High Bickington Parish Burial Records

The following pages list the Parish Burial Records for High Bickington between 1813 and 1879.

Hopefully these records will be of interest to anyone researching their family history as well as for the lay observer. The records are set out in a yearly basis so if you are looking for a particular family name it is recommended you use the search facility on the opening screen which should give a list of all records containing a particular surname on the site.

On first inspection one might wonder what use such records can be to anyone not researching their family history, but on further inspection one will start to find questions poping into your head. for example one should wonder why there were so many child deaths in 1874. Seven of the thirteen death records for this year are for young children, six occurring between 1st February and 30th march with a further record in August. Was there perhaps an outbreak of disease and if so what was it, flu or meningitis perhaps? Perhaps with some further investigation we will be able to give you the answers to this and other such questions that arise from these records. 1874 was a bad year for the Squire family in particular who suffered two child deaths, Charlotte aged 3 and Edmund 6 days later aged 11 months.

The following year, 1875, saw child deaths reduced to three out of twelve deaths. the Alford family suffered greatest in this year with 25% of the years deaths falling in their household. Ann Alford was first to die in March aged 53 followed by Mary in October aged 8 and 6 days later Henry died aged 63. Assuming Ann was Henry's wife and mother to Mary, perhaps the latter were unable to cope following the death of the woman of the house?

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Select a link below to view the Parish burial record for that year

1813	1814	1815	1816
1817	1818	1819	1820
1821	1822	1823	1824
1825	1826	1827	1828
1829	1830	1831	1832
1833	1834	1835	1836
1837	1838	1839	1840
1841	1842	1843	1844
1845	1846	1847	1848
1849	1850	1851	1852
1853	1854	1855	1856
1857	1858	1859	1860
1861	1862	1863	1864
1865	1866	1867	1868
1869	1870	1871	1872
1873	1874	1875	1876
1877	1878	1879

See also the graves at North Road Methodist Chapel and Ebberley Chapel.