Laira Green, Devon, England Genealogy
Guide to Laira Green, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Laira Green | |
| Type | Extra-parochial |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Devon |
| Hundred | Roborough |
| Poor Law Union | Plympton St Mary |
| Registration District | Plympton St Mary |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | For records see surrounding parishes |
| Bishop's Transcripts | For records see surrounding parishes |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Not Applicable |
| Probate Court | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes |
| Archive | |
| Devon Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
LAIRA, the estuary of the river Plym, and an extra-parochial tract, in Devon; contiguous to Egg-Buckland parish, in the north-eastern vicinity of Plymouth.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Laira Green is an extra parochial area and the closest ecclesiastical parish is Plymouth Charles.
- Extra-parochial areas were not attached to parish churches.
- The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Devon Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales published in 1870-72. Date accessed: 12 July 2013