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ROCKBEARE, a village, six miles E.N.E. of Exeter, and 5 miles W. of Ottery St. Mary and is located near Exeter Airport and the city of Exeter.
The parish comprises the hamlets of Marsh Green, Pithead, Allercombe, and Little Silver. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the high road from Honiton to Exeter, and is an agricultural town. Rockbeare has a grade II* listed church dedicated to St Mary with St Andrew |
Family History InformationEarliest Baptism registers 1645 Earliest marriage registers 1645 Earliest Burial registers 1645 Devon RO Holdings for Rockbeare Bap 1645-1932 Marr 1645-1959 Bur 11645-1909 Wills and Probate: Archdeaconry and the Diocese of Exeter. Hundred: East Budleigh The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Baptisms 1813-1840, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837 Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1645-1837, and Marriages 1645-1837. |
Where to find parish register transcripts and copiesThe best and most obvious place to view the Rockbeare parish registers is the Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter where all the originals, microfilms and fiche are kept. It is not always possible to visit Exeter and so copies or indexes are the next best thing.
Below are some sites where you can find these with the date ranges. Please note - Find my Past is a subscription site and Family Search is free Rockbeare Baptisms 1645-1915 Find My Past
Rockbeare Banns 1755- 1911 Find My Past Rockbeare Marriages 1645-1915 Find My Past Rockbeare Burials 1645-1909 Find My Past Transcripts of the Parish Registers 16045 by the Devon & Cornwall Record Society are held at the Devon Archives and Local Studies Centre Information available via this site for Rockbeare
Here is a summary of resources I have available to share with you or links to other sites of interest. Some are transcriptions or extracts and will be on this site; some, for reasons of copyright are in my possession and I or another person will do lookups where you see the email button. Census 1851 LDS CD - Rom Look - ups available email keith searle 1881 LDS CD - Rom Lookups available keith searle or from LDS web site Parish Registers I do not have any transcripts of Rockbeare parish registers but would welcome any holdings that you may have. Devon Heritage has a number of records - Rockbeare in Kelly's Directory of 1923 Seamen's records for Rockbeare men The surviving Rockbeare wills The War Memorial 1914 - 1918 The War Memorial 1939 - 1945 William Hamilton Codrington Nation William Nation's theatrical career Rockbeare Freeholders Not yet available Rockbeare Tithe Map 1839 Not yet available Books about Rockbeare None listed yet |
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