A HISTORY OF THE SHOBBROOK FAMILY FROM THE COUNTY OF DEVON
PART 3 - GENERATIONS 7 TO 8
GENERATION 7
WILLIAM SHOBROOKE (son of Joseph and Maria (Mary) Shobrooke)
1 April 1724 - He was baptised at North Lew (see parish register).
25 May 1760 - He was a husbandman when he married Peternell Stonman by banns at Brushford. He made his mark in the register (see entry no. 4 in the parish register).
31 March 1761 - Their daughter Mary was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
15 July 1761 - They were from Brushford when their daughter Mary was buried at Coldridge parish church (see parish register).
20 June 1762 - Their son William was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
5 February 1764 – Their son Thomas was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
5 July 1768 - Their daughter Susanna was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
17 December 1770 - Their daughter Ann was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
18 May 1773 - Their son Joseph was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
28 November 1775 - Their son James was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
28 August 1781 - Their daughter Elizabeth was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
27 October 1788 - Their twin children Richard and Charity were baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
He was a blacksmith at Brushford.
7 April 1809 - He was buried aged 84 at Coldridge parish church (see parish register).
26 August 1809 - He was a deceased yeoman from Brushford when probate was granted to his will valued at under £300 in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple. William and James Shobbrook (his sons) were the executors. He left £20 to his daughter Charity and £100 to his son Richard (i.e. £50 within one year and £50 within four years of the testators decease). The residue was to be equally divided between William and James (see register of wills).
Known child/children - Mary, William, Thomas, Anne, Susanna, Anne, Joseph, James, Richard, Charity and Elizabeth.
The Parish Church at Brushford
PETERNELL SHOBROOKE (NÉE STONEMAN) (daughter of Richard and Charity Stoneman)
30 May 1737 - She was baptised in Coldridge parish church (IGI and see parish register).
25 May 1760 - She married William Shobrooke in Brushford parosh church. She signed her name in the register (see parish register).
Peternell's Prayer Book (Photograph by Joy Moss)
28 September 1802 - Aged 66 she was buried at Coldridge parish church (see parish register).
The graves of William, Peternell and their son William at Coldridge
JAMES SHOBROOKE (son of Joseph and Mary Shobrooke)
10 March 1728/29 - He was baptised in Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
17 May 1765 - He signed the register when he married Joanna Harris in Okehampton parish church (see parish register).
12 February 1766 - Their daughter Mary was baptised in Inwardleigh parish church (see parish register).
20 February 1768 - Their son Simon was baptised in Inwardleigh parish church (see parish register).
1 May 1771 - Their daughter Johanna was baptised in Inwardleigh parish church (see parish register).
Known child/children - Mary, Simon and Johanna.
JOANNA SHOBROOK (formerly HARRIS NÉE PREATER) (daughter of Simon and Mary Preater)
8 March 1730/31 - She was baptised in Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
1 October 1749 - She married William Harris in Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
17 May 1765 - She was a widow when she married James Shobrook in Okehampton parish church (see parish register).
WILLIAM HARRIS
1 October 1749 - He married Joanna Preter in Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
21 November 1750 - Their son James was baptised in Okehampton parish church see parish register).
1 October 1753 - Their son William was baptised in Okehampton parish church see parish register BTs).
14 January 1753/54 - He was buried at Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
ELIZABETH SHOBBROOKE (daughter of Joseph and Mary Shobbrooke
19 July 1731 -She was baptised in Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
MARY SHOBBROOKE (daughter of Joseph and Mary Shobbrooke)
18 December 1733 -She was baptised in Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
JOANNA SHOBBROOKE (daughter of Joseph and Mary Shobbrooke)
21 March 1735 -She was baptised in Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
SUSANNA SHOBBROOKE (daughter of Joseph and Mary Shobbrooke)
28 March 1738 -She was baptised in Okehampton parish church (see parish register BTs).
THOMAS SHOBROOKE (son of Joseph and Mary Shobrooke)
16 February 1740/41 – He was baptised in North Lew parish church (see parish register).
GENERATION 8
MARY SHUBBROOK (daughter of William and Peternell Shubbrook)
31 March 1761 - She was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register)..
15 July 1761 – She was buried at Coldridge parish church (see parish register).
WILLIAM SHUBBROOK (son of William and Peternell Shubbrook)
20 June 1762 - He was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
26 August 1809 - He was a joint executor, along with his brother James, of the will of his father William that was proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple. The value was under £300. He shared the balance of the estate with James after the deduction of £20 left to his sister Charity and £100 to his brother Richard (see register of wills).
