1653 -1837 Westleigh  STRAYS
Strays were extracted in the first half of 2000 from the LDS film of the original parish register transcripts.
As no double checking of transcriptions has been conducted, some extraction errors may have occurred.
Due to time constraints, sometimes only surnames  extracted.
updated 23 Feb 2001
No contact was able to be made to writer of list please advise if any errors found

Baptisms

1659   Thomas Wm s of Wm & Thomasin of Westleigh
1664  
Gregory ..... of Westleigh
1667   Teailler ..... of Westleigh
1667   Teailler ..... of Westleigh
1668  
Galsworthy Oustine s of Wm of Westleigh
1677   Narraway ..... of Westleigh
1680   Narraway ..... of Westleigh
1680  
Lake ..... of Westleigh
1682  
Sherman  Rebecka d of Geo & W--- of Westleigh
1682   Heale ..... of Westleigh
1682   Beire ..... of Westleigh
1684   Narraway ..... of Westleigh
1688   Narraway ..... of Westleigh
1691   Dyer ..... of Westleigh
1691   Hoptkings ..... of Westleigh
1694  
Hopkins ..... of Westleigh
1695   (Wheeler) ..... of Westleigh
1697  
Stapleton Dorothye d of Nicholas & Alice of Westleigh
1756   Pound Elizabeth d of Giles & Elizabeth of Westleigh
?          Dyer ..... of Westleigh
?          Cann ..... of Westleigh
1797   Rodd Grace d of William & Elizabeth of Newton Tracy
1799   Fry ..... of Westleigh                                     
1805   Mills Elizabeth d of John & Mary of Newton Tracey
1810  
Oliver ..... of Westleigh                                                
1812  
Lance ..... of Westleigh
?          Dyer ..... of Westleigh (twin)
?          Dyer ..... of Westleigh (twin)
?          Dyer ..... of Westleigh

Marriages

?         Teailler ..... of Northam                                      .....
Thomas of Westleigh
?        
Lake .....                                                           ..... Thomas of Westleigh
?         Morish ..... of Rowmartin                                    ..... Challacombe of Westleigh
1678  
Herman George of Instow                                   Willmot Penhorwood of Westleigh
?        
Gregory ..... of Westleigh                                    ..... Walter of Bideford
1681  
Beire Arthur of Westleigh                                     Mary Penhorwood of Westleigh
?         Cutteliffe ..... of Illfardcombe [Ilfracombe], Esq   ..... Chalacombe of Westleigh
1683   Taylor Robin of Westleigh                                    Margery Hockin of Westleigh
1702   Britton George of Tawstock, yeoman                      Elizabeth Penhorwood of Westleigh, spinster
1762   Westlake John of Westleigh                                       Petronel Pugsly               (banns, marriage?)       
1768  
Howe? John                                                             Ann Blight of Westleigh
1800  
Lance John of Westleigh, bachelor                               Elizabeth Taylor,  spinster                                            ?         Brown ..... of Westleigh                                             ..... Kift

Burials

1664   Arsott Mr John of Westleigh
?        
Lewis ..... of Westleigh
?         Narraway ..... of Westleigh
?         Narraway ..... of Westleigh
?         Narraway ..... of Westleigh
1702? Naraway ..... of Westleigh
?         Heard ..... of Westleigh                        
?         Heard ..... of Westleigh
1835   May Jane of Westleigh, 2 yo   

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