The Devon Book Indexing Project. This project seeks to encourage genealogists who possess, or have ready access to, interesting Devon-related books (in particular parish histories) that name lots of individuals, to help provide fully-detailed indexes to these books on the Web.
Newspaper names indexes (South West of England) : This newspaper index currently contains around 30,000 names covering Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall (1773 - 1847)
Directory of Devonshire 1870 : Morris and Co's Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. (Selected Towns and Villages only.)
Name Index to the Book The Monumental Brasses of Devonshire
Devon Convicts Transported to Australia 1782–1821
Index to the book Devonshire Parishes or the Antiquities, Heraldry and Family History of Twenty-Eight Parishes in the Archdeaconry of Totnes. By Charles Worthy, Esq. Published in 1889.
Parish Clerk Index - Devonshire, England. Includes references and details of Parish Clerks and holders of other official posts such as Church Wardens, Sextons, etc.
International Genealogical Index (IGI) Batch Numbers for Devon, England : A-M - N-Z. A useful index since searching the IGI by last name only is not permitted unless you search within a single batch of records at a time.
International Genealogical Index (IGI) Middle Names for Devon, England. Middle names are an invaluable resource for finding clues to family relationships. often a person's middle name is the same as the maiden name of their mother or a grandmother or reflects some other familial connection (maybe the name of a patron or benefactor). It may also be the father's surname for births occurring out of wedlock.
Devon Libraries Local Studies Service : Names search page. The name search will find biographies, personal reminiscences, family histories or works about named buildings, ships, companies or other organizations.
Dwelly's Parish Records, Volume 1 (World Vital Records - subscription required) : Volume 1 includes Bishop's transcripts at Wells for Devon and Somerset parishes with names beginning with the letters A to H.
The Visitations of Devon comprising the Herald's Visitations of 1531, 1564, and 1620, with additions by Lieut-Col J.L. Vivian
South Devon-registered Master Mariners & Mates - 1869
The Visitation of the County of Devon in the year 1564 with additions from the earlier visitation of 1531, edited by Frederic Thomas Colby, D.D., F.S.A. (Images Online)
Biographical dictionary of printmakers, Devon, England
1881 Census of Ships in North Devon Ports : Part 1 - Part 2
The Devon book and paper trades : a biographical dictionary
Bristol Channel Pilots. A database from various sources of pilots from all the ports along the channel.
Devonshire Domesday Book place-names and landowners. The Domesday Book is a great land survey from 1086, commissioned by William the Conqueror.
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 9 - Exeter Diocese (Cornwall, Devon). Traces the chronology and careers of the bishops and senior clergy of Exeter cathedral and diocese.
1851 Yorkshire Strays in Devon, Norfolk and Warwickshire (combined). People born in Yorkshire but in a different county at the time of the 1851 census : A thru C, D thru H, I thru N, O thru S, T thru Z
Devon Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
South Hams, Devonshire, England Misc. Monumental Inscriptions
ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the South Hams area (roughly bounded by the Rivers Erme and Dart, Dartmoor, and the sea) of Devon, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
ENG-TAMAR-VALLEY Mailing List at Rootsweb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in their ancestors who frequently moved around the parishes of West Devon and East Cornwall, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: anyone who has an interest in genealogy and local history related to the following counties: Berkshire, Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Abbotskerswell
Abbots Kerswell in Kelly's Directory, Devon, England 1893
Index to the book Abbotskerswell Cricket Club Centenary 1898 - 1998, Devon, England
Alphington
Alphington, Devon, England in White's Devonshire Directory of 1850
Appledore
Appledore, Devon, England 1841 Census
Appledore, Devon, England 1851 Census
Appledore, Devon, England 1861 Census
Appledore, Devon, England 1871 Census
Appledore, Devon, England 1881 Census
Appledore, Devon, England 1891 Census
Northam including Appledore in White's Devonshire Directory of 1850
Appledore, Devon, England Burials
Appledore in Morris and Co's Commercial Directory and Gazetteer of Devonshire 1870
Ashburton
Name Listing from the Ashburton, Devon Section of an 1822-23 edition of Pigot's Directory
Ashburton, Devon, England in Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer, 1870
Bounties to Seamen at Ashburton, Devon, England (1793)
Ashprington
Ashprington, Devon, England - 1841 census transcript
Ashton
Diary of William Honeywell : Transcription. William Honnywell held lands in Ashton and Trusham parishes, Devon, England. The diary covers events in his life from 1596 until his death in 1614.