6 May 1837 - He made his last will and testament (see copy).
28 January 1839 - He was a yeoman when he died at Chawleigh.
He was buried at Coldridge (see the photograph of his grave).
THOMAS SHUBBROOK (son of William and Peternell Shubbrook)
5 February 1764 - He was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
30 January 1788 - He was from Brushford when he married Alice Mare in Coldridge parish church. He signed his name as Thomas Shobbrook in the register (see parish register).
26 January 1789 - Their daughter Maryann was baptised in the parish church at Coldridge (see parish register).
5 January 1791 - Their son William was baptised in the parish church at Coldridge (see parish church).
12 March 1794 - Their daughter Alice was baptised in the parish church at Coldridge (see parish register).
26 May 1796 - Their daughter Petternell was baptised in the parish church at Coldridge (see parish register).
20 February 1798 - Their son Thomas was baptised in the parish church at Coldridge (see parish register).
22 September 1799 - Their son James was baptised in the parish church at Coldridge (see parish register).
18 May 1802 - They were sojourners from Coleridge when their son Thomas was baptised in Eggesford parish church (see parish register).
10 October 1805 - Their son John was baptised in the parish church at Coldridge (see parish register).
28 August 1808 - Their daughter Ann was baptised in the parish church at Burrington (see parish register).
26 February 1811 - Their daughter Susanna was baptised in the parish church at Burrington (see parish register).
14 June 1813 - He was a yeoman from Ley Burrington when their daughter Elizabeth was baptised in the parish church at Burrington (see parish register).
9 January 1840 - He made his mark the day his last will was published and witnessed. He appointed his wife Alice and his son Thomas as executors of his will (see probate records).
23 February 1840 - He was a farmer aged 76 when he died in Burrington. No cause of death was shown on his death certificate (death certificate).
29 February 1840 - He was aged 76 and from Ley when he was buried at Burrington parish church (see parish register).
2 March 1840 - John Shobbrook, who had been present at his death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
14 March 1840 - His will was proved in the Archdeacon's Court of Barnstaple. He left bequests to his wife Alice and his ten children, Mary Ann, William, Alice Rowe, Paternal Plumber, James, John, Ann Luxton, Susanna Manning and Elizabeth (see probate records).
Known child/children - Maryann, William, Alice, Petternell, Thomas, James, John, Ann and Susanna.
ALICE SHOBBROOK (NÉE MARE) (daughter of John and Mary Mare)
24 March 1766 - She was baptised in Coldridge parish church (IGI).
30 January 1788 - She was from Coldridge when she married Thomas Shobbrook in Coldridge parish church. She signed her name in the register (see parish register).
14 March 1840 - She appeared, along with her son Thomas, in the Archdeacon's Court of Barnstaple as an executor of her late husbands will. She signed her name (see probate records).
6 June 1841 - Aged 75, she was living in Burrington with Elizabeth Shobbrook aged 25 and James Shobbrook aged 40 (see 1841 census).
9 November 1847 - She died, aged 82, of old age, in Burrington (death certificate).
12 November 1847 - Ann Turner, who had been present at her death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
13 November 1847 - She was aged 82 and from the village when she was buried at Burrington parish church (see parish register).
ANNE SHUBBROOK (daughter of William and Peternell Shubbrook
3 June 1766 - She was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
SUSANNA SPEAR (NÉE SHOBBROOK) (daughter of William and Peternell Shobbrook)
5 July 1768 - She was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
2 February 1804 - She signed the register when she married Richard Spear in the parish church at Brushford. The witnesses were James and Richard Shobbrook (see parish register).
5 December 1830 - She signed the register when she witnessed the marriage of her son William to Mary Shobrook in St Andrew's parish church, Plymouth (see parish register).
2 March 1839 - She was the widow of Richard Spear, a farmer, when she died aged 70 at Potsford, Lezant, Cornwall, of inflammation of the bowels (death certificate).
4 March 1839 - Edward Symons, who had been in attendance at her death, notified the registrar (death certificate).
6 March 1839 - She was from Little Comfort when she was buried aged 70 at Lezant parish church (see parish register) in the same grave as her husband Richard (headstone transcription by Cornwall FHS from Sheila Howard 5/8/05).
RICHARD SPEAR (son of Richard and Mary Spear)
14 January 1762 - He was baptised in Lezant parish church (see parish register).
2 February 1804 - He was from Eggesford when he married Susanna Shobrook in the parish church at Brushford. He made his mark in the register (see parish register).
