Exeter, Devon Family History Guide

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Exeter consists of the following parishes:

Exeter Father Peter Corner of High Street
Exeter Father Peter Corner of High Street

Exeter Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Exeter. The index includes information from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837, London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869 and The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843

Marriage Licences and Allegations

Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837

The following have been extracted from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837 Published 1893 Editor: William John Charles Moens. Parishes without a named county are parishes within the county of Hampshire.

Boult, Harry, of Exeter, co. Devon, b., & Elizabeth Ester, of All Saints, Southampton, sp., at Botley, Hamble, or Bursledon, 16 Sep., 1727.

Green, George, of H.M.S. Sunderland, mariner, & Mary Hosier, of Exeter, co. Devon, sp., at Alverstoke, or Gosport, 4 Nov., 1746

Laverton, John, of H.M.S. Lancaster, b., & Mary Chave, of Exeter, co. Devon, at Portsmouth, 7 March, 1708-9.

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.
Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Bruton, William, of the city of Exeter, esq., bachelor, 28, and Elizabeth Honeychurch, of Aveton Gifford, co. Devon, spinster, 21, her father dead, and she at her own disposal — at Battersea or Putney, Surrey, or Marybone, Middlesex. 11 May, 1663. F.

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Bankrupts

Below is a list of people from Exeter that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.

Abraham Abraham Elisha, Exeter, optician, Nov. 28, 1834

Barker Edward, Exeter, druggist, Feb. 17, 1821.

Barker Edward, Exeter, druggist, May 23, 1837.

Bayly Ebenezer. Exeter, straw bonnet dealer, Oct. 5, 1841.

Bourne Thomas, Norwich and Exeter, woollen draper, Nov. 6, 1829.

Bowditch William. Exeter, grocer, Feb. 12, 1833.

Bricknell Joseph Page Allez, Exeter, haberdasher and hosier, Dec. 3, 1830.

Brown John, Exeter, coach maker, Nov. 27, 1824

Burch John, Exeter, horse dealer, April 11, 1828.

London Gazette

Joseph Shepherd and Benjamin Shepherd – Exeter Devon – London Gazette April 1850

Declaration of Dividend, under a Fiat dated 19th day of April 1847, against Joseph Shepherd, and Benjamin Shepherd, of the city of Exeter, Wine and Spirit Merchants and Copartners in Trade. NOTICE is hereby given, that a Second Dividend, at the rate of 23d. in the pound, in the separate estate of Benjamin Shepherd, is now payable, and that warrants for the same may be received by those legally entitled, at my office, Queen-street, Exeter, on any Tuesday between the hours of eleven and three. No warrants can be delivered unless the securities exhibited at the proof of the debt be produced, without the special direction of a Commissioner. Executors and administrators of deceased creditors will be required to produce the probate of will and letters of administration. April 13, 1850. HENRY LAKE HIRTZEL, Official Assignee.

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