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ASHFORD (St. Peter), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Braunton, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 2 miles (N. W.) from Barnstaple. There is a place of worship for '''General Baptists'''; another, originally founded by the nonconformist divine, William Bagshaw, styled ''the Apostle of the Peak'', has been subsequently used by different sects.<ref>Lewis,Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50763#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 85-88. Date accessed: 18 June 2012.</ref> | ASHFORD (St. Peter), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Braunton, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 2 miles (N. W.) from Barnstaple. There is a place of worship for '''General Baptists'''; another, originally founded by the nonconformist divine, William Bagshaw, styled ''the Apostle of the Peak'', has been subsequently used by different sects.<ref>Lewis,Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50763#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 85-88. Date accessed: 18 June 2012.</ref> | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | |||
Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD. | Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD. | ||
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