Devon Church Records

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Bishop's Transcripts[edit | edit source]

Parish Registers[edit | edit source]

Images of many of Devon's parish registers are available online at findmypast and FamilySearch.

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 includes 1,319,009 Devon baptisms. England Marriages, 1538-1973 includes 700,785 Devon entries. England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 includes 150,468 Devon burials. Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index. These databases are free on FamilySearch. Coverage.

36% of Devon's parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage. Popular places to marry included the towns of Barnstaple, Exeter, Plymouth, and Stoke Damerel.[1]

Devon Online Parish Clerk Project is a resource of volunteers willing to provide free look-ups and research within the County of Devon. Over 95 volunteers have adopted approx. 200 of the ancient 500 Devonshire Parishes. (More volunteers are always welcome!)

The Branscombe Project - In 1995, the residents of Branscombe, a small village in Devonshire, England launched The Branscombe Project, which is intended to preserve the stories of their village, current events, and records related to the Village over the years. Among the treasures to be found at this site are the complete, transcribed St. Winifred’s parish records from 1539-2002.

Parish Chest Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]

  • 1523-1632 - Vivian, J.L. The Marriage Licenses of the Diocese of Exeter from the Bishop's Registers. Exeter: William Pollard and Co., 1889. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.
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Abbots Bickington  • Abbotsham  • Abbotskerswell  • Alphington  • Alverdiscott  • Alwington  • Appledore  • Arlington  • Ashburton  • Ashbury  • Ashcombe  • Ashford  • Ashprington   • Ashreigney  • Ashton  • Ashwater  • Atherington  • Aveton Gifford  • Awliscombe  • Axminster  • Axmouth  • Aylesbeare  • Bampton  • Barnstaple  • Barnstaple Holy Trinity  • Barnstaple St Mary Magdalene  • Beaford  • Beaworthy  • Beer  • Belstone  • Bere Ferrers with Bere Alston  • Berry Pomeroy  • Berrynarbor  • Bickington  • Bickleigh (near Tiverton)  • Bickleigh (near Plymouth)  • Bicton  • Bideford  • Bigbury  • Bishop's Tawton  • Bishopsnympton  • Bishopsteignton  • Bittadon  • Black Torrington  • Blackawton  • Blackborough  • Bondleigh  • Bovey Tracey  • Bow  • Boyton  • Bradford  • Bradninch  • Bradstone  • Bradworthy  • Brampford Speke  • Branscombe  • Bratton Clovelly  • Bratton Fleming  • Braunton  • Brendon  • Brent Tor  • Bridestowe  • Bridford  • Bridgerule  • Brixham  • Brixton  • Broad Clyst  • Broadhembury  • Broadhempston  • Broadwoodkelly  • Broadwoodwidger  • Brushford  • Buckerell  • Buckfastleigh  • Buckland Brewer  • Buckland Filleigh  • Buckland in the Moor  • Buckland Monachorum  • Buckland Tout Saints  • Budleigh Salterton  • Bulkworthy  • Burlescombe  • Burrington  • Butterleigh  • Cadbury  • Cadeleigh  • Calverleigh  • Chagford  • Challacombe  • Chardstock All Saints  • Charles  • Charleton  • Chawleigh  • Cheldon  • Chelson Meadow  • Cheriton Bishop  • Cheriton Fitzpaine  • Chittlehamholt  • Chittlehampton  • Chivelstone  • Christow  • Chudleigh  • Chudleigh Knighton  • Chumleigh  • Churchstanton  • Churchstow  • Churston Ferrers  • Clannaborough  • Clawton  • Clayhanger  • Clayhidon  • Clovelly  • Clyst Honiton  • Clyst Hydon  • Clyst St George  • Clyst St Lawrence  • Clyst St Mary  • Cockington  • Coffinswell  • Colaton