Useful links relating to Devonshire Genealogy Heraldry and History

As I carry out my research I come across the occasional web site which is of great use. When I find these I will add them to the list below.

I endeavour to keep all links current, however, should you come across any that are no longer active then please drop me an Email and I will update them.

Baptisms

Harberton, Devon Baptisms

Cemeteries

Plymouth, Devonport And Stonehouse area: Ford Park Cemetery
The Devonshire Cemetery  in Somme (WW1)
Tombstone Inscriptions in the old Jewish cemetery on Plymouth Hoe

Censuses

Devon Strays
Devon 1891 Census Transcription Project

Directories

Abbotsham; names from White's Devonshire Directory of 1850
Abbots-Kerswell: names from Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870
Arlington Index 0f Names1850  From William White's Gazetteer & Directory of Devon 1850  
Devonport, Plymouth, and Stonehouse: Williams's Commercial Directory 1847
Devonport, Plymouth, Stonehouse, Stoke, and Morice Town Directory 1864-5 list of inhabitants
Devonport, Plymouth, Stonehouse The Three Towns Directory for Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse 1873
Morris and Co's Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870: list of names indexed by parish.
Pigot & Cos 1830-31 Directory of Devonshire list of names from the following parishes:Bow, Chudleigh, Kingsbridge with Dodbrooke, Ivy Bridge, Modbury, Earl Plympton, Plympton St. Mary, Plymstock and Yealmpton.
Plymouth, Plymouth-Dock & Stonehouse General 1814 Directory
Plymouth; 1836 Thomas's Plymouth Directory index of inhabitants
Plymouth, Devonport & Stonehouse Private Residents and Commercial Directory 1888
Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse Post Office Directory 1906-1907 Also the Districts within a radius of 8 or 9 miles around the Three Towns
South Hams: Pigot & Cos 1830 Directory of Devon and Cornwall of Devonshire including Dartmouth, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Modbury and Totnes.
The Coleridge Website great compilation of Directories
William White's History, Gazetteer and 1850 Directory of Devonshire selected pages for Bickleigh, East Portlemouth, Harford, Holbeton, Holne and Shaugh Prior.

General links

Military

Dartmoor Area War Memorials
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Men killed in W.W. 1 from memorials in South West Devon and South East Cornwall
Plymouth: Roll of Honour, civilian war dead 1939 -1945
The Devonshire Cemetery  in Somme (WW1)

Records Offices

Devon Record Office - The archives of Devon

Societies

The Devon Family History Society

Surname Lists

Passenger Lists

Plymouth, Departing Ships & Passengers 1607-1737
Plymouth; ships passenger lists (by Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild)
Torquay; ships passenger lists (by Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild)
1835.. Plymouth to New York on "Cosmopolite"

 

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