bennetts' -See - John Strange. - 1622 - Re Land in Braunton - Berrimans Gift - see - Thomas Scamp and Hugh Breton. - 1580 - see - Thomas Leigh Re Youngaton. - 1786 - see - Mrs Ann Smith Re Almshouse

Leigh, William, Esq (1763) - Deed: Re Land in Fore Street - See John Yeo - William Leigh Held Lands That Bounded Yeo's Premises on the North Before this Date. - see Also - ,Ary Yeo; Elizabeth Yeo; William Utber and John Williams.

Lemon, Richard (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Devonport and Held Freehold House in Cross Street, Northam. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Lethern, _______ (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Disputed Claim, Legal Action - Rooke Vs Lethern

Leivy, Mary (1867) - Deed: Held Lands to the South of Property in Fore Street (Now Memories Restaurant) Held by John Williams (Q.V.)

Levey, Mary (1815) - Deed: Vendor of Property (Lease for 2000years) to John Mugford for £20 - Premises in Northam, the Corner of Cross Street in the Occupation of Mr John Blackmore. - 26/12/1765 - Mary Marrow Marries Oliver Levey of Aimsworth in Hampshire. - 23/11/1742 - Mary, Daughter of Edward and Joanna Marrow Baptised. - 17/01/1741 Edward Marrow Married Joanna Wills. - 20/01/1713 Johanna Daughter of Roger and Joan Wills Baptised. - 08/07/1708 - Roger Wills Married Joan Yeo. - see - John Williams

Levey, Oliver (1765) - Deed: of Aimsworth in Hampshire. - He Married Mary Marrow on this Date.

Ley, James Smith (1848) - Deed: of Bideford, Banker. - Party in the Conveyance of Three Fields in Boathyde - see - Rebecca Lopes Barton. - 30/11/1848 - Re Land in West Muddix - see - Bartholomew Pickard

Ley, James Smith (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Land - Durrant. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Lilly, John (1892) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses in Cross Street Northam (9, 10 and 11) Owned by Thomas Kelly. the Other Two Occupied by Bryant Andrews and Mrs Dennis

Lilly, John (1909) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses in Burgess Court, Northam. see Deeds of 6 North East Street. - See Also - John Cole; George Cooksely; Richard Taylor; Henry Parnell and William Yeoman

Limbery, Thomas (1875) - Deed: Re 10 Bay View Terrace - see Henry Dawe

Lymbery, William (1700) - Charity: Re House Etc., Tomouth and Stoopehill -See - James Cocke. - 1702 - Re Langdons Gift - Tomouth and Stoopehill - see - Mark Cocke

Littlejohns, Caleb (1903) - Deed: Laundryman of Northam. - Purchaser in June 1903 of 6 North East Street (Burgess Court) 3 Houses from James Brown, Trustee to Will of Sarah Fisher for £166 - 12/05/1908 - Date of His Will - He Died in March (190?) - see Also - Richard Charles Littlejohns - He Leny Rcl £300 from 1904-5

Littlejohns, John (1886) - Deed: Assignment of 21 Cross Street From R. Littlejohns - Premises in the Occupation of William England in 1872

Littlejohns, Josh. (1860) - Bideford Gazette: Servant to W. B. Wren - Bradworthy. - see - John Squire - Charged with Drunkenness

Littlejohns, Joshua (1908) - Deed: Cycle Agent, Chulmleigh. - Son, Executor and Sole Trustee of the Will of His Father, Caleb Littlejohns. - see - Deeds of 6 North Street

Littlejohns, R. (1872) - Deed: Assignment of 21 Cross Street From Mrs a A Pridham, Then in the Occupation of William England. - 1886 - Assignment of Same to John Littlejohns

Littlejohns, Richard Charles (1904) - Deed: Joiner, Northam (1909 Described as Builder, Fore Street). - Purchased 17 Fore Street From Henry Stevens for £180 - Property Then Unoccupied. - 1904-5 Borrowed £300 Altogether from Caleb Littlejohns. - 03/12/1913 - All Monies Paid Back - Premises Stated to Be Erected and Formed by R. C. Littlejohns on the Site of Old Dwelling House Etc. - 31/03/1945 - He Died - Sons - Henry Arthur, Richard Wallace, Edward John and Montagu Thomas. - 12/01/1909 - He Purchased 3 Dwelling Houses (4, 5 and 9) Rock Street, Otherwise North East Street Adjoining Each Other and Formerly Parts of and Designated as 'rock House' from Jesse Braund for £160.. - Premises Formerly in the Occupation of Maria Horrill, Arthur Horrill and Kate Mounce - Afterwards of William Taylor, James Branch and William Andrews, Then of John Braund and Mrs Branch and 1 Unoccupied. - 24/09/1923? - He Purchased 6 North East Street (Burgess Court) from Richard Wallace Littlejohns, Joiner of Northam for £165 (3 Houses). - 28/07/1923 - Borrowed £1600 on the Premises Above Plus Lady Bisshopps House in Westwrad Ho! and Other Hereditaments Formerly Part of Rock House in North East Street.

Lloyd, Catherine (1890) - Deed: Re Land Near Fairlea - see Harriet Sawer

Lloyd, Isabella (1858) - Deed: Re Land in Oxmans Lane - see Thomas Diamond

Lloyd, Isabella, Miss (1870) - Bideford Gazette: John and William Holman, 2 Small Boys, Charged with Trespass and Stealing Fruit From Miss Lloyd's Garden - Fined 5/= Each

Lloyd, Isabella Anne Caroline Sophie (1890) - Deed: Re Land Near Fairlea - see Harriet Sawer

Lloyd, John Vercker (1890) - Deed: Re Land Near Fairlea - See Harriet Sawer

Lloyd, Richard, Rev. (1821) - Deed: Re Land Near Fairlea - See Harriet Sawer

Lock, Amelia (1869) - Deed: Date of the Will of Her Father, Thomas Hore (Q.V.) in Which She Is Left £15

Lock, Caroline (1869) - Deed: Date of the Will of Her Father, Thomas Hore in Which He Left to Her His Dwelling House , Garden and Appurtenances Now in His Possession, Subject to Payment of £15 to Each Edward Hore and Amelia Lock, Brother and Sister to Caroline

Lock, Frank Edward (1916) - Deed: Date of the Will of His Father, James Lock (Q.V.) of the 'stables' Cross Street Northam. There Were 6 Sons

Lock, Frederick John (1916) - Deed: Son of James Lock of 'stables' Cross Street Northam and Executor to His Will- Date of Will of James Who Died 04/04/1923. Frederick John Is Left Dwelling House, Stable and Premises in Cross Street Subject to £30 Equally Divided Between 5 Other Sons - Tom Hore Lock, George Lock, William Francis Lock, James Henry Lock and Frank Edmund Lock

Lock, George (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land As Occupier - Youngaton. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Lock, George (1916) - Deed: Date of Will of His Father, James Lock, of the 'stables' Cross Street Northam. There Were 6 Sons

Lock, James (1916) - Deed: Oc 'stables' Cross Street Northam. - Date of Will. - 04/04/1923 - Date of His Death - Executors - William Southwood Milton Barrett and Frederick John Lock. - to William Southwood Milton Barrett - £2. - to Frederick John Lock - Dwelling House, Stables and Premises in Cross Street Subject to £30 Divided Equally Between 5 Sons, Tom Hore Lock, George Lock, William Francis Lock, James Henry Lock and Frank Edmund Lock. - James's Wife was Caroline, the Daughter of Thomas and Mary Hore.

Lock, James Henry (1916) - Deed: Date of the Will of His Father, James Lock of the 'stables' Cross Street Northam. There Were 6 Sons

Lock, Jane (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Guilty of Faulty Weights, See Stephen Short

Lock, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Leasehold House - Jewell Flower Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Lock, John (1904) - Deed: Occupier of Property to the South of 17 Fore Street. - see Mary Lock

Lock, Mary (1836) - Deed: Occupier of House to the South of 17 Fore Street and to the West of a Garden Occupied by Thomas Lock Which was Owned by the 3 Surviving Sons of John Benson. - 25/03/1896 - Property to the South of 17 Fore Street Owned by ... Lock. - 11/07/1904 - Property Now Owned by John Lock

Lock, Samuel (1836) - Deed: Occupier of 17 Fore Street When the Premises Were Sold on this Date to John Mugford by the Three Surviving Sons of John Benson. - 25/03/1896 - Occupier, with Thomas Lock, of 17 Fore Street Northam Before this Date. Premises Occupied by William Boon at this Date.

Lock, Thomas (1836) - Deed: Occupier of a Graden to the East of the House Occupied by Mary Lock. this Garden Sold to John Mugford by the Three Surviving Sons of John Benson

Lock, Thomas (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Shopkeeper. - Found Guilty of Faulty Weights. - see Stephen Short. - 22/12/1863 - at Petty Sessions, for Having Deficient Weights: - Thomas Lock, Butcher, Northam - John Fulford, Butcher, Northam. - John Short, Grocer, Northam

Lock, Tom Hore (1916) - Deed: Date of the Will of His Father, James Lock (Q.V.) of the 'stables' Cross Street, Northam - There Were 6 Sons

Lock, William (1872) - Deed: Owner of a Graden to the West of 3 Houses in Cross Street (9, 10 and 11). this Garden was Owned by John Cobbledick in 1835. - 11/06/1892 - Same Garden Stated as Being Now or Late the Property of William Lock

Lock, William Francis (1916) - Deed: Date of the Will of His Father, James Lock (Q.V.) of the 'stables' Cross Street Northam - There Were 6 Sons

Logg, Robert (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 4d for Annuity

Lopes, Ralph (1820) - Deed: He was Formerly Ralph Franco Esq., Later Sir Ralph Lopes, Baronet. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Lord, Robert (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Robert Lord Accused of Theft of Pigeons from J. B. Gordon, Ridgeway House, Northam

Lord, Thomas (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Leasehold Houses in Castle Street. - not in the 1841 Voters List

Loveband, Anthony (1848) - Deed: of Yarnscombe Esq. - Conveyance of 3 Fields at Boat Hyde. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Lowndes, Matthew (1844) - Deed: Re Property in Tower Street. - See Matthew Carter

Lukey, John (1646) - Church Wardens Accounts: Paid the Church Wardens 6/8d for His Grave

Maberley, Mr (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Report from Mr Maberley Recommending Area Between Northam and the Burrows as 'future Watering Place of Bideford.'

Maine, Lewis (1873) - Deed: Assignment Between 1/ Adderley Barton Wren and Edward Philips Charlewood 2/ Thomas Norman and George Causey 3/ Lewis Main Re 30 and 32 Cross Street Northam. - 25/03/1873 - Mortgage 1/ Lewis Main and 2/ Thomas Martin. - 16/12/1875 - Redemption of Land Tax. - 04/04/1876 - Lease Between William Nelson Hutchinson and Lewis Main. - 08/01/1878 Assignment Between 1/ Mary Jane Fulford and 2/ Lewis Main. - 31/12/1891 - Assignment Between 1/ William Edward Lee and Richard Smith 2/ Elizabeth Moore 3/ Lewis Main. - 23/11/1907 - Date of His Will. - 23/01/1913 Date of His Death - 1875 - see John Jones

Manning, John (1896) - Deed: Farm Labourer of Northam. - Deed of Gift of this Date - see - Jane Penhorwood Shutt. - John Manning Was Occupier Previous to this Date of Premises Which Formerly Formed Part of a Public House Known by the Sign of the 'oak' in Fore Street Northam. - 1871 Census - John Manning was 49 Years Old Born in Ringsash, and Lived with His Wife and one Son and 3 Daughters. - 07/04/1898 - Mentioned in Assignment as Being Previous Occupant

Marquiss, Thomas (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land as Occupier - Kenwith Farm. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Marrow, Edward (1741) - Deed: see - Mary Levey. - He Married Joanna Wills on this Date. - Their Daughter, Mary Marrow Was Christened 23/11/1742. - Mary Marrow Married Oliver Levey 26/12/1765

Martin, Henry (1835) - Deed: of Appledore. - Owner of a Graden on the Soth West of the Garden of 2 Houses Purchased by John Kelly in West Appledore (See Deeds of 10 Cross Street)

Martin, T (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Sale or Let: Villa Glynfern, Orchard Hill, Apply T. Martin, Builder, Bideford

Martin, Thomas (1873) - Deed: He Lent Money as a Mortgage on 32 Cross Street to Lewis Main

Matthews, Sarah (1904) - Deed: was Occupier of 17 Fore Street Northam Between 1896 and 1904. Property Unoccupied in 1904 and Occupied by William Boon in 1896

May, Eliza Phillis (1859) - Deed: Wife of Phillip May, Mariner, and Daughter of John and Fanny Burch. House in North Street Left to Her by Mother in Will of 04/05/1853. Her Mother Died 05/12/1856 - This Deed Re-Assignment on Repayment of Mortgage Debt to James Pickard. - Her Sister was Fanny Priscilla Labbet

May, Philip (1859) - Deed: Mariner of Northam. - Husband of Eliza Phillis (Nee Burch Daughter of Fanny and John Burch) Re Premises in North Street - House Newly Erected in 1831, Left to Eliza Phillis by Her Mother Fanny in Will Dated 04/05/1853 - Fanny Died 05/12/1856. - 25/10/1883 - Purchased House in Cross Street, Formerly the 'ring O' Bells' from Mrs E. Penhorwood and Others. - 11/12/1897 - Sold to George Braund for £92. Number 3 Cross Street, Now in the Occupation of Thomas Braund.