Ashwater
Misc. School Census Records, Devon and Lancashire, England
- 1871 Census Shebbear Christian Bible School, Devon
- Ashwater, Holsworthy, Devon 1871 Census Residents at Hampden House Academy
- 13 Bideford St. Bideford (small school no name)
- 24 High St. Bideford (small, no name)1871
- Northam College (next to Priory), Northam, Devon 1871
- Census 1871 Hayfield Registrars District Parish of Disley, Lancashire
Aveton Gifford
Aveton Gifford, Devon, England Parish Registers : List of Names 1661-1837. With number of occurrences. Surnames only. Marriage witnesses are also indexed where recorded.
Aveton Gifford, Devon, England - 1841 census transcript
Aveton Gifford, Devon, England in William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Devonshire 1850
Aveton Gifford, Devon, England in Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870
Axminster
Axminster, Devon, England 1821 Census
Name Listing from the Axminster, Devon Section of an 1822-23 edition of Pigot's Directory
Name index to The Book of Axminster with Kilmington (Devon, England). Les Berry & Gerald Gosling. Published in 2003.
Babbacombe
Index to the book Pictorial & Historical Survey of Babbacombe & St Marychurch (Devon, England). Published by:- Babbacombe & St Marychurch Traders & Hoteliers Association to commemorate its Golden Jubilee 1930 to 1980. Volume 1 - Volume 2 A-J - Volume 2 K-Z
The Man They Could Not Hang - Who's Who : An A-Z of leading figures involved in the 1884 Babbacombe murder case (Devon, England.)
Barnstaple
Barnstaple (Devon, England), with the village of Pilton and neighbourhoods. From London and Provincial New Commercial Directory, London, J. Pigot & Co. (1830)
Barnstaple, Devon, England Directories 1830, 1850, 1893, 1941.
Barnstaple (Devon, England) in Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer, 1870
1881 Census: Residents of Barnstaple Union Workhouse, Barnstaple, Devon, England
Index to Reprint of the Barnstaple Records (Devon, England) Vol. 1 - Vol. 2
Misc. Barnstaple, Devon, England Fragmentary Records
Memorials of St Peter’s Church, Barnstaple, Devon, England
Index to the book Barnstaple's Vanished Lace Industry (Devon, England). Published in 1997.
Beaworthy
People living in Beaworthy, Devon, England during the 1881 Census
People living in Beaworthy, Devon, England during the 1851 Census
Beer
Beer, Devon, England Births, Deaths and Marriages 1999-2005
Bere Ferrers
Beer Ferris, Devon, England in Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer, 1870
Bickington
Bickington, Devonshire, England Parish Register Surname Index. Baptisms and burials 1768-1812, marriages 1813-1837.
Bideford
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Bideford, Devon, England
Extract from a 1857 Devon, England trades directory for Bideford, Northam, East and West Appledore, Northam Bridge, Instow, Wear Gifford, Clovelly, Hartland and Lundy Island.
