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TOWNSTALL (St. Clement) is one of the '''parishes''' in the borough, seaport, and market-town of Dartmouth, otherwise Clifton-Dartmouth-Hardness, having separate jurisdiction, in the union of Totnes, locally in the hundred of Coleridge, Stanborough and Coleridge, and S. divisions of Devon, 30¾ miles (S. by W.) from Exeter. '''Dartmouth''' comprises the '''parishes of St. Petrox, St. Saviour''', '''Townstall''' (St. Clement), and part of Stoke-Fleming. The living of '''St. Saviour's''' is <u>annexed</u> to the vicarage of '''Townstall'''. There are places of worship for '''Particular Baptists''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50914#s18 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 8-15. Date accessed: 05 November 2013.</ref> | TOWNSTALL (St. Clement) is one of the '''parishes''' in the borough, seaport, and market-town of Dartmouth, otherwise Clifton-Dartmouth-Hardness, having separate jurisdiction, in the union of Totnes, locally in the hundred of Coleridge, Stanborough and Coleridge, and S. divisions of Devon, 30¾ miles (S. by W.) from Exeter. '''Dartmouth''' comprises the '''parishes of St. Petrox, St. Saviour''', '''Townstall''' (St. Clement), and part of Stoke-Fleming. The living of '''St. Saviour's''' is <u>annexed</u> to the vicarage of '''Townstall'''. There are places of worship for '''Particular Baptists''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50914#s18 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 8-15. 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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