Melhuish, Joan (1702) - Charity: Re Cox Tenement, Gutter Meadow and Almshouses. - see Thomas Melhuish

Melhuish, Richard (1835) - Deed: His Will was Mentioned in the Sale of 10 Cross Street and Others. His Nephew was Rev. William Prockter Thomas

Melhuish, Roger (1703) - Charity: Re Langdons Gift - Tomouth and Stoopehill. - see - Mark Cocke. - 1702 - Re Gutter Meadow Etc., and Cox Tenement. - see Thomas Melhuish. - 1716 - Son of Dame Ann Berry and Executor to Her Will.

Melhuish, Roger (1728) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 1/= as An Annuity, and for a Few Years After This

Melhuish, Thomas (1702) - Charity: Lease and Release of this Date to Roger Melhuish and 2 Others - Gutter Meadow, one and a Half Acres and Cox Tenement and Filed Adjoining. Rents for the Use of Joan, Thomas's Wife During Her Lifetime Then to Produce An Income for the Vicar and 40/= Per Annum to Schoolmaster to Instruct 6 Poor Children Yearly and 40/= to 4 Old Maids Who Will Reside in Almshouse That Joan Melhuish was About to Erect. - 1786 - Stated That Gutter Meadow Retained Bu Heirs of Thomas Melhuish and in 1828 Cox Tenement (6 Fileds - 10 Acres - Annual Value £20) in Possession of Rev. Mr Mill Vicar of Northam. Almshouse Called 'old Maid's' Almshous and had 2 Rooms on Ground Floor and 2 Chambers Above. - 1828 - Almshouse Occupied by 1 Old Maid and 3 Widows.

Methuen, St. John, Hon. (1882) - Deed: Formerly Occupied 10 Bay View Terrace. - see Henry Dawe.

Mill, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land As Occupier - Cross House and Chope Farm. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Mill, John (1860) - Deed: He was Earlier the Occupier of West Muddix. - see - Bartholomew Pickard, Edmund Crow, Daniel Turner and John Pickard

Mill, J. (1868) - Bideford Gazette: to Let or Sale - Cottage at Northam , J. Mill Builder.

Mill, Thomas Harrison Valletort (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House and Land - Vicarage and Cocks Ground. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Mill, Thomas Harrison Valletort (1828) - Charity: Re Cox's Tenement - 10 Acres. - see Thomas Melhuish

Mills, James, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: Several Fields - Part of Chircombe, Cleave Houses and Durant. Apply with Tenders to Mr James Mills, Bull Hill

Mills, Robert (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Accidental Drowning of Robert Mills, 20 Years, of Northam

Molesworth, G.F.M. (1863) - Bideford Gazette: County Magistrates Meeting. - G.F.M. Molesworth, E.V. Vidal, A. Wren, Capt. Pyke. - Mentioned Northam Roads 'getting a Little Better.'

Moore, Elizabeth (1891) - Deed: Re 32 Cross Street - see Lewis Maine

Moore, Richard (1877) - Deed: Re 32 Cross Street. - see Ellen How

More, John (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Shipwright. - John More, Shipwright, Arrested by P.C. Crowe at Northam, Drunk and Disorderly, to Be Put in Stocks If Fine Unpaid. - Also George Mules and Samuel Holman Arrested by P.C. Crowe, Drunk and Disorderly

Morrish, Eliza Hooper (1857) - Deed: Daughter of William Fursdon (Q.V.) and Wife of John Morrish, Metropolitan Police Constable in Bromley, Middlesex. - Date of Deed of Separation. - the Property to Go to John and Eliza Hooper :- 3rd Schedule - Field or Close of Land Behind or South of and Adjoining Premises in the 1st Schedule (See Mary Hughes) and the 4th Schedule (See Tamazena Crang) Containing 2 Roods 15 Poles Now in the Occupation of Thomas Hughes Bounded South and West by Field the Property of Henry Williams and on the East by the Lane to Burrow

Morrish, John (1857) - Deed: John Morrish, Metropolitan Police Constable in Bromley, Middlesex.Husband of Eliza Hooper Morrish, Daughter of William Fursdon (Q.V.) - Date of Deed of Separation. - the Property to Go to John and Eliza Hooper :- 3rd Schedule - Field or Close of Land Behind or South of and Adjoining Premises in the 1st Schedule (See Mary Hughes) and the 4th Schedule (See Tamazena Crang) Containing 2 Roods 15 Poles Now in the Occupation of Thomas Hughes Bounded South and West by Field the Property of Henry Williams and on the East by the Lane to Burrow

Moulton, Jane (1892) - Deed: Wife of Richard, a Mason. - Date of Purchase of 10 Bay View Terrace from Henry Dawe (Q.V.) for £350. - 1892 - Three Mortgages from the Building Society - £200 + £15 + £15. - 03/04/1897 - Mortgage for £170 from John Williams Turner of Northam, Retired Master Mariner. - 29/09/1902 - Sold 10 Bay View Terrace to Cretia Mary Fulford, Wife of John Fulford of Highridge House, Dundry, Near Bristol, for £205

Moulton, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Advert: Property Sale: House, Appledore Street, Tenant: Mr Moulton: Owner: Mr James Gilbard, Solicitor, 7 Chapel Street, Devonport.

Moulton, Richard (1892) - Deed: Husband of Jane Moulton (Q.V.) - Re 10 Bay View Terrace

Mounce, James (1920) - Deed: Occupier of 10 Cross Street Owned by Samuel Fulford with 4 Others.

Mounce, Kate (1909) - Deed: She Formerly Occupied a House in Rock Street (Number 9?) Now North East Street. - Lil Hodgkins Lived There About 20 Years Ago (1980's) - see - Jesse Braund, Richard Charles Littlejohns

Moyse, John (1872) - Deed: Owner of a Garden to the East of 3 Houses in Cross Street Northam (9, 10 and 11). this Garden Formerly, 1835, Owned by Henry Hernaman. - 11/06/1892 - Same Garden Stated as Being Now or Late the Property of John Moyse.

Moyse, John (1802) - Deed: see Elizabeth Jeffery. - He Married Her Before this Date

Muffett, _____ (1823) - Deed: see John Cock - this Muffett Was Formerly Tenant of 10a Cross Street

Mugford, Alfred George (1886) - Deed: Date of His Will in Which He Left 17 Fore Street Northam to His Wife, Frances Susanna Mugford. - 13/06/1893 - Date of His Death. - He was Son of John Mugford, Cordwainer

Mugford, Frances Susanna (1886) - Deed: Date of the Will of Her Husband, Alfred George Mugford - He Died 13/06/1893. - 25/03/1896 - She Lived in Cardiff and Sold 17, Fore Street to Henry Stevens of Bideford, Draper for £170 in the Occupation of William Boon

Mugford, Honor (1856) - Deed: Date of the Will of Her Husband, John Mugford. - Their Son was Alfred George Mugford. - Re 17 Fore Street

Mugford, John (1836) - Deed: Cordwainer of Northam. - Date of Purchase of 17 Fore Street, Northam for £35 from the 3 Surviving Sons of John Benson of Northam. Richard Birch, Mason, of Northam, Party to the Sale. - 21/06/1856 - Date of His Will in Which He Left His House Then in the Occupation of Philip Punchard to His Son, Alfred George Mugford After the Death of His Wife, Honor Mugford. - 05/07/1861 Probate of His Will - He Died 29/01/1861: to His Wife Honor All Dwelling Houses in Northam, After Her Death: to Son William Thomas, Dwelling House and Garden in Bone Hill Now in the Occupation of John Dennis. - to Son Alfred George Dwelling House and Garden in Fore Street Now in the Occupation of Philip Punchard. - to Daughter Caroline Mary Dwelling House and Court in the Occupation of John Mugford and the Dwelling House on the Corner of Cross Street. - 20/05/1815 - Purchaser of Lease for 2000 Years on Premises in Northam from Mary Levey, Widow, for £20 in the Occupation of John Blackmore. - 01/11/1834 - See Sarah Sanders Re Cross Street. - 22/04/1867 - see John Williams. - 26/06/1886 - see Caroline Mary Williams

Mugford, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses - Fore Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Mugford, William (1809) - Deed: He Owned Property to the North of Property in Fore Street (Now Memories Restaurant) Owend by Thomas Diamond (Q.V.)

Mules, George (1859) - Bideford Gazette: He and Samuel Holman and John More Arrested by P.C. Crowe for Being Drunk and Disorderly

Muxworthy, Jane (1835) - Deed: Owner of one of Three Gardens on the South East of a Garden of Two Houses Built in West Appledore by John Kelly (See the Deeds of 10 Cross Street Northam)

Newman, John (1868) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: Cottage Garden Northam, of the Late John Newman

Newman, W., Mr & Mrs (1865) - Deed: see - Elizabeth Williams - Eleanor Williams, Sister of Elizabeth, Married Professor Francis William Newman. - at this Date Elizabeth Williams was Living with Mr and Mrs W Newman in London. - Premises - 1a Cross Street (Now the Secret Garden)

Newman, Mrs (Eleanor?) (1894) - Deed: Probably Eleanor, Nee Williams. - Survey of Bridge Lands Lease to Mrs Newman - Property in the Tenure of Mr Richard Pye and Mrs Susan Williams - Held for 99 Years on the Death of the Life Now Aged 69 (This Premises Now 'memories' Restaurant. - see Ellen Williams

Newman, Francis William (1910) - Deed: Married Before this Date, Eleanor Williams the Granddaughter of John Williams Builder. - Premises 1a Cross Street. - see Ellen Williams and Elizabeth Williams

Nicholl, Agnes (1648) - Church Wardens Accounts: She Was Mother-In-Law to John Collemore. - Jhon Collemore Paid the Church Wardens 6/= for the Grave of Agnes.

Nichols, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: 4 Bay View Terrace, Dwelling House. Mr Nichols, 29 High Street, Bideford

Nichols, Samuel (1867) - Deed: see - Henry Dawe - Re 9 and 10 Bay View Terrace (Number 4 was Nichols' - see Also - Richard Cock

Norman, John (1819) - Deed: Gent., of Frithelstock. - Purchase of a Lease for 1000 Years from William Proktor Thomas - After Lease of 99 Years on 3 Lives had Expired - (2 Lives Were Still Living Then, John Holman Aged 36 and Nancy Taylor Aged 35) of Dwelling House, Blacksmiths Shop, Close of Land and Premises ½ Acre in Cross Street for £18 - Rent, Peppercorn. - 29/09/1827 - Sale of Lease of the Above for £60 to William Rook the Younger, Blacksmith

Norman, Thomas (1873) - Deed: see Lewis Maine - Re Premises in Cross Street

Nott, Grace (1779) - Deed: She was Late in the Possession of 17 Fore Street at this Date When the Lease was Sold by John Benson to William Burch

Nott, Mary (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Incurred 8/2d in Charges in Going to Bradworthy with Mary Nott and in Going to Barnstaple with Mary Willscott Alias Chance.

Nott, Samuel (1721) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 13/1d for 'lying of Stone in the Church'

Oke, Charity (1858) - Deed: see - Thomas Diamond - She was in the Occupation of Land Belonging to Isabella Lloyd in Oxmans Lane

Olivean, Stephen (1668) - Charity: His Will of this Date - He Leaves £5-4-0 to Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of Northam Out of Premises in Exeter

Olivier, _______ (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Early Rising, Church Going Housemaid Wanted. Olivier, Rose Cottage. - 07/01/1868 - Advert - Cook & Parlour Maid Wanted by Mrs Olivier, Rose Hill, Northam

Owen, Priscilla Emilia Elizabeth Julia (1890) - Deed: Re Land Near Fairlea - see - Harriet Sawer

Owen, William Scott (1890) - Deed: Re Land Near Fairlea - See Harriet Sawer

Oxenham, John (1761) - Deed: Parish Clerk. - Lease of this Date for 999 Years from Edmond Yeo of Dwelling House and Court., Stable, Barn and 2 Herb Gardens in Cross Street (Number 30) for £40 - Rent , Peppercorn. - see - Harriet Batten, John Oxenham Tuplin and William Rook

Paddon, Anthony (1849) - Deed: see John Williams, His Will, in Which Anthony Paddon Is Stated to Be in the Occupation of one of Two Leasehold Premises Left to John's Daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth. - 1863 - Before this Date in the Occupation of the Swan Inn - see - William Rook. - Anthony Paddon was Caochman to Mr Frederick Thorold of Clevelands, and Kept the 'bideford Inn' (Long Since Defunct in 1895) Which was Run by His Wife - John Williams Leased Lands Owned by the Bridge Trust in 1834 (Now 'memories'?) Anthony Paddon Occupied one of These Premises ('memories' was Then Two Cottages).