Misc. School Census Records, Devon and Lancashire, England
- 1871 Census Shebbear Christian Bible School, Devon
- Ashwater, Holsworthy, Devon 1871 Census Residents at Hampden House Academy
- 13 Bideford St. Bideford (small school no name)
- 24 High St. Bideford (small, no name)1871
- Northam College (next to Priory), Northam, Devon 1871
- Census 1871 Hayfield Registrars District Parish of Disley, Lancashire
Misc. Workhouse Census Record, England
- 1871 Bideford Union Workhouse, Bideford Devon
- 1871 Union Workhouse, Great Torrington, Devon
- 1861 Trinity Alms House, St. Pauls, Bristol, Gloucestershire
Bigbury
Bigbury, Devon, England - 1841 census transcript
Boyton (in Cornwall, but for the hamlet of Northcott wich is in Devon)
Civil Parishes of North Petherwin (Devon), Boyton (Cornwall and Devon), Werrington (Devon) England 1851 Census
Calstock
1881 Census of Ships in Port in Calstock, Devon
Charleton
Charleton, Devon, England - Index to burials 1813-1833
Chivelstone
Chivelstone, Devon, England - 1841 census transcription
Churchstanton (today in Somerset, formerly in Devon)
Churchstanton, St Peter & St Paul Burials 1678-1902
Churchstanton Baptisms 1662-1902
Churchstanton Burials 1662-1902
Churchstanton Marriages 1662-1901
Churchstanton Marriage Banns 1766-1791
Churchstanton, Somerset, England Church Seating Plan 1830 : A general Allotment of the Sittings in the parish Church of Churchstanton in the County of Devon made by Richard John Marker in pursuance of the Resolution of a Vestry Meeting held the 30th day of April 1828.
Churchstow
Churchstow, Devon, England - 1841 census transcription
Churchstow, Devon, England - 1861 census transcription
Clawton
Name Index to the book A History of Clawton (Devon, England)
Clovelly
Extract from a 1857 Devon, England trades directory for Bideford, Northam, East and West Appledore, Northam Bridge, Instow, Wear Gifford, Clovelly, Hartland and Lundy Island.
Cornworthy
Cornworthy, Devon, England - 1841 census transcription
Crediton
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Crediton, Devon, England
Dartmoor
Dartmoor area, Devon, England War Memorial Inscriptions
Dartmoor area, Devon, England : Lost Monumental Inscriptions. The information provided has principally been gleaned from previously published or manuscript sources.
Dartmouth
Township of Dartmouth, Devon, England 1841 Census : Parish of St Petrox - Parish of St Saviour - Parish of Townstall (St Clement)
1881 Census of Ships in Port at Dartmouth, Devon
Devonport
1881 Census of Ships in Port in Devonport, Devon
Diptford
Diptford, Devon, England 1841 census transcription
Diptford, Devon, England in William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Devonshire 1850
Dolton
Dolton, Devon, England 1851 Households
Exeter
1881 Census: Residents of City Workhouse, Heavitree Road, Exeter St Sidwell, Devon, England
Registers of Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England : Images online of a publication of the Devon & Cornwall Record Society.
City of Exeter Police Charge Book Indexes, June 1859 - December 1899 (Devon, England)
Index to Brooking Rowe bookplate collection of the Exeter City Library, Devon, England : 4,000 bookplates listed by name.
Census : 1871 St Pauls Bristol Baptist College; 1861 St. George, Exeter, Devon Draper Shop; 1861 Exeter, Devon, un-named schools
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Old Okehampton Rd, Exeter St Thomas The Apostle, Devon, England
1881 Census of Ships in Ports in Exeter and Teignmouth, Devon
Jews (Identified & Supposed) in Exeter, Devon, England 1841, 1851 and 1861 Census
The Jews' Cemetery at Exeter, Devon, England : Monumental Inscriptions
Filleigh
Filleigh, Devon, England 1841 Census Surname Index
Filleigh, Devon, England 1871 Census Surname Index
Great Torrington
Misc. Workhouse Census Record, England
- 1871 Bideford Union Workhouse, Bideford Devon
- 1871 Union Workhouse, Great Torrington, Devon
- 1861 Trinity Alms House, St. Pauls, Bristol, Gloucestershire
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Great Torrington, Devon, England
Haberton
Harberton, Devon Baptisms 1676-1880 (Selected Names)
Hartland
Extract from a 1857 Devon, England trades directory for Bideford, Northam, East and West Appledore, Northam Bridge, Instow, Wear Gifford, Clovelly, Hartland and Lundy Island.
