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Kate Thorne (neé Gunningham)
Kate Thorne and her husband Fred (see separate entry) Thorne were the parents of Jean (Elston) and Joyce Thorne and grandparents of Kevin Elston, Lynne Treloar, Anne (Humphreys), Richard Elston and...
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Joyce and Charlie Parsons and their son Richard probably in 1960s
This photograph shows Joyce and Charlie Parsons and their son Richard. They lived at 38 Pilton Street next door to Sister Bates who lived at 39 Pilton Street. Charlie, who had driven tanks in Wor...
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Hugh Robert and Sarah Catherine Augusta Hibbert of Broadgate
This is the grave of Colonel Hugh Robert Hibbert and his wife Sarah Catherine Augusta Hibbert. Hugh Hibbert was born at Birtles Hall in the County of Cheshire in 1822. Sarah Hibbert (neé Lee) was...
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Gathering in Mill Road in the early 1940s
This photograph was posted on the Facebook page of the Barnstaple History Group by Angie Fisher in July 2015. It gave rise to a lot of comments which identified, although didn't always specifically...
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A Barumite's Experience at the Front at Christmas 1914
In January 1915, the North Devon Journal wrote up the experiences of a Pilton man after enlisting in the 1st Devons just before World War I broke out in July 1914. After four months training, Priv...
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Shipbuilding in Pilton and Pottington in 18th and 19th Centuries
It is difficult to believe, given how narrow the River Yeo at Pilton is today, that there was once a thriving shipbuilding industry in Pilton dating back to the mid-18th century and lasting beyond ...
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Eric Sanders : 1919 - 2015
This archive item tells the story of some of the family and long life of Eric Sanders who was born in Pilton in April 1919 and who lived in many different places around Devon - Barnstaple, Brayford...
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Wedding of Patricia Ruth Stevens and Arthur Douglas Lemon at St Mary...
In May 1945, Patricia Ruth Stevens, the older sister of Eric John 'Steve' Stevens, was married to Arthur Douglas Lemon in St Mary's Church, Pilton. In this picture we can identify Arthur and Patri...
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