Raleigh  • Coldridge  • Colebrooke  • Colyton  • Combe in Teignhead  • Combe Martin  • Combe Pyne  • Combe Raleigh  • Compton Gifford  • Cookbury  • Cornwood  • Cornworthy  • Coryton  • Cotleigh  • Countisbury  • Creacombe  • Crediton  • Cruwys Morchard  • Cullompton  • Culmstock  • Dartington  • Dartmouth St Petrox  • Dartmouth St Saviour  • Dawlish  • Dean Prior  • Denbury  • Devonport St James  • Devonport St Mary  • Devonport St Paul  • Devonport St Stephen  • Diptford  • Dittisham  • Dodbrooke  • Doddiscombsleigh  • Dolton  • Dotton  • Dowland  • Down St Mary  • Drewsteignton  • Dunchideock  • Dunkeswell  • Dunkeswell Abbey  • Dunsford  • Dunterton  • East Allington  • East Anstey  • East Buckland  • East Budleigh  • East Down  • East Ogwell  • East Portlemouth  • East Putford  • East Stonehouse  • East Teignmouth  • East Worlington  • Egg Buckland  • Eggesford  • Ermington  • Escot  • Exbourne  • Exeter All Hallows on the Walls  • Exeter Allhallows, Goldsmith Street  • Exeter Bedford Circus  • Exeter Bradninch Precinct  • Exeter Castle Yard  • Exeter Cathedral  • Exeter Cathedral Precincts  • Exeter Holy Trinity  • Exeter St David  • Exeter St Edmund  • Exeter St George  • Exeter St James  • Exeter St John  • Exeter St Kerrian  • Exeter St Lawrence  • Exeter St Leonard  • Exeter St Martin  • Exeter St Mary Arches  • Exeter St Mary Major  • Exeter St Mary Steps  • Exeter St Olave  • Exeter St Pancras  • Exeter St Paul  • Exeter St Petrock  • Exeter St Sidwell  • Exeter St Stephen  • Exeter St Thomas  • Exminster  • Exmoor  • Farringdon  • Farway  • Feniton  • Filleigh  • Fremington  • Frithelstock  • Georgeham  • Germansweek  • Gidleigh  • Gittisham  • Goodleigh  • Great Torrington  • Great Western Docks  • Haccombe  • Halberton  • Halwell  • Halwill  • Harberton  • Harford  • Harpford  • Hartland  • Hatherleigh  • Heanton Punchardon  • Heavitree  • Hemyock  • Hennock  • High Bickington  • High Bray  • Highampton  • Highley St Mary  • Highweek  • Hittisleigh  • Hockworthy  • Holbeton  • Holcombe Burnell  • Holcombe Rogus  • Hollacombe  • Holne  • Holsworthy  • Honeychurch  • Honiton  • Horrabridge  • Horwood  • Huish  • Huntsham  • Huntshaw  • Huxham  • Iddesleigh  • Ide  • Ideford  • Ilfracombe  • Ilsington  • Instow  • Inwardleigh  • Ipplepen  • Ivybridge  • Jacobstowe  • Kelly  • Kenn  • Kennerleigh  • Kentisbeare  • Kentisbury  • Kenton  • Kilmington  • Kingsbridge  • Kingskerswell  • Kingsnympton  • Kingsteignton  • Kingston  • Kingswear  • Knowstone  • Laira Green  • Lamerton  • Landcross  • Landkey  • Langtree  • Lapford  • Lew Trenchard  • Lifton  • Little Torrington  • Littleham  • Littleham cum Exmouth  • Littlehempston  • Loddiswell  • Loxbeare  • Loxhore  • Luffincott  • Lundy  • Luppitt  • Lustleigh  • Lydford  • Lympstone  • Lynton  • Malborough  • Mamhead  • Manaton  • Mariansleigh  • Marldon  • Martinhoe  • Marwood  • Mary Tavy  • Marystowe  • Meavy  • Meeth  • Membury  • Merton  • Meshaw  • Milton Abbot  • Milton Damerel  • Modbury  • Molland  • Monkleigh  • Monkokehampton  • Monkton  • Monkton Wyld  • Morchard Bishop  • Morebath  • Moreleigh  • Moretonhampstead  • Mortehoe  • Musbury  • Nether Exe  • Newport  • Newton Ferrers  • Newton Poppleford  • Newton St Cyres  • Newton St Petrock  • Newton Tracey  • North Bovey  • North Huish  • North Molton  • North Petherwin  • North Tawton  • Northam  • Northleigh  • Northlew  • Nymet Rowland  • Nymet St George  • Oakford  • Offwell  • Okehampton  • Oldridge  • Otterton  • Ottery St Mary  • Paignton  • Pancrasweek  • Parkham  • Parracombe  • Payhembury  • Pennycross  • Peter Tavy  • Petersmarland  • Petrockstowe  • Petton  • Pilton  • Pinhoe  • Plymouth Charles  • Plymouth Christ Church  • Plymouth Holy Trinity  • Plymouth Lighthouse  • Plymouth, St Andrew  • Plymouth St Catherine  • Plymouth St James  • Plymouth St Peter  • Plymouth St Saviour  • Plympton St Mary  • Plympton St Maurice  • Plymstock  • Plymtree  • Poltimore  • Poughill  • Powderham  • Puddington  • Pyworthy  • Rackenford  • Rattery  • Revelstoke  • Rewe  • Ringmore  • Roborough  • Rockbeare  • Romansleigh  • Rose Ash  • Rousdon  • Salcombe  • Salcombe Regis  • Salterton  • Sampford Courtenay  • Sampford Peverell  • Sampford Spiney  • Sandford  • Satterleigh  • Seaton  • Shaugh Prior  • Shebbear  • Sheepstor  • Sheepwash  • Sheldon  • Sherford  • Sherwood Villa  • Shillingford St George  • Shirwell  • Shobrooke  • Shute  • Sidbury  • Sidmouth  • Silverton  • Slapton  • Sourton  • South Brent  • South Huish  • South Milton  • South Molton  • South Pool  • South Tawton with South Zeal  • Southleigh  • Sowton  • Spreyton  • St Budeaux  • St Giles in the Wood  • St Giles, on the Heath  • St Marychurch  • St Nicholas  • Starcross  • Staverton  • Stockland with Dalwood  • Stockleigh English  • Stockleigh Pomeroy  • Stoke Canon  • Stoke Damerel  • Stoke Fleming  • Stoke Gabriel  • Stoke Rivers  • Stokeinteignhead  • Stokenham  • Stoodleigh  • Stowford  • Strete  • Sutcombe  • Sutton on Plym  • Swimbridge  • Sydenham Damerel  • Talaton  • Tamerton Foliot  • Tavistock  • Tawstock  • Tedburn St Mary  • Teigngrace  • Templeton  • Tetcott  • Thelbridge  • Thornbury  • Thorverton  • Throwleigh  • Thrushelton  • Thurlestone  • Tipton  • Tiverton  • Topsham  • Torbryan  • Tormohun  • Torquay St John  • Totnes  • Townstall  • Trentishoe  • Trusham  • Twitchen  • Uffculme  • Ugborough  • Uplowman  • Uplyme  • Upottery  • Upton  • Upton Hellions  • Upton Pyne  • Venn Ottery  • Virginstow  • Walkhampton  • Warkleigh  • Washfield  • Washford Pyne  • Wear  • Weare Giffard  • Welcombe  • Wembury  • Wembworthy  • Werrington  • West Alvington  • West Anstey  • West Buckland  • West Down  • West Ogwell  • West Putford  • West Teignmouth  • West Worlington  • Westleigh  • Whimple  • Whitchurch  • Whitestone  • Widecombe in the Moor  • Widworthy  • Willand  • Winkleigh  • Witheridge  • Withycombe Raleigh with Exmouth All Saints  • Wolborough  • Woodbury with Exton  • Woodland  • Woodleigh  • Woolfardisworthy East  • Woolfardisworthy West  • Yarcombe  • Yarnscombe  • Yealmpton  • Zeal Monachorum

Probate
Courts
Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstable • Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall • Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Exeter • Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Totnes • Court of the Peculiar of the Bishop of Exeter (Episcopal Consistory) • Peculiar of the Court of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter • Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Uffculme • Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury (secondary court of Uffculme) • Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Cockington • Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Templeton • Peculiar of the Mayor of Exeter • Court of the Peculiar of the Custos and College of Vicars Choral in Exeter • Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Exeter • Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset • Episcopal Principal Registry of Exeter • Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Major
 Repositories
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