Parminter, Thomas (1835) - Deed: Owner, with George Williams, of a Graden on the South West of the Garden of 2 Houses in West Appledore Bought by John Kelly (Along with 1, 10 and 11 Cross Street)

Parnell, Henry (1903) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses in Burgess Court at this Date. - See- Deeds of 6 North East Street - - John Cole; George Cooksley; John Lilly; Richard Taylor and William Yeoman

Partridge, Charles (1887) - Deed: Grocer of Penarth, Glamorgan. - He Sodl on this Date to Edward Partridge of Monkleigh, Auctioneer, Premises (Later to Be the Nat West Bank on the Corner of Cross Street) - 2 Messuages or Dwelling Houses and Smiths Shop in the Respective Occupation of William Davis and Sarah Sanders As Tenants. Premises Bounded on the North by the Road from Northam to Appledore, the South by the Property of -- Shute on the East by the Property of Mr Edward Partridge and on the West by the Road From Bideford Through Northam to the Burrows - for £300

Partridge, Edward (1881) - Deed: of Monkleigh. - Lately Built a Shoemakers Workshop and Premises Occupied by William Ashplant in Northam and Having Rested the Roof of this Building on a Wall Adjoining on the East Side Belonging to Mr John Penhorwood and Lately Occupied by Thomas Hortop - Agreed to Pay one Penny Per Year When Demanded. - 12/04/1887 - Auctioneer of Monkleigh - Purchases for £300 from Charles Partridge (Q.V.) - Premises on the Corner of Cross Street and Fore Street (Later to Become the Nat West Bank). - see - Bartholomew Pickard Re Land on the South of Bay View Road, Now Fairlea Crescent. - see - Thomas Bellew Also

Partridge, James (1835) - Deed: Yeoman of Northam. - Re Lease for Burrough House - see Rebecca Lopes Barton. - 1842 - see John Sanders - He Loaned £53-3-0 to John Sanders? Re 10a Cross Street

Partridge, James (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land as Occupier - Burrough. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Partridge, James (1857) - Deed: of Burrough. - Occupier of Burrough at this Date - see - Frederick Thorold

Partridge, William (1778) - Deed: Tenant to Thomas Hogg of Appledore, Merchant, in Premises Known as 'oak' (Now Number 16 Fore Street) Previous to this Date. - see - Joan Handford and Thomas Strange

Partridge, William (1819) - Charity: Churchwarden, - Re Berry and Cholwill Charity - see - John Berry

Partridge, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Leasehold Houses - Fore Street and Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Partridge, Mrs W (1868) - Deed: Name on Plan as Owner of Land to the North of a Graden of 2a Cross Street, Which was Owned by Thomas Smith Pickard

Passmore, John (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Inquest at the Kings Head Inn on Body of John Passmore, Drowned While Swimming at Appledore

Paterson, a (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Waterproof Coat Lost at Westward Ho, Marked A. Paterson. Reward - Melville, Northam

Pedlar, _______ (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Butcher of Instow. - Pedlar, Butcher, Instow Vs Tucker, Farmer, Northam - Re Claim for Rent of 6d

Penhorwood, Mr (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Auction Sale: Dwelling House, 2 Cottages in Fore Street the Property of Mr Penhorwood

Penhorwood, John (1867) - Deed: He Purchased 2 Houses in Cross Street Formerly the Ring O' Bells for £130 from Thomas Bellew (Samuel Kelly's Mortgagee) - 25/10/1883 - Mrs E. Penhorwood Sold Same to Philip May - 21/10/1881 - Owner of Premises in Cross Street - see Edward Partridge

Penhorwood, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses in Fore Street. - 1841 Voters List - Same But Held Leasehold Houses in Fore Street??

Penhorwood, William, Mr (1857) - Bideford Gazette: Quarry Farm Northam, Property of Mr William Penhorwood. Sale of Livestock, Cider & Husbandry Implements - 10/05/1870 - John Fulford and William Penhorwood Summoned for Allowing Cattle to Stray on Highway.. Fined 9/6d Each.

Pennington, John (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Mr C. E. Pratt Sanitory Inspector Vs. John Pennington Re Nuisances on His Property. - see Mr C. E. Pratt - 13/01/1863 - Grey Colt Lost by John Pennington of Appledore

Pennington, Richard (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Property to Let: 'hillsborough' and Pebble Ridge Villa, Westward Ho! Apply Richard Pennington, Lakenham House, Northam

Perkin, Henry (1860) - Bideford Gazette: Mason of Bideford. - Henry Perkin, Mason, Bideford, Charged with Stealing a Fowl and a Tame Rabbit Property of Mr James Watts of Cleave House Northam

Perkin, William (1824) - Deed: Carpenter. - Purchased on this Date - Plot of Land for 1000 Years from John Cock. this Plot 6 Landyards and Part of the Garden Belonging to Messuage and Tenement Called Will Otherwise Willes Otherwise Foss or Clow Hill Formerly in the Possession of William Utber Afterwards of John Jewell. - William Perkins Afterwards Erected 2 Dwelling Houses and Converted Remainder Into Garden and Courtelage. - 08/10/1839 - Mortgage for £150 from Christopher Huxtable of Newport Near Barnstaple, Gent. - Parties of Deed Being - 1/ William Perkin 2/ William Collins Hatherly, Gent 3/ Henry Pugsley, Yeoman 4/ Christopher Huxtable and 5/ Charles Smale, Gent. - 24/12/1845 - Sells 2 Dwelling Houses, Garden and Outbuildings to William Chappell of Appledore, Gent., for Remainder of 1000 Years for £110 - One House Occupied by Thomas Wilkey, one Unoccupied

Perkin, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses and Fields - New Cawseway.(In List as Perking) - 1841 Voters List - Same Except as Perkin Now and 'new Causeway'

Pethick, Thomas (1837) - Deed: Currier of Bideford. - Second Party of Three in Mortgage of £40 for Thomas Hore of Northam, Cordwainer on the Premises in Cross Street (Later 'stables')

Pethick, William (1849) - Will: see - John Williams - His Will of This Date in Which William Pethick Is in the Occupation of Dwelling House and Garden Left to Thomas Williams

Pickard, Mr (1870) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: Genteel Residence with Garden; 'chaltaboruogh':Apply Mr Pickard, Bidna. - in John Pickard's Will (Died 07/10/1854) He Left Chaltaborough, Abbotsham, to His Brother Jasper.

Pickard, Bartholomew (1860) - Bideford Gazette: Farmer. - Bartholomew Pickard, Farmer, Northam, Summoned for Assault on James Pope and Refusing to Pay His Wages and Keeping His Clothes.

Pickard, Bartholomew (1860) - Deed: Yeoman. - Sold to Edmund Croww, Yeoman, for £260 - Messuage or Dwelling House, Barn, Staple, Shippen and Cartshed, Court., Garden and Field Called 'barn Park' (3 Roods & 21 Perches) on the North Side of Sentry Road, Leading from Cross House to Farm Called Clifton, Now in the Occupation of John Shute as Tenent, Also Piece of Ground Part of a Walled Garden Lately Sold by Pickard to William How. (Which Ground Lies Between the Said Stable and Cartshed.) All of Which Are Parcel of Tenement Called West Modex Otherwise Muddix Situate at Modex or West Modex Heretofore in the Occupation of Daniel Turner After of John Mill Then of John Pickard and Now of the Said Bartholomew Pickard or His Tenants. - Mentions Indentures Of- 30/11/1848 Between 1/ James Smith Ley 2/ John Pickard 3/ James Galsworthy - and of - 07/12/1848 - Between 1/ John Pickard 2/ Susan Pickard, William Pickard and Fanny His Wife and Elizabeth Pickard 3/ William Bridgman - and of - 09/05/1860 - Between 1/ William Bridgman of Poughill, Gent., and 2/ Bartholomew Pickard in Which Other Premises Were Transferred. - 11/01/1880 - Date of His Death - by His Will Dated 09/01/1880 He Appointed His Wife Mary Elizabeth Pickard Sole Executrix and Left All His Property to His Brother William Pickard and to His Wife and to Edward Partridge. - His Wife, Mary Elizabeth, Died 02/10/1894 and at a Sale Held 01/05/1895 at the Kings Head Hotel, 2 Fields Inter Alia Were Sold to John Shepherd Fishley Holman for £510 (The Fields Were Lot 2) Numbers 457 and 458 on the Os Map (Now Fairlea Crescent) in the Occupation of James Balhatchet as Tenant - 18/12/1866 - Bartholomew Pickard Sold the Plot of Number 10 Bay View Terrace to Robert Prior - see Henry Dawe

Pickard, B., Mr (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Donkey Found, Apply Mr B. Pickard, Burrough Farm. - 25/08/1868 - to Let: Home Park Villa. Apply Mr B. Pickard, Burrough House, Northam

Pickard, Elizabeth (1848) - Deed: Re West Muddix - see Bartholomew Pickard

Pickard, G., Mr (1863) - Bideford Gazette: 20 (?) of Reed for Sale - Mr G. Pickard, Silford

Pickard, James (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Lands - Stanbury's. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Pickard, James (1859) - Deed: Gent., of Northam. - Re-Assignment of Premises in North Street at this Date on Repayment of Mortgage Debt of £20 (Taken Out by James's Sister, Sarah , Who Left All Her Effects to Her Brother in Her Will Dated 12/01/1856 - Sarah Died 01/10/1858) to Phillip May and His Wife Eliza Phillis and George Labbett and His Wife Fanny Priscilla - the Wives Being Daughters of John and Fanny Burch - Fanny Birch (Burch) Died 05/12/1856

Pickard, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Land - Collibear. - 1841 Voters List - the Same - 1838 Voters List - Lived in Northam and Held Leashold Lands - Ford and Silford (Same John or Different??). - 1841 Voters List the Same

Pickard, John (1860) - Deed: John Pickard was in the Occupation of West Muddix Before Bartholomew Pickard. - see - Bartholomew Pickard - Edmund Corw - Daniel Turner - John Mill

Pickard, Fanny (1848) - Deed: Re West Muddix. She was the Wife of William Pickard. - see - Bartholomew Pickard

Pickard, Mary Elizabeth (1880) - Deed: the Date of the Death of Her Husband, Bartholomew Pickard (Q.V.) - She Died 02/10/1894. - See Also - Edward Partridge - John Shepherd Fishley Holman

Pickard, Sarah (1849) - Deed: Spinster. - on this Date She Leant £20 as Mortgage to Fanny Birch, Widow on Premises in North Street. - 12/01/1856 - Date of Sarah Pickard's Will in Which She Leaves All to Her Brother James Pickard. - 01/10/1858 - Date of Her Death

Pickard, Susan (1848) - Deed: Re West Muddix - see Bartholomew Pickard

Pickard, Thomas Smith (1842) - Deed: Mariner. - Date of the Will of His Grandfather, William Smith, in Which Dwelling Houses (Four? As in the Will of Thomas Smith) Gardens, Field and Hereditaments Left in Trust to William Pickard for His Son Thomas Smith Pickard. - 14/01/1851 - William Smith Died. - 11/08/1863 - Thomas Smith Pickard Is 21. - 10/12/1868 - Abstract of Title of T. S. Pickard to Blacksmiths Shop and Garden (2a Cross Street) Mentions the Above Wills. - 12/12/1868 - Sale of Blacksmiths Shop (Formerly a Dwelling House) (2a Cross Street) to James Poole of Littleham, Roadmaker for £100. Premises Formerly in the Occupation of Edward England, Then of Thomas Braund.

Pickard, T. S., Mr (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Auction Sale: Smiths Shop and Garden - Apply Mr T. S. Pickard

Pickard, William (1841) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Land - Part of Collibear

Pickard, William (1848) - Deed: Gent., of Appledore (In 1880) - Re Land in West Muddix - His Wife was Fanny Pickard - see Bartholomew Pickard. - 29/12/1842 - see William Smith - His Will - William Pickard was the Son-In-Law of William Smith. W.S. Left Dwelling Houses, Gardens Field and Hereditaments (Included 2a Cross Street) in Trust to William Pickard to Pay Rents Etc to Educate Etc William Pickard's Son, Thomas Smith Pickard. Property to Be Conveyed to T.S. Pickard at Age 21. - 1851 William Smith Died. - 11/08/1863 - Thomas Smith Pickard Reaches 21. - 1895 - see Thomas Bellew - 1895 - Conveyance of 2 Fields, 457 and 458 on the Os Map in the Occupation of James Balhatchett as Tenant to John Shepherd Holman for £510. - 09/04/1865 - Assignement of Dwelling House and Garden in Cross Street (10a) for the Residue of 900 Years and 200 Years for £218 from Thomas Williams (Q.V.) - 10/04/1865 - Mortgage of the Same to Secure £218 from Richard Buse Esq. - 22/09/1868 - Mortgage of the Same to Secure £210 from the Building Society. - 1903 - Died - Executrix - E. Pickard (She Died 1948, Her Executor was Eleanor Mabel Finley Pickard). - see - R. Taylor Hookway.

Pickard, W. H. (1870) - Bideford Gazette: of Burrough - Master W. H. Pickard of Burrough, Pupil at High Street School Bideford, Satisfied Examiners at Cambridge Local Examination at Exeter

Poole, James (1868) - Deed: Roadmaker of Littleham. - He Was Puchaser of the Blacksmiths Shop, Number 2a Cross Street, From Thomas Smith Pickard for £100. the Premises Were in the Occupation of Thomas Braund (Formerly Edward England). - see Thomas Smith Pickard. - John Squire, Grocer of Bideford Leant the Money.

Pope, James (1860) - Bideford Gazette: Bartholomew Pickard, Farmer, Northam Summoned for Assault on James Pope & Refusing to Pay His Wages and Keeping His Clothes.

