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SOURTON (St. Thomas à Becket), a '''parish''', in the union of Oakhampton, hundred of Lifton, Lifton and S. divisions of the county of Devon, 4½ miles (S. W.) from Oakhampton.<ref>Lewis,Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51288#s9 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 31 October 2013.</ref> | SOURTON (St. Thomas à Becket), a '''parish''', in the union of Oakhampton, hundred of Lifton, Lifton and S. divisions of the county of Devon, 4½ miles (S. W.) from Oakhampton.<ref>Lewis,Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51288#s9 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 31 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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