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TAVISTOCK (St. Evstachius), a borough, market-town, and '''parish''', and the head of a union, in the hundred of Tavistock, Tavistock and S. divisions of the county of Devon, 33 miles (W. by S.) from Exeter. There are places of worship for the '''Society of Friends''', '''Independents''', '''Wesleyans''', and '''Unitarians'''. <ref>Lewis,Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51329#s16 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 303-310. Date accessed: 04 November 2013.</ref> | TAVISTOCK (St. Evstachius), a borough, market-town, and '''parish''', and the head of a union, in the hundred of Tavistock, Tavistock and S. divisions of the county of Devon, 33 miles (W. by S.) from Exeter. There are places of worship for the '''Society of Friends''', '''Independents''', '''Wesleyans''', and '''Unitarians'''. <ref>Lewis,Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51329#s16 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 303-310. Date accessed: 04 November 2013.</ref> | ||
== Resources == | |||
=== Civil Registration === | |||
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]. | ||
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