Questions tagged [devon]
For questions about the county of Devon in the south-west of England, known archaically as Devonshire.
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Sinking of the SS Galway castle in 1918, is there a complete list of missing passengers [duplicate]
Is there any way to find a list of those whose lives were lost in the sinking of the SS Galway Castle in 1918?
Newspapers at the time give details if they were local to the area and also the number, ...
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What is the house number on this 1891 Census record?
Here is a census entry for Mary Ann Brown in 1891.
I notice in the transcription that it says 61 East Street. On the image though it looks like this:
I no longer have access to view the images on ...
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What type of journey from Plymouth to Exeter in 1751 might cost 1 pound 5 shillings?
My 6th great-grandfather Robert Osment was baptised on 8 Mar 1703, married (to Elizabeth Simons) on 3 Jan 1729, and buried on 6 May 1756, with these life events all occurring at Plymouth Charles, ...
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What was surname of Susan/Susanna, wife of Edward McDowell, from Devon area in abt 1800?
There is an old story in my mother's family of my great-great-great-grandmother Susan having come from a wealthy family but been 'cut off with an angry shilling' when she married the family coachman, ...
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Determining if FindMyPast image comes from Parish Register, Bishop's Transcript, or something else?
I am looking at an image via FindMyPast for the baptism of a William Milman on 14 Apr 1805 at Okehampton, Devon as the son of William and Ebbet.
I think that this is from the Parish Register of ...
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Identifying parents of John & William Milman who were baptised 1800 & 1805 at Okehampton, Devon, England?
Susanna Millman was my 3rd great grandmother and she married William Creber on 25 Dec 1820 at Marystow, Devon, England.
She is mentioned in Why use name Ebzeebra for Ebbot Millman (nee Martin) on ...
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Finding FindMyPast Devon Marriage image indexed by FamilySearch?
My 6th great grandparents Robert Osment and his wife Elizabeth baptized five children at Plymouth Charles the Martyr, Devon, England: Phillis (1730), John (1738), Robert (1742), Sarah (1743/44) and ...
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Deciphering place name in 1841 Census for Tavistock, Devon, England?
The image below is from the 1841 Census at Tavistock, Devon, and includes my 4th great grandparents John Creber and Harriet (nee Palmer). I have been trying to make out the name of the PLACE where ...
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Interpreting 1801 Settlement Examination from Marystow, Devon, England?
In a comment on Meaning of term Sojourner on 1794 Marriage Record at Marystow (Devon) for John Creber? @ColeValleyGirl alerted me to the existence of a Settlement Examination for a John Creber at ...
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Explaining migration around 1800 between Somerset, Devon and Dorset?
My 3rd great grandmother Priscilla Chichester was born illegitimate on 22 Sep 1796 and christened on 16 Oct 1796 at Branscombe, Devon:
Priscilla Chichester, d. of Martha Noak [illeg.] (d. of Israel ...
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Finding baptism record near Marystow, Devon, for Harriet Palmer in about 1770?
My 4th great grandmother Harriet Palmer married John Creber on 9 Jun 1794 at Marystow, Devon. Harriet was a spinster of the parish who made a mark rather than signed, and banns had been duly ...
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What parish records are likely for pregnant widow with 8 children in 1791 at Whitchurch, Devon, England?
My 5th great grandfather Charles Keagle committed suicide and was buried on 3 Jun 1791 at Whitchurch, Devon, England.
On 16 Jun 1791, the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette reported on the inquest.
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Why use name Ebzeebra for Ebbot Millman (nee Martin) on 1840 gravestone at Marystow, Devon, England?
My 4th great grandmother Ebbot Martin was baptised on 7 Nov 1773 at Beaworthy, Devon, England.
Ebbot married John Millman on 14 Sep 1795, also at Beaworthy.
John and Ebbot had at least nine children:...
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Were James Smyth Stacy and family in London, Devon or elsewhere for 1841 Census?
My 3rd great grandparents James Smyth Stacy and Elizabeth Mary Murch arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 12 Oct 1849, along with their five children that included my 2nd great grandfather ...
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What might "biblical" names for Abel/Foot and Noake children in 17-18th Century Devon indicate?
As I look over my family tree I have started to wonder at the significance of what I call "biblical" names in a couple of branches.
For example my 6th great grandparents William Noake and Elizabeth ...
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Wife's surname used as second name to indicate Smyth child named after someone from her Osment family?
My 5th great grandparents Sarah Osment and John Smyth married on 13 Jul 1764 at Stoke Damerel, Devon.
The ten children I have for them, who appear to have all been christened in or near London, ...
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Finding Devon parish marriage records?
My husband's family came to the US from England; some of the family stayed in the US, and some returned to the UK. I have many records from my husband's grandfather's generation that indicate his ...
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Meaning of term Sojourner on 1794 Marriage Record at Marystow (Devon) for John Creber?
A transcription of the Marriage Record of my 4th Great Grandfather John Creber to Harriet Palmer in Marystow, Devon, England on 9 Jun 1794 can be found in GENUKI. I am intrigued by his Parish being ...
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