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Churchinford.
Churchinford a small village set close to the Blackdown hills within the boundaries of the Culm valley the river Culm is just a short distance away.
A farming community that had its own water mill very little has been written of this small community the family researcher who is searching the records for the names of family members will find them listed as in Churchstanton as is the case with other small communities
Of the area.
Stapley 1.1/2 miles distance from Churchinford
Churchstanton the same distance 1.1/2 miles
Fyfett 1.1/2 miles
Bolham Water 1.1/2 miles
Smeatharpe 1.1/2 miles
Buckland St Mary about four miles.
Of interest to the Sparks families Churchinford is only three miles from Rosemary lane where George Sparks murdered William Blackmore.
We will find that most of the people of these villages were listed as being born baptized married died buried in Churchstanton for instance Samuel Sparkes died in Churchinford 25th September 1870 yet he is in the Churchstanton records
Little had changed by 1847 as William Sparkes of Churchinford who died at Churchinford 17th November 1847 is listed in the Churchstanton records.
The researcher should be aware of this when searching for family members that they knew came from villages around the Churchstanton area a rule that has saved me hours of repeat research is never discount a family name just because it is not in
The village one expected to find it record them all for as sure as god made little apples sometime in the future those names will be important.
CHURCHINFORD.
Is of particular interest to Lyndsey an Australian family researcher who’s family originated from this village
Peter and Ann Sparks who lived in Royston Water Church-in-ford Devon England. They had 10 children - Annie, Lucy, Frederick, William, Samuel, Peter, James, Thomas, Jack and Elizabeth.
Gwen Cox was the daughter of Lucy Legg and is the Grandmother of Lyndsey she was raised by Elizabeth Sparks as her own Elizabeth (Bessie) married George Legg and they had 13 children - Lucy, Ernest, Dorothy May, Christopher, Frederick, Charles, Lillian, Gerald and Cyril (twins), Eric Leslie Jack, Reginald Thomas and twin girls that died at age 2yrs.
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From my list of family names as my family Originated from John and Dorothy Sparke of Churchstanton/Clayhidon gleaned from parish register, census, and Bishops Transcripts the Sparks listed as in Churchinford are few but people of that time might live in Tapley but worship in a church of another village or consider themselves as living in a neighbouring village just because it was closer to their cottage many as I have already said where recorded as living in Churchstanton so family members would be listed outside ones assumed village of research also keep in mind that they were for the most part Agricultural labourers and moved around from farm to farm some were for a fact recorded in villages other than their own.
b = born c = baptized m = married d = died bu = buried w = widow
Sparks James. c. 11. June. 1827. father. William Sparks ( Butcher)
Mother Mary.
Sparkes. James. C. 20. October. 1829. Father. Samuel Sparkes (labourer)
Mother Ann
Spark Mary Ann. C. 30. October. 1842. Father. Samuel Spark. ( labourer)
Mother Dinah.
Sparke Edmund. C 01. May. 1711. father. Edmund.Sparke (Labourer)
Mother Bridgett..
This is in no way a complete list look on the Groups pages for family groups if they are not on at the moment we hope that they will be soon as the web site is being rebuilt constantly.
Elizabeth Sparks was born 3/5/1849 in
Chuldstock, Axminster.
Married to George Legg. (Farm Carter )
Their children are
: Lucy Ann Legg 8/10/1902. ,. Dorothy May Legg 1904,
Ernest William Legg 5/12/1905,. Christopher George Legg 1907,
Frederick James Legg 8/4/1908., Lillian Dinah Olive Legg 30/122/1910,
Reginald Thomas Legg 1912,. Charles Alfred Legg 1915,
Gerald Paul Legg 1917. and twin brother. Cyril Peter Legg 1917,
Eric Leslie Jack Legg 1923,
Twin girls who died at age 2 years.
Lucy Legg's birth certificate says that she was born
in Dalwood Lane, Dalwood
The
registration district is Honiton.
James Sparks brother to Elizabeth,
His daughter
Doris Harwood
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