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[[England|England]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Devon Parishes]] | [[England|England]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Devon Parishes]] | ||
Guide to Abbotsham, Devonshire family history and genealogy: parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites. | |||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50741#s14 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 1-5. Date accessed: 16 May 2012.</ref> | 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.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50741#s14 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 1-5. Date accessed: 16 May 2012.</ref> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
=== Census records === | |||
=== | {{British Census|241320}} | ||
=== Church records === | === Church records === | ||
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years: | |||
{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years: | |||
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==== Non-Conformist Churches ==== | |||
*Wesleyan Methodist | |||
=== Civil Registration === | |||
=== | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|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]. | ||
==== Registration District ==== | |||
*Bideford | |||
=== Poor Law Union === | |||
*Bideford | |||
=== Probate records === | === Probate records === | ||
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 == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
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== Web sites == | == Web sites == | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Devon]] | [[Category:Devon]] |
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