Abbotskerswell, Devon, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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[[England]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Parishes]]  
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Guide to Abbotskerswell, 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  ==
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== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==


=== Civil Registration ===
=== Census records ===


<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.
{{British Census|241314}}
 
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=== 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 have online indexes by the following groups:  


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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.
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
 
==== Non-Conformist Churches  ====
 
*Baptist
*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].  


=== Census records ===
==== Registration District ====
 
*Newton Abbot


{{British Census|241314}}
=== Poor Law Union  ===


=== Probate records  ===
=== Probate records  ===


<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.  
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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