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COOKBURY (St. John The Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Holsworthy, hundred of Black Torrington, Holsworthy and N. divisions of Devon, 4¾ miles (E. N. E.) from Holsworthy. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50894#s19 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 679-682. Date accessed: 25 October 2013.</ref> | COOKBURY (St. John The Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Holsworthy, hundred of Black Torrington, Holsworthy and N. divisions of Devon, 4¾ miles (E. N. E.) from Holsworthy. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50894#s19 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 679-682. Date accessed: 25 October 2013.</ref> | ||
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=== 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]. | ||
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