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| | | Research sites for those with a particular interest in Devon families  | | | The Devon FHS WWW Board - An excellent message board - active and useful , thanks to the help of many generous people who frequent it daily. A must if you are researching Devon families - all kinds of queries answered and look-ups done.
Sue Davey's Devon Parishes Sue Davey's 1901 Census Extracts Cornwall Online Census Project Genogold Databases Parish Registers at Devon Record Office Devon Family History Society Moretonhampstead History Society Has a virtual archive of Births, Marriages and Burials, of Directories and Census returns, and other documents
Pre-1841 Devon Censuses and Population Listings Dartmouth Archives Registration Districts in Devon Ray Osborn's South Hams Pages Shirley Turner's Devon Genealogy Pages Parishes of Colebrooke, Clannaborough, Copplestone and Coleford, and Families Hawkins, Turner and Perryman amongst others
South Hams Mailing List Templeton Devon Heritage Plymouth Data Sue Froud's Family History Pages Terry Leaman's Torbay Site Census and Directory Transcriptions, Family Trees, and other material mainly related to Torbay, from another Online Parish Clerk
Genuki Devon Genuki is an essential source for the family historian. The Devon pages seem to offer more than other counties - a cornucopia of source material, transcriptions, facts and links can be found in the Parish pages there. But the whole massive site is absolutely brimming with information on all aspects of family history.
Friends of Devon's Archives Exeter Memories Hugh Wallis's Batch Numbers IGI for Devon Devon Online Parish Clerks Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Dorset Online Parish Clerks IGI Middle Names Index for Exeter General Rt Hon Sir Redvers Buller VC GCB Roy Parkhouse's Genealogy Site
| | More Family Histories on the web, most directly linked to families on this site, some not Back to top | | | Heard Family Genealogy Forum - Message board for international Heard researchers
The Pitts Family of South Allington - Third cousin Nicholas and Elizabeth Prettejohn Pitts, his in-laws, his house and his pedigree. Ian owns the splendid Pitts portraits
The French Family - Several families in common with this site - South Hams
The Hingston Pedigree - A South Devon Family - linked by marriage to our Willings and to the Pitts family
Hingston One Name Study - Lots of information on this site, including references to family members on these pages
Steer Family History - A comprehensive family history site, with links to Crockers and other South Hams families on this site
Huxtable Family Research - Some transcriptions, indices and links to Huxtable Researchers on this North Devon family
The Sherriff Family - Another family with South Hams connections, and links to families here
Edmund Forte's site - A fascinating site with a great mix of family, local and social history, as it relates to this Exeter family
Were-Carpenter Families - Links to the Tiverton/Puddington area - Carpenters and Wallers and Wensleys connect to this site
History of the Mortimer family - The history of this South Devon and Plymouth family. Nice looking site.
Kythe - Turners - Linked to our Colebrooke Turners
Helmore Family - Pages dedicated to the Helmore family originating in Newton St Cyres, including family news and family history
Trevan and related families - Has details of Trelivings who are connected to the Leamington branch of Heards
Grawrock Parker Genealogy - Comprehensive coverage of our Blackler family and their in-laws
The Slee/Booth Family Tree - Devon and Cornwall families linked to our Feys
Boydell Family History - Very impressive Boydell genealogy to pre-Conquest, the source for Boydell information on this site, and a helpful contact for Boydell researchers
More Boydell Material - Bill Doscher's Boydell history - similarly impressive genealogy and another helpful guy. Great family!
The Sadleir Web - Some genealogy, and many interesting links and facts about this ancient family that links to our Crockers.
Family Tree for Luscombe, Rhymes, Foale and others from the South Hams - Has links to our Willing family and includes Pitts family, connection to ours not yet established
Loosemoore family - History and genealogy of an ancient Devon family
Wrench-Mason-Bright Families - Connected to our Petts and Brights
The Venn Family in Devon - Linked to our Wensleys and Wallers. Crediton Drapers for some time
History of the Mansfield Family - From Culmstock and Wiltshire
Powditch and Jones Family History - The Jones family here links to our Huxtables
The Yeo Family History and One Name Study - An ancient Westcountry family with roots in Devon and Cornwall
The Furze Family - Married to our Australian Blacklers
Williams Descendants - We share Clark ancestors with this family
The Newcombe Family - Another ancient Devon family, well established throughout the county
James Blackburn Pickett - Descended from our Devonshire Picketts
Cameron Gracey's Genealogical Pages - Includes references to the Burridge family of Crediton
The Blight Family - Blights and Petts with links to our Wrights. This link does not always work.
