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ROBOROUGH (St. Peter), a '''parish''', in the union of Torrington, hundred of Fremington, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 6 miles (E. by S.) from Torrington. The church is supposed to have been built in the fifteenth century. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51241#s6 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 679-686. Date accessed: 2 August 2013</ref>  
ROBOROUGH (St. Peter), a '''parish''', in the union of Torrington, hundred of Fremington, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 6 miles (E. by S.) from Torrington. The church is supposed to have been built in the fifteenth century. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51241#s6 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 679-686. Date accessed: 2 August 2013</ref>  


=== Resources ===
== Resources ==


==== Civil Registration ====
=== 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].