Church Records found in Devon, England for Westcott

 

Upton Pyne, Devon England

 

1790 Marriage

William Westcott & Sarah Crocker (these are my 5X Great grandparents)

 

Banns of Marriage between William Westcott & Sarah Crocker, sojourners

Were published on 4 following Sundays, Jan 10^th, 17^th, & 24^th by

W. Grant,Curate

In this Parish William Westcott & Sarah Crocker were

Married in this Church by Banns

This fifteenth Day of Feb in the Year One Thousand Seven

Hundred and ninety by me W. Grant, Curate

This Marriage was Solemized between Us The Mark X William Westcott

                                                                                                     Sarah Crocker

 

In the Presence of   Sarah X (illegible last name)

                                John Hard

 

The word Sojourners means temporary residents. They weren't regular attenders at the church, and probably didn't live in the community.

Upton Pyne is about 3 miles outside of Exeter on the road towards Crediton, Devon.

 

St. David’s Church, Exeter, Devon

 

Christnings from 1793 & 1794

Actual photocopied register page containing many names, including William Westcott, son of William & Sarah Westcott

William Westcott is my 4X great grandfather.  He immigrated to St. John’s Newfoundland sometime before 1822.  He married Joanna Griffiths (the daughter of John Griffiths & Hannah Long) on October 25, 1825.

 

Surnames contained on page:

EARLE, BENNET, PRATT, HURLEY, CLARKE, ROBYN, FORD, WARREN,

WOOD, SNELL, BURN, UNWIN, GREGORY, BRIMLEY, PERRY, PHILLIPS, TAPP, GUEST, BROOKE, WESTCOTT, PAGET, REDD, TOWNSEND, ELLIS, WRANKMORE, SOPER, RIVERS, SCOTT