1 January 1805 - Their son William Shobbrooke was baptised in Eggesford parish church (see parish register).
5 December 1830 - He made his mark in the register when he witnessed the marriage of his son William to Mary Shobrook in St Andrew's parish church, Plymouth (see parish register).
19 January 1836 - He died aged 74 (headstone transcription by Cornwall FHS from Sheila Howard 5/8/05).
23 January 1836(?) - He was from Little Comfort when he was buried aged 74 at Lezant parish church (see parish register).
Pre 2 March 1839 - He had been a farmer before he died (SS's death certificate).
Known child/children - William Shobbrooke.
ANNE SHUBROOK (daughter of William and Peternell Shubbrook)
17 December 1770 - She was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register.
JOSEPH SHUBROOK (son of William and Peternell Shubbrook)
18 May 1773 - He was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
17 October 1796 - He was from Bridestowe when he married Joanna Blatchford in the parish church at Bridestowe. He signed his name in the register (see parish register).
Bridestowe parish church
1 October 1797 – Their daughter Anna was baptised in Bridestowe parish church (see parish register).
20 October 1799 - Their daughter Ann was baptised in the parish church at Coldridge (see parish register).
17 August 1802 - their son Richard was baptised in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
10 June 1805 - their son William was baptised in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
28 May 1809 - their daughter Mary was baptised in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
4 August 1811 - their son Joseph was baptised in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
3 November 1812 - their son Joseph was baptised in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
18 November 1817 - he was from Exbourne when he married Mary Newcombe in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
11 October 1818 - their son Thomas was baptised in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
8 May 1834 - When the Manor of Exbourne was advertised for sale in Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post, it included "a cottage and blacksmith's shop in the Village of Exbourne, occupied by Joseph Shobbrook" (see newspaper).
2 August 1838 - When the Manor of Exbourne was advertised for sale in Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post, it included "a cottage and blacksmith's shop in the Village of Exbourne, occupied by Joseph Shobbrook" (see newspaper).
4 August 1838 - When the Manor of Exbourne was advertised for sale in the Western Times, it included "a Dwelling House and Blacksmith's Shop in the Village of Exbourne, in the occupation of Joseph Shobbrook" (info from Ian Stoyle 2/2/02).
6 June 1841 - he was a blacksmith aged 65 (rounded) living in Exbourne with Mary, Thomas and John, an apprentice aged 14 (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - extract from the census (see also copy of census): -
| Name | Relationship | Mar | Age | Sex | Occupation | Birthplace |
| Joseph Shobrook | Head | W | 77 | M | Formerly blacksmith | Brushford, Devon |
| Ann Shobrook | Daughter | U | 50 | F | Formerly house servant | Coldridge, Devon |
Address: Smiths Shop, Exbourne
Census Place: Exbourne Okehampton, Devonshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/1885 Folio: 753 Page: 16
20 February 1855 - He died aged 81 in Exbourne of old age (death certificate).
26 February 1855 - He was buried, aged 81, at Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
Known child/children - (mother Joanna) -Richard, Anne, William, Mary, Joseph and Joseph.
- (mother Mary) Thomas.
JOANNA SHOBROOKE (NÉE BLATCHFORD) (daughter of Robert and Ann(?) Blatchford)
11 November 1775 – She was baptised in Bridestowe parish church (see parish register).
17 October 1796 - She was from Bridestowe when she married Joseph Shobbrooke in the parish church at Bridestowe. She made her mark in the register (see parish register).
26 July 1815 – She was from Exbourne when she was buried aged 40 at Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
JAMES NEWCOMBE (son of John and Elizabeth Newcombe)
16 June 1782 – He was baptised in Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
7 November 1804 - He signed his name in the register when he married Mary Splatt in Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
29 January 1806 - Their daughter Elizabeth was baptised in Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
12 June 1808 - Their son John was baptised in Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
9 January 1811 - Their son James was baptised in Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
2 January 1815 – He was buried aged 33 at Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
MARY SHOBBROOK (formerly NEWCOMBE & NÉE SPLATT) (daughter of John and Sarah Splatt)
See also the Splatt family history.
7 November 1804 - She signed her name in the register when she married James Newcombe in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
29 January 1806 - Their daughter Elizabeth was baptised in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
12 June 1808 - Their son John was baptised in the parish church at Exbourne (see parish register).
18 November 1817 - she was from Exbourne when she married Joseph Shobbrook in the parish church at Exbourne. She signed her name in the register. John Splatt was one of the witnesses (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - aged 60 (rounded), she was living in Exbourne with Joseph, Thomas and John (see 1841 census).
