The success of Devon FHS's project work is due entirely to the efforts of our volunteers, in Devon, the UK and worldwide. Work is done at home, at Tree House, at the three Devon Record Offices or at the National Archives, Kew, London. If you would like to help, email volunteers@devonfhs.org.uk or write to Volunteers, Devon FHS, PO Box 9, Exeter, Devon EX2 6YP
| Devon Baptisms 1813-1839 volunteers needed at Record Offices |
| Completed: Baptisms for 331440 events have been
transcribed for 431 parishes. Ongoing: Work is continuing from parish registers held in the Devon Record Offices, also from fiche and digital images. Some registers are still held by the incumbents in the churches, so cannot be transcribed until deposited. Access to registers held in parish churches |
| Devon Burials 1813-1837 |
| Completed: Burials for 220723 events have been
transcribed from 470 registers held in the Devon
Record Offices. A few are non-conformist registers. Ongoing: Work is continuing from parish registers held in the Devon Record Offices, also from fiche and digital images. Some registers are still held by the incumbents in their churches, so cannot be transcribed until deposited. Access to registers held in parish churches |
| Ford Park Cemetery Burials, Plymouth |
| Completed: Burials for 38398 events 1848-1872
have been transcribed. Ongoing: Work is continuing from original registers held in the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office. A "Partnership" project: Ford Park Cemetery Trust volunteers are transcribing the more recent records. It is hoped that we will exchange information at a later date. |
| Devon Census 1841 & 1861 |
| Completed: 1861 - 391283 entries from 96 registration
district pieces Ongoing: Work is continuing on remaining 46 pieces from 1861 and 564 pieces from 1841 which are on CD and fiche. A "Partnership" project: Jointly organised by Devon FHS and FreeCEN. The completed transcriptions will be put into the FreeCen database for free access on the internet and also published by Devon FHS. |
| Small Projects |
| Completed: 101
booklets Ongoing: Work is continuing from original documents at DRO A "Partnership" project: Jointly organised by Devon FHS and the Devon Record Office, Exeter, the DRO suggests records of interest to family historians. Completed transcriptions are published in booklet form or as surname printouts from our Society indexes. |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Ongoing: Memorial Inscriptions from 183 graveyards in
Devon, this index will show the last name, first name, inscription,
notes, age, date died, date born, place buried, type, grave
reference, and others remembered on the stone. When complete,
results will be freely available on the Society's website. |
| Devon PCC Wills |
| Ongoing: A member who lives in Canada is compiling a
transcription |
| Greycoat School (Plymouth) |
| Ongoing: Work is continuing from digital images. Founded
in 1714, closed in 1972, Greycoat
School applications and admissions are being transcribed.
Original registers are held in Plymouth & West Devon Record
Office. |
| Deanery CDs |
| In 2008: Christianity (Exeter), Dunsford, Totnes CDs are published as soon as all parish events within the date range are completed for that Deanery. Deaneries are based on the lists in "The Guide to the Parish and Non-Parochial Registers of Devon and Cornwall, 1538-1837" by Hugh Peskett (Devon and Cornwall Record Society 1979) |
| Plymouth Baptisms post 1837 |
| Ongoing: Work is continuing from original registers held
in the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office. A "Partnership" project with P&WDRO. Surname indexes of persons baptised will be available on CDs and from our Society's indexes. |
| Devon Masters and Mates volunteers needed |
| Ongoing: Work has begun to transcribe Devon Masters and Mates from BT127 series which lists officers' names, year and place of birth, and certificate numbers. Can you offer a few hours a week on a regular basis at the National Archives, Kew, London? |
| Members' Interests 2007 |
| Ongoing: Members' Interests were sent on CD to all
current DFHS members, with the November 2007 Devon Family
Historian. |
| Devon Marriages 1754-1812 |
| Information is available in parish booklet form or as a surname
printout from our Society indexes for 175426 events in 480
parishes. These have been transcribed from all parish registers
deposited in the Devon Record Offices. |
| Devon Marriages 1813-1837 |
| Information is available in parish booklet form or as a surname
printout from our Society indexes for 95321 events in 480
parishes. These have been transcribed from all parish registers
deposited in the Devon Record Offices. |
| Plymouth Marriages volume 1 |
| 109656 marriages. |
| Plymouth Marriages volume 2 |
| 40756 marriages. "Partnership" projects with Plymouth & West Devon Record Office. Information is available on CD or as a surname printout from Society indexes. Events have been transcribed from all post 1837 marriage registers deposited in the Devon Record Offices. |
| Devon Extracts from London Gazette |
| 366 pages with index and images. |
| Teignmouth Cemetery Burials |
| A collection of over 12,300 records extracted from the
Cemetery Registers. |
| Deanery CDs |
| Deaneries of Tamerton, Three Towns, Barnstaple, Woodleigh,
Plympton, Tavistock and Dunkeswell |
| Plymouth Baptisms post-1837 |
| First baptism CD available for the Plymouth area |
| Devon Strays |
| This index has details of Devon-born people found elsewhere,
taken from many sources, including baptism, marriage, death and
burial records, census, poor law and monumental inscriptions.
Results are freely available on the Society's website We are now able to accept strays from people who wish to send them to us for inclusion on the website. |
| Wesleyan Methodist Historic Roll |
| Transcriptions from volumes 12, 13 and 14 of the
Wesleyan Methodist 20th Century Fund 1899 - 1904, covering
circuits in Devon, Cornwall, Channel Islands and parts of Somerset
and Dorset. This CD contains names, addresses and the chapels
attended by over 24,000 people who donated a guinea to the Fund,
with some donations given on behalf of people living outside the
area and also in memory of named persons. |
| Early Baptisms and Burials |
| Location - three Devon Record Offices on fiche |
| Miscellaneous indexes |
| Location- Tree House Exeter |
| Torquay Cemetery Burials |
| Future Location - Devon Record Office on film |
| And send your suggestions............... to volunteers@devonfhs.org.uk |
| If you suggest a project, please send us some of your
preliminary research to ascertain location, format and availability
of records. Your offer to co-ordinate or volunteer to help with
your suggested project would be appreciated. |
This page last revised Saturday, 10 May
2008
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