Parish History
ALWINGTON (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Bideford; containing, with the hamlets of Fairy Cross, Ford, and Woodtown.[1]
Resources
Civil Registration
<br>Births, 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.
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Church records
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Census records
Overview, Include any unique information such as, the census for X year was destroyed, Collection in FHL and link to catalog, Online sites.
Probate records
<br>Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [county] 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
There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:
- 1851 Jurisdiction Maps
*Vision of Britain
Web sites
Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.<br>
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A.,'A Topographical Dictionary of England] (1848), pp. 49-53. Date accessed: 04 June 2012. <br>
- ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' Origins.net, accessed 21 May 2012.