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Where They Lived By Geoff Ledden

It is interesting that the various branches of the Bulleid family nearly all have their roots within a radius of a dozen miles from Winkleigh. Unfortunately, records do not go back far enough to be able to link all these branches, but I am confident that we are all part of the same family.

Winkleigh Winkleigh is a village in mid- about 8 miles north of . It existed at the time of the Saxon invasions in the 5th and 6th centuries. It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was a very wealthy parish paying £30 in tax, three times as much as Okehampton. It has the remains of two 12th century castles and, for a long time, was an important centre in that part of Devon. The parish church where many Bulleids were christened, married and buried is All Saints, which dates from the 15th century and has a tower with five bells. John Bulhead married Armynell Jeffery there on 16 June 1606 and a reproduction of the register entry is to be found in ‘Ancestral Trails’ by Mark Herber. There is a Memorial to the Bulleid Family of Stabdon Farm in the Lady Chapel. Winkleigh’s population declined after 1850, when it peaked at 1,650.

Links: http://www.winkleighonline.com/thepast.htm: http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Winkleigh/

Ashreigney is a village about 3 ½ miles north of Winkleigh, which had a population of 1,088 in 1850. The very old parish church is St. James, with a tower, which had four bells in 1790 and six in 1850. Ashreigney was the birthplace of Richard Bulleid in 1826 and Elizabeth Bulleid in 1847. Richard and Elizabeth’s parents emigrated to .

Link: http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Ashreigney/

Hatherleigh is an ancient market town about 6 miles southwest of Winkleigh. Its charter for a market was granted about 1694. The parish church, St. John the Baptist, is also ancient with a tower, spire and six bells in 1868. The population in 1850 was 1,882. Thomas and Samuel Bulleid owned land in Hatherleigh in 1873 when the Return of Owners of Land was compiled.

Links: http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Hatherleigh/

1 http://www.hatherleigh.net/

Hollacombe Care has to be taken not to confuse the hamlet of , two miles north of Winkleigh, with the village of the same name about 17 miles west of Winkleigh, near . The former was originally spelt ‘Hollocombe’ and was raised in status in 1260, when it was granted a charter to hold an annual fair. Six of the children of Richard Bulleid and his wife Elizabeth were born in Hollacombe and baptised in Winkleigh before the family emigrated to Canada in 1847. One of them, Anne, had the misfortune to die in jail in Lindsay, Ontario, in 1829.

Mariansleigh Also known as Mary Ansleigh and Marley, Mariansleigh is a small village with a population of 338 in 1850. It lies about 11 miles northeast of Winkleigh and the parish church, St. Mary, is an ancient structure with four bells in 1850. John Bulleid left money to the poor of Mariansleigh when he died in 1628.

Link: http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Mariansleigh/

North Tawton is an ancient village about five miles south southeast of Winkleigh. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, but was occupied centuries earlier by the Romans, who built a fort. The 13th century church of St. Peter had a tower with six bells, topped by a wooden spire. It had a population of 1,436 in 1801. The railway reached the town in 1865 when William Bulleid was 19. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1875, where his son Oliver V S Bulleid was born. Oliver went on to become Chief Mechanical Officer of Southern Railway in and a famed designer of steam locomotives.

Links: http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/NorthTawton/ http://www.devon.gov.uk/etched?url=etched/ixbin/hixclient.ex e&_IXP_=1&_IXR=110328

Romansleigh Ten miles northeast of Winkleigh and a mile from Mariansleigh, is a village on top of a hill. It was also known as Rumonsleigh and the church is dedicated to St. Rumon. The parish registers go back to 1539, but the church was rebuilt in 1868. The names of Amos and Robert Bulled are inscribed on two of the bells. The population in1801 was a mere 156.

2 Link: http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Romansleigh/

Bulleid Farms

Farms that are known to have been owned or occupied by members of the Bulleid family are listed below. Some are marked on the accompanying parish map of Winkleigh prior to 1850. Those that still exist can be located on www.multimap.com by selecting the scale of 1:25,000.

Bullhead Farm, Occupied by William de Boleshead in 1332. Iddesleigh is four miles west of Winkleigh. Jack Bulleid, former family historian, regarded Bullhead Farm as the origin of the family. The farm still exists and grows mixed crops.

Over Densham, Wadland and Redland, Ashreigney Placed in Trust in 1574 by Henry Bulhead for the benefit of his son Arckenwall. Densham and Redland still exist. (See Parish Map)

Nethercott, Broadwood Kelly John Bulleid was farming here in 1841 and his son, William (1809- 1881), in 1851 following his father’s death.

Snydols. Occupied by George Bulleid (1781-1869) from 1810 to 1815 and possibly longer.

Crispin, Colebrook George Bulleid paid Land Tax in 1779.

