| CULLOMPTON (St. Andrew), a market-town and '''parish''', in the union of Tiverton, hundred of Hayridge, Cullompton and N. divisions of Devon, 12miles (N. E. by N.) from Exeter, and 166 (W. by S.)from London, and a collegiate church was founded here by one of the Saxon monarchs. There are places of worship for '''Baptists''', '''Bryanites''', the '''Society of Friends''', '''Independents''', '''Wesleyans''', and '''Unitarians'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50910#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 746-751. Date accessed: 31 December 2012.</ref> | | CULLOMPTON (St. Andrew), a market-town and '''parish''', in the union of Tiverton, hundred of Hayridge, Cullompton and N. divisions of Devon, 12miles (N. E. by N.) from Exeter, and 166 (W. by S.)from London, and a collegiate church was founded here by one of the Saxon monarchs. There are places of worship for '''Baptists''', '''Bryanites''', the '''Society of Friends''', '''Independents''', '''Wesleyans''', and '''Unitarians'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50910#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 746-751. Date accessed: 31 December 2012.</ref> |
| Birth, 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 [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | | Birth, 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 [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. |