Popham, Thomas (1844) - Deed: Re Property in Tower Street. - See Matthew Carter

Prance, William (1788) - Deed: Merchant. - Re Land at Muddex. - See - John Benson

Pratt, C. E., Mr (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Sanitory Inspector. - Vs. William Jeffery, Thomas Dennis, John Sanders, William Hore, William Thorne and John Pennington Re Nuisances on Their Property

Price, William (1820) - Deed: Re Burrough House Etc. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Pridham, M. A., Mrs (1872) - Deed: Assignement of 21 Cross Street to R. Littlejohns. Then in the Occupation of William England

Pridham, T. L. (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Bill for Inquest on Frederick Glover Drowned at Northam Burrows Submitted to Finance Committee of Bideford Town Council. Coroner T. L. Pridham Paid 17/2d

Prior, & Son (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Sale or Let: 'marine Villa', Westward Ho, Number 10 Bay View Terrace and Numbers 9 and 10 Lansdowne Place. Apply , Prior & Son, Mill Street, Bideford

Prior, Robert (1867) - Deed: Re 9 and 10 Bay View Terrace - See Henry Dawe. - 18/12/1866 - Re 10 Bay View Terrace - see - Richard Cock. - Robert Prior and James Howard Built Numbers 5 to 10 Bay View Terrace and R. Prior Built Number 2

Prouse, P.C. (1860) - Bideford Gazette: He was Assaulted by James Rook Who was Charged with Being Drunk and Disorderly

Prust, Michael (1831) - Deed: Currier of Bideford. - He Lent £50 to John Birch on Premises in North Street Northam.

Prust, William (1849) - Will: Date of Will of John Williams. William Prust Occupied one of Three Cottages Left to Thomas Williams and Daughter Mary Hore

Pugsley, Alice Maria (1914) - Deed: Wife of Anthony. - Niece of John Fulford (Q.V.) - Date of His Will

Pugsley, Anthony (1914) - Deed: Husband of Alice Maria Pugsley (Niece of John Fulford). - Date of Will of John Fulford

Pugsley, Henry (1839) - Deed: Yeoman. - Re Number 15 North Street. - see William Perkin

Punchard, Margaret (1823) - Deed: Re Land to the North and East of 10a Cross Street. - see John Cock

Punchard, Philip (1856) - Deed: Occupier of Dwelling House and Garden in Fore Street Owned by John Mugford

Puncher, James (1847) - Deed: Mason. - Purchased on this Date Property in Tower Street from Matthew Carter for £50 - Newly Erected Dwelling House on the South Side of Tower Street. - See Matthew Carter. - 24/09/1847 - Mortgage of this Date for £53-7-6 - 18/07/1854 - Sold Same Property to George Blackmore, Labourer, for £180

Puncher, William (1862) - Bideford Gazette: Occupier of one of Four Houses Put Up for Sale at the Golden Lion.

Punchard, Thomas (1870) - Bideford Gazette: James Essery and Thomas Punchard, Labourers Charged with Being Drunk and Riotous at Abbotsham

Pye, Mr (1901) - Deed: He was Joint Occupier of a Garden at the Rear of Premises in Cross Street (Now 'the Secret Garden') with Susan Williams and Mrs Sowden. Premises Sold by Henry Hore to William Ashplant - see Elizabeth Williams. - 27/11/1894 - see - Ellen Williams

Pyke, Capt. (1863) - Bideford Gazette: County Magistrate - see Gfm Molesworth

Pyke, John (1626) - Charity: Proprietor of 'bennetts' at Underborough Rents of Which Were Used for the Poor. - see - John Strange

Pynsent, Mr (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Re Burrows Hotel & Villa Co. - see Adderley Wren

Pynsent, Thomas, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Proposed Widening of Holywell Road by Mr Pynsent - 10/08/1869 - Letter to Northam Charities from Thomas Pynsent. - 21/12/1869 - Plans Submitted by Mr Pynsent for 64 Cottages Near the Burrows

Quick, John (1702) - Charity: Re Langdons Gift - Tomouth. - see - Mark Cocke

Radcliffe, Wlater, Esq. (1820) - Deed: Re Lease and Release Regarding Burrough House. - see Rebecca Lopes Barton

Reynolds, Edward (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Lands - Fordlands. - 1841 Voters List Same Except He Held Freehold Lands at Rawleigh Then

Reynolds, Edward, Rev. (1858) - Deed: Re Land in Oxmans Lane - See Thomas Diamond

Reynolds, John (1716) - Charity: Doctor of Physic, from Bideford. - Cousin and Executor to the Will of Dame Ann Berry

Reynolds, Joseph Jones, Esq. (1863) - Deed: Sold 62 Cross Street to Richard Leathern. - see Frank Granville; William George Champion; James Brown and Sarah Fisher

Reynolds, R (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Horse and Carriage Belonging to R. Reynolds, Cross House Northam Ran Amock in Mill Street and High Street Bideford

Richards, Mary (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Her 3/10d for Her Bread for the Sacrament

Risdon, Joseph, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Property Sale: North Hill Cottage, Occupied by Mr Willis. Mr Joseph Risdon Land Agent and Surveyor, Bridgeland Street, Bideford

Roberts, Digby, Mr (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Sale of Furniture of Mr Digby Roberts at Rose Hill

Robins, Thomas (1772) - Deed: Deed of this Date in Which It Is Stated That Thomas Robins was Deceased, and Used to Be the Owner of Premises in Fore Street Northam, Later to Become Blake's Stores. - See- Elizabeth Smith

Rogers, Thomas (1731) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him £3-8-0 for 'glassing Ye Windows and Painting Ye Communion Reales' - 1732 - 'mr Roggers' Paid £4-4-0 for Painting the Kings Arms

Rooke, _________ (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Disputed Claim, Legal Action - Rooke Vs Lethern

Rook, James (1859) - Bideford Gazette: James Rook Charged with Being Drunk and Resisting Arrest. - 24/04/1860 - James Rook Charged with Being Drunk and Disorderly and Assaulting P.C.'s Jeffery and Prouse

Rook, Joshua (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Joshua Rook(S), Innkeeper and Plumber of Appledore Sued Edward Crowe Policeman of Northam for £5 Damages for Illegal Arrest. - An Amusing Case. - 22/12/1868 - Joshua Rooke Accused Under Bye Laws of Trading As Chandler Without Notice

Rook, Mary (1767) - Deed: Widow of Bideford. - Lease of Premises, Number 5 North Street, to Richard Honney of Northam, Blacksmith for 99 Years, Rent ¾d - Premises Called Hilhey, Formerly in the Occupation of Willmot Buttecombe, Since in the Possession of Nicholas Land of Bideford, Miller, and His Tenants. - Mentions Margarett Wife of Richard Honney and Their Children Richard and Margarett

Rook, Robert (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Shopkeeper. - Found Guilty of Faulty Weights. - see Stephen Short

Rook, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses - Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Rook, William (1827) - Deed: Blacksmith. - Purchase of Lease for 1000 Years of Dwelling House, Blacksmiths Shop, Close of Land and Premises ½ Acre from John Norman for £60 (Cross Street). William Rook Described as the Younger (In the 1851 Census He was 57 Years Old with Son William T. Rook, 18, Living at the Golden Lion.) - 07/03/1828 - Purchase of Lease for the Residue of 99 Years From John Hooper for £70 of a Dwelling House, Blacksmiths Shop, Close of Land and Premises Determinable on the Deaths of John Holman, 45 and Nancy Taylor, 44 (See John Norman). - 08/03/1828 - He Borrowed £120 from Grace Johns, Widow. - 20/06/1834 - Borrowed £200 from William Ching, States That All Money Borrowed from Grace Johns Now Paid Back. - 13/01/1849 - Purchase of Lease from Harriett Batten and John Oxenham Tuplin, of Dwelling House, Outhouses, Offices, Courtelages and Gardens (Swan Inn, Cross Street) Late in the Occupation of Ann Tuplin, But Now of Harriet Batten and John Oxenham Tuplin (Brother and Sister). - 01/10/1849 - Mortgage for £500 1/ William Rook 2/ William Ching, Yeoman 3/ Alfred Sinclair Kingdon, Doctor and William Brendon Thompson Gent. (States That £200 [20/06/1834] Repaid). - 06/10/1853 - £700 Lent to William Rook by William Lee - States That £500 Still Owed But That the Interest had Been Paid. - 19/02/1863 - Sale of Premises in the Golden Lion - John Fulford Was the Highest Bidder at £116. - 12/05/1863 - the £700 Was not Repaid to William Lee, So a 6 Months Notice of Sale of Premises Posted at William Rook's Residence. Sale Took Place 19/02/1863 -Assignment Between 1/ William Lee of Clovelly, Retired Master Mariner 2/ John Fulford. Labourer 3/ William Thomas Rook, Innkeeper. Sale to John Fulford for £116 - Two Dwelling Houses (Formerly One) Outhouses, Offices, Courts., and Gardens, Heretofore Used as the Swan Inn Formerly in the Occupation of Ann Tuplin, Deceased, Since of Anthony Paddon, Now or Late of William Hunt and Richard Wakely. - All Sold Except a Slip Five and a Half Feet Wide Tapering Northward to the East of Blacksmiths Shop and Premises and Sold with the Same, Length of Slip 28 Feet. - Property Mentioned in the Mortgage of 01/10/1849 - Dwelling House or Public House Golden Lion in the Occupation of William Rook with Blacksmiths Shop Adjoining in the Occupation of William Rook Also, and Newly Built Dwelling House with Grocers Shop and Bakehouse Adjoining Unoccupied and Dwelling House Adjoining in the Occupation of Philip Hutching Mariner - All of Which Stood on the Site of a Dwelling House and Close of Land Assigned to William Ching. - 12/05/1863 - Assignment from William Lee to William Thomas Rook of Premises Mentioned in the Mortgage of 01/10/1849 by Auction of 19/02/1863 for £500. - 13/05/1863 - William Thomas Rook Borrows £400 from William Lee. - 05/09/1854 - Agreement Between Him and William Lee, Sailmaker.- William Lee Paid 25/= to William Rook for Privelege of Building ('some Years Since Built') His Dwelling House Against the East Wall of a Certain Garden of His Property in Northam - Property in the Occupation of William Rook. - 11/11/1857 - see - Maria Horrell - William's Property Bounded Hers.

Rook, William (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Advert in Bideford Gazette - - 'to Be Let, with Immediate Possession - a Blacksmiths Shop - .. with Two Sets of Tools of Every Description; Also a Grinding Machine for Edge-Tools, and Turning Lathe. - the Business Has Been Conducted for the Last 59 Years by Rooke and Son. Apply to William Rooke on the Premises. Also a Quantity of Iron and Steel to Be Sold to the Purchaser of the Business. the Above Presents An Excellent Opportunity for Entering Into a Good Business.

Rook, W (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Robert Bartlett of Appledore Charged with Assault by W. Rook of Northam - 10/02/1863 - 'sale of Golden Lion, Proprietor Wm. Rooke. Auctioneer Mr James Lee, 3 Victoria Terrace. - 31/10/1865 - 'on Saturday Night Mr W Rooke, Landlord of the Golden Lion was Showing Gun to Customer When It Accidently Went Off Injuring Servant Girl Called Littlejohns - 08/12/1868 - Wm. Rooke (Of Appledore?) Accused at County Petty Sessions of Stealing Rope from Ship 'unity'

Rook, William Thomas (1862) - Bideford Gazette: Son of William Rook - Advert in the Bideford Gazette- - to Be Sold by Public Auction, by Mr Lee at the Golden Lion Inn in the Village of Northam, on the 9th Day of October Next, by 6 O'clock in the Evening, the Following Desirable Property, Viz:- All That Inn Called "The Golden Lion", with Convenient Offices Attached, and a Large Walled Garden Behind, Situate in Fore Street (Sic), in Northam. Also, a Convenient Dwelling House, Grocer's Shop and Other Buildings Adjoining the Golden Lion. Also Two Dwelling Houses, Gardens and Premises in Swan Court. Also Four Dwelling Houses Gardens and Premises in Northam Village, in the Respective Occupations of John Gabriel, John Dennis, Reubin Tuplin and William Puncher. and Also Four Fields or Closes of Land Called Money Ground and Glazons, Situate Near Northam Burrows, Which Are Admirably Adapted for Building Purposes. for Further Particulars See Handbill, and for Viewing Apply to W. T. Rook, Northam Village.

