The British book trades: topographical listings. Devon
This page is one of a series of county listings which are being developed to bring together biographical information relating to localities throughout the British Isles which is currently scattered in other sections of the Exeter Working papers. They are not intended as exhaustive listings. The main sources covered are bankruptcy notices 1731-1806, apprenticeships 1710-1777 and insurance policies 1775-1787. Other information is being added and entries amalgamated as information is available. In the case of Devon entries have still to be checked against the fuller biographical dictionary.
Fincher, Francis, papermaker, Abbotskerswell, DEV, 1779. Sun policy 420188, £300, 1779.
Hannaford, John, bookseller, Ashburton, Devon, c.1792 UBD.
Metherell, Thomas, RA, Ashburton, DEV, 1785/6. Sun policy 516032, £200, 1785/6.
Bull, Richard, ironmonger & printer, Axminster, Devon, c.1792 UBD.
Butcher, Samuel, printer & perfumer, Axminster, Devon, c.1792 UBD. .
Avery, John, printer & bookseller, Barnstaple, Devon, 1811. Holden.
Barrett, Mary, stationer, Barnstaple, Devon, c.1792. UBD.
Barrett, William, stationer, Barnstaple, DEV, 1782/3. Royal Exchange policy 85951, £250, 1782/3.
Colley, Henry, stationer, Barnstaple, DEV, 1777/8. Royal Exchange policy 73155, £600, 1777/8.
Murch, Fidelio, bookseller, stationer, Barnstaple, DEV, 1775/7. Royal Exchange policy 66820, £550, 1775/7. Stationer, Barnstaple, Devon, 1784-c.1792. Bailey ; Pendred. Bookseller, printer & stationer c.1792. UBD.
Ralph, Leape, pawnbroker & stationer, Barnstaple, Devon, c.1792. UBD.
Syle, William, printer & bookseller, Barnstaple, Devon, 1811. Holden.
Coombe, Robert, papermaker, Bradninch, DEV, 1778. Sun policy 401197, £100, 1778.
Dewdney, Thomas, papermaker, Bradninch, DEV, 1777. Sun policy 386562, £900, 1777.
Matthews, Humphry, papermaker, Bradninch, DEV, 1777. Sun policy 388025, £200, 1777.
Matthews, William, papermaker, Bradninch, DEV, 1777. Sun policy 386562, £900, 1777.
Dewdney, Thomas, apprentice papermaker, Crediton, DEV, 1754. Son of John. Apprenticed to Godfrey, John, £5/00/00 IR/1/51, fo. 024.
Godfrey, John, papermaker, Crediton, DEV, 1754. Apprentice Dewdney, Thomas, £5/00/00. IR/1/51, fo. 024.
King, John, bookseller, stationer, Dartmouth, DEV, 1785. Sun policy 508624, £500, 1785.
Leigh, Mary, stationer, Dartmouth, DEV, 1782. Sun policy 456349, £900, 1782.
Leigh, Mary, stationer, Dartmouth, DEV, 1785/6. Sun policy 514827, £900, 1785/6.
Salter, J, bookseller, Dartmouth, DEV 1818. Bankrupt: 1818 div: 24 Sep 1818
Andrews, William, printer, Exeter, DEV, 1764. Apprentice Webber, Josiah, £10/00/00. [and to Robert Freeman]IR/1/55, fo. 075.
Bishop, Philip, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1713. Apprentice Reynolds, John, £45/00/00. IR/1/03, fo. 061.
Brice, Andrew & Co, printer, Exeter, DEV, 1767. Apprentice Williams, Thomas, £15/00/00. app to Andrew Brice & CoIR/1/56, fo. 174.
Brice, Andrew, printer, Exeter, DEV, 1758. Apprentice Trewman, Robert, £15/00/00. IR/1/21, fo. 125.
Cooper, George, stationer, Exeter, DEV 1832. Bankrupt: 08 Mar 1832
Crickett, Richard, engraver, Exeter, DEV, 1774. Apprentice Marden, Henry, £31/10/00. IR/1/59, fo. 063.
Dunsford, Henry, papermaker, Exeter, DEV, 1779/80. Sun policy 424401, £700, 1779/80.
