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[[England]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Parishes]]  
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Guide to Abbotskerswell, Devonshire family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
Guide to '''Abbotskerswell, Devonshire, ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
 
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=== Parish History  ===
=== Parish History  ===
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KERSWELL, ABBOT'S (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Haytor, Teignbridge and S. divisions of Devon, 1¾ mile (S.) from Newton-Abbott. There is a place of worship for '''Baptists'''. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51072#s14 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 659-663. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.</ref>  
KERSWELL, ABBOT'S (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Haytor, Teignbridge and S. divisions of Devon, 1¾ mile (S.) from Newton-Abbott. There is a place of worship for '''Baptists'''. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51072#s14 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 659-663. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.</ref>  


== Resources  ==
=== Resources  ===


=== Census records  ===
==== Census records  ====


{{British Census|241314}}  
{{British Census|241314}}  


=== Church records  ===
==== Church records  ====


{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have online indexes by the following groups:  
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have online indexes by the following groups:  


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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/devon-baptisms Devon Parish Records (findmypast) - (£)]<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/devon-parish-records-coverage 'Devon Parish Records Coverage,'] ''Findmypast,'' accessed 15 November 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/devon-baptisms Devon Parish Records (findmypast) - (£)]<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/devon-parish-records-coverage 'Devon Parish Records Coverage,'] ''Findmypast,'' accessed 15 November 2014.</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/devon-baptisms '''1813-1839''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/devon-baptisms '''1813-1839''']  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/devon-baptisms '''1813-1839''']  
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To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.  
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.  


==== Non-Conformist Churches  ====
===== Non-Conformist Churches  =====


*Baptist  
*Baptist  
*Wesleyan Methodist.
*Wesleyan Methodist.


=== Civil Registration  ===
==== Civil Registration  ====


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  


==== Registration District  ====
===== Registration District  =====


*Newton Abbot
*Newton Abbot


=== Poor Law Union  ===
==== Poor Law Union  ====


*Newton Abbot
*Newton Abbot


=== Probate records  ===
==== Probate records  ====


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Devon_Probate_Records Devon Probate Records] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Identify court jurisdictions by parish.  
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Devon_Probate_Records Devon Probate Records] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Identify court jurisdictions by parish.  
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== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==


Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.<br>  
Abbotskerswell on [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Abbotskerswell/index.html GENUKI]<br>  


== References ==
== References ==


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