7 August 1847 - she died aged 70 in Exbourne of weakness and old age (death certificate).
11 August 1847 –she was from Exbourne when she was buried aged 70 at Exbourne parish church (see parish register).
JAMES SHUBBROOK (son of William and Peternell Shubbrook)
28 November 1775 - He was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
2 February 1804 - He signed his name when he was a witness at the wedding of his sister Susanna and Richard Spear in the parish church at Lapford (see parish register).
26 August 1809 - He was a joint executor, along with his brother William, of the will of his father William that was proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple. The value was under £300. He shared the balance of the estate with William after the deduction of £20 left to his sister Charity and £100 to his brother Richard (see register of wills).
1 November 1820 - He was a witness at the wedding of Henry Reed and Charity Shobbrook in the parish church at Chawleigh. He signed the register (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - He was a farmer aged 65 (rounded) living at Lake, Bondleigh, with (his sister-in-law) Rachel, Mary Hooper aged 25 (rounded), and William Shobbrook aged 18, Richard Shobbrook aged 15, Julia Shobbrook aged 13, and James Shobbrook aged 10 (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - He was living at Lake, Bondleigh (see 1851census): -
| Name | Relationship | Mar | Age | Sex | Occupation | Birthplace |
| William Shobbrook | Head |
M
|
28
|
M
|
Farmer of 38 acres employing 1 labourer | Chawley, Devon |
| Ann Shobbrook | Wife |
M
|
26
|
F
|
--- | Sampford Courtenay, Devon |
| Amelia Shobbrook | Daughter |
-
|
4
|
F
|
--- | Bondleigh, Devon |
| Thursa Shobbrook | Daughter |
-
|
3
|
F
|
--- | Bondleigh, Devon |
| William Shobbrook | Son |
-
|
1
|
M
|
--- | Bondleigh, Devon |
| James Shobbrook | Uncle |
-
|
76
|
M
|
Annuitant | Brushford, Devon |
20 September 1858 - He was a yeoman from Bondleigh when he signed his last will and testament. He left £3 to Nancy Shobbrook, and £2 to Thomas Shobbrook, children of his late brother Joseph, £3 to Rachel, the widow of his late brother Richard Shobbrook, £2 to his niece Julia, wife of George Potter, and the balance of his estate to William Shobbrook, son of his late brother Richard, who he also appointed as his sole executor (see will).
29 December 1859 - He was a farmer aged 84 when he died of old age at Lake, Bondleigh (death certificate).
30 December 1859 - W C P Shobbrook of Bondleigh Town Farm, Bondleigh, who had been present at his death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
5 April 1860 - Probate was granted to his will at the District Registry at Exeter in favour of his executor (his nephew) William Shobbrook, a yeoman from Bondleigh. His estate was value at under £100 (see probate).
RICHARD SHUBROOK (son of William and Peternell Shubbrook)
27 October 1778 - He was baptised in the parish church at Brushford along with his twin sister Charity (see parish register).
2 February 1804 - He signed his name when he was a witness at the wedding of his sister Susanna and Richard Spear in the parish church at Lapford (see parish register).
26 August 1809 - The will of his father William was proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple. He was left £100 of which £50 was to be paid within one year of his father's decease and the balance within four years (see register of wills).
14 August 1822 - he was a yeoman when he obtained a licence to marry Rachel Hooper of Chawleigh (see copy). He also signed a marriage bond in the value of £200 (see copy).
25 August 1822 - He was from Chawleigh when he married Rachel Hooper in the parish church at Chawleigh by licence. He signed his name in the register (see parish register).
15 April 1823 - He was a farmer from Tiddlecot in Chawleigh when their son William Cornelius Paddon was baptised in Chawleigh parish church (info from Mike Michelmore 1/3/10).
26 December 1825 - He was a farmer from Chawleigh when their son Richard was baptised in Chawleigh parish church (info from Mike Michelmore 1/3/10).
7 April 1828 - He was a yeoman from Chawleigh when their daughter Julia Eleanor Hooper was baptised in Chawleigh parish church (info from Mike Michelmore 1/3/10).
6 May 1830 - He was a farmer from Chawleigh when their son James was baptised in Chawleigh parish church (info from Mike Michelmore 1/3/10).
17 January 1831 - He was a farmer aged 53 when he was buried at Chawleigh (see parish register).
Known child/children - William Cornelius Paddon, Richard, Julia Eleanor Hooper and James.