Rook, William Thomas (1863) - Deed: 12/05/1863 - the £700 Was not Repaid to William Lee, So a 6 Months Notice of Sale of Premises Posted at William Rook's Residence. Sale Took Place 19/02/1863 -Assignment Between 1/ William Lee of Clovelly, Retired Master Mariner 2/ John Fulford. Labourer 3/ William Thomas Rook, Innkeeper. Sale to John Fulford for £116 - Two Dwelling Houses (Formerly One) Outhouses, Offices, Courts., and Gardens, Heretofore Used as the Swan Inn Formerly in the Occupation of Ann Tuplin, Deceased, Since of Anthony Paddon, Now or Late of William Hunt and Richard Wakely. - All Sold Except a Slip Five and a Half Feet Wide Tapering Northward to the East of Blacksmiths Shop and Premises and Sold with the Same, Length of Slip 28 Feet. - Assignement of this Date of Premises Mentioned in the Mortgage of 01/10/1849 by Auction of 19/02/1863 from William Lee to William Thomas Rook for £500. - 13/05/1863 He Borrows £400 From William Lee. - 24/05/1864 - Mortgage for £100 from Stephen Cleverley Willcock, (Wine and Spirit Merchant) - 31/03/1866 - Sells a Parcel of Ground to Charles Henley for £105 for the Residue of 1000years. Parcel at the North End of a Walled Garden (Formerly Field or Close of Land) on the North Side of the Golden Lion and Other Premises Adjoining Late the Property of William Thomas Rook Now Sold to Edward Cook and William How, Measuring East to West 88-90 Feet and North to South 100 Feet. Parties 1/ Wm Lee 2/ Stephen Cleverley Willcock 3/ William Thomas Rook 4/ Edward Cook and 5/ Charles Henley. - 30/03/1866 - Assignement Between William Thomas Rook and His Mortgagees on the one Part and William How on the Other Part (32 Cross Street)

Ross, Mrs (1835) - Deed: Part Owner with Mrs Thomas and Mrs George of a Close of Land Which was on the South Boundary of 3 Houses in Cross Street (9, 10 and 11) - see Henry Williams

Saltern, William (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Assault on Harriet Skinner by Wm. Saltern. Case at County Petty Sessions

Saltern, Grace, Mrs (1828) - Charity: Grand Daughter of Dame Ann Berry (Q.V.) Who Died Prior to 1820

Sanders, Mrs (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Auction: House, Castle Street, Occupied by J. Blackford, R. Jennings, Mrs Sanders

Saunders, Lt. Col. (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Auction of Household Furniture of Lt. Col. Saunders, Lenards Cottage

Saunders, George (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Assault on William Gregory by George Saunders

Saunders, John (1799) - Deed: Husband of Sarah Saunders Who Was Aged 29 in 1799. She was one of the Lives in a Lease on Property in Fore Street (Now Memories Restaurant). - see - Elizabeth Yeo

Sanders, John (1823) - Deed: Mason (Name Sometimes Spelt Saunders. - Assignement of this Date of a Garden in Cross Street (Number 10a) From John Cock (Q.V.). - 01/02/1828 - Assignment from Philip Hutchings of Dwelling House and Premises Recently Built on a Plot of Land Formerly a Dwelling House and Garden for the Residue of 2000 Years for 10/=, Rent 12/= Per Annum to I. C. Diamond by Indenture of Demise of 27/02/1818. - 09/03/1832 - Assignment of Premises in Cross Street for the Residue of Terms of 900 Years and 2000 Years to Secure £40 from Robert Ellis, Carpenter of Bideford. - 25/03/1840 - Assignment for Mortgage - John Sanders to Mr William Williams of Appledore, Sailmaker for Securing £100 and Interest. - 23/12/1842 - Transfer of Mortgage to Secure £53-3-0 - Robert Ellis to William Williams. Parties 1/ Robert Ellis 2/ William Williams 3/ James Partridge of Northam Yeoman. - 13/10/1846 - Assignement of Premises to William Williams for the Residue of Terms of 900 Years and 2000 Years Absolute.

Sanders, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Leasehold Houses - Liles Lane and Castle Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same - 1838 Another John Sanders Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses - Castle Street and Lilly Bridge. - 1841 Voters List He Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses and Leasehold Houses and Lands - Cross Street and Part of Lords Meadows

Sanders, John (1858) - Deed: Before this Date He Occupied a House in Norman Terrace (Oxmans Lane) - see Thomas Diamond

Sanders, John (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Mr C. E. Pratt Sanitory Inspector Vs John Sanders Re Nuisances on His Property - see Mr C. E. Pratt

Saunders, John (1869) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: Garden, Cross House, Lately Occupied by John Saunders

Sanders, John Francis (1914) - Deed: Nephew of John Fulford (Q.V. His Will)

Saunders, Sarah (1799) - Deed: Aged 29 in 1799 When a Lease of Property in Fore Street (Now 'memories' Restaurant) Was Determinable on Her Life as Wife of John Saunders, and on the Life of Elizabeth Yeo, Widow, to Whom the Lease was Granted. - 01/11/1834 Sarah Sanders or Saunders (Late of Northam, Now of Croyde, Widow) - Bargain of Sale of this Date (5/= Plus Rent of One Peppercorn) and Absolute Sale to Her for £12 of Undivided Moiety or Equal ½ Part of Little Dwelling House and Garden in Northam in Street or Turnpike Road from Bideford to Eastern Appledore (Cross Street) Formerly in the Possession of Susanna Hancock, Since of Elizabeth Yeo Deceased, Her Tenant or Tenants, But Now of Sarah Sanders, Bounded on the West by Lands of John Mugford and Bridge Truust Lands in Lease to John Williams - on the South by Street - on the East by Lands of William Smith in the Occupation of Edward England, Blacksmith - Parties 1/ William Brend of Portsea, Shipwright and Thomas Badcock of Portsea, Grocer and Elizabeth His Wife (Formerly Elizabeth Brend) 2/ Sarah Saunders - These Premises Believed to Be Now the 'secret Garden' - 14/12/1834 - Sale of Same for £85 to John Williams of Northam, Builder. Robert Hamlyn, Gent., of Bideford Enters the Indenture as the Lender of Money. - 22/4/1867 - see John Williams - 12/04/1887 a Sarah Sanders was the Occupier of Premises in Fore Street Sold by Charles Partridge to Edward Partridge for £300 - William Davis Occupied Other House

Sanders, William (1876) - Deed: Purchased Premises (One of Two) in North Street Northam (Now the 'admirals Cottage') for £220 From George Labbett and His Wife Fanny Priscilla (Nee Burch) - 13/09/1876 - Borrowed £185 from the Building Society on the Same Premises

Sargent, Mrs (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Thomas Kilwell, Labourer, Charged by Elizabeth Shute, Servant in the Employ of Mrs Sargent, at Fordlands with Stealing a Hen from Her.

Sawer, Harriet (1895) - Deed: Widow of Thomas Sawer of Fairlea. - Exchange of Field 459 (Now Fairlea Crescent) for Fields 665 and 666 on the Os Map from Thomas Bellew (Q.V.) - 05/11/1821 - Parties in Deed 1/ John Bake Husband 2/ the Rev. Richard Walter 3/ Grace Husband 4/ Rev. Richard Lloyd 5/ Thomas Burnard - 23/07/1890 - Parties to Deed 1/ Catherine Lloyd and John Vercker Lloyd 2/ the Said Catherine Lloyd and Priscilla Emilia Elizabeth Julia Owen Wife of William Scott Owen and Isabella Anne Caroline Sophie Lloyd 3/ the Said Thomas Bellew (Then Thomas Bellew the Younger).

Scamp, Thomas (1622) - Charity: Deed of this Date - Thomas Scamp and Hugh Breton in Consideration of £100 Granted to William Leigh and 4 Others a Yearly Rent of £6 Out of Lands in Braunton for the Use of the Poor by Will Pf Mr Berriman in 1622

Scoar, William (1717) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 11/= and to James Sincock for 2 Days and 4 Days Respectively and Pins

Screech, Richard (1858) - Deed: Richard was Occupier of one of Thomas Diamond's Dwelling Houses in Fore Street Northam (Number 4 Now Memories Restaurant). - see Also - William Blake

Shute, John (1860) - Deed: He was Occupier of Clifton Farm. - See Edmund Crow and Bartholomew Pickard

Shutt, Thomas (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House - Jewell Flower Street. - 1841 Voters List - Same But Freehold Houses

Searles, Robert (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him £1 for Iron Work

Sarles, Robert (1732) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 6/6d for Meat on November 5th

Seldon, William Britton (1903) - Deed: Solicitor of Bideford. - Co-Trustee and Executor of Will of Sarah Fisher with William Down (Q.V.) - Premises - 62 Cross Street (1 Woodbine Villa) - and 6 North East Street (Burgess Court)

Shears, Mrs (1920) - Deed: Occupier of one of 5 Houses on the South Side of Cross Street Owned by Samuel Fulford

Shorney, W H (1858) - Bideford Gazette: W. H. Shorney Commencing Business as Florist and Market Gardener - Melville Garden, Northam Road

Short, John (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Fined for Short Weights - See - Thomas Lock

Short, Stephen (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Grocer - the Following Guilty of Faulty Weights in Their Shops, at the Petty Sessions: - Stephen Short - Grocer - Robert Rook - Shopkeeper - Thomas Lock - Shopkeeper - John Fulford - Butcher - Jane Lock - Shopkeeper - Thomas Hore - Shopkeeper - Ellen Day - Grocer - William Hunt - Butcher - Plus 19 from Appledore. All the Above Brought Up as a Warning - Some from Appledore Fined

Short, William (1835) - Deed: Occupier of one of Two Houses in West Appledore. the Other Occupied by John Gorrell. (One House Beofre this Date Occupied by Ann Widgery??)

Shute, Elizabeth (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Thomas Kilwell, Labourer Charged by Elizabeth Shute, Servant in the Employ of Mrs Sargent at Fordlands with Stealing a Hen from Her.

Shutt, Jane (1896) - Deed: Property to the North of 17 Fore Street Was Owned by Her Representatives. - 11/07/1904 - Property Now Owned by John Cann

Shutt, Jane Penhorwood (1896) - Deed: Spinster of Northam. - Deed of Gift of this Date - She Bequested Premises Which Formerly Formed Part of a Public House Known by the Sign of the 'oak' (Now Number 16 Fore Street) to Jane Dunlop, Spinster of Yeovil, Who Was Daughter of Emma Dunlop, Sister of Jane Pehnhorwood Shutt. Premises for Many Years Past in the Occupation of John Manning, Now Unoccupied

Shutt, John (1830) - Deed: Cordwainer of Northam. - He Purchased ½ Share of Premises Formerly (Pre 1778) Known by the Name of 'oak' (Now Number 16 Fore Street) from Robert Galway for £25 for Remainder of 999 Year Lease. John Shutt Occupied Premises at This Date. He was Occupier of House to the North of 17 Fore Street When It was Sold by the 3 Surviving Sons of John Benson to John Mugford on 10/02/1836 - 28/09/1886 - Date of His Death and Left the Premises in His Will to Jane Penhorwood Shutt. - 15/11/1888 - Date of Proof of Will

Shute, Thomas (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Thomas Shute and Thomas Cole Summoned at Petty Sessions for Non-Payment of Rates

Sinclair, Bessie (1920) - Deed: Date of Will of Samuel Fulford, Butcher of Northam, Father of Bessie Sinclair. - see Deeds of 10 Cross Street, Northam

Sincock, Humphrey (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 6/10d for Working on the Church

Sincock, James (1717) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him and Wm Scoar 11/= for 4 Days and 2 Days Respectively and Pins. - 1/6d Also Paid to Him for 1 Days Work 'about Ye Churchyard Walls'

Sinnet, John (1818) - Deed: Formerly in Possession of a Dwelling House and Garden Now a Plot of Land in Cross Street (10a) - Now Deceased at this Date. - see - Philip Hutchings and Isset Cooke Dimond

Skinner, Harriet (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Assault on Harriet Skinner by Wm Saltern - Case at the County Petty Sessions

Slade, Grace (1835) - Deed: of Appledore. - at this Date Was Occupier of one of Two Houses in West Appledore Bought by John Kelly (See the Deeds of 10 Cross Street) Next Door to William Evans. - 25/06/1892 - in the Same Deeds She Is Mentioned as Having Been in the Occupation of a House in Irsha Street Conveyed to Thomas Kelly. - 30/07/1872 - Same House in Her Occupation in Deed of Mortgage of Thomas Kelly.

Sleexer, Giles (1673) - Deed: Conveyance of Property, Dwelling House with Appurtenances, in Northam (Later to Become Lloyds Bank on the Corner of Cross Street and Fore Street) from William Bennet for £5

Smale, Charles (1839) - Deed: Gent. - Re 15 North Street - See William Perkin

Smith, Ann, Mrs (1786) - Charity: She Paid Ten Shillings Annually to Four Poor Widows in Almshouse Near the Church. Mr Thomas Smith, Town Clerk of Bideford, Applied Ten Shillings to the Repair of the Almshouse. He Stated That a Relative, Elizabeth Smith, Who Died Prior to 1828 Paid Ten Shillings (2/6d Each) to Four Almswomen. the Almshouse was in Bad Condition in 1828. 14/= Per Annum was Paid to Almswomen from An Unknown Benefactor. in 1786 It was Stated That William Leigh Gave An Almshouse to 4 Poor Widows for Ever, and That Thomas Leigh Gave £2 Per Annum to 4 Widows in Almshouse for Ever.