Arscott, Dolton Samuel Bulleid (b.1771), butcher, occupied Arscott 1804/7 and 1809/30. He was the tenant of John Clevland.

West Upcott, Dowland

Samuel Bulleid (b.1771), butcher, occupied West Upcott 1806/18, where he was the tenant of Hugh Mallet.

West Fishleigh, Hatherleigh Mentioned in the Will of Nicholas Bulled dated 1673.

Pearce’s Tenament, Hatherleigh Owned by John Bulleid (1737-1820) and bequeathed to his son John.

3 Narracott, Hollocombe John Bolehed is named in a Deed of 1525 and Nicholas Bolehede in a Deed of 1546. Placed in Trust in 1574 by Henry Bulhead for the benefit of his son Arckenwall. The farm still exists. (See Parish Map)

Wood Roberts, Hollocombe Named by Samuel Bulleid in his Will of 1726. Still exists. (See Parish Map)

Great Stewardstone, Farmed by John Bulleid (b. 1843) in 1871 (70 acres) and 1881 (100 acres). John was brought up on Herdwick Farm, Winkleigh.

Stewardstone, Inwardleigh John Bulleid was farming here between 1881 and 1891 and beyond.

Milltown Farm, Mariansleigh Named in proceedings before Justices in 1352. Still exists.

Tidlake, Mariansleigh Owned by Edward Bulled in 1673 when it was mentioned in the Will of Nicholas Bulled, Tidlake still exists.

Hobbyhouse, Mariansleigh Owned by brothers Amos and Robert Bulled in 1699 and named in Thorne v Bulled

Hayne, North Tawton George Bulleid (1781-1869) took on apprentices for Hayne in 1819 and 1820. He also farmed Staddon in North Tawton (see below). Hayne still exists and lies about two miles east northeast of Staddon.

Staddon, North Tawton Staddon is not to be confused with Stabdon in Winkleigh. George Bulleid (1781-1869) occupied Staddon from 1818 to 1851 and possibly beyond. He was an Overseer of the Poor and took on apprentices for Staddon. The farm still exists and is now the home of a business offering horse riding holidays worldwide.

Barton of Honnington, Romansleigh Nicholas Bulled left all his wood growing on Barton to his daughter-in- law, Elizabeth Spurle, when he died in 1673. It is now called Barton and is about a mile northwest of .

North Kingstrewe and South Kingstrewe, Romansleigh Nicholas Bulled left these two tenements to his nephew, Robert, when he died in 1673.

4 Odam, Romansleigh Mentioned in the Will of John Bullied, who died in 1650, when he left all his hay to his wife, Elizabeth. The farm still exists.

Pixyweek, Romansleigh Owned by brothers Amos and Robert Bulled in 1699 and named in Thorne v Bulled.

Whitehouse, Romansleigh Mentioned in the Will of John Bullied, who died in 1650, when he left his ‘reeke of wood standing in the court’ to his wife, Elizabeth. The farm still exists.

Bridgham, John Bulleid bequeathed his interest in Bridgham to his son Nicholas when he died in 1628. Nicholas then left it to his kinsman, Edward, and Edward’s son, John, in 1673.

Alswerhill, South Molton John Bulleid bequeathed his interest in Alswerhill to his son Nicholas when he died in 1628. Nicholas then left it to his kinsman, Edward, and Edward’s son, John, in 1673. Alswear is a hamlet near Mariansleigh.

Lane End, Wembworthy is a village close to Winkleigh. Richard (1793-1883) and Elizabeth Bulleid’s twins, John and James, were born at Lane End in August 1828 and died within two months.

Bruckland, Winkleigh Richard Bulleid (1656-1724) left his interest in this estate to his wife during her lifetime, then to his daughter Pascow Pennington and her children.

Clapper (Clapperdown), Winkleigh The first mention of Clapper is in 1813 when Thomas (1809-1813) is buried from there, so his parents Richard (1763-1840) and Elizabeth must have been tenants on the farm. James Bulleid, son of Richard and his first wife Thomasine, was living at Clapper with his wife Elizabeth in 1815 when their firstborn, Mary Ann, was christened from there. James and Elizabeth were still there at the time of the 1851 Census, when they occupied Cottage No.1 and he was a husbandman. The property was owned by the Rev. Peter Johnson in 1846. (See Parish Map)

5 Croft (Cruft), Winkleigh Cruft first appears in the Will of James Bulhead (1676-1726), when he leaves his interest in the estate to his nephew, Thomas, following the death of his wife. Thomas (1706-1791) employed apprentices for the estate in 1742 and 1744. The estate was owned by the Rev. Tremayne in 1782, when Thomas paid Land Tax on it.