Holsworthy
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Holsworthy, Devon
Misc. School Census Records, Devon and Lancashire, England
- 1871 Census Shebbear Christian Bible School, Devon
- Ashwater, Holsworthy, Devon 1871 Census Residents at Hampden House Academy
- 13 Bideford St. Bideford (small school no name)
- 24 High St. Bideford (small, no name)1871
- Northam College (next to Priory), Northam, Devon 1871
- Census 1871 Hayfield Registrars District Parish of Disley, Lancashire
Huish
Huish, Devon, England 1851 Households.
Instow
Extract from a 1857 Devon, England trades directory for Bideford, Northam, East and West Appledore, Northam Bridge, Instow, Wear Gifford, Clovelly, Hartland and Lundy Island.
Inwardleigh
Inwardleigh, Devon, England 1851 Census
Kilmington
Name index to The Book of Axminster with Kilmington (Devon, England). Les Berry & Gerald Gosling. Published in 2003.
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge, Devon, England Burials 1631 - 1637 & 1653 - 1797
Kingsteignton
Kingsteignton, Devon, War Memorial
Lundy
Extract from a 1857 Devon, England trades directory for Bideford, Northam, East and West Appledore, Northam Bridge, Instow, Wear Gifford, Clovelly, Hartland and Lundy Island.
1881 Census of Ships at Lundy Island, Devon
Lustleigh
Lustleigh, Devon, War Memorial : World War 1 - Detailed information.
Merton
Merton, Devon, England 1851 Households
Northam
Northam, Devon, England Baptisms (1748-1788) : Names A-K, Names L-Y
Misc. Northam Marriages 1748 to 1812 (Devon, England). Entries where the husband would appear to have been originally from elsewhere than Northam.
Northam in Morris and Co's Commercial Directory and Gazetteer of Devonshire 1870
Northam including Appledore in White's Devonshire Directory of 1850
Northam, Devon, England Monumental Inscriptions
Extract from a 1857 Devon, England trades directory for Bideford, Northam, East and West Appledore, Northam Bridge, Instow, Wear Gifford, Clovelly, Hartland and Lundy Island.
Northam, Devon, England 1871 Census (excluding Appledore) : Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Name Index
Misc. School Census Records, Devon and Lancashire, England
- 1871 Census Shebbear Christian Bible School, Devon
- Ashwater, Holsworthy, Devon 1871 Census Residents at Hampden House Academy
- 13 Bideford St. Bideford (small school no name)
- 24 High St. Bideford (small, no name)1871
- Northam College (next to Priory), Northam, Devon 1871
- Census 1871 Hayfield Registrars District Parish of Disley, Lancashire
Northam, Devon, England Tithe Apportionments (1838)
Northam, Devon, England Estate Duty Office Wills Index
Northlew
People living in Northlew, Devon, England during the 1851 Census
North Petherwin (transferred to Cornwall in 1966)
Civil Parish of North Petherwin, Devon, England 1851 Census
Okehampton
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Okehampton, Devon, England
Misc. Workhouse Census Record, England :
- 1841 Williton Union Workhouse, Saint Decumanus, Williton, Somerset
- 1851 Kendal Workhouse, Westmorland
- 1861 Okehampton Union Workhouse, Devon
Ottery St Mary
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England in 1823 Pigot's Trade Directory
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England in 1830 Pigot's Trade Directory
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England in 1844 Pigot's Trade Directory
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England from White's Trade Directory of 1878/79
Paington
Torquay, Paington and neighbourhoods, Devon, England Extracted from Pigot's 1830 Directory of Devonshire
Parracombe
Register of Parracombe, Devon, England 1675-1812. Images online from a publication of the Devon and Cornwall Record Society.
Plymouth
Plymouth & South West Devon : a Genealogical Miscellany : Directories 1812-1915, Plymouth civilian war dead 1939-1945, and more.
