Chittlehamholt, Devon, England Genealogy
Guide to Chittlehamholt, Devon family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Chittlehamholt, Devon, England | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | South Molton |
| County | Devon |
| Poor Law Union | South Molton |
| Registration District | South Molton |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1843 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: None | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Barnstaple |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple |
| Location of Archive | |
| Devon Record Office | |
Parish History
CHITTLEHAM-HOLT, a chapelry in Chittlehampton parish, Devon; on the river Taw, 3½ miles SW of South Molton, and 5 E of Umberleighr. station. Post town, South Molton, North Devon.[1]
Resources
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 FreeBMD.
Church records
Census records
Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library. To view these census images online, they are available through a number of websites for a fee ($) or free.
- FamilySearch now has all of the British Censuses available.
- findmypast ($) but free at FamilySearch Centers and the FamilySearch Library and various other libraries.
- Ancestry.co.uk ($) but free at FamilySearch Centers and the FamilySearch Library and various other libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com.
- The Genealogist.co.uk ($) but free at FamilySearch Centers and the FamilySearch Library and various other libraries.
- FreeCen is a UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.
Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Devon 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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
References
- ↑ John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72. Date accessed: 25 October 2013.