Dunsford, John, papermaker, Exeter, DEV, 1779/80. Sun policy 424401, £700, 1779/80.
Dyer, Gilbert, LB, Exeter, DEV, 1784. Sun policy 496279, £800, 1784.
Dyer, John, apprentice printer, Exeter, DEV, 1776. Apprenticed to Thorn, Barnabas, £10/00/00 IR/1/29, fo. 030.
Farthing, Abraham, apprentice printer, Exeter, DEV, 1770. Apprenticed to Trewman, Robert, £6/06/00 IR/1/57, fo. 125.
Freeman, Robert, printer, Exeter, DEV, 1764. Apprentice Webber, Josiah, £10/00/00. [app to Wm Andrews & Freeman]IR/1/55, fo. 075.
Grigg, William, bookseller, Exeter, DEV, 1760. Apprentice Palfreman, Aaron, £5/00/00. IR/1/22, fo. 105.
Hunt, Joseph, , Exeter, DEV, 1786. Sun policy 518646, £300, 1786.
Marden, Henry, apprentice engraver, Exeter, DEV, 1774. Apprenticed to Crickett, Richard, £31/10/00 IR/1/59, fo. 063.
Mugg, Henry, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1777. Sun policy 387624, £600, 1777.
Mugg, Henry, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1780/1. Sun policy 436919, £500, 1780/1.
Palfreman, Aaron, apprentice bookseller, Exeter, DEV, 1760. Apprenticed to Grigg, William, £5/00/00 IR/1/22, fo. 105.
Palmer, John, apprentice bookbinder, Exeter, DEV, 1721. Son of Mary of Exeter DEV, widow. Apprenticed to Potbury, George, £10/00/00. [& to Bridget wife] IR/1/47, fo. 097.
Potbury, George, bookbinder, Exeter, DEV, 1721. Apprentice Palmer, John, £10/00/00. [& to Bridget wife]IR/1/47, fo. 097.
Reynolds, John, apprentice stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1713. Son of John of Exon DEV, clerk. Apprenticed to Bishop, Philip, £45/00/00 IR/1/03, fo. 061.
Sweetland, Abel, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1782. Sun policy 457466, £1000, 1782.
Sweetland, Abel, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1784. Sun policy 496610, £1400, 1784.
Sweetland, Abel, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1780. Sun policy 430626, £1000, 1780.
Thorn, Barnabas, printer, Exeter, DEV, 1776. Apprentice Dyer, John, £10/00/00. IR/1/29, fo. 030.
Thorn, Richard, printer, bookseller, Exeter, DEV, 1785. Sun policy 508185, £1400, 1785.
Trewman, Robert, apprentice printer, Exeter, DEV, 1758. Apprenticed to Brice, Andrew, £15/00/00 IR/1/21, fo. 125.
Trewman, Robert, printer, Exeter, DEV, 1770. Apprentice Farthing, Abraham, £6/06/00. IR/1/57, fo. 125.
Trewman, Robert, printer, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1781. Sun policy 450571, £400, 1781.
Tucker, Richard, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1779. Sun policy 420009, £800, 1779.
Webber, Josiah, apprentice printer, Exeter, DEV, 1764. Apprenticed to Andrews, William, £10/00/00. [and to Robert Freeman] IR/1/55, fo. 075.
Webber, Josiah, apprentice printer, Exeter, DEV, 1764. Apprenticed to Freeman, Robert, £10/00/00. [app to Wm Andrews & Freeman] IR/1/55, fo. 075.
Williams, Thomas, apprentice printer, Exeter, DEV, 1767. Apprenticed to Brice, Andrew & Co, £15/00/00. app to Andrew Brice & CoIR/1/56, fo. 174.
Woolmer, Joseph, stationer, Fore Street, Exeter, DEV, 1781. Sun policy 444285, £1000, 1781.
Woolmer, Shirley, bookseller, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1786. Sun policy 522550, £800, 1786.
Woolmer, Shirley, stationer, Exeter, DEV, 1785. Sun policy 508623, £100, 1785.
Pim, Thomas Bedford, papermaker, Exwick, DEV 1813. Bankrupt: 26 Jan 1813 div: 01 Jan 1820
Kirkup, bookseller, stationer, Honiton, DEV, 1786/7. Royal Exchange policy 101974, £200, 1786/7.
Lott, Jame, printer, bookseller, stationer, Honiton, DEV, 1784/5. Royal Exchange policy 93395, £1000, 1784/5.
Lott, Samuel, printer, bookseller, stationer, Honiton, DEV, 1785/7. Royal Exchange policy 95714, £1200, 1785/7.
Lott, Samuel, printer, Honiton, DEV, 1786/7. Royal Exchange policy 101975, £1050, 1786/7.
Willis, Henry, papermaker, Huxham, DEV 1793. Bankrupt: 1793 cert: 20 Apr 1793 01 Mar 1794
Stoneing, George, PA, Kingsbridge, DEV, 1711. Apprentice Stoneing, John, £10/00/00. [dec, son Jn app Rob White, cordwainer]IR/1/42, fo. 017.
Stoneing, John, apprentice PA, Kingsbridge, DEV, 1711. Apprenticed to Stoneing, George, £10/00/00. [dec, son Jn app Rob White, cordwainer] IR/1/42, fo. 017.
Weatherdon, John, bookseller, stationer, Newton Abbot, DEV, 1784. Sun policy 496608, £500, 1784.
Bond, Robert, printer, Plynmouth, DEV 1816. Bankrupt: MM Mar 1816
Bowden, Thomas, bookseller, Plynmouth, DEV 1813. Bankrupt: 15 May 1813
Burrow, Edmund, apprentice bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1762. Apprenticed to Thomas, Abraham, £6/00/00 IR/1/23, fo. 077.
Collins, John, printer, Plymouth, DEV, 1772. Apprentice Dickenson, Richard, £4/00/00. IR/1/58, fo. 093.
Collyer, Frederick, apprentice bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1755. Apprenticed to Palmer, John, £20/00/00 IR/1/20, fo. 105.
Dickenson, Richard, apprentice printer, Plymouth, DEV, 1772. Apprenticed to Collins, John, £4/00/00 IR/1/58, fo. 093.
Haydon, Benjamin Robert, bookseller, Plymouth, DEV 1797. Bankrupt: 24 Jun 1797 cert: 20 Mar 1802 div: 24 Aug 1798 15 Apr 1807
Haydon, Benjamin, stationer, bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1779. Sun policy 413709, £800, 1779.
Haydon, Benjamin, stationer, Plymouth, DEV, 1782. Sun policy 461287, £300, 1782.
Haydon, Mary, stationer, bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1779. Sun policy 413709, £800, 1779.
Haydon, Mary, stationer, Plymouth, DEV, 1782. Sun policy 461287, £300, 1782.
Jane, Thomas, apprentice bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1762. Apprenticed to Palmer, John, £50/00/00 IR/1/54, fo. 167.
Lyle, William, apprentice bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1768. Apprenticed to Wallis, James, £26/05/00 IR/1/57, fo. 059.
Lyon, Judah, apprentice engraver, Plymouth, DEV, 1772. Apprenticed to Nathan, Solomon, £42/00/00. [jeweller & EN] IR/1/58, fo. 068.
MacClellan, John, PPK Plymouth, DEV 1795. Bankrupt: 21 Jul 1795 cert: 13 May 1797
Maurice, Patrick Ferdin., bookseller, Plymouth Dock, DEV 1788. Bankrupt: 09 Aug 1788 cert: 29 Nov 1788 div: 23 May 1789 div: 13 Jan 1791 div: 12 Nov 1791
Maurice,Patrick Ferdinand, bookseller, stationer, Plymouth Dock, DEV, 1781. Sun policy 451890, £600, 1781.
Nathan, Solomon, engraver, Plymouth, DEV, 1772. Apprentice Lyon, Judah, £42/00/00. [jeweller & EN]IR/1/58, fo. 068.
Nettleton, John, printer, Plymouth, DEV 1813. Bankrupt: 30 Nov 1813
Nettleton, Peter, apprentice printer, Plymouth, DEV, 1773. Apprenticed to Weatherley, Robert, £12/00/00 IR/1/27, fo. 217.