RACHEL SHOBROOKE (NÉE HOOPER) (daughter of Roger and Eleanor Hooper)
9 February 1789 - She was baptised in the parish church at Chawleigh (see parish register).
25 August 1822 - She was from Chawleigh when she married Richard Shobrooke by licence in the parish church at Chawleigh. She signed her name in the register. John Hooper was one of the witnesses (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 52, she was living at Lake, Bondleigh, with (her brother-in-law) James Shobbrook, (her daughter?), Mary Hooper, and William, Richard, Julia and James Shobbrook (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - She was living at Ridge Town, Bondleigh (see 1851 census): -
| Name | Relationship | Mar | Age | Sex | Occupation | Birthplace |
| Rachel Shobbrook | Head |
W
|
62
|
F
|
Annuitant | Chawley, Devon |
Address: Ridge Town, Okehampton
Census Place: Bondleigh Okehampton, Devonshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/1885 Folio: 787 Page: 9 FHL Film:0221035
5 April 1860 - She was to receive three pounds under the terms of the will of her brother-in-law James Shobbrook (see JS’s will).
7 April 1861 - She was a widow of a farmer, aged 72, living alone in Lake, Bondleigh (see 1861 census).
2 April 1871 - Aged 82, she was living at Lake, Bondleigh with her granddaughter Ann Shobbrook, aged 11 (see 1871 census).
5 August 1873 - She was the widow of Richard Shobbrook, a farmer, when she died aged 84 of dropsey at Luke, Bondleigh (death certificate).
6 August 1873 - Henry Dunn, of The Bridge, Bondleigh, who had been in attendance at her death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
27 October 1778 - She was baptised in the parish church at Brushford along with her twin brother Richard (see parish register).
26 August 1809 - The will of her father William was proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple. She was left £20 (see register of wills).
1 November 1820 - She was from Chawleigh when she married Henry Reed in Chawleigh parish church. She signed the register. James Shobbrook was a witness (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 50 (rounded), she was living in Chawleigh with her husband Henry (see 1841 census).
3 March 1851 - She was living at Jurys, Chawleigh (see 1851 census):-
| Name | Relationship | Mar | Age | Sex | Occupation | Birthplace |
| Henry Reed | Head |
M
|
52
|
M
|
Lab | Chawleigh, Devon |
| Charity Reed | Wife |
M
|
72
|
F
|
Lab wife | Coldridge, Devon |
| Susan Reed | Daughter |
U
|
29
|
F
|
Dressmaker | Chawleigh, Devon |
| Rebecca Gough | Inmt |
W
|
73
|
F
|
Schoolmistress of late | Chawleigh, Devon |
| Ellen Baker | Inmt |
-
|
5
|
F
|
--- | Chawleigh, Devon |
7 April 1861 - Aged 82, she was living at Little Burridge, Chawleigh, with her husband Henry, in the home of her son-in-law Thomas Cole, her daughter Susanna Cole, aged 38, and her grandchildren (see 1861 census).
25 September 1861 - She was the wife of Henry Reed, a landed proprietor, when she died aged 83 of seirrhus of the stomach at Burridge, Chawleigh (death certificate).
2 October 1861 - She was the wife of Henry Reed and from Wilson's Burridge, Chawleigh, when she was buried aged 83 at Chawleigh parish church (see parish register).
3 October 1861 - Maria Snell of Chawleigh, who had been present at her death, notified the registrar (death certificate).
HENRY REED (son of John and Mary Reed)
21 August 1800 - He was privately baptised (Chawleigh parish register info from Michael Michelmore 6/9/04).
1 November 1820 - He married Charity Shobrooke at Chawleigh.
18 January 1822 - He was a butcher from Chawleigh when their daughter Susana Shobroke was baptised in Chawleigh parish church (LDS Familysearch web-site).
6 June 1841 - He was an agricultural labourer aged 40 (rounded) living in Chawleigh with his wife Charity (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - He was a labourer aged 52 living at Jurys, Chawleigh (see 1851 census transcription above).
7 April 1861 - He was a retired farmer aged 63 living at Little Burridge, Chawleigh, with his wife Charity, in the home of their son-in-law Thomas Cole, their daughter Susanna Cole, aged 38, and their grandchildren George, Emma M, and Helena (see 1861 census).
2 April 1871 - He was a retired farmer aged 73 living at Little Burridge, Chawleigh with his married daughter Susan Cole, her husband Thomas and their children (see 1871 census).
March qtr 1873 - The death of a Henry Reed aged 76 was registered in Crediton (GRO ref 5b 295).
Known child/children - Susan.
ELIZABETH SHUBROOK (daughter of William and Peternell Shubbrook)
28 August 1781 - She was baptised in the parish church at Brushford (see parish register).
3 September 1781 - She was buried at Brushford (see parish register).