Person:John Norman (28)

Possibility-to research: County Devon Place Upottery MarriageDate 15 Oct 1758 GroomForename Thomas GroomSurname NORMAN

BrideForename Mary BrideSurname CRANDON

Notes by licence

6th Jan 1781, John son of John Norman born Nov 17th [Cullompton Baptisms] Note: basing this John Norman's estimated birthdate on being 30 when his son John was born

Devon Freeholders, 1711-1799 QS7/56, Devon Freeholders Book, 1799 Hayridge Hundred Cullompton

John Hole Philip Martyn John Martyn Abraham Elliott Elias Baker Robert Pitt John Blackmore James Blackmore Thomas Pannell William Brown John Fowler Evans Frank William Upcott Nicholas Gay Robert Salter John Salter Joseph Nosworthy Richard Pring Ambrose Shere jun William Brice Richard Bult Roger Rowe Thomas Ellicott Humphry Mills William Haycraft Henry Melhuish John Selwood Thomas Bale Joseph Taylor John Bennett George Fowler Henry Allin Thomas Taylor William Wescombe William Wolland Robert Frost Richard Goodhind Silas Frost William Burnard James Martyn John Rice Henry Matthews Joseph Frost Thomas Matthews John Brice John Norman

Note: Freeholders were compiled for the purpose of serving on juries. To qualify you had to own land or have a long term lease. "This included men aged 21-70 who held land by lease of a minimum value of £20 per annum, provided such lands were held for the absolute term of 500 years or more, or 99 years or other term determinable on one or more lives." "Those named range from men with the minimum £10 freehold or £20 leasehold qualification to major landholders such as the Courtenays of Powderham, the Bampfyldes of Poltimore, and the Poles of Shute." Collompton is in the Hayridge Hundred. There is a John Norman in Tiverton, but he is an apothocary. John is the only Norman in the Hayridge Hundred.

RIN: MH:I384

1.   Free Reg Search. (http://freereg.rootsweb.com/cgi/Search.pl).
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3.   Simon Dixon. Devon Freeholders, 1711-1799. (© Simon Dixon/Friends of Devon's Archives 2007).