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Devon Genealogy
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A group for anyone with an interest in the English county of Devon. It will be a place where we can share news, links, research interests and problems.
Location: England
Members: 174
Latest Activity: Mar 22
Welcome
Genealogy Wise is growing at such a rate that it is difficult to keep up with everything. If you know of any other Devon-related groups please let me know so that I can add a link below. It won't be possible to list surname groups as there will be too many, unless of course someone wants to offer to co-ordinate a new group to list all the Devon surname groups!
Devon has a strong maritime tradition and the photo I have chosen to represent the group is a picture of the sea taken from Hartland Quay on the North Devon coast. The coastline here is particularly treacherous and has been the scene of many shipwrecks. You can share your photos with us on the discussion board. Simply click on the camera symbol in the editing toolbar and your photo will be added to your posting.
Links
Genuki Devon
Devon Family History Society official website
Devon Family History Society on Facebook
Devon Record Office
Devon Rootsweb mailing list
Friends of Devon Archives
The Devon DNA Project
Devon GenWeb
History pages on BBC Devon
Devon Heritage website
Devon parish groups on Genealogy Wise
Bishops Nympton
Buckland Brewer
Bucks Mills
Bulkworthy
Cruwys Morchard
Feniton
Related groups on Genealogy Wise
North Devon emigrants
The Lost Colonists of Roanoke, North Carolina. Many of the Lost Colonists came from Devon. Is your surname included?
The England Family History page has a list of all the English county groups.
Medieval English Genealogy
Agriculture
Discussion Forum
Radford family of Silforton/Silverton, Devon, England 3 Replies
Started by Charles Edward Radford II. Last reply by Stacey Radford Apr 27, 2020.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE FUTURE OF DEVON'S RECORD OFFICES
Started by Debbie Kennett Apr 4, 2011.
Budget cuts at Devon and North Devon Record Offices
Started by Debbie Kennett Feb 13, 2011.
Reasons for leaving Devon to America 5 Replies
Started by E Frye. Last reply by Dianne Reuby Jan 23, 2011.
Glanfield/Widdicombe
Started by Jackie Bidgood-Owen Aug 22, 2010.
Wood family in Bishopsteignton
Started by Malvary Cole Jun 12, 2010.
"Moor Veiw" Yelverton & other Guest Houses
Started by John Laws May 24, 2010.
ARE YOU FROM DEVONPORT UK AND YOUR SURNAME IS CONYBEARE. PLEASE CONTACT ME
Started by Shawn Borg May 24, 2010.
Church Monuments
Started by Christine Gibbins May 12, 2010.
Bidgood
Started by Jackie Bidgood-Owen May 6, 2010.
Reeves/Hooper
Started by Jane Andrews Apr 15, 2010.
I would like to contact anyone from Devon / Plymouth with the Surname Conybeare
Started by Shawn Borg Mar 15, 2010.
I received Certificates of Liliy ConyBeare 12 Replies
Started by Shawn Borg. Last reply by Shawn Borg Mar 10, 2010.
Devon books on Google Books 5 Replies
Started by Debbie Kennett. Last reply by Debbie Kennett Mar 9, 2010.
Family names
Started by steve welling Jan 15, 2010.
Free DNA testing for Pearse (and variant) surnames in UK 6 Replies
Started by Cecil D Pearse. Last reply by Tasmin Louise Clement Jan 2, 2010.
James Vicary of Great Torrington 1 Reply
Started by Christine Gibbins. Last reply by Sesen Sep 4, 2009.
Brock and Medland families in Exbourne area
Started by Bob Brock Aug 19, 2009.
Hooper and Jefford Families 2 Replies
Started by Christine Muhling. Last reply by Christine Muhling Aug 17, 2009.
Fatal Shooting in Dartmouth
Started by Colin Withall Aug 16, 2009.
Comment Wall
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Comment by James Emmett on March 20, 2021 at 4:17am
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Someone waas asking about Daniel Emmett. I have information that might help
Jim Emmett
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Comment by Debbie Kennett on October 7, 2011 at 4:14am
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It seems that the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office might be getting a new home. The full story can be read in the Plymouth Herald.
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My earlier email should also have included the surname HOLWAY. Sidney HOLWAY married Mary Jane BIDGOOD in 1912. I have only just started research on the BIDGOOD line.
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Researching the ESSERY surname and also on behalf of my aunt, COLLAM, PENHALL and BIDGOOD surnames
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Maureen Selley (Chairman Devon FHS) and Todd Gray (Chairman Friends of Devon Archives) attended the Record Office consultation meetings in April. Notes from the meetings are now available online. The comments from users have had a positive impact. You can read more on the DFHS noticeboard:
http://www.devon.gov.uk/stakeholder_meetings_.pdf
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Hi Dianne, You might like to encourage your friend to register the Goldsworthy/Golesworthy one-name study with the Guild of One-Name Studies:
This will ensure that 40 years of hard work is not lost as the Guild is able to archive digital material in its library.
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Comment by Christine Gibbins on January 22, 2011 at 5:33am
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Dianne, well done for getting the the help you need, but do keep an open mind about spellings, they are never consistent, the clerks and scribes wrote phonetically and the name can even be written in various ways in the same document.
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Henry son of John and Mary Goldsworthy bapt. Honiton 2 Sep 1827
This link takes you to extracted transcripts leaving out the dross you find on the IGI
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBat...
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If anyone is interested in joining our Devon DNA project you might like to know that the testing company currently has a sale on until Christmas. You can read more on the Devon project website:
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I would like to all people that live or are from Devonport UK and their sarname is CONYBEARE. Please contact me through here or on my email shawnborg@mail.ru
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