Smith, Elizabeth (1772) - Deed: Spinster of Bideford. - Lease and Release - Sale of Property in Fore Street (Later Blake's Stores) to John Jeffery of Northam, Husbandman for £11 - Premises,Dwelling House, Courtelage in Northam Somtime in the Possession of Thomas Robins Deceased and Late of William Galsworthy and Were Lands of Thomas Smith, Merchant, Deceased, Father of Elizabeth Smith

Smith, Elizabeth (1786) - Charity: She Died Prior to 1828 and Had Left 10/= to Four Poor Almswomen. - see Mrs Ann Smith

Smith, James (1820) - Deed: Re Burrough House Lease and Release. - See - Rebecca Lopes Barton

Smith, Margaret (1827) - Deed: Wife of Thomas Smith (Q.V.) Re Property in Cross Street (Later to Become 'the Stables' Next to the Methodist Chapel

Smith, Richard (1891) - Deed: Re Deed of 32 Cross Street, Northam (Re-Assignment?) - see - Lewis Maine

Smith, Thomas (1772) - Deed: He had Died by 1772 and had Owned Property in Fore Street, Later to Become Blake's Stores. - see - Elizabeth Smith, His Daughter

Smith, Thomas (1786) - Charity: Town Clerk, Bideford. - Re Almshouses - see - Mrs Ann Smith

Smith, Thomas (1788) - Deed: Gent. of Bideford - 01/03/1788 - Re Land at Muddex - see - John Benson

Smith, Thomas (1818) - Deed: Yeoman. - Date of His Will in Which He Bequeathed His Son William, 4 Houses and Land with Field Belonging Thereto. He Gave Rents and Profits of His Houses and Lands to His Wife Mary During Her Life, Then to His Son William - Executor, William Smith. - 12/11/1818 - Will Proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Barnstaple. - one of These Properties was 2a Cross Street. - see Also - William Smith; William Pickard and Thomas Smith Pickard

Smith, Thomas (1827) - Deed: Shipwright of Devonport. - He Sold a Piece of Waste Land in Cross Street (Now 'the Stables') Whereon the Ruins of a Dwelling House Lately Stood with Garden for £10 to Thomas Hore of Northam (Q.V.). Other Parties of the First Part - Margaret Smith His Wife - George Kelly of Northam, Labourer and Elizabeth His Wife - John Hearn of Northam, Labourer and Mary His Wife.

Smith, William (1818) - Deed: Re Rock House, North East Street, Northam. - see Maria Horrell and William Fursdon - 07/08/1818 - His Father, Thomas Smith's Will of this Date - Leaves 4 Houses and Land and Field to William. William Is Executor. - 01/11/1834 - He Owned Land Which Bounded Property of Sarah Sanders (Q.V.) His Property Occupied by Edward England. - 29/12/1842 - Will of William - to His Son-In-Law William Pickard of Northam, Mariner, Dwelling Houses, Gardens Field, or Close of Land and Hereditaments on Trust to Pay Rents and Rpofits Towards Maintenance and Education of His Grandson Thomas Smith Pickard Until He was Aged 21, Then to Convey the Same to Him. - Executor - William Pickard. - 14/01/1851 - William Died - 26/05/1851 Will Proved - 11/08/1863 Thomas Smith Pickard Is Aged 21

Smith, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses in Cross Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Sowdon, Dan (1730) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 1/= for 'ye Copie of Ye Register'

Sowden, Mrs (1901) - Deed: She was Joint Occupier of Garden at Rear of Premises in Cross Street (1a) (Premises Now the 'secret Garden') with Mr Pye and Susan Williams. - Premises Sold by Henry Hore to William Ashplant. - see Elizabeth Williams

Spearman, _______ (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Butcher. - Legal Action in Bideford County Court. Spearman, Butcher of Northam Vs Taylor, Corn Merchant, Bideford

Spencer, Thomas (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Bideford and Held Freehold Land - Clay Parks. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Squire, John (1860) - Bideford Gazette: John Squire and Josh. Littlejohns, Servants of W. B. Wren of Bradworthy. - Squire Charged with Assault on P.C. Williams, Littlejohns Charged with Drunkenness.

Squire, John (1868) - Deed: He Leant Money to James Poole (Q.V.) to Purchase 2a Cross Street Northam

Staddon, Richard (1863) - Bideford Gazette: at Petty Sessions Richard Staddon of Northam Accused of Breaking Leg of Goose - Case Dismissed

Stanbury, William (1858) - Deed: Occupied one House in Norman Terrace Before this Date. William Taylor Later in Occupation of Same. - see - Thomas Diamond

Stanbury, William (1849) - Deed: see the Will of John Williams in Which William Stanbury was the Occupier of one of Three Cottages Left to Thomas Williams and Mary Hore (Son and Daughter). - 1865 - He Occupied the Premises Owned by Thomas Williams (Q.V.)

Stephenson, J (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Let or Sale: Richmond Terrace, Meddon Street Bideford, Freehold House - Owner - J. Stephenson, Bay View Terrace, Northam

Stevens, Henry (1896) - Deed: Draper of Bideford. - Purchased 17 Fore Street Northam from Frances Susanna Mugford for £170 in the Occupation of William Boon. - 11/07/1904 - Sold the Same to Richard Charles Littlejohns, Joiner of Northam for £180 - Then Unoccupied, But Since by William Boon, and Sometime Occupied by Sarah Matthews

Stone, Mr (1920) - Deed: Occupier of one of 5 Houses on the South Side of Cross Street in Northam - Owner Samul Fulford

Stone, Joseph (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land As Occupier - Silford. - not in 1841 Voters List

Stone, Joseph (1848) - Deed: was Occupier of 3 Fields at Boathyde Before this Date. - see - Rebecca Lopes Barton

Strange, John (1626) - Charity: of Bideford. - Executor of Will of Philip Strange (Q.V.) - Lands Called Bennetts Situate at Underborough - Deed of this Date Grants to William Leigh and Four Others Annual Rent of 20/= from the Above Lands to Be Distributed Amongst the Poor of Northam. - John Pyke Esq. the Proprietor of Bennetts and His Tenant Pays (1828) 16/= (4/= Tax Deducted) Per Annum to Overseers of the Poor.

Strange, Philip (1626) - Charity: by His Will John Strange Is Granted Rents of 'bennetts' to the Poor of Northam

Strange, Thomas (1778) - Deed: Tenant to Thomas Hogg of Appledore, Merchant, in Premises Known as 'oak' (Now Number 16 Fore Street Northam) Previous to this Date. - see Joan Handford and William Partridge

Symonds, John (1823) - Deed: Tenant in Premises in North Street Sold to John Birch by John Williams

Tamlyn, William (1811) - Deed: Former Occupant of Premises in North Street Sold by Thomas Husband to John Birch for £21

Tardrew, H., Mr (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Cottage and Outhouse to Let: Lilly Bridge, Northam - Apply Mr H. Tardrew Ironmonger, Bideford

Tawton, Thomas (1857) - Deed: He was a Previous Owner of Rock House in North East Street Northam. - see Maria Horrell

Taylor, ________ (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Corn Marchant of Bideford. - Legal Action in Bideford County Court - Spearman, Butcher of Northam Vs Taylor, Corn Merchant of Bideford

Taylor, John (1858) - Bideford Gazette: John Taylor of Appledore Summoned by Hugh Vaughan, Port Hill, Northam, for Having in His Possession a Dog Belonging to the Complainant

Taylor, Nancy (1819) - Deed: was Aged 35 at this Date. She was One of the Lives That a Lease of House and Blacksmiths Shop Was Determined on When this Lease was Sold by William Proctor Thomas to John Norman of Frithelstock. the Other Life Being John Holman Aged 36. - 1828 - see Also William Rook She was Then Aged 44 Acording to the Deed of this Date

Taylor, Richard (1909) - Deed: July of this Year He was the Occupier of one of Three Houses in Burgess Court in Northam. - See the Deeds of 6 North East Street And: - John Cole; John Lilly; George Cooksley; Henry Parnell and William Yeoman. - 28/07/1923 - He was Still the Occupier at this Date.

Taylor, Robert (1849) - Will: Executor of Will of John Williams - 1869 - Executor of Will of Catherine Williams

Taylor, Thomas (1858) - Deed: was Occupier of House in Norman Terrace, Oxmans Lane at this Date. - see Thomas Diamond

Taylor, W (1858) - Bideford Gazette: W. Taylor and W. Woodman Summoned for Being Drunk and Disorderly at Northam

Taylor, William (1835) - Deed: of Appledore. - was Occupier of a House in West Appledore Which was Converted from a Pack Kitchen Which Adjoined a Chappel and a House in the Occupation of Richard Vernon. - see Deeds of 10 Cross Street Northam

Taylor, William (1909) - Deed: He was Occupier Before this Date of Number 4 Rock Street, Now North East Street. - see - Jesse Braund and Richard Charles Littlejohns

Tetherly, John (1727) - Deed: Mariner. - Occupied Premises Owned by Sir William Hayman Which was Next to Little Clevepark. - see - Richard Burrough and John Burrough (1695)

Tetherly, Samuel (1792) - Charity: Overseer. - Re Berry and Cholwill Charity. - see John Berry

Thomas, Mrs (1835) - Deed: Part Owner with Mrs Ross and Mrs George of a Close of Land Which was on the South Boundary of 3 Houses in Cross Street Northam (9, 10 and 11). - see - Henry Williams

Thomas, Alice (1645) - Charity: Re Youngaton - see - John Beaple

Thomas, Ann (1836) - Deed: Wife of William Prockter Thomas of Wellington, Widow of John Benson, and Mother of Rev. Peter Benson, Thomas Browne Benson, Gent. of Wellington and Stafford Benson, Surgeon of New Brunswick. - see Deeds of 17 Fore Street, Northam

Thomas, William (1645) - Charity: Re Youngaton - see - John Beaple - 1691 - Re Berry and Cholwill Charity, Where He Is Described As Being the Overseer of the Poor. - see - John Berry

Thomas, William Proctor (1819) - Deed: of Wellington Somerset, Clerk. - Sale of Lease for 1000 Years to John Norman of Frithelstock, Gent., After Lease for 99 Years on 3 Lives Had Expired (2 Lives Still Living - John Holman Aged 36 and Nancy Taylor Aged 35) of a Dwelling House, Blacksmiths Shop, Close of Land and Premises, Half An Acre in Cross Street for £18 - Rent one Peppercorn

Thomas, William Procktor, Rev. (1835) - Deed: Clerk of Wellington, Somerset. - Nephew and Heir and Devisee of Richard Melhuish - Property - 3 Houses (9, 10 and 11) in Cross Street, Northam - Property Plus Other Premises Sold at this Date to John Kelly of Appledore, Ropemaker - 10/02/1836 - He Married Ann, the Widow of John Benson - see the Deeds of 17 Fore Street, Northam

Thorne, William (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Mr C. E. Pratt Sanitory Inspector Vs William Thorne - Re Nuisances on His Property - see - Mr C. E. Pratt

Thorne, William (1859) - Deed: Occupied House in North Street, Northam Owned By, Firstly John Birch, Then His Wife Fanny Birch, Then Fanny Priscilla Labbett, Daughter of John and Fanny Birch

Thorold, Elizabeth (1850) - Deed: Burrough Sold to Her by Rebecca Lopes Barton at this Date for £5750. - 07/08/1852 Date of Her Will. - 03/04/1856 - Date of Her Death. - in Her Will She Mentions:- Her Son, Henry Baugh Thorold and His Wife, Julia; Her Son Charles Thorold and His Wife Sophia; Her Son George Edward Thorold and His Wife Alice; Her Son Arthur William Thorold and His Life Anna Laura; Her Son William Thorold and His Wife Frances Elizabeth; Her Waiting Maid, Catherine Williams, States That Frederick Thorold Can Buy Burrough for £5750.

Thorold, Frederick (1857) - Deed: of Clevelands, Northam Esquire. - Sale of Burrough for £5750from the Executors of Elizabeth Thorold 1/ Rev. Henry Baugh Thorold, Rector of Hougham in Lincoln, Clerk and Charles Thorold of Clifton, Bristol Esq., and 2/ Frederick Thorold of Clevelands, Esq., - Recites Indenture of 11/11/1850 and the Will of 07/08/1852 of Elizabeth Thorold Who Died 03/04/1856 - States That Burrough was Occupied by James Partridge and Includes 3 Fields Once Part of Hyde Etc. - 08/05/1865 - Date of the Death of Frederick. - 06/03/1865 - Will of Frederick Thorold in Which He Left His Property to His Five Brothers. - 20/12/1865 - Sale of Burrough to William Yeo of Richmond House, Northam for £7800 - Parties to the Sale - 1/ Rev. Henry Baugh Thorold of Hougham Rectory in Lincoln, Clerk and Julia His Wife 2/ George Edward Thorold of Old Charlton in Kent Esq 3/ Charles Thorold of Dacre House in Lee in Kent Esq and Sophia His Wife 4/ Arthur William Thorold of Ilfracombe Esq and Anne Laura His Wife 5/ Rev. William Thorold of Warkleigh Rectory, Devon, Clerk 6/ William Yeo of Richmond House.

