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Abstracts of bishop's transcripts (1597-1602) are online at [http://archive.org/stream/abstractsexisti00mugfgoog#page/n180/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free.<ref name="rog">Roger Granville and W.E. Mugford, ''Abstracts of the Existing Transcripts of the Lost Parish-Registers of Devon, 1596-1644'' (Exeter: William Pollard and Co. Ltd., 1908). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/abstractsexisti00mugfgoog Internet Archive].</ref>
Abstracts of bishop's transcripts (1607-1637) are online at [http://archive.org/stream/abstractsexisti00mugfgoog#page/n14/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free.<ref name="rog" />


Overview, Include information for parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts, Contact information for the office holding the original records, Links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.  
Overview, Include information for parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts, Contact information for the office holding the original records, Links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.  

Revision as of 10:09, 29 November 2012


England  Gotoarrow.png  Devon Gotoarrow.png  Devon Parishes

Parish History[edit | edit source]

ABBOTSHAM (St. Helen), a parish, in the union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 2 miles (W.) from Bideford; with the hamlets of Shepperton and Littleham.[1]


Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]


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.


Church records[edit | edit source]

AO = Archive.org[2]
FMP = FindMyPast.co.uk (£)
FREG = FreeReg.org.uk
ABBOTSHAM PARISH (year) Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
AO 1597-1602 None 1597-1602 None 1597-1602 None
AO 1607-1637 None 1607-1637 None 1607-1637 None
FMP None None 1597-1754 None None None
FREG 1653-1670 None 1653-1734 None 1653-1734 None

Overview, Include information for parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts, Contact information for the office holding the original records, Links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.


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]


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.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 1-5. Date accessed: 16 May 2012.
  2. Roger Granville and W.E. Mugford, Abstracts of the Existing Transcripts of the Lost Parish-Registers of Devon, 1596-1644 (Exeter: William Pollard and Co. Ltd., 1908). Digitised by Internet Archive.