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1600s and before - Ashburton people in Crown Pleas of the Devon Eyre of 1238

                Ashburton residents in 1588 - a list of those having to pay money on their holdings of lands or goods.

                Ashburton residents in 1599

                Ashburton PCC wills 1579 - 1699

              Ashburton people in 'Devonshire Wills: A collection of annotated testamentary abstracts together with the family history and genealogy of many of the most ancient gentle houses of the west of England, Charles Worthy, 1896'

1700s - An indenture concerning a property in East St

              'Gentlemen' from the Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce and Manufacture, Vol 2

              Ashburton PCC wills 1700 - 1799 

Ashburton people in 'Devonshire Wills: A collection of annotated testamentary abstracts together with the family history and genealogy of many of the most ancient gentle houses of the west of England, Charles Worthy, 1896 '

1800s -  Mentions of Ashburton in Chudleigh parish records

              Documents to do with the Rew Down Estate

              A map of Ashburton circa 1899

              Ashburton PCC wills 1800 - 1858

              A letter from Sarah Honeywill to her son William

              Some residents ('Head of houses') of West Street in the 1891 census.

              Some residents ('Head of houses') of North Street in the 1891 census.

              Extracts from the deeds of No. 15 Woodland Road

1900s - 'Officers Public Institutions etc' from the Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Brent and Ivybridge Almanac 1906

              Some residents ('Head of houses' ) of East Street on the 1911 census.

              Later extracts from the deeds of No. 15 Woodland Road

              Searches performed at various times in the 1900s with regards to No.50 North Street.

              Details of tenants of various farms and cottages, sold as part of the Halshanger Manor Estate 27th     April 1927