Thorold, Frederick (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Wellington and Held Freehold House - Clevelands. - 1841 Voters List - Same But He Lived in Brussels in Belgium and Held Freehold House and Lands

Thorold, William (1841) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Lands and Houses and Pew Rents of the Chapel of Ease - Chapel, Chapel Fields and Houses

Thorold, Mrs (1847) - Deed: Re Garden in Tower Street. - see - Matthew Carter

Tremere, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Plans for the Erection of New Buildings at Westward Ho for Mr George Heard Submitted by Mr Tremere

Trick, J (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Property Sale: the Pub 'the Hotel', Woolsery, Apply J. Trick, Melbourne Cottage, Northam, or James Lee, 3 Victoria Terrace, Bideford

Trickey, Annie May Newberry (1923) - Deed: Conveyance of Dwelling House, Shop and Premises - Corner of Cross Street from W. F. Ashplant for £680. - 10/06/1929 - Conveyance to Lloyds Bank Ltd - Same Premises for £1450

Trickey, William Henry (1923) - Deed: Mentioned in Conveyance As the Occupier of Shop, Dwelling House and Premsies on the Corner of Cross Street - Conveyance Between A. M. N. Trickey (Purchaser) and W. F. Ashplant (Vendor)

Trinder, Frank Smith (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House - Cawseway. - 1841 Voters List - the Same Except - Causeway

Tucker, _________ (1858) - Bideford Gazette: Pedlar, Butcher, Instow Vs Tucker, Farmer, Northam - Claim for Rent of Six Pence

Tucker, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: L. G. Board - Mr Tucker Elected in Place of Mr Cawsey

Tucker, Mr (1870) - Bideford Gazette: Quantity of Reeds for Sale. Apply Mr Tucker Watertown

Tucker, George (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Legal Action: Mr Heathcote, Highways Surveyor Vs George Tucker, Broad Lane. - see - Mr Heathcote

Tucker, John Junior, Mr (1859) - Bideford Gazette: 2 Limekilns at Cleave Houses Northam to Let; Now in the Occupation of Messrs Cock and Darracott, and House and Garden and Pottery Formerly in the Occupation of Mr John Tucker Jnr

Tuckfield, John (1770) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 3/= for Tiles

Tuplin, Ann (1849) - Deed: She had Died by this Date, But had Been An Occupier of the Swan Inn Before this Date. - see - Harriet Batten and John Oxenham Tuplin

Tuplin, John Oxenham (1848) - Deed: Mariner. - Date of Indenture 1/ John Oxenham Tuplin 2/ Nicholas Cuming and Eleanor His Wife 3/ Harriet Batten - Re Swan Inn. - 13/01/1849 - Lease of Swan Inn (Dwelling House, Outhouses, Offices, Courtlages and Gardens) Late in the Occupation of Ann Tuplin, Deceased, Now of Harriet Batten and John Oxenham Tuplin (Sister and Brother) from 1/ Harriet Batten 2/ John Oxenham Tuplin 3/ William Rook, Blacksmith for £140. - John Oxenham Tuplin was the Owner of a Barn and Stable South of These Hereditaments and Agreed That No Windows or Doors Would on the North Side of this Barn to Overlook These Hereds.

Tuplin, Reuben (1862) - Deed: He Occupied one of Four Houses Put Up for Sale at the Golden Lion. - see - William Thomas Rook

Tuplin, William (1848) - Will: Date of the Will of James Honey. William Tuplin was Occupier of one of Three House in Northam Owned by James Honey

Turner, Daniel (1818) - Deed: Re Rock House in North East Street. - see Maria Horrell and William Fursdon

Turner, Daniel (1860) - Deed: Before this Date He Occupied West Muddix. Later Occupants - John Pickard and Bartholomew Pickard. - See - Bartholomew Pickard and Edmund Crow

Turner, Emma Margaret (1915) - Deed: Spinster. - Reconveyance of Number 10 Bay View Terrace - see - Lusha Turner. - States That John William Turner Died 11/04/1900 and That George William Turner Died 11/09/1913

Turner, John Williams (1897) - Deed: Her Lent Jane Moulton (Q.V.) £170 Re 10 Bay View Terrace. - 11/04/1900 Date of Her Death. - see Emma Margaret Turner and Lusha Turner

Turner, Lusha (1915) - Deed: Widow at this Date. - Reconveyance of 10 Bay View Terrace - see Also - Emma Margaret Turner.

Turner, Samuel (1858) - Deed: of Appledore. - He Leant Thomas Diamond £120 (With Richard Buse) Re Premises in Fore Street and Premises in Oxmans Lane

Utber, William (1771) - Deed: Mariner. - Lease of Premises in Fore Street (Now 'memories' Restaurant) from the Feoffees of Bridge Trust to William Utber - the Property - 2 Dwelling Houses Formerly One, Bounded on the North by Lands of the Late William Leigh Esq, on Thesouth by Lands of the Heirs of Bennett, on the East by Lands of the Late Thomas Collamore, on the West by Fore Street - for £4 - Rent ¾d - see John Yeo, Mary Yeo and Elizabeth Yeo

Utber, William (1821) - Deed: Re Plot of Land in North Street, Later Number 15. He was the Owner of a Messuage and Tenement Called Will Otherwise Willes Otherwise Foss or Clow Hill. - see - John Jewell and John Cock

Vanstone, Frederick (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Legal Action: Frederick Vanstone Vs Thomas Glass Re Wages Claim

Vaughan, Hugh (1858) - Bideford Gazette: John Taylor, of Appledore, Summoned by Hugh Vaughan, Port Hill, Northam, for Having in His Possession a Dog Belonging to the Complainant

Vernon, Richard (1835) - Deed: Appledore. - Owner of a House in West Appledore Adjoining a Chappell and House in Occupation of William Taylor (See the Deeds of 10 Cross Street)

Vidal, E V (1863) - Bideford Gazette: County Magistrate - See G.F.M. Molesworth

Vinson, William (1875) - Deed: Re 10 Bay View Terrace. - see Henry Dawe

Vowler, J. Nicholson (1870) - Bideford Gazette: N.L.G.B. Summary of Receipts and Disbursements for 25th March 1869 to 25th March 1870 Certified by J. Nicholson Vowler Auditor

Wakely, Richard (1863) - Deed: Occupied a Dwelling House That Was Formerly the Swan Inn. - see William Rook - see 1861 Census - Cross Street

Walter, Richard, the Rev. (1821) - Deed: Re Land Near Fairlea. - See Harriet Sawer

Ward, W (1869) - Bideford Gazette: to Let: 6 Roomed House, Apply W. Ward, Woodbines

Warren, Tom (1868) - Bideford Gazette: Farmer. - Bankruptcy of Tom Warren, Farmer of Northam. - 04/02/1868 - Advert - Bankruptcy of Thomas Warren, Farmer , Northam - 19/04/1870 - Stock Horse 'plough Boy' Ready to Serve Mares at Angel Inn. Thomas Warren, Diddywell

Watts, James (1859) - Bideford Gazette: James Watts, Farmer, Charged with Assault on Philip Austin, Labourer of Orchard Hill. - 14/02/1860 - Henry Perkin, Mason, Bideford, Charged with Stealing a Fowl and a Tame Rabbit, the Property of Mr James Watts of Cleave House, Northam. - 24/04/1860 - James Watts, Yeoman, Northam, Charged by C. Heathcote with Allowing Horse and Cart to Be Driven by Lad Under 13 Years Old.

Webster, John C (1876) - Deed: Occupier of House in North Street, Northam (Now the 'admirals Cottage') Prior to this Date - the Property of George Labbett and His Wife Fanny Priscilla (Nee Burch) - Sold on this Date to William Sanders, Mason of Northam.

Western, William (1866) - Deed: Master Mariner of Appledore. - Re Mortgage for West Muddix. - see - Thomas Bellew

Wheeler, Col. (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Re Burrows Hotel and Villa Company. - see - Adderley Wren

Wheeler, John Ross (1875) - Deed: Purchase of 10 Bay View Terrace From Thomas Limbery, William Vinson and Henry Montague Bazeley. - 04/07/1876 - Purchase of 9 Bay View Terrace. - 10/07/1882 - Sale of 9 and 10 Bay View Terrace to Henry Dawe (Q.V.) for £633-6-8 - 26/01/1869 - Advert in the Bideford Gazette - Numbers 2, 9 and 10 Bay View Road for Sale by Prior and Son Mill Street Bideford or Venn Town, Westward Ho!, - 08/06/1869 - Re Number 4 Bay View. - See Mr Nichols. - 30/08/1870 - Ree Sale of Number 10 Bay View . - See Prior and Son

White, E. M., Mr (1859) - Bideford Gazette: Mr E. M. White, Architect and Builder, Gave His Workmen a Holiday - They All Had Tea on Northam Burrows. - 15/09/1863 - Sale at Northam by E. M. White of 8 Plots of Land (In) one Piece - 40 Years. - Purchase £200

White, Edward John Thomas (1844) - Deed: Re Property in Tower Street. - see Matthew Carter

Whitfield, John (1727) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 2/= for Killing 2 Grays

Whitefield, Sarah (1810) - Deed: Widow. - Last Party with Four Others in Lease and Release - Premises in North Street, Northam, Sold to John Birch in 1811 by Thomas Husband

Whitson, Philip (1726) - Church Wardens Accounts: He was in Arrears of 1/= for 'ye Bakehouse Pimpley and Ground and Brimridges'

Whitson, Robert (1641) - Church Wardens Accounts: He Paid the Curch Wardens 5/= for a Grave

Widgery, Ann (1835) - Deed: She was Occupier of House in West Appledore Before this Date, Bought by John Kelly. 2 Houses Built on This Site, Then Occupied by William Short and John Gorrell (See the Deeds of 10 Cross Street, Northam). She was Also Mentioned in the Same Deeds as Occupier of House on the North East of 2 Other Houses Bought by John Kelly in West Appledore. These 2 Occupied by Grace Slade and William Evans

Wilkey, Thomas (1845) - Deed: He was Occupier of a House (One of Two) Now 15 North Street. - see - William Perkin and William Chappell. - 1864 - He Occupied Premises in Honey Street Which Were Sold to Him - (See - James Honey -) by Susannah Cleverdon, the Grand Daughter of James Honey

Wilkinson, Henry Granville Shirzill (1892) - Deed: Mentioned As Mortgee to Thomas Kelly in Conveyance of House in Irsha Street - Formerly in the Occupation of Grace Slade

Willcock, John, the Younger (1811) - Deed: Merchant of Bideford. - with Thomas Burnard, Merchant of Bideford, was Selling Moiety of Premises in North Street, Northam ( the 'admirals' Cottage was Part of this Moiety) for Thomas Husband to John Birch, Mason, Northam for £21 for 1000 Years. - 27/11/1810 - Mentions Thomas Husband's Wife, Elizabeth and Sarah Whitefield Widow.

Willcock, Stephen (1812) - Deed: Re Property in Cross Street. - See William Fursdon

Willcock, Stephen Cleverley (1864) - Deed: Wine and Spirit Merchant of Bideford. - He Lent £100 to William Thomas Rook on Premises in Cross Street.

Willett, Augustus Saltren, Esq. (1782) - Charity: Re Youngaton - See John Beaple - 1792 - Re Berry and Cholwill Charity - see - John Berry

Willett, Augustus Saltren (1786) - Deed: Re Marriage Settelment of Anna Maria Downe and Robert Barton. - see - Rebecca Lopes Barton

Willet, Frances Saltren (1823) - Deed: She Owned Premises to the West of 10a Cross Street. - see John Cock

Williams, Allin (1869) - Will: Son of Elizabeth Who Was Sister-In-Law to Catherine Williams (Q.V.)

Williams, Caroline Mary (1886) - Deed: Nee Mugford - - Contract to Sell Dwelling House and Premises on the Corner of Cross Street and Fore Street to William Ashplant, Cordwainer for £180. - 26/06/1886 - Assignement for the Same. Mentions a Lease for 2000 Years of 20/05/1815 Between Mary Levey, Widow and John Mugford, Cordwainer. the Premises at this Date Occupied by John Blackmore. - See - James Williams

Williams, Catherine (1849) - Will: Daughter of John Williams. - Date of Will of John Williams. - 22/11/1869 - Date of Will of Catherine Williams. - 24/05/1876 Will Proved in Which She Is Described as a Spinster. - 1/ Undivided Moiety or ½ Part of 3 Cottages and Premises in Appledore Street (Cross Street) Which She Bought of Her Brother Thomas - to Sister Mary Hore. - 2/ 2 Undivided 1/3rd Parts in Griggs Close and Bone Close to Brother Thomas Ofr His Life Then to His Children. - 3/ Dwelling House and Premises in Castle Street to Sister Eleanor Williams Subject to £3 Per Annum to Sister in Law Elizabeth Williams Then to Elizabeth's Son, Allin Williams. - 4/ Moiety or ½ Part of Garden and Shed Adjoining Burrough Lane Plus £40 to Brother Henry. - 5/ £60 to Brother John. - 6/ Residue of Messuage or Dwelling House and Premises Etc., to Sister Eleanor Williams. - Will Dated 22/11/1869 - Executor - Eleanor Williams. Witnesses: Robert Taylor and Robert Holman. - 05/05/1876 Date of Death of Catherine Williams - Estate Under £1500

Williams, Elizabeth (1849) - Will: Daughter of John Williams. - Date of Will of John Williams. - 07/01/1865 - Date of Her Will in Which She Left All Her Rights and Interest in Certain Cottages in Northam Which She Holds Jointly with Her Sister 'kitty' to Her Other Sister 'eleanor' Williams. - Elizabeth at this Time Was Living with Mr and Mrs W. Newman in London.

