Their relatives, the Doddridges, came from the Devon line of Sir John Doddridge, the famous bachelor judge who lies buried under his effigy in Exeter cathedral. This caused a rift with Henry, the novelist’s full brother, who from then onwards adopted the surname Turberville. He passed the family estate there to the novelist’s father, also John Blackmore, who later sold East Bodley, West Hill and Bumsley to support his son Frederick, the novelist’s half brother. John Blackmore, the novelist’s grandfather, was born at Parracombe in 1764. In each generation there had been Richard or John Blackmores or both. From the 17th century or before they owned the farms of East Bodley and Barton and leased land in the neighbouring parish of Martinhoe at Killington and Bumsley. Records of Decisions and Access to DocumentsĪlthough Richard Doddridge Blackmore was not born in Devon, he claimed: "In everything, except the accident of my birth I am a Devonian my ancestry were all Devonians my sympathies and feelings are all Devonian." His family seems to have stemmed from the parish of Parracombe.Your Key Contacts at Exmoor National Park Authority.Latest Volunteering Roles and Opportunities.Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme.Information for Farmers and Land Managers.Paddlesteamers, Postcards and Holidays Past.Exmoor Non-Native Invasive Species (ENNIS) Project.
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