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Guide to '''Devon ancestry, family history and genealogy''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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=== County Information ===
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===County Information===


"Devon.-- maritime co. in SW. of England; is bounded N. by the Bristol Channel, E. by Somerset and Dorset, S. by the English Channel, and W. by Cornwall; length, 69 miles; breadth, 65 miles; coast-line, about 143 miles; area, 1,655,208 ac., pop. 603,595."
"Devon.-- maritime co. in SW. of England; is bounded N. by the Bristol Channel, E. by Somerset and Dorset, S. by the English Channel, and W. by Cornwall; length, 69 miles; breadth, 65 miles; coast-line, about 143 miles; area, 1,655,208 ac., pop. 603,595."


===Parishes===
=== Parishes ===


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| bgcolor="#dddddd" align="center" valign="middle" height="30" |<center>Click on a letter for a list of Wiki page links to Devon '''parishes:'''<br>[[Devon Parishes#A|A]] [[Devon Parishes#B|B]] [[Devon Parishes#C|C]] [[Devon Parishes#D|D]] [[Devon Parishes#E|E]] [[Devon Parishes#F|F]] [[Devon Parishes#G|G]] [[Devon Parishes#H|H]] [[Devon Parishes#I|I]] [[Devon Parishes#J|J]] [[Devon Parishes#K|K]] [[Devon Parishes#L|L]] [[Devon Parishes#M|M]] [[Devon Parishes#N|N]] [[Devon Parishes#O|O]] [[Devon Parishes#P|P]] [[Devon Parishes#R|R]] [[Devon Parishes#S|S]] [[Devon Parishes#T|T]] [[Devon Parishes#U|U]] [[Devon Parishes#V|V]] [[Devon Parishes#W|W]] [[Devon Parishes#Y|Y]] [[Devon Parishes#Z|Z]]</center>
| bgcolor="#dddddd" align="center" valign="middle" height="30" | <center>Click on a letter for a list of Wiki page links to Devon '''parishes:'''<br>[[Devon Parishes#A|A]] [[Devon Parishes#B|B]] [[Devon Parishes#C|C]] [[Devon Parishes#D|D]] [[Devon Parishes#E|E]] [[Devon Parishes#F|F]] [[Devon Parishes#G|G]] [[Devon Parishes#H|H]] [[Devon Parishes#I|I]] [[Devon Parishes#J|J]] [[Devon Parishes#K|K]] [[Devon Parishes#L|L]] [[Devon Parishes#M|M]] [[Devon Parishes#N|N]] [[Devon Parishes#O|O]] [[Devon Parishes#P|P]] [[Devon Parishes#Q|Q]] [[Devon Parishes#R|R]] [[Devon Parishes#S|S]] [[Devon Parishes#T|T]] [[Devon Parishes#U|U]] [[Devon Parishes#V|V]] [[Devon Parishes#W|W]] [[Devon Parishes#X|X]] [[Devon Parishes#Y|Y]] [[Devon Parishes#Z|Z]]</center>
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Use an [http://maps.familysearch.org interactive map ]to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon.


Use an [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ interactive map] to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon.
=== Civil Registration Districts ===
 
===Civil Registration Districts===


[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/REG/dev.htm List of Devon Civil Registration Districts]
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/REG/dev.htm List of Devon Civil Registration Districts]


===Websites===
=== Websites ===


*Devon Resources and help pages on [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=10.0 RootsChat Devon Resources and help pages. (Free)].
*Devon Resources and help pages on [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=10.0 RootsChat Devon Resources and help pages. (Free)].
*[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV Genuki Devon], the main genealogical resource for Devon with links to all known Devon-related websites
*[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV Genuki Devon], the main genealogical resource for Devon with links to all known Devon-related websites  
*A brief list of web sites and/or web pages for Devon and many of its parishes can be found at [http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/England/devonshire.htm FHLFavorites.info].
*[http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/links.htm Devon Family History Society]
*[http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/links.htm Devon Family History Society]
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index]


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|Centre    = Devon
|Centre    = Devon
|North    = ''Bristol Channel''
|North    = ''Bristol Channel''
|Northeast = [[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]]
|Northeast = [[Somerset Genealogy|Somerset]]
|East      = [[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]]
|East      = [[Dorset Genealogy|Dorset]]
|Southeast = ''English Channel''
|Southeast = ''English Channel''
|South    = ''English Channel''
|South    = ''English Channel''
|Southwest = [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]]<br>''English Channel''
|Southwest = [[Cornwall Genealogy|Cornwall]]<br>''English Channel''
|West      = [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]]
|West      = [[Cornwall Genealogy|Cornwall]]
|Northwest = ''Celtic Sea''
|Northwest = ''Celtic Sea''
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County Information[edit | edit source]

"Devon.-- maritime co. in SW. of England; is bounded N. by the Bristol Channel, E. by Somerset and Dorset, S. by the English Channel, and W. by Cornwall; length, 69 miles; breadth, 65 miles; coast-line, about 143 miles; area, 1,655,208 ac., pop. 603,595."

Parishes[edit | edit source]

Click on a letter for a list of Wiki page links to Devon parishes:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Use an interactive map to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon.

Civil Registration Districts[edit | edit source]

List of Devon Civil Registration Districts

Websites[edit | edit source]