Family and life in the community David married Elizabeth Ann Smith, a schoolmistress, who taught the infant class at Bishopsteignton School on 20th October 1906. They first lived in a house called Belle Vue, then at 3, River View Terrace with their three children,...
The Pook Family
The Pook family can be dated in the village back before the 1841 Census. Originally gardeners some went on to be carpenters, builders and postmasters. Often actively involved in village life some became inaugural and subsequent members of the Parish Council.
Frederick William Pook
Family and life in the community Frederick was born in 1860 in Bishopsteignton, the son of John (gardener, village postmaster for 34 years and Parish Council founder member) and Eliza Pook (née Hore), one of eight children. They lived in Fore Street, known then as...