Instow Devon Family History Guide

Instow is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Other places in the parish include: Worlington.

Parish church: St John the Baptist

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1717
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

INSTOW, a village and a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon.

The village stands adjacent to the Bideford Extension railway, at the confluence of the rivers Taw and Torridge, opposite Appledore, 3½ miles NNE of Bideford; is a pretty watering place, rising into popular favour; commands a view, over Barnstaple bar, to Lundy Island; and has a quay, a railway station, and a post office, designated Instow, North Devon.

The parish comprises 1,631 acres of land, and 285 of water. Real property, £2,449; Pop., 614. Houses, 119. The property is divided among a few.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £150. Patron, Mrs. Cleveland. The church is later English, in good condition; and has a tower.

There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Devon, Instow – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Instow, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Devon, Instow – Church records ( 4 )
England, Devon, Instow, bishop’s transcripts, 1607-1866
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Instow (Devon); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Instow, parish registers, 1717-1992
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Instow (Devon); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Instow burial registers, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

Instow marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

England, Devon, Instow – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
The Deanery of Barnstaple

England, Devon, Instow – Court records ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Instow, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

England, Devon, Instow – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessment for Instow, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Land tax assessment of Instow, 1798

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Barnstaple
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Barnstaple
  • Poor Law Union: Barnstaple
  • Hundred: Fremington
  • Province: Canterbury