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MODBURY (St. George), a market-town and '''parish''', in the union of Kingsbridge, hundred of Ermington, Ermington and Plympton, and S. divisions of Devon, 36 miles (S. W. by S.) from Exeter. The town is situated at the junction of roads from Plymouth, Kingsbridge, and Dartmouth. Here are places of worship for '''Baptists''', '''the Society of Friends''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51155#s12 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 30 October 2013.</ref> | MODBURY (St. George), a market-town and '''parish''', in the union of Kingsbridge, hundred of Ermington, Ermington and Plympton, and S. divisions of Devon, 36 miles (S. W. by S.) from Exeter. The town is situated at the junction of roads from Plymouth, Kingsbridge, and Dartmouth. Here are places of worship for '''Baptists''', '''the Society of Friends''', and '''Wesleyans'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51155#s12 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848). Date accessed and adapted: 30 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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