Willand Devon Family History Guide

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Willand is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1670
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WILLAND, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; on the river Culm, near Tiverton-Junction r. station, and 2½ miles NNE of Cullompton. Post town, Cullompton.

Acres, 989. Real property, £1,793. Pop., 382. Houses, 82.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £110. Patron, J. Salter, Esq. The church is ancient.

There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £10.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Devon, Willand – Church records ( 6 )
England, Devon, Willand, bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1863
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Willand (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Devon, Willand, parish registers, 1670-1941
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Willand (Devonshire); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1607-1837
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Willand (Devonshire)

Willand baptisms, 1813-1839
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England); Church of England. Parish Church of Willand (Devonshire)

Willand burial registers, 1800-1837
Author:    Devon Family History Society (England)

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

England, Devon, Willand – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of Willand, Devon, England ; christenings, 1607-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Willand, Devon, England ; marriages, 1607-1837
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Devon, Willand – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessment for Willand, 1781-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)

Land tax assessment of Willand, 1798

Administration

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