Early Life John Edward Hulland (known as Jack) was born 29 June, 1922 in Bishopsteignton, Devon. Son of Edward Charles and Ethel May Hulland (née Taylor). Jacks father Edward was born in 1898 in Exeter and moved to Cockhaven Street, Bishopsteignton around 1911...
People
People living in, who have lived in or are connected to Bishopsteignton
Harold Biffen
Early Life Harold Biffen was born June, 1921 in Reigate, Surrey. Son of Walter and Helen Biffen (née Pennycuick); husband of Hazel Mercedes Cecilia Biffen (née Watling). His parents lived in Gillingham, Dorset when they had their first daughter, Isobel Helen...
Richard George Patrick Bernard Dyer
Early Life Richard George Patrick Bernard Dyer was born January 1925, in Newton Abbot, Devon. There is little known of his family history at the time of writing, and the evidence found is somewhat conflicting. Records show that his father is most likely William...
George Valentine
Early Life George Valentine was born in April, 1921 in West Derby, Lancashire. He was the son of John and Ellen Valentine (née Speakman) and was married to Irene Margaret Valentine (née Houlton). His father, John Valentine lived his whole life in Lancashire and was a...
Ronald Ambrose Slater
Early Life Ronald Ambrose Slater was born in April, 1921 in Lambeth London. Son of Cecil and Elsie Slater (née Green); husband of Sylvia May Slater (née Ward, later Aldridge), of Bishopsteignton. His father grew up in Nottinghamshire and moved to...
Sidney Albert Treen
Early Life Sidney Albert Treen was born on the 11th February, 1920, in Bishopsteignton, Devon. He was the son of William and Sarah 'Laura' Treen (née Groves); husband of Gladys Treen (née Sutton) of Teignmouth. Sidney's father, William Germon Treen, was born in...
John Harvey McGregor
Early Life John Harvey McGregor was born 12 May, 1906, in Ashstead, Surrey. His father Robert McGregor was born in Montrose, Scotland. He moved to London where he worked as a civil servant in the admiralty for the whole of his career. Robert married...
Alice Mary Major
Alice Mary was born in 1885 to John and Louisa Major, one of six children. The Majors owned and worked the blacksmith forge in Fore street, Bishopsteignton. Louisa and her daughters Alice and Lily worked at Kittoes House. On 31st August 1908 Alice married James...
Bishopsteignton audio memories
BBC Radio Devon "Village Voices" Philip Gourd, 1920-2013 The Gourd family are well known in Bishopsteignton for being the family who ran the transport. Starting with a horse drawn cart the family business grew to embrace modern technology with buses, coaches, cars and...
Blacksmiths of Fore Street
Records confirm a blacksmith's workshop on Fore Street in 1841 but it is highly likely that it was much older than this, sandwiched on both sides by 18th Century (or earlier) cottages. This extract looks at the families that have occupied this spot and what we can...