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DHRG No. 103002
Ships owned by Samuel and/or Edward Holditch of Totnes 1825 to 1830. Where & when built; name of captains & area of operation.
Dartmouth R N Ships 1802 – 1813 Military Royal Navy
DHRG No. 103003
List of Royal Navy ships & Shipbuilders 1802 to 1813. Tanner, Avery, Newman.
Formation of No 1 Commando Military Royal Marines Social History Historic Events Second World War 20thC
DHRG No. 103004
Formation of the first Commando unit WWII at Dartmouth in March 1941, commanded by Lt. Col. W Glendinning.
DHRG No. 103005
Summaries of some documents which might be of interest to anyone searching for their ancestors, or for the history of property in NFL. The originals are all in the Devon Heritage Centre.
Newfoundland Names Family History Newfoundland Connections
DHRG No. 103006
Dartmouth Families Involved in the Newfoundland Trade
DHRG No. 103007
Letter from Ray Freeman answering query about origin of street name Vavasour Slip.
DHRG No. 103008
Article on the 1377 poll tax in Dartmouth, with full transcript of list of tax payers, by Maryane Kowaleski. With grateful thanks for permission.
Hayne Family Family History Named Families
DHRG No. 103009
Letter from Ray Freeman in response to an enquiry about the Hayne Family of Dartmouth from a Mrs Williams.John Hayne, merchant of Dartmouth, who died in 1671, was a man of substance and became the owner c. 1662 of Brownstone Manor near Kingswear, across the other side of the Dart. This passed down in the Hayne family until 1904. Though I have very little information about the man himself, he seems to have been involved in trade with Spain and Portugal, with agents or sons in Cadiz, Opporto and other places. The main trade was in importing wine, but Dartmouth was involved in the Newfoundland fishing industry which took dried fish to sell in Spain, Portugal and the Mediterranean.
Hauley or Hawley Family Family History Named Families
DHRG No. 103010
A brief summary of the Hauley Family and their place in the development & history of Dartmouth during the 14th & 15th Century.
DHRG No. 103011
The descendants of Arthur Holdsworth (d.1690), son of Robert Holdsworth (1583-1632), vicar of Modbury.
The Holdsworth Family played a major part in the development of Dartmouth from for over two centuries.
Holdsworth letter to H Seale 1857 Family History Named Families
DHRG No. 103012
Letter of May 1st, 1857 from A Holdsworth Governor of Dartmouth Castle to H Seale concerning an attempt by a unnamed person to remove him from office by stopping his salary. Letter gives details of the Governors of the castle during the Holdsworth period 1725 to 1807.
Thomas Newcomen Bill for Gunpowder – transcript Social History Historic Events English Civil War Family History Named Families 17thC
DHRG No. 103013
Transcript of invoice for expenses claimed by Thomas Newcomen (grandfather of inventor) following a journey to London to purchase gunpowder for the Borough of Dartmouth, 1642 (see 102046).
Summary of Indentures re 12 Townstal Crescent and Mt.Boone Estate/Townstal Farm Property Commercial
DHRG No. 103015
The information in this item has been subsumed into DHRG Archive Item #103016.
Summary of indentures for 12 Townstal Crescent, Mt. Boone Estate & Townstal Farm Property Residential 19thC 20thC
DHRG No. 103016
These document summaries are from the Deeds of No 12 Townstal Crescent & relate to the sale of part of the Seale Estate to the Trustees of Edward W W Raleigh in 1873. This included Mount Boone, most of Townstal north of Townstal Road & Townstal Farm, and became known as the Raleigh Estate. The land was specified as "all those the Manors or Lordships of Norton Dawnay and Bosomzeale in the County of Devon, and also all the several messuages farm lands, Steam Floating Bridge, right to take tolls and other hereditaments". Dartmouth Council bought the land forming Townstal Crescent in 1929 and 12 Townstal Crescent was sold to Charles Green, printer, in 1930.
Newcomen Lodge or Cottage Ridge Hill Property Residential
DHRG No. 103017
Summary of papers relating to conveyancing transactions for the above mentioned property between the 2nd August 1867 and 1960.The papers arrived by post (London postmark), in a large parcel, with no accompanying letter. The parcel was addressed to the archivist Dartmouth Town Council.The property is thought by some to building material salvaged from Thomas Newcomen in Lower St.
ABOVE TOWN – MANOR HOUSE DEEDS Property Residential
DHRG No. 103018
Notes on Deeds of Above Town Manor House
Southtown Manor Indenture Property Residential
DHRG No. 103019
Letter from Ray Freeman to Mrs E. Rust10a Thorney Lane SouthRichings Park
The Keep Property Residential
DHRG No. 103020
Letter from Mrs Ray Freeman to owners Mr & Mrs Murray with a very brief summary of the history by Philip Pensabene, a previous owner.
THE WOODS OF OLD MILL CREEK Property Land
DHRG No. 103021
John Aylett is an archeology graduate. He starts the story with the opinion that there are possible Saxon remains in the area and other items of more recent vintage.c2000
Sandquay Woods – An 18th Century Pleasure Garden. Property Land
DHRG No. 103022
When you want to enjoy some magical scenery take a beautiful walk through Sandquay Woods on the edge of the water of Old Mill Creek. The approach from Townstal by Archway leads to a car park in which there is a useful map and Interpretation Board. There are good paths after recent restoration by the Dart Estuary Environment Management with the permission of Hole Farm Estates.