Palmer, John, bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1755. Apprentice Collyer, Frederick, £20/00/00. IR/1/20, fo. 105.
Palmer, John, bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1762. Apprentice Jane, Thomas, £50/00/00. IR/1/54, fo. 167.
Roach, J, stationer, Plymouth Dock, DEV 1820. Bankrupt: 17 Oct 1820
Roberts, Stephen, stationer, Plymouth Dock, DEV, 1781. Sun policy 442898, £600, 1781.
Thomas, Abraham, bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1762. Apprentice Burrow, Edmund, £6/00/00. IR/1/23, fo. 077.
Wallis, James, bookbinder, Plymouth, DEV, 1768. Apprentice Lyle, William, £26/05/00. IR/1/57, fo. 059.
Wardon, Thomas, engraver, Plymouth, DEV, 1780/1. Sun policy 437901, £1000, 1780/1.
Weatherley, Robert, printer, Plymouth, DEV, 1773. Apprentice Nettleton, Peter, £12/00/00. IR/1/27, fo. 217.
Weatherley, Robert, printer, Plymouth, DEV, 1779/81. Royal Exchange policy 78245, £700, 1779/81.
Cragg, Grace, papermaker, Rewe, DEV, 1779/80. Sun policy 424403, £400, 1779/80.
Howard, Richard, papermaker, Shaugh Mill, Shaugh Prior, DEV 1796. Bankrupt: 23 Oct 1796
Marsh, John, bookseller, Sidmouth, DEV 1819. Bankrupt: 24 Aug 1819 cert: 25 Dec 1819
Bowden, Robert, bookseller, stationer, South Molton, DEV, 1784/5. Royal Exchange policy 94128, £300, 1784/5.
Carill, John, papermaker, South Brent, DEV, 1786/7. Royal Exchange policy 102654, £100, 1786/7.
Huxtable, John, stationer, South Molton, DEV, 1785. Sun policy 504932, £300, 1785.
Abbey, Robert, stationer, Stoke Damerel, DEV, 1729. Apprentice Ayres, Abraham, £3/00/00. IR/1/49, fo. 224.
Ayres, Abraham, apprentice stationer, Stoke Damerel, DEV, 1729. Son of Abraham of Plymouth DEV. Apprenticed to Abbey, Robert, £3/00/00 IR/1/49, fo. 224.
Salmon, John, apprentice cardmaker, Tavistock, DEV, 1743. Son of William of Milton Abbot DEV. Apprenticed to Whitchurch, John, £31/10/00 IR/1/16, fo. 215.
Vallett, David, apprentice cardmaker, Tavistock, DEV, 1725. Son of Abraham of Tavistock DEV. Apprenticed to Whitchurch, John, £15/00/00 IR/1/49, fo. 100.
Whitchurch, John, CM, Tavistock, DEV, 1743. Apprentice Salmon, John, £31/10/00. IR/1/16, fo. 215.
Whitchurch, John, CM, Tavistock, DEV, 1725. Apprentice Vallett, David, £15/00/00. IR/1/49, fo. 100.
Salter, Daniel, bookseller, Tiverton, DEV, 1785/6. Royal Exchange policy 92318, £200, 1785/6.
Bond, Thomas, papermaker, Topsham, DEV, 1778/9. Sun policy 408513, £900, 1778/9.
Baynham, Ann Pinyon, stationer, Totnes, DEV, 1785. Sun policy 505219, £500, 1785.
Cleave, Walter, stationer, bookbinder, Totnes, DEV, 1777/8. Sun policy 393533, £200, 1777/8.
Trownson, John, stationer, Totnes, DEV, 1784. Sun policy 499640, £200, 1784.
Browne, Christopher, apprentice papermaker, Upexe, DEV, 1744. Apprenticed to Warren, Charles, £5/00/00. [Epex] IR/1/50, fo. 235.
Warren, Charles, papermaker, Upexe, DEV, 1744. Apprentice Browne, Christopher, £5/00/00. [Epex]IR/1/50, fo. 235.
This page last updated 24 June 2011
© Ian Maxted, 2005.