Williams, Elizabeth (1910) - Deed: Grand Daughter of John Williams, Builder. - Declaration of this Date as to Premises in 1a Cross Street - Elizabeth Described as of Abbotsham Road, Bideford. Premises (Now the 'secret Garden') Then to Be Sold to William Ashplant of Northam, Bootmaker by Henry Hore, Nehpew of Eleanor Williams, by Whose Will of 31/12/1901 It Passed to Henry Hore. - Eleanor Williams Married Prof. Francis William Newman. Premises in 1901 Occupied by Mrs Sowden - Garden at the Rear Occupied by Mr Pye, Susan Williams and Mrs Sowden

Williams, Elizabeth (1869) - Will: Sister in Law to Catherine Williams (Q.V.). - Elizabeth had a Son Called Allin Williams

Williams, Ellen (1849) - Deed: Daughter of John Williams - Sometimes Called Eleanor Williams. - Married to Prof. Francis William Newman. - Date of Will of Her Father, John Williams. - 07/01/1865 - Date of Will of Sister, Elizabeth Williams in Which She Is Called Eleanor. - 22/11/1869- see Catherine Williams - Her Will - in Which Ellen Is Called Eleanor. Catherine Died on This Date. - 27/11/1894 - (Described as Mrs Newman) - Survey of Lands of the Bridge Trust - Lease of 2 Dwelling Houses (Formerly One) to Mrs Newman in the Tenure of Mr Richard Pye and Mrs Susan Williams Held for 99 Years Determinable on a Life Now Aged 69. - Property 2 Dwelling Houses (Formerly One) Stone Built - Slate Roof, Frontage 41 Feet - Generally a Good Deal Out of Order, Extensive Repairs Needed. Freehold House in Cross Street Owned by Mrs Newman Has a Back Door Access to Yards or Small Garden Which Is Common to the 3 Houses.

Williams, George (1835) - Deed: Owner with Thomas Parminter of a Garden on the South West of the Garden of 2 Houses in West Appledore Bought by John Kelly (Along with 9, 10 and 11 Cross Street, Northam)

Williams, Henry (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold Houses in Fore Street. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Williams, Henry (1849) - Deed: Son of John Williams, Builder. - Date of John William's Will. - 1869 - see Will of Catherine Williams - His Sister. - 1857 - see Eliza Hooper Morrish - Re Field in Back Lane. - 30/07/1872 - Owner of a Field on the South Boundary of Gardens of 3 Houses in Cross Street, Northam (9, 10 and 11) Which was Owned in 1835 by Mrs George, Mrs Ross and Mrs Thomas. - 11/06/1892 - Same Field Stated as Being Late the Property of Henry Williams Deceased.

Williams, James (1873) - Will: Date of Probate of His Will That Was Dated 19/08/1861, in Which He Bequeathed All to His Wife Caroline Mary Williams - Effects Sworn Under £800. - 09/01/1875 - Date of His Death

Williams, Jane Allen (1849) - Will: Daughter of John Williams. - Date of Will of John Williams

Williams, John (1813) - Deed: Carpenter of Northam. - Date of His Purchase from Peter Benson Husband of a Moiety of Premises in North Street, Among Others. - 04/02/1823 - Sold the Same to John Birch for £40 (Admirals Cottage Now Forms Part of These Premises.) John Birch Bought Other Moiety of Premises in 1811 from Thomas Husband. - 01/11/1834 Described as Builder. - see - Sarah Sanders Re Cross Street - He Leased Lands Owned by Bridge Trust Which Bounded Property of Sarah Sanders. - 14/12/1834 - Purchased Premises in Cross Street, from Sarah Sanders for £85 - Money Lent to Him by Robert Hamlyn, Gent., of Bideford. - 16/07/1849 - Date of Will of John Williams in Which Is Mentioned His Five Daughters; Jane Allen Williams, Mary Hore, Catherine Williams, Elizabeth Williams, and Ellen Williams, and His Four Sons; Thomas, Joshua, Henry and John Williams. - see Ir Wills for Details of This Will

Williams, John (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House - Castle Street. - 1841 Voters List the Same.

Williams, John, Jun. (1849) - Deed: Son of John Williams, Builder. - Date of Will of His Father. - 1869 Date of Will of His Sister, Catherine Williams. - 22/04/1867- Lease of Property in Fore Street (Now 'memories' Restaurant) from Bridge Trust to John Williams of Northam, Builder - Lease for 99 Years - £17-10-0 - Property - Two Dwelling Houses, Formerly One, Bounded on the North by Lands Formerly of William Leigh, But Since of Robert Dymond and Now of Thomas Dymond, on the South by Lands Formerly of the Heirs of Bennett, Since of Mary Leivy, Now of John Mugford, on the East by Lands Formerly of Thomas Collamore, Since of Sarah Saunders and Now of John Williams and on the West by Fore Street.

Williams, Joshua (1849) - Will: Son of John Williams, Builder. - Date of Will of John Williams

Williams, Joshua (1841) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Leasehold Houses - Bude Street, Appledore

Williams, Susan (1894) - Deed: She Occupied one of Two Houses in Fore Street (Now 'memories' Restaurant). - see - Ellen Williams. - 1901 - Described as Occupier of Garden at the Rear of Premises in Cross Street (Premises Now the 'secret Garden') in a Declaration of Elizabeth Williams (Q.V.)

Williams, Thomas (1849) - Deed: Son of John Williams, Builder. - Date of Will of John Williams. - 22/11/1869 - Date of Will of His Sister Catherine Williams Who Died 05/05/1876. - 12/12/1868 - Name on a Plan as Owner of 1a Cross Street Next to Thomas Smith Pickard's Premises, 2a Cross Street. - 11/11/1857- He Occupied Premises to the West of Tamazena Crangs (Q.V.) - 12/01/1847 - Described as a Painter in These Deeds Which Relate to 10a Cross Street, Northam. - Date of Assignment of These Premises From William Williams for the Residue of Terms of 900 Years and 2000 Years for £145. - 14/02/1854 - Mortgage of Above Premises to Secure £100 from Robert Holman of Bideford, Scrivener. - 04/03/1862 - Mortgage of Same Premises for £180 from the North Devon Permanent and Term Benefit Building Society. - 09/04/1865 - Assignment of Premises for the Residue of Terms for £218 to William Pickard, Master Mariner, Now in the Occupation of William Stanbury and Thomas Williams - Also Garden Behind and Adjoining Dwelling House Formerly Occupied by John Sanders, Late of Thomas Williams Now of William Stanbury. Garden Length North to South 60 Feet. Part of Garden Recently Sold to Thomas Cook

Williams, William (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Land as Occupier - Commons. - 1841 Voters List - the Same

Williams, William (1847) - Deed: Assignment of Premises in Cross Street (10a) to Thomas Williams, Painter, for the Residue of Terms of 900 Years and 2000 Years for £145

Williams, P.C. (1860) - Bideford Gazette: John Squire and Joshua Littlejohns , Servants of W. B. Wren of Bradworthy. Squire Charged with Assault on P.C. Williams, Littlejohns Charged with Drunkenness.

Willis, Mr (1869) - Bideford Gazette: Property Sale: North Hill Cottage, Occupied by Mr Willis. Mr Joseph Risdon Land Agent and Surveyor, Bridgeland Street, Bideford

Wills, Joanna (1741) - Deed: see - Mary Levey. - Joanna Wills Married Edward Marrow 17/01/1741. Their Daughter Mary Married Oliver Levey 26/12/1765. - from the Deeds to Property on the Corner of Cross Street

Wills, Roger (1708) - Deed: Date of His Marriage to Joan Yeo (See - John Williams). Their Daughter Johanna was Baptised 20/01/1713

Willscott, Mary (1715) - Church Wardens Accounts: Alias Chance. - 8/2d Paid by Church Wardens in Charges in Going to Barnstaple with Her, and Going to Bradworthy with Mary Nott

Wise, John Ayshford (1844) - Deed: Re Property in Tower Street. - See Matthew Carter

Wood, John (1752) - Charity: Date of His Will in Which He Left 20/= Per Annum to Free Parish School at Northam Out of His Estate Lower Assells. Grant Void Under Mortmain Act 1736

Wooley, Charles Henry (1838) - Voters List: Lived in Newport and Held Freehold Land - Marshford. - not in 1841 Voters List

Woodman, W (1858) - Bideford Gazette: W. Taylor and W. Woodman Summoned for Being Drunk and Disorderly at Northam

Woolacott, John (1848) - Deed: Part Occupier of 3 Fields in Boathyde - see - Rebecca Lopes Barton

Wren, a (1863) - Bideford Gazette: County Magistrate - see - G.F.M. Molesworth

Wren, Mr (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Mr Cawsey Told not to Take Stones from Mr Wren's Quarry for Parish Roads

Wren, Adderley (1863) - Bideford Gazette: Meeting of Board of Burrows Hotel and Villa Company at Mr Rooker's Offices, Bridgeland Street - Election Of: - Mr Adderley Wren, Northam - Col. Wheeler, Northam - Mr Pynsent, Northam - Mr James Penderley, Bideford - Mr Ackland, Bideford. - see - James W. Boller

Wren, Adderley Barton (1873) - Deed: Re Premises in Cross Street. - see Lewis Maine

Wren, Henry Adderley (1919) - Deed: He Occupied 10 Bay View Terrace at this Time - see - Alfred Charles Haime. - 07/10/1922 - He Purchased Number 10 from Ernest Kennaway Arbuthnot of Oxford for £750. - 06/05/1952 - He Died at Number 10

Wren, Josias (1819) - Charity: Re Best Charity - see - David Best

Wren, Thomas (1841) - Voters List: Lived in Northam and Held Freehold House and Land - Lenwood

Wren, W. B. (1860) - Bideford Gazette: John Squire and Josh. Littlejohns, Servants of W. B. Wren of Bradworthy. - Squire Charged with Assault on P.C. Williams, Littlejohns Charged with Drunkenness.

Yeo, Edmond (1761) - Deed: Shipwright. - Lease for 999 Years for £40 and Peppercorn Rent of Dwelling House , Court., Stable, Barn and 2 Herb Gardens in Cross Street (Numbers 30 to 32) to John Oxenham, Parish Clerk, Now in the Possession of Edmond Yeo and His Tenant or Tenants. Edmond Yeo had a Wife, Elizabeth. - see - Harriet Batten, John Oxenham Tuplin and William Rook.

Yeo, Elizabeth (1799) - Deed: Lease of Premises in Fore Street (Now 'memories' Restaurant) to Elizabeth Yeo, Widow, from Bridge Trust - Premises - 2 Dwelling Houses Formerly one - Bounded on the North by Lands of the Late William Leigh Esq., on the South by Lands of the Heirs of Bennett, on the East by Lands of the Late Thomas Collamore, on the West by Fore Street - £8-4-0 for 99 Years on the Lives of Sarah the Wife of John Saunders of Northam, Shipwright Aged 29 and Elizabeth Yeo Daughter of Elizabeth Yeo Aged 29 - Rent ¾d. - 01/11/1834 - see Sarah Sanders - Cross Street - Deceased in 1834 Formerly in Possession of Property of Sarah Sanders. - this Property Believed to Be Now the 'secret Garden', 1a Cross Street.

Yeo, Elizabeth (1799) - Deed: Daughter of Elizabeth Yeo, Widow. Aged 29 at this Date.

Yeo, George (1789) - Deed: Yeoman of Stoke Damerell. - the Date of His Death. John Hernaman, the Younger, was Beneficiary in His Will. One of the Properties Involved was in Honey Street Northam, Which Was Sold on 29/10/1806 by John Hernaman the Younger to James Honey for £10-15-0

Yeo, Joan (1708) - Deed: see Mary Levey - Mary was Vendor of Property (Lease for 2000years) to John Mugford for £20 - Premises in Northam, the Corner of Cross Street in the Occupation of Mr John Blackmore. - 26/12/1765 - Mary Marrow Marries Oliver Levey of Aimsworth in Hampshire. - 23/11/1742 - Mary, Daughter of Edward and Joanna Marrow Baptised. - 17/01/1741 Edward Marrow Married Joanna Wills. - 20/01/1713 Johanna Daughter of Roger and Joan Wills Baptised. - 08/07/1708 - Roger Wills Married Joan Yeo. - See - John Williams

Yeo, John (1751) - Deed: Shipwright. - Lease of Premises in Fore Street (Now 'memories' Restaurant) from Feoffees of Bridge Trust to John Yeo - Property 2 Dwelling Houses Formerly One. - 18/09/1756 - Same. - 14/09/1763 Same, Bounded on North by Lands of the Late William Leigh Esq., on the South by Lands of the Heirs of Bennett, on the East by Lands of the Late Thomas Collamore, and on the West by Fore Street. - see - Mary Yeo, Elizabeth Yeo, and William Utber.

Yeo, John (1770) - Church Wardens Accounts: Church Wardens Paid Him 7/= for Timber in the Bell Chamber and Also 1/1d for Tiles

Yeo, Mary (1767) - Deed: Lease of Premises in Fore Street (Now 'memories' Restaurant) from Feoffees of Bridge Trust to Mary Yeo - Property 2 Dwelling Houses Formerly One. Bounded on North by Lands of the Late William Leigh Esq., on the South by Lands of the Heirs of Bennett, on the East by Lands of the Late Thomas Collamore, and on the West by Fore Street, for £4 Rent ¾ - see - John Yeo, and William Utber.

Yeo, William (1865) - Deed: of Richmond House. - He Purchased Burrough for £7,800. - see - Frederick Thorold

Yeoman, William (1923) - Deed: Occupier of one of Three Houses in Burgess Court. - see Deeds of 6 North East Street - And: - John Cole, Richard Taylor, John Lilly, George Cooksley, Henry Parnell

Young, Mary (1835) - Deed: Owner of one of Three Gardens on the South East of a Garden of Two Houses Built in West Appledore by John Kelly (See the Deeds of 10 Cross Street, Northam). Also Mentioned in These Deeds as Being Owner of a House on the North East of Garden of 2 Houses in West Appledore Bought by John Kelly. These 2 Occupied by Grace Slade and William Evans. Her Garden Was on the South East of the Garden of These Two Houses.

Brian Randell, 3 Sep 2001