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"ALWINGTON (ST. ANDREW), a parish, in the union of BIDEFORD, hundred of SHEBHEAR, Great Torrington and N. divisions of DEVON, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Bideford; containing, with the hamlets of Fairy Cross, Ford, and Woodtown, 392 inhabitants, and comprising by measurement 2603 acres. . . . In the church, over the door of the chancel, is a curious ancient monument to a member of the Coffin family. In Yeo Vale, so called from the river Yeo, which runs through it, are the remains of a chapel. There is a parochial school; also a place of worship for Wesleyans; and almshouses for three poor persons, endowed in 1696 by R. Coffin, Esq."
[From Lewis'
Topographical Dictionary of England (1844) - quoted by Brian Randall.]
Population:
| 1801 | 1901 |
| 310 | 316 |
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Family 1: John and Joan Andrew
On 28th November 1705 John Ugler married Joan Andrew in Alwington. Who were they?
John may have been:
a) John 1666, the son of Richard and Elizabeth Braund from Marhamchurch - this is based on the fact that the family eventually move back to Marhamchurch and the eldest son was baptised 'Richard' - very common to name the first son after the paternal grandfather.
OR b) John 1679, the son of Thomas and Mary Maunder from Okehampton. He would have been closer in age to Joan.
There are plenty of Andrew/Andrews families in the area but two possibilities for Joan's family are:a) Joan 1681 baptised on Christmas Eve 1681 in Littleham, very close to Alwington with parents James Andrew/Margaret Scort
or b) Joan 1680 baptised on 15th June 1680 Shebbear, Devon with parents Humphrey Andrew/Lydia Pearse
Both sons were born in Alwington but the family later moved to Marhamchurch where John died in the spring of 1740. Devon Archives hold a 'surrender' document talking of '... All the goods of John Uglow deceased, husband of Joan...' dated 3rd May 1740. He died intestate and Joan sought letters of administration in June 1740 (there is an OPC transcription).
Joan survives until the winter of 1767/68 and was buried in Marhamchurch. son Richard 1707 born in
Alwington on 13th May and baptised on 11th June. He is the most likely candidate to marry Mary Richards
in Bideford in 1730 (Family 1 - Bideford)
son John 1712 born in Alwington and baptised on 9th April Other Alwington connections - Elizabeth Ann Prower 1804 (nee Uglow) was living in Swan House, Alwington in 1861 - she was widowed and working as the housekeeper for the curate at Parkham
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