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Guide to Abbotskerswell, Devonshire family history and genealogy: parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites. | |||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
KERSWELL, ABBOT'S (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Haytor, Teignbridge and S. divisions of Devon, 1¾ mile (S.) from Newton-Abbott. There is a place of worship for '''Baptists'''. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51072#s14 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 659-663. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.</ref> | KERSWELL, ABBOT'S (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Haytor, Teignbridge and S. divisions of Devon, 1¾ mile (S.) from Newton-Abbott. There is a place of worship for '''Baptists'''. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51072#s14 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 659-663. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.</ref> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
=== | === Census records === | ||
{{British Census|241314}} | |||
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{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have online indexes by the following groups: | |||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''IGI''' = [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free]<ref>Hugh Wallis, [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyDevon_(A-M).htm 'IGI Batch Numbers for Devon, England,'] ''IGI Batch Numbers,'' accessed 12 February 2014.</ref> | |||
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To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. | |||
==== Non-Conformist Churches ==== | |||
*Baptist | *Baptist | ||
*Wesleyan Methodist. | *Wesleyan Methodist. | ||
=== Civil Registration === | === Civil Registration === | ||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. | 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]. | ||
==== Registration District ==== | |||
*Newton Abbot | *Newton Abbot | ||
=== Poor Law Union === | |||
=== Probate | === Probate records === | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [ | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [county] Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
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*Vision of Britain | *Vision of Britain | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 09:49, 24 February 2014
Guide to Abbotskerswell, Devonshire family history and genealogy: parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites.
Parish History[edit | edit source]
KERSWELL, ABBOT'S (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Newton-Abbott, hundred of Haytor, Teignbridge and S. divisions of Devon, 1¾ mile (S.) from Newton-Abbott. There is a place of worship for Baptists. [1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Church records[edit | edit source]
Abbotskerswell, Devon, England Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have online indexes by the following groups:
| FS PR's = FamilySearch Parish Registers | |||||
| IGI = International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free[2] |
| Abbotskerswell, Devon, England Genealogy Parish Online Records | ||||||
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| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| FS PR's | ||||||
| IGI | 1607-1837 | 1607-1679, 1699-1837 | ||||
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Non-Conformist Churches[edit | edit source]
- Baptist
- Wesleyan Methodist.
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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 FreeBMD.
Registration District[edit | edit source]
- Newton Abbot
Poor Law Union[edit | edit source]
Probate records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [county] Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:
- 1851 Jurisdiction Maps
- Vision of Britain
Web sites[edit | edit source]
Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 659-663. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.
- ↑ Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for Devon, England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 12 February 2014.