East Collacott, Winkleigh George Bulleid (1740-1815) paid Land Tax of £4-0-3d. in 1782 when the property was owned by H A Fellowes.

Heckapen, Winkleigh Owned by the Rev. Henry Hawkins Tremayne and occupied by John Bulleid (1737-1820) who paid Land Tax in 1782. (See Parish Map)

Herdwick, Winkleigh Owned by John Hearle Tremayne and occupied by William Bulleid (b. 1799) between 1836 and 1846 and beyond. In the1846 tithe apportionment the farm comprised 57 acres including coarse pasture and arable land, 3 orchards, meadows, timber and garden: Backer Plot – coarse pasture & arable Western great Close – arable Eastern Great Close – arable Coarse Plot - coarse pasture & arable Western Beaconclose - coarse pasture & arable Eastern Beaconclose - coarse pasture & arable Beacon Hill - coarse pasture & arable Little Herdwick Moor - coarse pasture & arable Great Herdwick Moor - coarse pasture & arable Splat – arable Furze Close – arable Mowhay Plot – orchard & garden Grove – pasture Part Grove – timber Kitchen Close – arable occasionally House, Barton etc. etc. Back Orchard Little Close – arable Great Orchard Orchard Hill – arable occasionally Pond Hill – meadow Long Meadow

Under the Tithe Apportionment of 1846, William Bulleid had to pay £2-9-11d to the Vicar and £3-13-6d to the Appropriators. Herdwick still exists. (See Parish Map)

6 Lifton, Winkleigh Owned by John Hearle Tremayne and occupied by William Bulleid (b. 1799) at the time of the Tithe Apportionment of 1846. The farm comprised 27 acres of coarse pasture, arable land, garden and orchard. Under the Apportionment, William had to pay 9/9d to the Vicar and 13/6d to the Appropriators.

Middle Collacott, Winkleigh Owned by H A Fellowes and occupied by George Bulleid (1740-1815) who paid Land Tax between 1794 and 1805

Popehouse, Winkleigh Owned by the Rev. Henry Hawkins Tremayne and occupied by John Bulleid (1737-1820) who paid Land Tax in 1782.

Quarry Park, Winkleigh James Bulhead (1676-1726) left his interest in Quarry Park to his niece, Mary (1712-1754).

Rattenbury’s Westwood Grace Bulleid bequeathed her interest in this tenement to her son Richard Bird in 1821.

Stabdon, Winkleigh More than 280 acres including coarse pasture and arable land, nursery and orchards. In 1725/6, Samuel Bulleid left his messuage (dwelling house) and tenement (land) called Stabdon in Winckleigh to his son, Samuel. The inventory of his estate refers to “Chattle estate in moiety called Stapdon - £240.” This description shows that the Stabdon estate was divided into two parts (‘moiety’). We know from Land Tax records that from 1788 to 1815 Stabdon was owned by the Rev. Henry Hawkins Tremayne, at which time it was farmed by Samuel’s grandson, George (1740-1815). He paid Land Tax of £5-16-10d. in 1788. George’s eldest son, Samuel, paid Land Tax on Stabdon from 1816 to 1832, when the owner was still the Rev. Tremayne. Samuel died in 1839. In the 1846 tithe apportionment, Stabdon was owned by John Hearle Tremayne (who also owned Herdwick) and occupied by John Bulleid, probably Samuel’s younger brother. John was still there in 1850 when he was listed in White’s Directory of Devon. John died at the Staddon estate of his brother George on 6 February 1859. Stabdon still exists as a dairy farm. (See Parish Map)

West Coulson, Winkleigh John Bulleid was the tenant of Lord Rolle in 1808. He took in apprentices from 1810 to 1820. This is possibly the same John who was later at Stabdon.

7 A curiosity is Bulleid Mead, Winkleigh, listed by family historian Jack Bulleid as being owned by John T Johnson between 1788 and 1832, possibly beyond, but he does not record a Bulleid as occupant or owner.

It is interesting to compare the fortunes of two of the descendants of Thomas (1639-1702) and Grace: - their son Samuel, the eldest following the death in infancy of his brother, acquired a moiety in the Stabdon estate and an interest in Wood Roberts. He left Stabdon to his son, Samuel, who employed apprentices including his cousin Thomas. Stabdon then passed to his son, George, who also took on apprentices. Four of George’s sons did well: Samuel, and then John were at Stabdon; George had Staddon and Hayne; and William had Herdwick and Lifton. - Nicholas became a carpenter. His son Samuel was a butcher as, in turn, was his son, Thomas. His son, Richard, ended his days in the Union Workhouse, . Three of Richard’s sons were apprenticed, James and Richard at the age of eight and John when he was 10. Richard subsequently emigrated with his family to Canada, as did one of James’ sons, Thomas.

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