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[[England]] | {{Locality | ||
|Name=Exmoor | |||
|ID=2965152 | |||
|Level=2 | |||
|Country=England | |||
|CountryID=267 | |||
|Locality1=Devon | |||
|Locality1id=3652 | |||
|Locality2=Exmoor | |||
|Locality2id=2965152 | |||
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| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]] | |||
| link2=[[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] | |||
| link3=[[Devon Parishes]] | |||
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| link5=Exmoor | |||
}}<br> | |||
Guide to '''Exmoor, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
{{England Parish Infobox | |||
| Place = Exmoor | |||
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| Type = [[Extra-parochial]] | |||
| County = Devon | |||
| Hundred = South Molton; Williton and Freemanners | |||
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Dulverton/ Dulverton;] [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/SouthMolton/ South Molton] | |||
| Registration District = Barnstaple; Tiverton | |||
| PRbegin = 1856 | |||
| BTbegin = None | |||
| Province = | |||
| Diocese = Not Applicable | |||
| Archdeaconry = | |||
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| Rural Deanery = Not Applicable | |||
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| Chapelry = | |||
| Probate Court = Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | |||
| Archdeaconry Court = | |||
| Bishops Court = | |||
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| Archive = [[Devon Record Office]] | |||
}} | |||
== Parish History | __TOC__'''Part of this parish is in Devon for more information see [[Exmoor, Somerset|Exmoor, Somerset]]''' | ||
== Parish History == | |||
Exmoor parish is primarily in the county of Somerset and partly in the county of Devon. | Exmoor parish is primarily in the county of Somerset and partly in the county of Devon. | ||
EXMOOR, an extra-parochial liberty, in the hundred of Williton and Freemanners, W. division of Somerset | EXMOOR, an '''extra-parochial liberty''', in the hundred of Williton and Freemanners, W. division of Somerset.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50953#s17 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 195-206. Date accessed: 2 July 2013.</ref> | ||
EXMOOR, a quondam '''extra-parochial tract''', now a '''parish''', in the districts of Barnstaple and Tiverton, and '''partly in Devon''' but chiefly in Somerset; round the head-streams of the rivers Exe and Barle, 13 miles NW of Dulverton, and 16½ NE by E of Barnstaple r. station. Post town, Exford, under Taunton.<ref>John M. Wilson, ''[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12837 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'', 1870-72. Date accessed and adapted: 28 October 2013.</ref> | |||
== Resources == | |||
=== Find Neighboring Parishes === | |||
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 === | |||
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.<br> | ||
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br> | |||
=== Church Records === | |||
Exmoor is an '''extra parochial area''' and the closest ecclesiastical parish is [[Exford, Somerset Genealogy|Exford]]. | |||
*''Extra-parochial'' areas were not attached to parish churches. | |||
*The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.<br> | |||
==== | ====Nonconformist 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> | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary | |||
=== Census Records === | |||
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br> | |||
=== Probate Records === | |||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Devon Probate Records|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 [[Devon Probate Records|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 == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
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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> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== | == Websites == | ||
Exmoor (Somerset with several Devon parishes in Exmoor area) on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Exmoor/index.html GENUKI] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} {{Devon}} | ||
[[Category:Devon]] | [[Category:Devon Parishes]] | ||