Devon Church Records

Bishop's Transcripts

 * 1558 - 1887 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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

includes 1,319,009 Devon baptisms. includes 700,785 Devon entries. 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.
 * 1538 - 1912 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1538 - 1812 Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1529-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

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

 * 1556 - 1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage Licences

 * 1115-1906 Britain, Marriage Licences at Findmypast - index & images ($)
 * 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.

Births and Baptisms

 * 1813-1920 Devon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms at Ancestry — index ($)

Marriage Records

 * 1660-1912 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1754-1920 Devon, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns at Ancestry — index ($)

Death and Burial Records

 * 1813-1920 Devon, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1920 at Ancestry — index ($)

Archives
Devon Archives and Local Studies Research Guides
 * Devon Parish Register List: These lists include all of the Church of England parish registers, non-conformist registers and civil registers of burial and marriage, which have been received and catalogued at the Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter, the North Devon Record Office at Barnstaple, and the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office at Plymouth.

Devon Heritage Centre, Exeter Great Moor House Bittern Road Sowton Exeter, Devon EX2 7NL UK Telephone: Tel: 01392 888700 Email: devonarchives@swheritage.org.uk Website Catalogue Research Guides

North Devon Record Office, Barnstaple Barnstaple Library Tuly Street Barnstaple, EX31 1EL UK Telephone: 01271 318792 Email: northdevon@swheritage.org.uk Website Catalogue

The Box Plymouth, Museum, Gallery, and Archive Plymouth and West Devon Archives and Local Studies The Cottonian Research Room 37 Tavistock Place Plymouth, PL4 8AX UK Telephone: 01752 308880 E-mail: collections@plymouth.gov.uk Website Family History Archives Catalogue

Torbay Archive Service Website