| ASHBURTON (St. Andrew), a borough, market town, and '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Teignbridge, Teignbridge and S. divisions of Devon, 19 miles (S. W.) from Exeter. This town, anciently called Aisbertone. There are places of worship for '''Particular Baptists''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50761#s31 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 77-81. Date accessed: 11 June 2012.</ref> | | ASHBURTON (St. Andrew), a borough, market town, and '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Teignbridge, Teignbridge and S. divisions of Devon, 19 miles (S. W.) from Exeter. This town, anciently called Aisbertone. There are places of worship for '''Particular Baptists''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50761#s31 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 77-81. Date accessed: 11 June 2012.</ref> |
| 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. |