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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
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'''Primary Reference''' | '''Primary Reference''' | ||
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*[http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office '''Devon Record Office'''] | *[http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office '''Devon Record Office'''] | ||
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/devonlookup@btinternet.com/ Devon Look-up Exchange] | *[http://uk.geocities.com/devonlookup@btinternet.com/ Devon Look-up Exchange] | ||
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersdg.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange] |
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.geocities.com/opcdevon/ Devon OPC] |
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+ | '''Countywide Interest''' | ||
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*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/3033/ A Genealogist's Devon Connection] | *[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/3033/ A Genealogist's Devon Connection] | ||
− | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valhender/transcriptslist.htm Devon/Devonshire Transcripts] | |
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− | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valhender/transcriptslist.htm Devon/Devonshire | ||
*[http://familyannouncements.thisisdevon.co.uk Devon Family Announcements] | *[http://familyannouncements.thisisdevon.co.uk Devon Family Announcements] | ||
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~footprints1/dev1/index.htm Devon Index Page - Genealogy and Family History] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~footprints1/dev1/index.htm Devon Index Page - Genealogy and Family History] | ||
− | *[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/Devon.html Devon Page | + | *[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/Devon.html Devon Page] |
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdev/surnames/ Devon Surnames] | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdev/surnames/ Devon Surnames] | ||
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonSurnames/ Studies on Devon Surnames] |
− | *[http://www.foda.org.uk/ Friends of Devon Archives | + | *[http://www.foda.org.uk/ Friends of Devon Archives] |
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*[http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/history/devtales.htm John Lerwill's Devon History Selection] | *[http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/history/devtales.htm John Lerwill's Devon History Selection] | ||
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*[http://www.devon.gov.uk/parish_register_list List of Devon Parish, Non-Parochial and Civil Registers] | *[http://www.devon.gov.uk/parish_register_list List of Devon Parish, Non-Parochial and Civil Registers] | ||
− | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.museumofdartmoorlife.eclipse.co.uk/ Research Services - at The Museum of Dartmoor Life, Okehampton, Devon, UK] |
− | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.explorenorthdevon.org/default.aspx "Explore North Devon" Project Homepage] |
− | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Eterryw/plydirec/plym1847/plym1847.htm Williams’s Commercial Directory 1847 Of Devonport, Plymouth, and Stonehouse] | |
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~terryw/ Plymouth & South West Devon, a Genealogical Miscellany] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~terryw/ Plymouth & South West Devon, a Genealogical Miscellany] | ||
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*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Devon/visprepref.html Visitations of Devon 1531, 1561 and 1626] | *[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Devon/visprepref.html Visitations of Devon 1531, 1561 and 1626] | ||
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*[http://www.dartmouth-history.org.uk/ The Dartmouth Archives] | *[http://www.dartmouth-history.org.uk/ The Dartmouth Archives] | ||
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*[http://web.mit.edu/~dfm/www/genealogy/dunsford-opc.html Dunsford Online Parish Clerk] | *[http://web.mit.edu/~dfm/www/genealogy/dunsford-opc.html Dunsford Online Parish Clerk] | ||
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*[http://www.petrockstowe.co.uk/genealogy.html Petrockstowe One Place Genealogy] | *[http://www.petrockstowe.co.uk/genealogy.html Petrockstowe One Place Genealogy] | ||
− | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/leisureandtourism/archives/plymouthsarchitecturalheritage.htm Plymouth's Architectural Heritage] |
*[http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/sv-argylestory.asp Greens on Screen - History of Plymouth Argyle Football Club] | *[http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/sv-argylestory.asp Greens on Screen - History of Plymouth Argyle Football Club] | ||
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.plymouthdata.info/plymindx.htm Brian Moseley's Plymouth Data Website] |
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Eterryw/plydirec/plym1847/plym1847.htm Plymouth Directory 1847] |
− | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~terryw/ Plymouth and South West Devon, a Genealogical Miscellany] |
*[http://www.shaugh.net/_sgg/f10000.htm Shaugh Bridge and Shaugh Prior] | *[http://www.shaugh.net/_sgg/f10000.htm Shaugh Bridge and Shaugh Prior] | ||
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*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/terryleaman/index.html Terry Leaman's Torquay Website] | *[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/terryleaman/index.html Terry Leaman's Torquay Website] | ||
