Useful Links
Links to other sites of relevance to Devon and genealogy to help you research your Devon Ancestors:
- Surnames in Devon FHS’ databases
- Devon FHS message board
- Devon Genealogy Message Group
- Guild of One Name Studies
- Society for One-Place Studies
- Devon Pages & Content
- Finding online location of records
- South West Heritage Trust
- Devon Archives and Local Studies
- Devon Archives and Local Studies Catalogues
- Devon Archives Registers on FindMyPast
- Devon Archives Service Points
- North Devon Record Office
- Plymouth Archives Cottonian Research Room
- Plymouth Archives Collections and Catalogue
- Plymouth Archives Registers on FindMyPast
- South West Roman Catholic Diocese
- Plymouth and West Devon Memorial Photos
- Devon Newspapers search the British Newspaper Archive
- Newspapers at the British Museum Library
- Devon Museums
- Devon History Society
- Exeter Cathedral Library
- Bal Maidens & Mining Women Home Page
- Friends of Devon’s Archives
- A vision of Britain through time
- Magna Britannia: volume 6 Devonshire
- Devonians with Black Heritage
- Exeter Cemetery indexes
- Exeter Higher Cemetery Map
- Ford Park Cemetery
- Devon Wills Project pre-1858
- Listed buildings in Devon
- The National Archives | Poor Law Union and Workhouse records
- Great Aunty Alice’s Researchers
- Devon Register Offices
- Registration Districts in Devon
- FreeBMD 1837-1929 – an ongoing project
- Adoption records : Directgov – Government, citizens and rights
- Adoption Contact
- Registration Districts in England and Wales 1837-1974 (GENUKI)
- UK BMD Local Register Offices online
- Examples of early marriage certificates and licences
- Republic of Ireland certificates
- Northern Ireland certificates
- Finding Birth Certificates
- Adoption, Search & Reunion
- Marriage Locator for marriages 1837-1911 in England and Wales
- Manx Civil Registration
- Channel Island Civil Registration
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- All about the census
- Devon Census Registration Districts
- Street indexes to the censuses of England and Wales
- Pre- 1841 Devon census
- 1841, 1861, 1891 Devon censuses on FreeCEN
- 1861 Devon census – Free to DFHS members
- Find My Past UK Censuses 1841-1911
- The Genealogist – search online census, etc.
- 1939 Register
- 1841-1911 Scottish censuses
- 1901 and 1911 Irish censuses – free access to images
- Find My Past – US, Australasia and Ireland
- Ancestry Canadian Censuses
- Ancestry UK Censuses 1841-1911
- Ancestry US Censuses
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- Applying for replacement medals
- Applying for UK Service Records
- Army Children Archive (TACA)
- Army Museums Ogilby Trust
- Australian Service Records
- Bletchley Park Roll of Honour
- Australian War Memorials
- British Military Lists
- British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918
- British Pathe News WW2
- British Military Nurses
- Canadian Soldiers of the First World War 1914-1918
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Devon Roll of Honour
- Devon and Dorset Military Museum
- Derry War Memorial records
- Devonport Naval Heritage Centre
- Fleet Air Arm Museum
- Forces Reunited
- Forces War Records
- Identity Cards England & Wales 1939
- Imperial War Museum
- Interpreting soldiers’ service records
- Irish Great War Society
- Jersey Occupation Registration Cards World War II
- Masonic Great War Project
- Military, Armed Forces & Conflict Records on Find My Past
- Military Families in British India Society
- Military Genealogy
- Military Records on Ancestry
- Militia Assessments for South Devon, 1715
- Militia Assessments for South Devon, 1715Parish index
- Naval Dockyards
- Naval History
- National Maritime Museum
- New Zealand Soldiers
- Naval and Military Archive
- New Zealand Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Plymouth Air Raids
- New Zealand WW1 Personnel
- Prisoners of War WW1
- Red Cross Nurses and Hospitals
- Red Cross Museum and Archives
- Royal Air Force Apprentices Cranwell
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Royal Devon Yeomanry Museum
- Royal Marines Museum
- Royal Flying Corps Casualty Cards
- Royal Naval Reserve
