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COMB-PYNE, a '''parish''', in the union and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 3¾ miles (E. S. E.) from Colyton. This place was anciently called Comb-Coffin, from the Coffin family; its present adjunct is derived from the Pynes, its later possessors.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50892#s4 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 672-675. Date accessed: 25 October 2013.</ref> | COMB-PYNE, a '''parish''', in the union and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and S. divisions of Devon, 3¾ miles (E. S. E.) from Colyton. This place was anciently called Comb-Coffin, from the Coffin family; its present adjunct is derived from the Pynes, its later possessors.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50892#s4 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 672-675. Date accessed: 25 October 2013.</ref> | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | |||
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 [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | 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 [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
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