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[[Image:England-devonshire.png|thumb|right]] '''Devon or Devonshire is a maritime county in the southwestern part of '''[[England|'''England''']]'''.''' <br><br> | [[Image:England-devonshire.png|thumb|right]] '''Devon or Devonshire is a maritime county in the southwestern part of '''[[England|'''England''']]'''.''' <br><br> | ||
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Devon or Devonshire is a maritime county in the southwestern part of England.
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When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Devon was divided into a number of registration districts, each containing several parishes. The index to the civil records gives the name of the district where an event took place. Click here to see a list of the civil districts in Devon and the parishes covered by each.
Read more about England Civil Registration.
Parishes[edit | edit source]
See a list of the parishes of Devon with links to articles.
Probates
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Before 1858, every town and parish in Devonshire was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts. To read more about probate records and see a list of Devonshire towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions.