Now that I have some spare time on my hands, I thought it apt to extend from my previous articles ‘Rooted in the Land: The Cornish Family of Wolfsgrove and Beyond’ and ‘The Cornish Family Name’ by telling what I know of my Grandmother and the Ridgeway family’s presence in the village, who appeared rooted for generations in our lovely Devon village.
A history of the Cornish family heritage in Bishopsteignton by tracing a continuous lineage from the mid-17th century through to late 19th century in the county of Devonshire.
Family and life in the community David married Elizabeth Ann Smith, a schoolmistress, who taught the infant class at...
Investigations into the Ridgeway family of Bishopsteignton have continued to uncover many new branches, connections and stories that extend far beyond the village in which the family was rooted. What began as an exploration of the Ridgeway name and its place within the history of Bishopsteignton has now developed into a much wider search, tracing descendants and family connections across generations and, ultimately, across the world.
Now that I have some spare time on my hands, I thought it apt to extend from my previous articles ‘Rooted in the Land: The Cornish Family of Wolfsgrove and Beyond’ and ‘The Cornish Family Name’ by telling what I know of my Grandmother and the Ridgeway family’s presence in the village, who appeared rooted for generations in our lovely Devon village.
A history of the Cornish family heritage in Bishopsteignton by tracing a continuous lineage from the mid-17th century through to late 19th century in the county of Devonshire.
Family and life in the community David married Elizabeth Ann Smith, a schoolmistress, who taught the infant class at...
Family and life in the community Frederick was born in 1860 in Bishopsteignton, the son of John (gardener, village...
During the early years of the 20th Century, when moving film footage was in its infancy, Ken Dawe's family bought a...
While 'Coombe' seems a common Devonshire family and place name, the first known Coombe of Molly’s family had arrived...
Stay in Devon! A letter written by Rachael Heathman, mother of Rowena Bradnam, who was with her grandmother, Lavinia...
Many years later Phyllis Blogg, nee Hudson, wrote to Dick Searle, then the curator of Bishopsteignton Museum, about...
Jack and Kit Ward In 1939 Jack Ward and his wife Kit (nee Dennis), ran the Butcher's shop at what is now 23 Fore St....
Phyllis Blogg's husband, Harold Eric Blogg was the brother of John's mother Kathleen Winifred Hope (nee Blogg). Percy...
LETTER FROM DAVID CROSS EVACUEE Dear Mr Searle, David, Pat and Ted Cross, Bishopsteignton London Evacuees. June 1940 –...
John Harvey McGregor served on H.M.S. Neptune in the Royal Navy as Paymaster Commander (Acting). HMS Neptune sailed...
Records confirm a blacksmith's workshop on Fore Street in 1841 but it is highly likely that it was much older than...
A Short History of the Parish The history of the Bishopsteignton Parish can, in a brief form, be divided conveniently...
Early 19th Century Harriet Hodge was born in Bishopsteignton in 1817[1] and married Richard Back at St Nicholas ...