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===County Information===


=== 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."


=== Research Tools  ===
===Parishes===


Exeter City council has posted more than 100,000 cemetery index cards online titled [http://pub.exeter.gov.uk/asp/bereavement/BS.aspx Bereavement Services Alphabetical Index Cards] for the three cemeteries managed by the council.
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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>
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[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/OPCproject.html Devon Online Parish Clerk Project] is a resource of volunteers willing to provide free look-ups and research within the County of Devon. Over 95 volunteers have adopted approx. 200 of the ancient 500 Devonshire Parishes. (More volunteers are always welcome!)
Use an [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ interactive map] to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon.


[http://www.branscombeproject.org.uk/index.html The Branscombe Project] - In 1995, the residents of Branscombe, a small village in Devonshire, England launched The Branscombe Project, which is intended to preserve the stories of their village, current events, and records related to the Village over the years. Among the treasures to be found at this site are the complete, transcribed St. Winifred’s parish records from 1539-2002.<br>
===Civil Registration Districts===
 
=== Jurisdictions  ===
 
Use an [http://maps.familysearch.org interactive map ]to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon.
 
==== Civil Districts ====
 
When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Devon was divided into a number of registration districts, each containing several parishes.&nbsp;&nbsp;The index to the civil records gives the name of the district where an event took place.&nbsp; Click [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/REG/dev.htm here]&nbsp;to see&nbsp;a list of the&nbsp;civil districts in Devon and the parishes covered by each.&nbsp;
 
Read more about [[England Civil Registration]].
 
==== 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#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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==== Probate  ====
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/REG/dev.htm List of Devon Civil Registration Districts]


Before 1858, every town and parish in Devon was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts.&nbsp; To read more about probate records and see a list of Devon towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to [[Devonshire Probate Records#Court_Jurisdictions|Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions]].
===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)].
*[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://www.devonfhs.org.uk/links.htm Devon Family History Society]
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index]


*Devon Resources and help pages on [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=10.0 RootsChat Devon Resources and help pages. (Free)].
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk Findmypast] has digitised the parish records from this county and they are available online
*[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV Genuki Devon], the main genealogical resource for Devon with links to all known Devon-related websites
*[http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ Devon Family History Society]
*[http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Devon Devon DNA project]
*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].


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|Centre    = Devon
|Centre    = Devon
|North    = ''Bristol Channel''
|North    = ''Bristol Channel''
|Northeast = [[Somerset Genealogy|Somerset]]
|Northeast = [[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]]
|East      = [[Dorset Genealogy|Dorset]]
|East      = [[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]]
|Southeast = ''English Channel''
|Southeast = ''English Channel''
|South    = ''English Channel''
|South    = ''English Channel''
|Southwest = [[Cornwall Genealogy|Cornwall]]<br>''English Channel''
|Southwest = [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]]<br>''English Channel''
|West      = [[Cornwall Genealogy|Cornwall]]
|West      = [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]]
|Northwest = ''Celtic Sea''
|Northwest = ''Celtic Sea''
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Latest revision as of 09:38, 20 December 2024


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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 R S T U V W 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]


Neighbouring counties
Celtic Sea Bristol Channel Somerset
Cornwall Dorset
Devon
Cornwall
English Channel 		English Channel English Channel
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