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Walkhampton/ Walkhampton Parish History] |
− | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.witheridge-historical-archive.com/index.htm Witheridge Parish] |
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*[http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/100134/1.html Etched on Devon's Memory - Early Topographical Prints] | *[http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/100134/1.html Etched on Devon's Memory - Early Topographical Prints] | ||
− | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/photo2/artists.html Victorian and Edwardian Photographers in Devon] | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/photo2/artists.html Victorian and Edwardian Photographers in Devon] |
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==Register Office== | ==Register Office== | ||
− | *[http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/people/deaths/copy-2.htm Copy Certificate | + | *[http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/people/deaths/copy-2.htm Copy Certificate Information] |
*[http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/people/births/apply_copy.htm Apply for a Copy Certificate] | *[http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/people/births/apply_copy.htm Apply for a Copy Certificate] | ||
− | *[http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/people/registration_districts_in_devon.htm Registrar | + | *[http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/democracycommunities/people/registration_districts_in_devon.htm Registrar Homepage] |
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Tel: 01626 206341 | Tel: 01626 206341 | ||
− | + | ==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests== | |
− | ==Record Office Lookup Requests== | ||
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup. | Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup. | ||
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− | '''Record Office Lookup Contacts''' | + | '''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts''' |
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+ | *[http://www.familytreeforum.com/member.php?u=344 Sunny Rosy] | ||
+ | *Exeter Records Office [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1695 Geoff Devon] | ||
==Cemetery Lookup Requests== | ==Cemetery Lookup Requests== | ||
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts''' | '''Cemetery Lookup Contacts''' | ||
− | *South Dartmoor:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=333 Mavis by the Moor] | + | *Barnstaple & Bideford Area [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=7372 bubblebelle] |
+ | *South Dartmoor: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=333 Mavis by the Moor] | ||
*South Devon: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=333 Mavis by the Moor] | *South Devon: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=333 Mavis by the Moor] | ||
*West Devon: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=269 Miss Dynamite] | *West Devon: [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=269 Miss Dynamite] | ||
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==Photo Offers== | ==Photo Offers== | ||
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries. | Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries. | ||
+ | *South Dartmoor [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=333 Mavis by the Moor] | ||
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+ | *Barnstaple & Bideford Area [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=7372 bubblebelle] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 16 May 2023
Bordered by the sea both to the north and south, Devon is home to both Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks.
It is also home to the Royal Naval Dockyard at Plymouth and the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth as well as beautiful coastal resorts. Favoured by Agatha Christie. Famous son: Francis Drake. |
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County town: Exeter
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Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
Maps and Photographs
Register Office
Barnstaple
The Civic Centre
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 1ED
Tel: 01271 382000
Email:srnorth@devon.gov.uk
Bideford
Windmill Lane
Northam
Bideford
Devon
EX39 1BY
Tel: 01237 474978
Exeter
New Buildings
Castle Street
Exeter
EX4 3PQ
Tel: 01392 384230
Email: srexeter@devon.gov.uk
Honiton (covers East Devon Registration District)
Elmfield House
Dowell Street
Honiton
EX14 1LX
Tel: 01404 42531
Email: sreast@devon.gov.uk
Mid Devon
The Great House
1 St Peter Street
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 6NU
Tel: 01884 255255
Paignton
Torbay Register Office
Oldway
Paignton
Devon
TQ3 2TU
Tel: 01803 386880/1
Plymouth
Lockyer Street
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 2QD
Tel: 01752 268331
Totnes
Follaton House
Plymouth Road
Totnes
TQ9 5NE
Tel: 01803 861234
Email: srshams@devon.gov.uk
Teignbridge
15 Devon Square
Newton Abbott
TQ12 2HR
Tel: 01626 206341
Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts
- Exeter Records Office Geoff Devon
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Barnstaple & Bideford Area bubblebelle
- South Dartmoor: Mavis by the Moor
- South Devon: Mavis by the Moor
- West Devon: Miss Dynamite
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
- South Dartmoor Mavis by the Moor
- Barnstaple & Bideford Area bubblebelle
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