Williams Family History - History of this South West Devon family and miscellaneous genealogical gems
Michelmore One Name Study - South Hams Family, with marriages to Pitts and others described here
Another English Heard family More Essex Heards Some US Heards - These Heards arrived in New England in the 17th Century
More US Heards - Like a significant proportion of Heards in the USA this family seems to have its origins in Ireland
Hurst History Study Group - Imaginative history site focused on Hurstpierpoint, Sussex and the family of Thomas Marchant, linked to our Berry family
Worldwide Madge Family Ancestry - The Madge family is well established in that same area of mid-Devon as our branch of Heards
| | Museums, Archives and Libraries Back to top | | | A2A - The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held locally in England and Wales and dating from the eighth century to the present day
Totnes Museum Study Centre - FH resource index, research service and local FH Group
Historical Directories - Historical Directories is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. Search by location, decade or keywords
The National Archives - Archives of the UK Government at Kew
Devon Record Office - Historical records of Devon. Location of most parish registers and many wills. Search service available. Access from here to North Devon Record Office and Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
Cornwall Record Office Familia - The UK and Ireland's guide to family history resources in public libraries
National Maritime Museum - The NMM Collections Online enables you to access 9000 of their objects and artefacts related to the sea, ships, astronomy and time.
Maritime History Archive - The Maritime History Archive collects and preserves documents relating to the history of sea based activities in the North Atlantic region.
The British Library - Details of services for researchers and much more from this international institution
Charles Booth Online Archive - Some fascinating aspects of Victorian London
The Huguenot Society - Gateway and general information for the library and archive of the Huguenot Society
The Devonshire Regiment - History of the Devonshire Regiment and helpful information about regiments and the Army in general
The Museum of English Rural Life - Database of the collection and online exhibitions for researchers of agricultural and rural life
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Museum - Includes a virtual museum of some campaigns of the Devonshire and Dorset regiments
| | Immigration and Emigration Back to top | | | Ellis Island - Searchable database of emigrants who arrived at Ellis Island, New York
Castle Garden - Searchable database of emigrants who arrived at America's first immigration centre, from 1830 -1892
North Devon Exodus - Interesting Genuki article with link to name database for emigration from Devon between 1818 and 1868
inGeneas Database - Searchable database of many Canadian immigrants, derived from a number of sources
The Ships List - Passenger lists for tracing your immigrant or emigrant ancestors
Australia's Virtual Immigration Wall of Honour - Index of Australian immigrants, with some personal data
Australian gateway for genealogists - Australian gateway to a number of sites with family history records, including databases of ships passengers and emigrants.
Making Australia Home - Immigration records collated into presentation folder - a service from the National Archives of Australia
Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Searchable Index of Passenger Lists
Ancestors on Board - Searchable UK outbound passenger lists from 1890 onwards. Will eventually cover 1890-1960
AusNZ Passenger Lists - A search gateway for Australian immigrants
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - Transcriptions of passenger lists
Ship Descriptions - Alphabetical list of immigrant carrying ships, with descriptions and links to further information
Tasmania - Site for the Archives Office of Tasmania, with on-line index to some records of individuals in the archives
Australian Shipping 1788- 1968 - Shipping and passenger information for Australia and, to a degree, New Zealand. Arrival and departure details, and some background information
Devon Huguenot Surnames - There were a significant number of Huguenot immigrants to Devon. This site summarises a selection of their surnames
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DNA tests - Find out about DNA testing projects
The Origins Network - Online British and Irish record collections of all kinds. Subscription site
Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Has a database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars
Armed Forces Memorial Roll of Honour - Searchable database of the armed forces members who have lost their lives since the end of WWII
Maritime Memorials - A searchable database of memorials commemorating mariners and victims of maritime disasters
Lost Generation - Channel 4's searchable database of War memorials, and associated pages exploring family history and the First World War
Canadian resources - Includes all physical and online genealogical services of Library and Archives Canada
Anglo Indian Family Trees and their links - Unusual site with a good variety of resources on Anglo-Indian Family History
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children - A searchable database of children's hospital records from 1852 to 1914
Relationship Terms - Explanations for all those different types of kinship - who is your third cousin twice removed?
Curious Fox - Village by village contact site for anybody researching family history, genealogy or local history in the UK and Ireland
Family History Online - Access to online records compiled by Family History Societies. Subscription site
Railway Ancestors Family History Society - If your ancestors worked on the railways this may be the site for you. Surname interests and publications.
Gencircles - A community-based genealogy site that is entirely free to use. It has a searchable database of user genereated gedcom files, and does smartmatching.
