Heavitree, Devon, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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Heavitree

Guide to Heavitree, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Heavitree
Type	Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
County	Devon
Hundred	Wonford
Poor Law Union	St Thomas
Registration District	St Thomas
Records Begin
Parish registers	1556
Bishop's Transcripts	1610
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	Christianity
Diocese	Exeter
Province	Canterbury
Probate Court	A Peculiar of the Court of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter
Archive
Devon Record Office

Parish History

HEAVITREE (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon. The parish is bounded on the south-west by the river Exe, forms a suburb to the city of Exeter. Here is a place of worship for Independents.^[1]

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

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

Cemeteries

1833-1870 England, Devon, Exeter, New Exeter Cemetery, Heavitree(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

Church Records

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

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

Heavitree Online Parish Records
Collections	Baptisms		Marriages		Burials
	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Devon	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
FamilySearch Parish Registers-Devon	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1600s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-
FreeREG	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Findmypast Parish Registers-Devon ($)	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
Findmypast Banns-Devon ($)	-	-	1600s-1800s	-	-	-
Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Devon ($)	1500s-1800s	-	1500s-1800s	-	1500s-1800s	-
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)	-	1800s-2000s	-	1800s-2000s	-	1800s-2000s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	1500s-1800s	-	-
National Burial Index-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	-	-	1800s-1900s

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

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.

1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Independents
Wesleyan Methodist

Census Records

Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.

Probate Records

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

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites

Heavitree (see Exeter Heavitree) on GENUKI

References

↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 462-466. Date accessed and adapted: 29 October 2013.

[1] Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 462-466. Date accessed and adapted: 29 October 2013.

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+|Level=2
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+|Locality2=Heavitree
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+Guide to '''Heavitree, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
-== Parish History  ==
+{{England Parish Infobox
+| Place = Heavitree
+| default =
+| image =
+| caption =
+| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
+| County = Devon
+| Hundred = Wonford
+| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/StThomas/ St Thomas]
+| Registration District = St Thomas
+| PRbegin = 1556
+| BTbegin = 1610
+| Province = Canterbury
+| Diocese = Exeter
+| Archdeaconry =
+| Archdeaconries =
+| Rural Deanery = Christianity
+| Parish =
+| Peculiar =
+| Chapelry =
+| Probate Court = A Peculiar of the Court of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter
+| Archdeaconry Court =
+| Bishops Court =
+| Prerogative Court =
+| Archive = [[Devon Record Office]]
+}}
-HEAVITREE (St. Michael), a '''parish''', in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon. This place, which is supposed to derive its name from having been the spot of execution for criminals, was the western head-quarters of the parliamentary forces, during the civil war. The parish is bounded on the south-west by the river Exe, forms a suburb to the city of Exeter. The church, an ancient structure in the later English style, has been rebuilt by subscription, at an expense of £3300, and is now one of the largest churches in the county. It was consecrated in Aug. 1846. Here is a place of worship for '''Independents'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51021&amp;amp;strquery=Heavitree#s1 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 462-466. Date accessed: 9 July 2013</ref>
+== Parish History ==
-== Resources  ==
+HEAVITREE (St. Michael), a '''parish''', in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon. The parish is bounded on the south-west by the river Exe, forms a suburb to the city of Exeter. Here is a place of worship for '''Independents'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51021#s1 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 462-466. Date accessed and adapted: 29 October 2013.</ref>
-==== Civil Registration  ====
+== Resources ==
-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].
+=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
-==== Church records  ====
+Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
+{{Block indent|*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''|2}}
+{{Block indent|*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map|2}}
+{{Block indent|*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box|2}}
+{{Block indent|*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>|2}}
+=== Cemeteries ===
+*'''1833-1870''' {{FSC|1833800|title-id|disp=England, Devon, Exeter, New Exeter Cemetery, Heavitree}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
-Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection
+=== Civil Registration ===
-==== Census records  ====
+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>
-{{British Census|241329}}
+=== Church Records  ===
+''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
+''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
-==== Probate records  ====
+==== Church of England ====
+<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
+*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
+*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
+'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+|-
+| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Heavitree Online Parish Records'''
+|-
+| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Devon
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDevon 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDevon 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDevon 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Devon
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1804330|1500s-1900s}}<br>{{RecordSearch|2345213|1500s-1900s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1833719|1600s-1900s}}<br>{{RecordSearch|2345213|1500s-1900s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1804330|1500s-1900s}}<br>{{RecordSearch|2345213|1500s-1900s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
-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.
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Parish Registers-Devon ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/devon-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/devon-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/devon-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-($)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Devon ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/devon-marriages-and-banns 1600s-1800s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Devon ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62286/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62287/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62288/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1800s-2000s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1800s-2000s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1800s-2000s]</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
+|-
+|}
+'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
+These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
+*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/devon-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Devon] ($)
+*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
+*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
+====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>
+*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
+*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
+*Independents
+*Wesleyan Methodist<br>
+=== 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.
 == Maps and Gazetteers  ==
@@ Line 27: / Line 201: @@
 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]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
-*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
+*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
-== Web sites  ==
+== Websites  ==
-Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.
+Heavitree (see Exeter Heavitree) on [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Exeter/Heavitree/index.html GENUKI]<br>
 == References  ==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist}} {{Devon}}
-<br>
-[[Category:Devon]]
+[[Category:Devon Parishes]]