Tag Archives: Randall

17th Century Newsflash: Okehampton’s Thatched School House Catches Fire

Posted on 23 February 2017 by
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Regular readers will know that I’ve been tracing backwards on my maternal grandfather’s line, through my Edwards, Recket, Pudicome and Randall ancestors. Last time, I reached back to 1672 when my 7 x great-grandfather, Nathaniel Randall, was born in Okehampton … Continue reading →

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My Edwards, Recket, Randall And Pudicome Ancestors From West Devon

Posted on 15 January 2017 by
Map of Inwardleigh, Hatherleigh and Okehampton.

This post follows on from my previous one about the family of Nathaniel Edwards and Grace Reckett. Grace’s father was Robert Ridstone Recket who was born in Inwardleigh, Devon, in about 1722 to an unmarried woman called Catherine Recket. There … Continue reading →

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Devon Wills Project

Posted on 22 October 2016 by
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Where There’s A Will There’s Usually A Way – But Not In This Case! Did you know the majority of wills that were proved in Devon were destroyed during an air-raid on Exeter in 1942? Some Devon wills, however, were … Continue reading →

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