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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


ALPHINGTON (St. Michael), a '''parish''', in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon, 1½ mile (S.) from Exeter.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50753 ''A Topographical Dictionary''] of England (1848), pp. 44-49. Date accessed: 30 May 2012.</ref>
ALPHINGTON (St. Michael), a '''parish''', in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon, 1½ mile (S.) from Exeter.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50753 ''A Topographical Dictionary''] of England (1848), pp. 44-49. Date accessed: 30 May 2012.</ref>  


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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== References  ==
== References  ==


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Parish History[edit | edit source]

ALPHINGTON (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of St. Thomas, hundred of Wonford, Wonford and S. divisions of Devon, 1½ mile (S.) from Exeter.[1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]


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[edit | edit source]

Online Alphington, Devon Genealogy Parish Register Images and Indexes
 
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
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Indexes 1603-1837 FindMyPast[2]

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.


Census records[edit | edit source]

Overview, Include any unique information such as, the census for X year was destroyed, Collection in FHL and link to catalog, Online sites.

Probate records[edit | edit source]


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[edit | edit source]

There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:

  • 1851 Jurisdiction Maps
  • Vision of Britain

Web sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 44-49. Date accessed: 30 May 2012.
  2. 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' Origins.net, accessed 21 May 2012.