Devon, England Genealogy

Devon Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder

Record Types

Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Crime & Punishment Directories Education Emigration & Immigration Genealogies Heraldry Land & Property Medical Records Military Records Newspapers Occupations Online Genealogy Records Parishes Poor Law Poor Law Unions Probate Records Social Organizations Taxation Voting Records

Devon Background

History Maps Periodicals

Local Research Resources

Archives & Libraries Societies Local FamilySearch Centre

England Devon

Guide to Devon ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. |Guide to Devon, England Genealogy ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

County Information

"Devon.-- maritime co. in SW. of England; is bounded N. by the Bristol Channel, E. by Somerset and Dorset, S. by the English Channel, and W. by Cornwall; length, 69 miles; breadth, 65 miles; coast-line, about 143 miles; area, 1,655,208 ac., pop. 603,595."

Parishes

Click on a letter for a list of Wiki page links to Devon parishes: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Use an interactive map to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon.

Civil Registration Districts

List of Devon Civil Registration Districts

Websites

• Devon Resources and help pages on RootsChat Devon Resources and help pages. (Free).
• England, Cornwall and Devon Parish Registers, 1538-2010 — index and images
• Findmypast has digitised the parish records from this county and they are available online
• Genuki Devon, the main genealogical resource for Devon with links to all known Devon-related websites
• Devon Family History Society
• Devon DNA project
• A brief list of web sites and/or web pages for Devon and many of its parishes can be found at FHLFavorites.info.