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Guide to Devon, England newspapers: digitized newspapers, births, deaths, obituaries, online news, online archives.

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• See England Newspapers for more resources.

By Newspaper

• 1865 Barnstaple Times and North Devon News at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1860 Bright's Intelligencer and Arrival List at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1902-1946 Brixham Western Guardian at Findmypast — index & images ($);1902-1910,1912-1914,1916,1918-1922,1925,1944,1946
• 1881-1951 Crediton Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($);1881,1883-1951
• 1869-1913 Dartmouth & South Hams chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($);1869,1871-1874,1894-1896,1898-1913
• 1874-1909 East & South Devon Advertiser. at Findmypast — index & images ($);1874-1878,1881-1887,1890-1896,1898,1899,1901-1909
• 1827-1952 Exeter and Plymouth Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($);1827-1853,1855-1857,1859-1861,1863-1874,1876-1878,1880-1887,1889-1895,1897-1900,1902-1950,1952
• 1869-1885 Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams at Findmypast — index & images ($);1869,1870,1874,1876,1878,1880-1885
• 1800-1900 Exeter Flying Post at Findmypast — index & images ($);1800-1866,1869-1885,1889-1900
• 1987-1999 Exeter Leader at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1920 Exmouth Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1869-1913 Exmouth Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1866-1963 Express and Echo at Findmypast — index & images ($);1866-1895,1898-1900,1910,1939,1940,1956,1960,1963
• 1896-1940 Hartland and West Country Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1869-1952 Ilfracombe Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($);1869,1872-1893,1911,1952
• 1856-1889 North Devon Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($);1856,1871,1873-1883,1885,1886,1888,1889
• 1856-1912 North Devon Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($);1856-1870,1884-1909,1912
• 1870-1941 North Devon Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($);1870-1906,1908-1939,1941
• 1824-1950 North Devon Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($);1824,1825,1827-1889,1891-1912,1914-1950
• 1832 Plymouth and Devonport Weekly Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1986-1999 Plymouth Extra at Findmypast — index & images ($);1986-1996,1998,1999
• 1861 Plymouth Mail at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1832 Royal Devonport Telegraph, and Plymouth Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1862-1873 Sidmouth Journal and Directory at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1887-1899 Sidmouth Observer at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1909-1954 South Devon Weekly Express at Findmypast — index & images ($);1909-1913,1915-1945,1949-1954
• 1857-1897 Tavistock Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($);1857-1888,1897
• 1886-1915 Teignmouth Post and Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($);1886-1895,1897-1915
• 1858-1950 Tiverton Gazette (Mid-Devon Gazette) at Findmypast — index & images ($);1858,1860-1872,1874-1902,1904-1950
• 1921-1999 Torbay Express and South Devon Echo at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1862 Torquay Chronicle and South Devon Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1846-1864 Torquay Directory and South Devon Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($);1846,1855,1864
• 1869-1962 Torquay Times, and South Devon Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($);1869-1895,1897-1911,1921-1962
• 1869-1909 Totnes Weekly Times at Findmypast — index & images ($);1869-1871,1884-1895,1898-1909
• 1836-1854 Western Courier, West of England Conservative, Plymouth and Devonport Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1862-1912 Western Daily Mercury at Findmypast — index & images ($);1862-1864,1874,1875,1880,1881,1883,1889,1895,1899,1912
• 1895-1999 Western Evening Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($);1895-1920,1922-1924,1950,1951,1986-1991,1993-1997,1999
• 1860-1982 Western Morning News at Findmypast — index & images ($);1860,1861,1863,1865,1867,1869-1871,1873-1950,1952,1961,1980,1982
• 1827-1950 Western Times at Findmypast — index & images ($);1827-1896,1898-1910,1912-1950

Newspaper Archives

• British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Newspaper Index and Images at The British Newspaper Archive - images ($)

Background

Newspapers contain local events, featuring birth, marriage, death, and memoriam notices, as well as local and national news. Newspapers are kept at repositories, libraries, or online, such as The British Newspaper Archive ($).

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