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Guide to '''Sowton, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Sowton, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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=== Find Neighboring Parishes === | === Find Neighboring Parishes === | ||
Use [ | Use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map] | ||
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar'' | ::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar'' | ||
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map | ::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map | ||
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=== 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 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]. | ||
=== Church Records === | === Church Records === | ||
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*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] - Links to online genealogical records | *[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] - Links to online genealogical records | ||
==== | ==== Non-Conformists (All other Religions) ==== | ||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at FindMyPast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'') | |||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at | |||
None | None | ||
=== Census Records === | === Census Records === | ||
=== Probate Records === | === Probate Records === | ||
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == |
Revision as of 12:20, 28 October 2021
Guide to Sowton, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Sowton, Devon, England | |
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Type | Ancient Parish |
Civil Jurisdictions | |
Hundred | Wonford |
County | Devon |
Poor Law Union | St Thomas |
Registration District | St Thomas |
Records begin | |
Parish registers: 1560 | |
Bishop's Transcripts: 1608 | |
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
Rural Deanery | Aylesbeare |
Diocese | Exeter |
Province | Canterbury |
Legal Jurisdictions | |
Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter |
Location of Archive | |
Devon Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
SOWTON (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of St. Thomas, partly in the hundred of East Budleigh, but chiefly in that of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon, 3½ miles (E.) from Exeter; containing, with part of the tything of Clist-Satchfield.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use 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
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.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
Sowton Online Parish Records | ||||||
FamilySearch Collections-Devon | ||||||
FamilySearch Parish Registers-Devon | ||||||
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
FreeREG | ||||||
Find My Past Parish Registers-Devon ($) | ||||||
Find My Past Banns-Devon ($) | ||||||
Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Devon ($) | ||||||
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | ||||||
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
National Burial Index-FMP (Free) |
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Devon ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Non-Conformists (All other Religions)[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
None
Census Records[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 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.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Sowton on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 152-156. Date accessed: 3 November 2013.