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TIVERTON (St. Peter), a borough, market-town, and '''parish''', possessing exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of Tiverton, Collumpton and N. divisions of Devon, 14 miles (N. by E.) from Exeter. A handsome edifice in the Grecian style was erected in 1730, as a '''chapel of ease'''; it is dedicated to St. George, and each of the four portionists officiates in turn. '''St. Thomas' chapel''', Chevythorne, was consecrated in June 1843; it was built by subscription, aided by a grant from the Diocesan Society. There are places of worship for '''Baptists''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51347#s2 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 366-369. Date accessed: 05 November 2013.</ref> | TIVERTON (St. Peter), a borough, market-town, and '''parish''', possessing exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of Tiverton, Collumpton and N. divisions of Devon, 14 miles (N. by E.) from Exeter. A handsome edifice in the Grecian style was erected in 1730, as a '''chapel of ease'''; it is dedicated to St. George, and each of the four portionists officiates in turn. '''St. Thomas' chapel''', Chevythorne, was consecrated in June 1843; it was built by subscription, aided by a grant from the Diocesan Society. There are places of worship for '''Baptists''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51347#s2 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 366-369. Date accessed: 05 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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