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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]] | ||
== Parish History == | Guide to '''Brendon, Devon family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
{{Infobox England Jurisdictions | |||
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| Type = [[Ancient Parish]] | |||
| County = Devon | |||
| Hundred = Sherwill | |||
| Poor Law Union = Barnstaple | |||
| Registration District = Barnstaple | |||
| PRbegin = 1610 | |||
| BTbegin = 1598 | |||
| Province = Canterbury | |||
| Diocese = Exeter | |||
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| Rural Deanery = Shirwell | |||
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| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple | |||
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| Prerogative Court = | |||
| Archive = [[Devon Record Office]] | |||
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=== Parish History === | |||
BRENDON (St. Brendon), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Sherwill, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 15½ miles (E.) from Ilfracombe.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50826#s19 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 353-357. Date accessed: 24 October 2013.</ref> | BRENDON (St. Brendon), a '''parish''', in the union of Barnstaple, hundred of Sherwill, Braunton and N. divisions of Devon, 15½ miles (E.) from Ilfracombe.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50826#s19 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 353-357. Date accessed: 24 October 2013.</ref> | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | === Civil Registration === | ||
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. | 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 === | === 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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=== Census records === | === Census records === | ||
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=== 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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*Vision of Britain | *Vision of Britain | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.<br> | Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} {{Devon}} | {{Reflist}} {{Devon}} | ||
[[Category:Devon]] | [[Category:Devon]] | ||