Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England Genealogy
Guide to Exeter Cathedral, Devon ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Exeter Cathedral | |
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| Exeter Cathedral, Devon | |
| Type | Extra-parochial |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Devon |
| Hundred | Exeter City |
| Poor Law Union | Exeter Incorporation |
| Registration District | Exeter |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | For records see surrounding parishes |
| Bishop's Transcripts | For records see surrounding parishes |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Not Applicable |
| Probate Court | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes |
| Archive | |
| Devon Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
EXETER, a city, and a county of itself, locally in the hundred of Wonford, S. division of Devon, of which it is the chief town,44 miles (N. E.) from Plymouth; containing, within the municipal boundary, and exclusively of the suburban parishes of St.Thomas, St. Leonard, and Heavitree.
Previously to its establishment at Exeter, prevailed upon Edward the Confessor to remove it hither in 1049; and he placed the bishop in the new see, which he then endowed with the lands and emoluments that had previously belonged to Crediton. During the stay of the parliamentary forces, the cathedral was shamefully defaced, and divided into places of worship for Presbyterians and Independents. No burials are entered in the cathedral register from 1646 to 1660. St. Mary's chapel at the end of the choir, was the original Saxon church, and that the whole of the existing fabric was 500 years in building. To the north and south of the Lady chapel are the chapels of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Gabriel, and in various parts of the cathedral are other chapels richly adorned with sculpture, in one of which, dedicated to St. Edmund, is held the consistorial court every Friday during term. There are places of worship for Baptists, the Society of Friends, Independents, Wesleyans, Methodists, and Unitarians, a Roman Catholic chapel, and a synagogue.[1]
An description is found in greater detail in "A New Gazzetter of England and Wales, by John Marius Wilson:
EXETER, a city and a district in Devon, and a diocese in Devon and Cornwall. The city stands on the river Exe, 10 miles above the river's embouchure; and has railway communication in five directions, toward Exmouth, Plymouth, Barnstaple, Bristol, and London.
The Cathedral.—A Benedictine monastery was founded, on the site of the cathedral, in 932, by Athelstan. The cathedral at the translation of the see from Crediton to Exeter was made in 1049. A new cathedral was built by Bishop Warlewast, in 1112; was pillaged and burnt by Stephen, at his capture of the city; and was restored and enlarged at various times till 1206. The cathedral, was founded by Bishop Quivil in 1288, and was not completed till 1478.[2]
Places[edit | edit source]
Chapelries[edit | edit source]
Exeter consists of the following chapels of east, district and parochial chapels:
- All Hallows Goldsmith Street
- All Hallows-on-the-Walls
- Bedford Chapel
- Bradninch
- Cathedral Close, extra-parochial precincts
- Holy Trinity
- St David Parochial Chapelry
- St Edmund
- St George
- St James' Chapel
- St John
- St Kerrian
- St Leonard
- St Launcell
- St Lawrence
- St Martin
- St Mary-Arches
- St Mary Magdalene
- St Mary Major
- St Mary-Steps
- St Olave
- St Pancras
- St Paul
- St Petrock
- St Stephen
- St Sidwell Parochial Chapelry
- St Thomas the Apostle
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Exeter Cathedral Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Devon | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Devon | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast Parish Registers-Devon ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Devon ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Devon ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Devon ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
- Baptists
- Society of Friends
- Independents
- Wesleyans
- Methodists
- Unitarians
- Roman Catholic
- Jewish
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Exeter Cathedral on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 195-206. Date Accessed: 27 October 2013.
- ↑ John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) Adapted: date accessed 2 July 2013