North Devon Emigrants

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This group is for all those interested in emigration from North Devon. Many left this area, particularly between 1830 and 1860, frequently heading for Canada. Large numbers of these people have been shown to be members of the Bible Christian Church.

Location: North Devon
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Apr 1

Bible Christians

Many emigrants from North Devon and beyond were Bible Christians, an offshoot of Methodism. Most settled in what is now Ontario,
More information can be found at
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~biblechristian/
and http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Shebbear/BibleChristians/
The standard work on The Bible Christians by F W Bourne has recently been reprinted by Tentmaker Publications. There are also three good books by Sher Leetooze about the movement, largely in Canada
Some copies of the Bible Christian Magazine are available at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~biblechristianmag...
they are full of biographical information, all they need is someone to index them!

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Comment by Jeff Cooper on October 9, 2012 at 6:27am: looking for ships name john Bridgeman from Buckland Brewer area emmigrated to Montreal ? about 1850

Comment by Janet Few on March 11, 2012 at 3:37am: Any information on the Tantons greatfully received - I have already recieved a great deal of help from Mr Cooke in Canada. My e,mail is janet@few4.orangehome.co.uk

Pictures would be brilliant. I'm happy to share what I have. I do also know a little about the Pengillys.

Comment by Marjorie Wilson on March 10, 2012 at 5:33pm: I have quite a bit of info on the Tanton family of London Ontario from St. Giles in the Wood. They are related to my Pengilly family, originally from Clovelly, but moved to Yarnscombe.

Comment by James Halls on March 10, 2012 at 3:38pm: My gg grandmother was Susan Tanton from St Giles in the Wood. She was born in 1843 and died in 1933 in Toronto. I have pictures of her and her family if you are interested.

Comment by Janet Few on March 10, 2012 at 2:12pm: Just been working on the following emigrants from North Devon:-

Tanton from St Giles in the Wood and Bideford to PEI and London Ontario

Rouse from Torrington to Philadelphia

Stoneman and Braund from Frithelstock and West Putford to Bradford, Pennsylvannia

Cavenett from Instow to South Australia

Braund and Elliott from Bucks Mills to Port Hope, Ontario

Cole from Buckland Brewer to Norfolk County, Ontario

Williams from Torrington to Clinton, Ontario

Hooper from Bulkworthy to Wisconsin USA and Perterborough Ontario

Comment by Janet Few on June 5, 2010 at 1:43am: Before the Yeos it was the Burnard and Chanter families but as you say, not everyone was associated

Comment by Dawn Ellis on June 3, 2010 at 4:57pm: Not this Robert...William Ellis (well known shipbuilder of PEI) was associated with the Yeo family, but my Robert is William Ellis's 1c1r and was not connected with William's business or Yeo. for that matter.

My Robert Ellis was connected with the Peacock Inn in Bideford. I believe he was the brother of William Ellis who ran the Peacock.

Comment by Janet Few on June 3, 2010 at 2:57am: Robert Ellis is likely to have been associated with the Yeo family who had shipbuilding yards in both Bideford and PEI. Many people crossed the Atlantic not intending to emigrate permanently but later went to stay.

Comment by Dawn Ellis on May 24, 2010 at 8:50pm: My ancestor Robert Ellis emigrated to PEI Canada in 1819...then again in 1840. He was from Bideford.

Comment by Nancy Joan Kathryn Frey on July 21, 2009 at 8:14am: Hi Janet,

Thanks for the URLs. I don't think I've been to either site, so I will have a look.

Regards,

Nancy