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[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Genealogy|Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Parishes]] | [[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Genealogy|Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon Parishes]] | ||
Guide to '''Germansweek, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Germansweek, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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| Archive = [[Devon Record Office]] | | Archive = [[Devon Record Office]] | ||
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=== Parish History === | === Parish History === | ||
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GERMANS-WEEK (St. Germanus), a '''parish''', in the union of Oakhampton, hundred of Lifton, Lifton and S. divisions of Devon, 11 miles (W. by S.) from Oakhampton. It comprises 1830 acres, of which 860 are waste land or common.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50979#s15 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 287-291. Date Accessed: 5 July 2013</ref> | GERMANS-WEEK (St. Germanus), a '''parish''', in the union of Oakhampton, hundred of Lifton, Lifton and S. divisions of Devon, 11 miles (W. by S.) from Oakhampton. It comprises 1830 acres, of which 860 are waste land or common.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50979#s15 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 287-291. Date Accessed: 5 July 2013</ref> | ||
== Resources == | === Resources === | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
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==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
===== Non-Conformist Churches<br> ===== | |||
Baptist<br> | |||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
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== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
Germansweek on [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Germansweek/index.html GENUKI]<br> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} {{Devon}} | {{reflist}} {{Devon}} | ||
[[Category:Devon]] | [[Category:Devon]] | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 11 February 2015
Guide to Germansweek, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Germansweek, Devon, England | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Lifton |
| County | Devon |
| Poor Law Union | Okehampton |
| Registration District | Okehampton |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1652 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1608 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Tavistock |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes |
| Location of Archive | |
| Devon Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
GERMANS-WEEK (St. Germanus), a parish, in the union of Oakhampton, hundred of Lifton, Lifton and S. divisions of Devon, 11 miles (W. by S.) from Oakhampton. It comprises 1830 acres, of which 860 are waste land or common.[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]
Non-Conformist Churches
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Baptist
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.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Germansweek on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 287-291. Date Accessed: 5 July 2013