William Budd of North Tawton was responsible for one of the most important steps in medicine - the understanding and treatment of typhoid fever. In his great treatise on the subject, he included much information about life in North Tawton. To read about this and for genealogical information about the Budds, visit this site:

http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/NorthTawton/BuddCholera.html