Family Chest - Commercial site that acquires old legal documents, contracts, leases etc and offers transcriptions or documents for sale. Search by name or location
London Metropolitan Police Orders - If your ancestor served in the Metropolitan Police check them out here
Old Bailey Online - Fully searchable details of Old Bailey trials from 1674 to 1834, with helpful historical background
New South Wales Registry of Births Marriages and Deaths - Searchable indexes of BMDs in New South Wales and online ordering
State of Victoria Registry of Births Marriages and Deaths - Searchable indexes of BMDs in Victoria, Australia, and online ordering
Automated Genealogy - Several ongoing projects - includes transcriptions of Canadian 1901 and 1911 censuses in searchable form
Clergy of the Church of England - Ongoing project - a database of clergy of the Church of England between 1540 and 1835
Family History in India - For those tracing their family history in India, Pakistan, Burma and Bangladesh
Barbara's Registration Web Page - Extremely useful information about England and Wales Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
GenDocs - Not only a useful source for researching London ancestors, but some informative pages on census returns, BMD certificates and helpful glossaries
The London Gazette - London, Belfast and Edinburgh Gazette. The archives of the 20th century of these newspapers of official record are available to view online
The Navy List 1879 - A wealth of information on the Victorian Navy
Guild of One-Name Studies - The organisation for those researching all occurrences of a surname - has a contacts list of surname researchers
Lost Cousins - Matching system that automatically identifies members who share the same ancestors based on the 1881 census. Too much data entry for my taste
The National Archives search engine - Search online for wills, World War campaign medals, sailors records and other archives of interest
Parish Register Look-Up Exchange - An opportunity to share information with fellow researchers
Administrative Units Search - Not sure if its an ancient Parish, a poor Law Union or a Registration District? This administrative unit gazetteer allows you to check out that unfamiliar name
The Workhouse - History of the Workhouse, with useful regional pages that include maps and photographs
The Poor Law - An explanation of the workings of the Poor Law, and the problems associated with Settlement
Ships in Port - Was that elusive ancestor on board ship? Collection of passengers and crew on board ship in UK ports at the 1881 census
English Pubs - Amongst other things a database of 60,000 pubs, both ancient and modern, though the search engine seems to be down now. Search alphabetically.
South Allington House - South Hams manor house formerly owned by the Pitts family; now offering accommodation. Probably a great base for researching your South Hams family.
Nicknames and Diminutives - Interesting discussion of the source of and equivalence for ancient and modern nicknames
Surname Origins - A searchable database revealing the origins of approximately 50,000 surnames. Impressively detailed information
Glossary of Medical Terms - Meanings of archaic medical terms - useful for interpreting death certificates
Lunatic Asylums - Fascinating insight into the history of mental health care. An index of County Asylums. There were over 600 pauper lunatics in 1844 Devon
Society of Genealogists - Membership, Library, Events and Courses
Surname Distribution - Discover the distribution of your surname in 1881 and 1998
Victorian and Edwardian Portrait Photo Collection - Mostly from Devon. Often useful for dating photos
Victorian Photographers - More information on early photographs. Helpful site that will respond to queries re known photographers.
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Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites - Over a quarter of a million Family History links
Hospital Records - The Hospital records Database - information on the existence and location of the records of UK hospitals
Colin's Family History Page - Worldwide links to Family History sites
Hall Genealogy Website - Links to useful Genealogy websites and a good range of information, facts and source material, medical, marine, military and other
UKIsearch - Gateway to a mixed bag of online genealogy databases
Web Sites for Genealogists - An Australian gateway site
Bean Web Family Tree Family records .gov.uk - Step by step introduction to public record sources as well as a gateway to most of the sources
Price and Associates: England Family History and Genealogy Links - Nicely laid out and useful range of links to genealogy sites - some found here, some not.
New Zealand's History Online - New Zealand genealogical links
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Genealogy Tools and Utilities - Several broken links, but some useful utilities here
Parish Locator - Excellent piece of freeware - determine if that ancestor in an unknown location was really only two miles away in an unfamiliar parish
TreeDraw - Import Gedcom files and create trees with drag and drop control - flexible application
Cousin Calculator - Work out that relationship!
Measuring Worth - If it was £100 in 1875, what is it worth today? Very useful calculators and explanations on this site
Free Forms for Data Recording - Plenty of forms for you to use in your research
More free PDF forms - This site also has free software and goodies for purchase
What day of the week did it happen? - Calculator for identifying weekdays for given dates
Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Gateway to applications, tools, utilities - some broken links
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GENUKI's Newbie Introduction - A helpful introduction for the Newcomer, packed with sound advice and guidance. Genuki is an essential source for the family historian. The whole massive site is absolutely brimming with information on all aspects of family history. See Devon section
England and Wales Census Introduction - Useful introduction to the census for newcomers
RootsWeb - "The oldest and largest free genealogy site". Searchable databases, family trees, message boards and much more
Find My Past - Complete index of England and Wales Births, Marriages and Deaths, plus several censuses and other records. Pay-per-view or subscription
1901 Census Online - What it says on the tin, with possibly the most ineffective search engine ever
Ancestry - The best site for censuses - all England and Wales from 1841 -1901, and more data, plus uploaded family trees to search. Pay-per-view or subscription.
FreeBMD - Searchable transcription of the index of registrations of Births, Marriages and Deaths for England and Wales. An ongoing project, but coverage and quality of data improves monthly. Great site! Free.
FreeCEN - Sister site to the above. Another ongoing project. This project aims to provide a "free-to-view" online searchable database of the 19th century UK census returns.
Genes Reunited - Over 80 million names in members' searchable family trees . Clunky software. 9 out of 10 contacts are fruitless, but the other 10% has produced some of my best contacts
Family Search - The LDS site - the largest searchable collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world. Access to the IGI, and the 1881 census of England and Wales
Cyndi's List Beginners Page - Loads of helpful hints and tips
Irish Family History Foundation Access to the online record search system of the Irish Family History Foundation, with access to many BMD records. Credit purchase. Scotland's People - The official government source of genealogical data for Scotland
The General Register Office - Order your birth marriage and death certificates of England and Wales online
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