Society of Genealogists - England: Devon Resources

Devon

Shelf Mark: DE

For an explanation of this information, please consult the Introduction and the list of Abbreviations. Recent additions to the Society's Library are listed in the Genealogists' Magazine. The staff of the Society are able to make limited searches in these County Sources for a standard fee. Shelf marks used in the library are given in square brackets at the very end of each title.

County-wide sources:

General Registers

County wide sources for Christenings, Marriages and Burials include:

County sources at the Society of Genealogists: Cornwall [&] Devon parish registers, nonconformist registers, marriage licences, monumental inscriptions. London: SoG, 2002 [ML enquiry counter] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.

National index of parish registers, vol. 8, part 5 Devon. London: SoG, 1999. [TB/PR] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.

Charles, Plymouth 1851 census surname index, plus list of non-parochial registers & records for Devon pre 1837: Plymouth census index 1851 [DE/C 1]

Devon & Cornwall Record Society: transcripts of parish registers, bishops' transcripts etc in the possession of the society [Devonshire tracts box]

Devon & Cornwall Record Society list of parish records transcribed in full in records Oct 1954; parishes formed after 1836 omitted [Typescript.] [Box 19/folder 19]

Guide to the parish & non-parochial registers of Devon & Cornwall 1538-1837: Devon & Cornwall Record Society extra series, vol. 2 [DE/PER]

Transcripts of parish registers, Bishops' transcripts etc, in the possession of the Devon & Cornwall Society [with MS corrections to 1954] [Devonshire tracts box]

Boyd’s marriage index 1538-c.1837 [Typescript]. [UK/REG] Most of this marriage index is also available on the Origins Network

International Genealogical Index & addendum [CD-ROM] [Apply to staff] & available on-line at Family Search

British Vital Records Index [CD-ROM] [Apply to staff]

National Burial Index. 2nd edn. [CD-ROM] [Apply to staff]

RG 7 Fleet marriage register indexes [parishes, brides & grooms] [SP/REG]

Births, deaths & marriages from Devon & West of England newspapers, 1842-46 [with some Devon deeds, 1808-30] [Devonshire tracts box]

Devonshire press cuttings, register abstracts & miscellaneous antiquarian notes formerly shelved with the DMSS now photocopied & rebound [covers Cornwall places L-W & Devon places A-Y; includes many parish register extracts & family histories [Photocopy.] [Store A folio shelves]

Index to "the Alfred" Bridgwater & Somerset Advertiser Aug 1831 - Dec 1832: Somerset newspaper indexes 1773-78 & 1831-32 [Typescript.] [SO/G 76]

Plymouth marriage index, vols. 1-2 (post-1837 C of E & nonconformist registers held in the Plymouth & West Devon Record Office) [CD-ROM] [Apply to staff]

West country names mentioned in the Sherborne & Yeovil Mercury [Western Flying Post] 1773-78: Somerset newspaper indexes 1773-78 & 1831-32 [Computer printout.] [SO/G 76]

Quaker digest registers of births, marriages & burials - Devonshire Quarterly Meeting: Z 1627-1837 & 1662-1837, M 1646-1836, B 1658-1837 & 1660-1837 [Microfilm.] [Mf 3390]

Marriage Licences

Marriage licences: abstracts & indexes in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. London: SoG, 1991. 4th edn. [ML enquiry counter] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.

Faculty Office marriage licences index 1701-1850 [Typescript.] [ML/FO] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop or search it on-line at the Origins Network

Vicar-General marriage licences surname index 1694-1850 [Typescript.] [ML/VG] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop or search it on-line at the Origins Network

Dean's marriage licence bonds for the Diocese of Sarum, 1573-1837 & index of bridegrooms & brides [Microfiche.] [Apply to staff]

Indices to Vivian's Exeter marriage licences, 1523-1631 [Typescript.] [ML/EXE]

The marriage licences of the Diocese of Exeter, 1523-1631 from the Bishop's registers [ML/EXE]

The marriage licences of the Diocese of Exeter, 1631-1762, vols. 1-8 & indexes 1660-1762, vols. 9-12 [Typescript.] [ML/EXE]

Monumental Inscriptions

County wide sources for tombstone inscriptions (MIs) include:

Anglo-Indian inscriptions in South Devon: in Anglo-Indian collections, vol. 2 [Typescript.] [IND/R 9]

The indents of lost monumental brasses in Cornwall, Devonshire & Somerset [Typescript.] [CO/M 2]

The monumental brasses of Devonshire: Monumental Brass Society county series, vol. 9 [DE/M 10]

Monumental inscriptions in England relating to West Indians: in Caribbeana, being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, & antiquities of the British West Indies, vol. 1-5 [ Apply to staff]

Censuses

In addition to free access from within the library to census returns and indexes on various subscription web sites, the Society holds many locally produced indexes. The latter are essential where an Internet index has mis-transcribed a name which you are looking for and for surviving pre-1841 censuses and census substitutes.

Search the on-line catalogue for the following Subject phrase:

DEVON - CENSUSES

Click on the green Go button and then on the subject term for the required census.

Directories & Poll Books

The Society’s collection is of national importance and includes county and local directories of residents and businesses and poll books and other lists of voters in parliamentary and local elections. Details, correct as of 1995, are published in:

Directories & poll books, including almanacs & electoral rolls, in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. SoG, 1995. 6th edn. [ML enquiry counters] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.

Or search the on-line catalogue for the following Subject phrase:

DEVON - DIRECTORIES

or DEVON - POLL BOOKS

Click on the green Go button and then on the subject term required.

Periodicals

The Society holds the journals of most English-speaking family history societies world-wide, the publications of county record societies and many national and local history societies past and present.

Search the on-line catalogue for the Title required

Wills

The Library contains film copies of indexes to wills proved 1858-1930 and indexes, calendars and many abstracts of wills proved by individual church courts before 1858. Details, correct as of 1996, are published in:

Will indexes & other probate material in the library of the Society of Genealogists. London: SoG, 1996 [WILLS/GEN] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.

Other major sources include:

An index to the wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1750-1800 [WILLS/PCC] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop or search it on-line at the Origins Network. An index to all PCC wills 1384-1858 is available on-line at the National Archives

Estate Duty will indexes 1796-1857 (IR 27/1-323) [Microfilm] [Wills film cabinets] The Death Duty registers 1796-1903 are also on-line at findmypast.com

An index to the Bank of England will extracts 1807-45 [WILLS/GEN] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop or search it on-line at British Origins

For the most up-to-date list of will material in the library, do a Subject search on the on-line catalogue for the name of the church court eg. Biggleswade Peculiar Court

Or if you do not know the name of the church court:

Search the on-line catalogue for the following Subject phrase:

DEVON - GENERAL:WILLS

Click on the green Go button and then on the subject term required.

Parishes

A-B

SOGCAT On-line Catalogue

The Society has material on the following and other places in the county of Devon. For details please click on the link to the on-line catalogue and do a Subject search for the place name.

C-I

SOGCAT On-line Catalogue

The Society has material on the following and other places in the county of Devon. For details please click on the link to the on-line catalogue and do a Subject search for the place name.

J-R

SOGCAT On-line Catalogue

The Society has material on the following and other places in the county of Devon. For details please click on the link to the on-line catalogue and do a Subject search for the place name.

S-Z

SOGCAT On-line Catalogue

The Society has material on the following and other places in the county of Devon. For details please click on the link to the on-line catalogue and do a Subject search for the place name.

Visit the GENUKI pages for Devon