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John Trewin Westaway
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........................ ...........The Westaway Family's Devon Origins.
 

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All Westaway Family members descend from probably one source. The first mention of the name was in the 15thcentury and for several hundreds of years they lived mainly in one area around Okehampton, Devon, in the parishes of South Tawton, Belstone, Inwardleigh and Sampford Courtenay.

The Westaways were a typical rural England family, living in one small area of Devon for centuries. What is unique is the research, Bob Westaway's extraction of the early Manorial records of Sampford Courtenay, the many early wills and poor law records have given us an amazing incite into their lives from 1500 - 1850.

Why a One Name Study? A One Name Study is a holistic approach to all Westaway Family research, including the conservation of documents, monuments, and other electronic or photographic material of special interest to other Westaways. The Westaway Family research is prolific and thorough from its founder members to present researchers and this site is a means of linking it all together so it is available to future Westaway descendants worldwide. Its main aim is to ensure that valuable research on the family is not lost. The Westaway name is registered with the Guild of One Name Studies
Westaways were living in Lydcott, Belstone from the late 1400's. They were farmers, tailors, weavers & thatchers. Later they farmed at Priestacott.
Westaways lived in Sampford Courtenay from the late 1400's. They were mainly farmers and husbandmen and intermarried with the Reddaway, Coombes, Lacey & Newcombe families.
In the early 1500's the Westaways were farming at Golbeton (Goldburn), which in next to Dorneford in Sampford Courtenay which they also farmed.
South Tawton was home to many Westaways as early as 1500. Their main residence was Arscott (Now Addiscott). They were weavers, farmers, physicians, druggists, shoemakers, woolcomers and miners. South Tawton was home to the Westaway family from the early 1500's. Their main residence was Arscott, now Addiscot. They were weavers, farmers, physicians, druggists, shoemakers, woolcombers and miners. South Tawton was home to the Westaway family from the early 1500's. Their main residence was Arscott, now Addiscot. They were weavers, farmers, physicians, druggists, shoemakers, woolcombers and miners. South Tawton was home to the Westaway family from the early 1500's. Their main residence was Arscott, now Addiscot. They were weavers, farmers, physicians, druggists, shoemakers, woolcombers and miners.
Belstone
Sampford Courtenay
Inwardleigh
South Tawton
Last updated 2nd March, 2016

Photographs by Beacon Villages which is a fantastic site full of the history and facts on the villages associated with the early Westaway families

Many thanks to Jack Westaway for the photograph inserted in the Westaway heading. This lovely photograph is of John Trewin Westaway & his family.
 
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