Kingskerswell. Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870 Please notify me of any errors. Contact.   Transcribed by Val HENDERSON Checked by Arthur FRENCH Pages 514 - 515   KINGSKERSWELL (or CARSWELL) is a village and parish in Newton Abbot union, containing, by the census of 1861, 903 inhabitants, and 1744 acres; in the deanery of Ipplepen, archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Haytor, East Devonshire, on the Torquay branch of the South Devon Railway, at which it has a station; 2½ miles south from Newton Abbot, and 3 north from Tor Station. The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Rev. George Morris, M.A., is valued at £105 per annum, with residence and seven acres of glebe land, and is in the patronage of the vicar of St. Mary Church. The church is a picturesque edifice, dedicated to St. Mary, in the Early Perpendicular style, consisting of nave, north and south aisles and tower, with western turret containing five bells and a clock; in the interior are several monuments of the Dynham family. The priest's chamber, which is over the north porch, is now used as a vestry.A beautiful stream of water runs on the south side of the churchyard, and adjoining the churchyard are the ruins of an ancient castle, once the seat of the Dynham (or Denham) family. The Baptists and Wesleyans have places of worship here, and there is a National School for children of both sexes. There are some small charitable bequests for the benefit of the poor. Henry Langford Brown, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief owner of the soil. Clergy, Gentry, and Private Residents. Barter Mr. William, Hillstead Beachy Richard W., Esq., Fluder house Brown David, Esq. Brown Henry Langford, Esq., Barton hall Cann Mrs. Harriet Leonard, Wellington pl Carew Henry, Esq., Vale View Carter Mr. John, North Whilborough Conder Miss Agnes, Elm Bank Conder Richard, Esq., Rose hill Croft Cyrus W., Esq., Tor hill Crowther Mr. Jonathan Harvey Mr. Thomas Hayens Mr. George Hewlett Thomas, Esq. Ingle Clifton W., Esq., Linwood house Morris Rev. George, M.A., vicar Norsworthy Miss Pearse Mrs. Mary, Wellington place Rodway Charles Allin, Esq., Rose Hill cot Roe Edwd. T., Esq., M.D., Annandale lodge Rowe Mr. William V., Myrtle cottage Soper Mr. William Sturdy Mrs. Margaret E. Tapper Mr. James, Regent's cottage Wale Mr. John, Rock cottage Wise Mrs. Louisa, 2, Bellevue Yates Mrs. Sarah Maria, Summer hill Trades and Professions. Adams John, builder and parish clerk Baker John, farmer, Whilborough Bond George, "Lord Nelson" Bond Samuel, baker Brinson John, bootmaker Brown David, surgeon Brussell Mrs. Mary, dairywoman, Whilborough Cann Wm., commercial traveller, Wellington place Cater Daniel, baker Cawsey Henry, farmer Codner Richard, cider merchant Colton Samuel, market gardener and coal dealer Crocker John, butcher, grocer, and sub-postmaster Dart John, butcher, "Half-Way House" Duder Samuel, master mariner, Halcyon villa Dyer Mrs. Jane, "Seven Stars" Dyer William, butcher Fogwell John, farmer, Higher Whilborough French Richard, butcher and shopkeeper Grant Robert, stationmaster Hardwell Job, blacksmith Harvey William Lawrence, farmer, Rosehill farm Hicks Elisha,farmer Lake William, tailor Lee William, miller Mather James, draper Mann John, butcher Merick George, National schoolmaster and assistant overseer, Hill cottage Mudge James, blacksmith Reed Miss Elizabeth, draper Roe Edward T., M.D., Annandale lodge Rowe Henry, bootmaker Smale John, farmer, Whilborough Soper Wm., jun., farmer, Foredown farm Stooke John, timber merchant, Hilly house Stooke William, timber merchant Thorn William, tailor Tozer Mrs. Mary Ann, shopkeeper Voysey William, shopkeeper Wale William, farmer Walling James, tailor Way Mrs. Sarah Ann, baker Way Miss Sarah Ann, stationer Woollacott John, shopkeeper ~ Post Office - John Crocker, sub-postmaster. Letters from Newton Abbot arrive at 8 a.m.; dispatched at 5.25 p.m.; on Sundays at 10.55 a.m. Box closes at 5.15 p.m. Newton Abbot is the nearest money order office ~ Railway Station - Robert Grant, stationmaster ~ National School - George Merick, master   TOP MY HOME PAGE RETURN TO 1870 LIST Updated 4/12/01 Please Report any non-working links. Please feel free to use the information on this page for your own personnel research, but please DO NOT use it for commercial purposes or financial gain. Thankyou. © 2001 Transcriber and Checker as named above.