- Royal Navy & Marine Customs and Traditions
- Soldiers’ Wills
- Scottish Military Research Group
- South West Airfields Heritage Trust
- The Long Long Trail 1914-1918
- The National Archives
- The National Archives War Diaries
- The National Archives Research Guides
- UK Veterans
- United States Veterans Records
- War Memorials Archive
- War Timeline
- Western Front Association
- World Naval Ships Forums
- WW1
- WW1 War Diaries
- WW1 Medal Records 1914-1920
- WW2 People’s War
- World War 1 Military Medals
- Cornwall’s War History
- Family History Federation
- Blacksmiths Index
- The National Archives (TNA), Kew, London
- Starting at The National Archives
- TNA Discovery Catalogue
- National Archives Blog
- Society of Genealogists
- Genealogy in UK and Ireland
- Family Search The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- IGI Batch numbers for Devon
- Genealogical events calendar
- Archives in universities and colleges
- Anglican Sources for Tracing Family History
- British Genealogy – Home Page
- Crew List Index Project – Crew lists
- Cyndi’s List
- Families In British India Society
- Foundling Museum
- Irish Roots Magazine
- Family Tree Folk Genealogy Gifts, etc.
- Lost Cousins
- London’s Livery Company Records
- Guildhall Library
- London Gazette
- Various Acts of Parliament of Interest to the Genealogist
- Parish Chest
- Historical Directories
- Census of Ireland 1911
- Wills and Family History
- My Genealogical Will
- Achievements of Canterbury
- Family Tree Templates
- How much is it worth?
- Irish Church Records
- Irish Genealogy
- Irish Church Records
- Irish Genealogy
- Historic Irish Wills
- Northern Ireland Wills
- Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- Beginners Latin
- The parish – its administration and records
- Genealogy Specialists Forum
- Old Occupations
- Gazetteer of British Place Names
- Reading old documents
- Quaker Archive and Library collections
- Scottish handwriting
- Convert old money to new
- Handwriting course
- Huguenot Family History Society
- Huguenots of Spitalfields
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- Mallett Familiy History
- The MAYNE families of Exeter, Marwood & Shirwell
- Mitchell Home Page
- Mugford Surname DNA Project
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- Devon Places
- Devon Gazetteer
- Domesday Book
- Domesday Names
- Domesday Book for Devon
- Explore North Devon
- South Hams Parishes
- Otter Valley Villages
- Devon Tithe Maps and Apportionments
- British counties
- Devon Heritage
- Historical maps
- Old Maps Online
- Chardstock Web Museum
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- Babbacombe & St Marychurch Local History Society
- Bampton
- Bideford & District Community Archive
- Buckland Brewer History Group
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- Ermington Parish Online
- Exeter Cholera Map
- Exeter Local History Society
- Exmouth Guide
- Exeter Memories
- Exeter Time Trail
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AMERICA
- Ellis Island, New York arrivals 1892-1924
- Welsh Mormon settlers in Utah
- Historic American Newspapers
- United States webpages
AUSTRALIA
- Assisted emigrants to NSW and Victoria 1839-1896
- Assisted emigrants to SA 1847-1866
- Assisted emigrants in Victoria 1813-1871 and passenger lists for ships arriving 1852-1911
- Australian Capital Territory BMD records
- Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations
- Family history societies
- Australian state of Victoria
- Female emigrants to NSW 1833-37
- Gold Coast Family History Society
- Highlands and Island emigration 1850s
- Northern Territory BMD records
- Queensland BMD records
- Queensland State Archives
- South Australia Family History Research
- Tasmania Free Online Resources
- Web sites in Australia and New Zealand for Genealogists
- Western Australia BMD records
- Western Australian Genealogical Society
- Australian Digitised Newspapers Trove
- Australasian Information
CANADA
FRANCE
NEW ZEALAND
- Family History in New Zealand
- New Zealand Cemeteries
- Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations
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