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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
COUNTISBURY (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Sherwell, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 15½ miles (E. byN.) from Ilfracombe. This parish, which is situated on the shore of the Bristol Channel, and near the junction of the counties of Devon and Somerset, is bounded for some miles on the south and west by the small, rapid, river Lyn. The spring tides here rise to the height of 30feet. The scenery is of bold and rugged character, softened occasionally by woodland and pastures.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [[ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50899|''A Topographical Dictionary of England'']] (1848), pp. 700-702. Date accessed: 03 December 2012.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 11:48, 3 December 2012
Parish History[edit | edit source]
COUNTISBURY (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Sherwell, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 15½ miles (E. byN.) from Ilfracombe. This parish, which is situated on the shore of the Bristol Channel, and near the junction of the counties of Devon and Somerset, is bounded for some miles on the south and west by the small, rapid, river Lyn. The spring tides here rise to the height of 30feet. The scenery is of bold and rugged character, softened occasionally by woodland and pastures.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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 FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
| AC = Ancestry.co.uk (£)[2] | |||||
| FAMR = FamilyRelatives.com (£)[3] | |||||
| FREG = FreeReg.org.uk |
| COUNTISBURY PARISH (year) Online Records | ||||||
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| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| AC | None | None | 1790-1836 | None | None | None |
| FAMR | None | None | 1676-1836 | None | None | None |
| FREG | None | None | 1676-1836 | None | None | None |
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist 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
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 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[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Web sites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., [[ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50899%7CA Topographical Dictionary of England]] (1848), pp. 700-702. Date accessed: 03 December 2012.
- ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FHL British Book 942 V25pm
- ↑ 'Devon Parish registers collection 1538 on Familyrelatives.com,' Family Relatives, accessed 12 March 2012. Taken from Phillimore Marriage Indexes.