Tombstone Inscriptions in the old Jewish cemetery on Plymouth Hoe, Devon
1881 Census: Residents of Workhouse, Plymouth Charles The Martyr, Devon, England
1881 Census of Ships in Port at Plymouth, Devon : Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
1881 Census of Vessel "Greece" at Plymouth, Devon
Jews in Plymouth, Devon, England (Identified & Supposed) in the 1841-1891 censuses
Plympton St Mary
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Underwood, Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
Plymtree
Register of Plymtree, Devon, England 1675-1812. Images online from a publication of the Devon and Cornwall Record Society.
St Marychurch
Index to the book Pictorial & Historical Survey of Babbacombe & St Marychurch (Devon, England). Published by:- Babbacombe & St Marychurch Traders & Hoteliers Association to commemorate its Golden Jubilee 1930 to 1980. Volume 1 - Volume 2 A-J - Volume 2 K-Z
Salcombe Regis
1881 Census of Ships in Ports in Salcombe Regis and Topsham, Devon
Shebbear
Misc. School Census Records, Devon and Lancashire, England
- 1871 Census Shebbear Christian Bible School, Devon
- Ashwater, Holsworthy, Devon 1871 Census Residents at Hampden House Academy
- 13 Bideford St. Bideford (small school no name)
- 24 High St. Bideford (small, no name)1871
- Northam College (next to Priory), Northam, Devon 1871
- Census 1871 Hayfield Registrars District Parish of Disley, Lancashire
South Brent
South Brent, Devon, England in Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer, 1870
South Hams
Name Index to William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Devonshire 1850 for the South Hams parishes
Stoke Damerel
1881 Census: Residents of Workhouse, Ford, Devonport, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Stowford
People living in Stowford, Devon, England during the 1851 Census
People living in Stowford, Devon, England during the 1881 Census
Sutcombe
Sutcombe Village Records (Devon, England)
Sutcombe Village, Devon, England Trade Directories 1850-1939.
Tavistock
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Bannerock Street, Tavistock, Devon, England
Teignmouth
1881 Census of Ships in Ports in Exeter and Teignmouth, Devon
Tiverton
1881 Census: Residents of Tiverton Union Workhouse, Water Lane, Tiverton, Devon, England
Topsham
1881 Census of Ships in Ports in Salcombe Regis and Topsham, Devon
Torquay
Torquay, Paington and neighbourhoods, Devon, England Extracted from Pigot's 1830 Directory of Devonshire
Torquay, Devon, England Description, Residents and Tradesmen List Extracted from Kelly's Post Office Directory for Devonshire, 1856
The people of Torquay (Devon, England) whose lives were taken during World War 2
Men of Torquay, Devon, England who died in the Great War 1914-1918
Index to Upton: The heart of Torquay. The story of its church & parish (Devon, England)
Torbay (Devon, England) Household & Business Directory 1911-12 : Alphabetical List of Householders
Torquay St Marychurch
Torquay St Mary Church, South Devon, England : Index to the 1861 census
Totnes
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Totnes, Devon, England
Trusham
Diary of William Honeywell : Transcription. William Honnywell held lands in Ashton and Trusham parishes, Devon, England. The diary covers events in his life from 1596 until his death in 1614.
Ugborough
Ugborough, Devon, England in Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer, 1870
Wear Gifford
Extract from a 1857 Devon, England trades directory for Bideford, Northam, East and West Appledore, Northam Bridge, Instow, Wear Gifford, Clovelly, Hartland and Lundy Island.
Werrington (transferred to Cornwall in 1966)
Civil Parishes of North Petherwin (Devon), Boyton (Cornwall and Devon), Werrington (Devon) England 1851 Census
West Alvington
West Alvington, Devon, England - misc 17th-19th century baptisms
West Alvington, Devon, England - Index to burials 1813-1831
West Alvington, Devon, England - 1841 census transcript
West Alvington, Devon, England 1861 Census (partial index)
Westward Ho!
Westward Ho! in Morris and Co's Commercial Directory and Gazetteer of Devonshire 1870
Wolborough
1881 Census: Residents of Union Workhouse, Newton Abbot, Wolborough, Devon, England
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