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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] |
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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] | ||
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*[http://www.dartmoorpress.clara.net/indexwar.html Dartmoor Region War Memorials] | *[http://www.dartmoorpress.clara.net/indexwar.html Dartmoor Region War Memorials] | ||
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valhender/transcriptslist.htm Devon/Devonshire transcripts] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valhender/transcriptslist.htm Devon/Devonshire transcripts] | ||
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*[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/Devon.html Devon Page] some Parish Register transcriptions | *[http://www.thefamilyhistorypages.co.uk/Devon.html Devon Page] some Parish Register transcriptions | ||
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdev/surnames/ Devon Surnames] | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdev/surnames/ Devon Surnames] | ||
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*[http://www.foda.org.uk/ Friends of Devon Archives] includes transcripts of Devon and Exeter Oath Rolls 1723, Episcopal Visitation Returns 1744 and 1779, and Devon Freeholders 1711-1799 | *[http://www.foda.org.uk/ Friends of Devon Archives] includes transcripts of Devon and Exeter Oath Rolls 1723, Episcopal Visitation Returns 1744 and 1779, and Devon Freeholders 1711-1799 | ||
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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] | ||
*[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] | ||
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*[http://www.dartmoorpress.clara.net/indexlost.html Lost Devon (Dartmoor) Monumental Inscriptions] | *[http://www.dartmoorpress.clara.net/indexlost.html Lost Devon (Dartmoor) Monumental Inscriptions] | ||
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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] | ||
Revision as of 12:48, 2 May 2008
| 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
- Devon Page some Parish Register transcriptions
- Friends of Devon Archives includes transcripts of Devon and Exeter Oath Rolls 1723, Episcopal Visitation Returns 1744 and 1779, and Devon Freeholders 1711-1799
Specific Town and Village Interest
Maps and Photographs
Books of local interest
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 Lookup Requests
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Record Office Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Requests
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- 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.
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