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Parish History[edit | edit source]
ALWINGTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Bideford; containing, with the hamlets of Fairy Cross, Ford, and Woodtown.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
<br>Births, 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.
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Church records[edit | edit source]
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Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Probate records[edit | edit source]
<br>Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [county] 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]
There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:
- 1851 Jurisdiction Maps
*Vision of Britain
Web sites[edit | edit source]
Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.<br>
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A.,'A Topographical Dictionary of England] (1848), pp. 49-53. Date accessed: 04 June 2012.
- ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' Origins.net, accessed 21 May 2012.