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Guide to '''Alwington, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


{{England Parish Infobox
== Parish History  ==
| Place = Alwington
| default =
| image =
| caption =
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Devon
| Hundred = Shebbear
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Bideford/ Bideford]
| Registration District = Bideford
| PRbegin = 1549
| BTbegin = 1597
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Exeter
| Archdeaconry =  
| Archdeaconries =  
| Rural Deanery = Hartland
| Parish =  
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Devon Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History ==
ALWINGTON (St. Andrew), a '''parish''', in the union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Bideford; containing, with the hamlets of Fairy Cross, Ford, and Woodtown. There is a parochial school; also a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''; and almshouses for three poor persons. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50754#s20 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 49-53. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.</ref>


ALWINGTON (St. Andrew), a '''parish''', in the union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Bideford; containing, with the hamlets of Fairy Cross, Ford, and Woodtown. There is a parochial school; also a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''; and almshouses for three poor persons. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50754#s20 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 49-53. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.</ref>
== Resources  ==


== Resources ==
=== Civil Registration  ===


=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
Births, 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.
 
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
 
=== Civil Registration ===


Births, 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.
=== Church records ===


=== Church Records  ===
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.


==== Church of England ====
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<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
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| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Alwington Online Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD''' = [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series Boyd's Marriage Index (FindMyPast) - (£)]<ref>Percival Boyd, ''A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at {{FSbook|1727134}}.</ref>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP = '''[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ FindMyPast.co.uk - (£)]
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG = '''[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ FreeReg.org.uk - free]
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Devon
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDevon 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDevon 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDevon 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Devon
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1804330|1500s-1900s}}<br>{{RecordSearch|2345213|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1833719|1600s-1900s}}<br>{{RecordSearch|2345213|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1804330|1500s-1900s}}<br>{{RecordSearch|2345213|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| 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>
|}


| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Parish Registers-Devon ($)
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''ALWINGTON PARISH (year) Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/devon-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/devon-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/devon-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-($)
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Devon ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/devon-marriages-and-banns 1600s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Devon ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62286/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62287/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62288/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1800s-2000s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1800s-2000s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1800s-2000s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''BOYD'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series '''1555-1812''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series '''1549-1812''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FREG'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1652-1716''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1653-1716''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1653-1775''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''IGI'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{IGI|C050181|disp='''1550-1812'''}}
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{IGI|M050181|disp='''1554-1812'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
|}
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/devon-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Devon] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records


====Nonconformist Records====
=== Census records  ===
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
*Independent/Congregational
*Wesleyan Methodist


=== Census Records ===
{{British Census|241320}}<br>  
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>  


=== Probate Records ===
=== Probate records ===


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Devon Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
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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*1851 Jurisdiction Maps <br>*Vision of Britain
*1851 Jurisdiction Maps <br>*Vision of Britain


== Websites ==
== Websites ==


Alwington on [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Alwington/index.html GENUKI]
Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.  


== References  ==
== References  ==
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{{reflist}} {{Devon}}  
{{reflist}} {{Devon}}  


[[Category:Devon Parishes]]
[[Category:Devon]]

Revision as of 21:28, 9 April 2014

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Parish History[edit | edit source]

ALWINGTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Bideford; containing, with the hamlets of Fairy Cross, Ford, and Woodtown. There is a parochial school; also a place of worship for Wesleyans; and almshouses for three poor persons. [1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Births, 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.

Church records[edit | edit source]

Alwington, Devon, England Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

BOYD = Boyd's Marriage Index (FindMyPast) - (£)[2]
FMP = FindMyPast.co.uk - (£)
FREG = FreeReg.org.uk - free
IGI = International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free[3]
ALWINGTON PARISH (year) Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
BOYD
1555-1812

FMP 1549-1812
FREG 1652-1716 1653-1716 1653-1775
IGI 1550-1812 1554-1812

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.


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

Websites[edit | edit source]

Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 49-53. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.
  2. Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  3. Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for Devon, England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 12 February 2014.