The Committee, in office until November 2022, is as follows:-
Chairman Janet Few. I am a local, family and social historian, who works as an historical interpreter. Although I am an incomer to Buckland Brewer, my great great great great grandfather’s sister married someone whose father was baptised in Buckland Brewer – surely that makes me belong? I enjoy finding out more about the people in whose footsteps I tread every day. My particular project is looking at those who left Buckland Brewer for places overseas. For more about my chaotic historical and sometimes hysterical, life see my website.
Secretary Lyn Layton and Treasurer Chris Layton. We moved to Buckland Brewer eleven years ago from the Midlands and cannot claim any family connection to Devon. But we have been made to feel we belong here by the warmth of the people and we’re involved in several village activities. We live in a very old cottage, which has inspired a curiosity in its history and that of the parish although we can only profess to be enthusiastic amateurs.
Committee Member Lorna Hicks.
Committee Member (co-opted) Anna-Marie Hill
I moved with my husband Chris and my parents to Great Eckworthy in 2022. My maternal great grandparents were Mariners in Clovelly and my paternal great grandparents were builders and engineers in Barnstaple. Our local family names are Stone, Squire, Beer and Finch. We live in one of the oldest houses in the parish and we are lovingly restoring our home, outbuildings and the landscape around us whilst researching the history of the people who lived here. I have really enjoyed helping my neighbours delve more into the history of their homes since moving here.
Committee Member Barry Noakes
Committee Member Dave Watson
We have vacancies on this committee and would welcome additional volunteers.
Buckland Brewer History Group 
I am getting back into researching my Buckland Brewer Cole ancestors. I am stumbling over finding my Richard Cole’s birth record (likely born between 1690 to 1705) and who his parents are. He married Mary Wakely in 1718 in Buckland Brewer. Some Ancs treee owners say he was born in 1690 in Buckand Brewer without supporting evidence of this 😦 Would there be his birth record in Buckland Brewer?
It would nice to get the confirmation information and go further back on the family line.
Cheers, John
this Richard Cole may be my ancestor too. is there any way we can collaborate in this research? Afew generations down the line the family left for Australia which is where I was born.
I am interested too as they lived in my house but there are several possible baptisms with an 10 mile radius. This is a time when registers begin to be incomplete or missing entirely, so it is difficult to know if any of these is the right one or not.
Richard Cole had a son Henry Cole who had a son Thomas Cole whos son also a Thomas was born in Appledore. would you have any info on any of them?