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'''Devon''' (or archaically, '''Devonshire''') is a large maritime county in South West England. | '''Devon''' (or archaically, '''Devonshire''') is a large maritime county in South West England. | ||
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Exeter City council has posted more than 100,000 cemetery index cards online titled [http://pub.exeter.gov.uk/asp/bereavement/BS.aspx Bereavement Services Alphabetical Index Cards] for the three cemeteries managed by the council. | Exeter City council has posted more than 100,000 cemetery index cards online titled [http://pub.exeter.gov.uk/asp/bereavement/BS.aspx Bereavement Services Alphabetical Index Cards] for the three cemeteries managed by the council. | ||
[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/OPCproject.html Devon Online Parish Clerk Project] is a resource of volunteers willing to provide free look-ups and research within the County of Devon. Over 95 volunteers have adopted approx. 200 of the ancient 500 Devonshire Parishes. (More volunteers are always welcome!) | [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/OPCproject.html Devon Online Parish Clerk Project] is a resource of volunteers willing to provide free look-ups and research within the County of Devon. Over 95 volunteers have adopted approx. 200 of the ancient 500 Devonshire Parishes. (More volunteers are always welcome!) | ||
=== Jurisdictions === | === Jurisdictions === | ||
Use an [http://maps.familysearch.org interactive map ]to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon. | Use an [http://maps.familysearch.org interactive map ]to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon. | ||
==== Civil Districts ==== | ==== Civil Districts ==== | ||
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See a list of the [[Devon Parishes|parishes]] of Devon with links to articles. | See a list of the [[Devon Parishes|parishes]] of Devon with links to articles. | ||
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Before 1858, every town and parish in | Before 1858, every town and parish in Devon was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts. To read more about probate records and see a list of Devon towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Devonshire_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions]. | ||
=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
{{closing div}} | *[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV Genuki Devon], the main genealogical resource for Devon with links to all known Devon-related websites | ||
*[http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ Devon Family History Society] | |||
*[http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Devon Devon DNA project] | |||
*A brief list of web sites and/or web pages for Devon and many of its parishes can be found at [http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/British/England/devonshire.htm FHLFavorites.info]. | |||
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|West = [[Cornwall]] | |West = [[Cornwall]] | ||
|Northwest = ''Celtic Sea'' | |Northwest = ''Celtic Sea'' | ||
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[[Category:Devon]] | [[Category:Devon]] | ||